MLS Voting and Weekend Preview

If you haven't already, follow the link on the right side of this page to "MLS" and vote for who you think should be an MLS All-Star. Choose wisely because the team will play Chelsea in an exhibition match on Saturday, Aug. 5 (6:30 ET). The game will provide much-needed exposure for MLS and a good showing by the All-Stars is a must. Make sure the right guys are on the squad. Voting ends at 3 p.m. ET today.

Also, set your TiVos for ESPN2 tomorrow at 5 ET for Houston-CD Chivas USA which I think is the best game of the week. There's Plenty of offensive firepower with Ante Razov of Chivas and Brian Ching of Houston. Razov leads MLS with 10 goals while Ching is hot on his tail with eight goals of his own. Should be a good one.

And later, if you have MLStv (and if you don't, look into it, it's only twenty bucks for every game for the whole season) catch the Rapids-Wizards game at 9 p.m. ET. Two solid teams trying to keep pace in middle of the Western and Eastern Conference tables, respectively.

Though D.C. is running away with the Eastern Conference regular season title, the West is still up for grabs. It will be interesting to see if any of the four teams (FC Dallas, Houston, Chivas, Colorado) cluttered atop the table can gain separation in the weeks to come. The Rapids have a good shot at picking up some points this month with three of their next four games coming at Invesco Field where the Rapids are 5-1-2 this year. Their one road tilt comes against the struggling New York Red Bulls.

And even though the Galaxy are at the bottom of the standings, don't count them out just yet. Los Angeles, who has won two in a row since Landon Donovan's return, are also capable of a rise through the West's ranks.