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Both the Philadelphia Union and Montreal Impact will be looking to respond from lopsided losses when the sides meet on Saturday at the Unions PPL Park in Chester, Pa.Fourth-place Philadelphia (11-10-7, 40 pts) fell 3-0 at the lowly Chicago Fire last weekend, while fifth-place Montreal (9-8-10, 37 pts) suffered a 4-1 home defeat to an Orlando City side that pulled into the sixth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with the win.Entering the weekend, 14 points separated conference leaders New York City FC from eighth-place New England.We have three at home, three on the road, no easy games left, Union coach Jim Curtin said after last weekends loss, according to mlssoccer.com. The table, you can kind of throw it out the window at this stage because anybody in this league can beat anybody if youre not ready to go.Philadelphia lost 5-1 at Montreal on July 25. The Union have lost only three times at home, but all of those came in their last six home matches.Chris Pontius (10 goals) hasnt struck the back of the net since Aug. 13. Roland Alberg (9 goals, 3 assists) has two goals and two assists -- all as a substitute -- in his last five matches.The Union are close to welcoming midfielder Maurice Edu back from a nearly year-long absence (stress fracture), though it wont happen this weekend, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.Montreal visits Philadelphia on the heels of a drubbing at Stade Saputo that helped Orlando pull within three points of the Impact.Montreal forward Didier Drogba ended a five-match goalless drought with his ninth of the season Wednesday in just the second minute. But Montreals lead was erased two minutes later, as Orlando scored twice before and twice after the break.Were not that good of a team, coach Mauro Biello said, according to mlssoccer.com, after his sides worst home loss this year. A good team is in first place and we need to understand that. We need to be a team that has to fight for their life to make the playoffs. And to me, thats what has to change, is that mentality. Alec Burks Cavaliers Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Brandon Knight Cavaliers Jersey . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. https://www.thecavalierslockerroom.com/Tyrone-Hill-City-Edition-Jersey/ . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. Ante Zizic Cavaliers Jersey . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. Kyrie Irving Cavaliers Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. SEVILLE, Spain -- Spanish club Real Betis has fired coach Gus Poyet and replaced him with Victor Sanchez.Poyet, a Uruguayan midfielder who played for Chelsea and Tottenham, leaves the Seville club after it lost four of its last five matches.Betis is in 14th place in the 20-team league, only two points above the relegation zone.As aa coach, Poyets former clubs include Sunderland and Brighton.ddddddddddddSanchez is a former coach of Deportivo La Coruna. He was fired by Greek club Olympiakos in August after just two months in charge. ' ' '