1-19-25 roundup: Pro football, baseball, soccer and basketball, High school basketball, College football and basketball
By Richard Walker
Given the ongoing struggles of the Charlotte Hornets, some have speculated that the city’s pro basketball team is cursed.
Those who believe in such things may need to look no further that what happened in November of 1958 for the genesis of such a curse.
That’s when the city hosted its 3rd NBA regular season game, a contest between what would become the league’s most celebrated franchises.
Back then, the Lakers were located in Minneapolis and played many “home” games in other cities while the Boston Celtics were starting their dynasty.
That year, the two would meet at the old Charlotte Coliseum (now Bojangles’ Coliseum) in a contest that was one of the highlights of “Carrousel Week in Charlotte.”
It’s legacy became much less celebrated due to the Jim Crow laws of the time.
Those laws meant the African-American players weren’t allowed to stay in the same hotel as their white teammates before the Celtics knocked off the Lakers in front of what was called a “disappointing crowd of 3,500” and the 11,666-seat venue.
After the game, when future Celtics Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was asked by a reporter, “What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?,” he responded sharply with a sentiment that would end up leading to pro basketball not returning to Charlotte for nearly 10 years.
Russell, one of the five African-American players in the game, responded this way according to the Associated Press and in The Charlotte Observer and the Charlotte News:
“I’ll tell you the unfunniest thing that ever happened was. That was coming down here. I don’t believe in segregation. It’s against my principles. I came down here with my team and had to eat and sleep apart from them. I was shocked and hurt. I don’t think we’ll ever come back.”
Russell and K.C. Jones of the Celtics and Ben Swain and then-rookie star Elgin Baylor of the Lakers stayed at the Hotel Alexander, which was a hotel for African-Americans, while the white players stayed at segregated Barringer Hotel. (Former Laurinburg Institute and N.C. Central star Sam Jones of the Celtics “stayed with relatives” according to the Associated Press.)
When he was asked about Russell’s comments, Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown told the Associated Press that he supported his players.
“I don’t care if we ever go back down there,” Brown said. “I know one thing: I’ll never do anything to embarrass my ball players.”
In the game that was a matchup of the teams that would eventually meet for that year’s NBA finals, Celtics’ point guard Bob Cousy stole the show with 23 points and nine assists.
Among those in attendance that night was then-Belmont Abbey head coach Al McGuire (a former New York Knicks guard and future NCAA championship-winning Marquette basketball coach and college basketball TV announcer).
According to the Charlotte Observer, McGuire told a fan: “You’re going to see the greatest tonight when you see Bob Cousy.”
Russell finished with 15 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out and Baylor (22 points) was called a “fan favorite” for his high-jumping play that is considered the forerunner to future great leapers like Boiling Springs’ David Thompson and Wilmington’s Michael Jordan among others. In addition to helping the Lakers to the 1959 NBA finals, he would be named All-Star Game MVP and Rookie of the Year later that season.
The Lakers, who would move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles two years later, never beat the Celtics that season, losing all nine times in the regular season and being swept 4-0 in the NBA Finals.
But the lasting legacy of the game became Russell’s comments about Charlotte’s segregation traditions of the time.
Two days after the game, Charlotte Observer executive sports editor Whitey Kelley referred to the situation as a “black eye” for the city.
Kelley wrote:
“For a city that has done much to help erase the old ways of segregation, especially where sports are concerned, Charlotte has been pelted with more than its share of lumps … but we had this one coming.
“Our record up to now is consistently inconsistent, and the latest episode, the Bill Russell affair, proved it.”
“His statements went across the nation via Associated Press and United Press International.”
“It is not realistic to have one set of arrangements for college players and another for professionals.
“When the Chamber of Commerce sports committee brought the NCAA basketball regional tournament here last March it did so with the understanding that teams with Negro players we be housed and fed at the same place. This was accomplished with a minimum of fanfare.
“Attempts were made to provide similar accommodations for the pros but were turned down. It was then that our inconsistency bared itself and we left the city wide open for a black eye.
“This is not a censure of the people who provide housing for the college teams – they have a right to accept or reject anyone. And they have been the most helpful in helping Charlotte grow as a sports center.
“A more realistic approach must be made in the future. It doesn’t make sense to reject pros and accept the colleges. Hindsight is always better than foresight, but in view of what has been done before, this black eye should have been prevented.”
Though NBA regular season games were played in Greensboro on Feb. 2, 1966 and Jan. 18, 1968 and in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 16, 1969, professional basketball would not return to Charlotte until the ABA’s Carolina Cougars made their debut in the old Charlotte Coliseum on Oct. 22, 1969.
Prior to the Nov. 24, 1958 game that is remembered for Russell’s criticism of Jim Crow, Charlotte had hosted 2 other previous NBA games – on Jan. 17, 1956 and Jan. 23, 1957 – with the then-Fort Wayne Pistons in their final 2 seasons; The team moved from Fort Wayne in Detroit after the 1956-57 season.
The 1956 Charlotte debut saw Cousy score 20 points to lead the Celtics to a 91-85 victory in front of 6,112 fans over a Pistons team that would eventually lose to the then-Philadelphia Warriors for the 1956 NBA title; The Warriors moved to San Francisco in 1962 and were renamed Golden State in 1971.
The 1957 Charlotte game saw the then-St. Louis Hawks defeat Fort Wayne 101-78 in front of 1,813 fans. The Hawks, who would move to Atlanta in 1969, got 22 points from future Hall of Famer Bob Pettit and lost 4 games to 3 to the Celtics in the 1957 NBA Finals – Boston’s 1st NBA title.
High school basketball
Here are area results and schedule:
(Thursday, Jan. 16)
-BOYS
Langtree Charter 84, Mountain Island Charter 71
-GIRLS
Mountain Island Charter 60, Langtree Charter 40
Piedmont CC 43, Pinnacle Classical 34
(Friday, Jan. 17)
-BOYS
Huss 74, Cramer 44
Kings Mountain 65, Forestview 61
Ashbrook 75, North Gaston 40
Crest 69, South Point 63
Highland Tech 68, Bessemer City 58
Burns 89, East Gaston 58
Thomas Jefferson at Shelby (ppd., Jan. 29)
East Lincoln 78, North Iredell 35
North Lincoln 96, West Iredell 61
Piedmont CC 83, Cherryville 35
West Lincoln 69, East Burke 47
Maiden 86, Lincolnton 76
Lincoln Charter 67, Christ the King 41
Bradford Prep 75, Mountain Island Charter 71
Concord Academy 68, Gaston Christian 54
Gaston Day 67, Hickory Grove Christian 63
-GIRLS
Huss 61, Cramer 50
Forestview 54, Kings Mountain 34
Ashbrook def. North Gaston
South Point 67, Crest 42
Bessemer City 53, Highland Tech 45
Burns 58, East Gaston 16
Thomas Jefferson at Shelby (ppd., Jan. 29)
East Lincoln 55, North Iredell 36
North Lincoln def. West Iredell
Piedmont CC 55, Cherryville 48
East Burke 69, West Lincoln 15
Maiden 57, Lincolnton 42
Lincoln Charter 50, Christ the King 26
Mountain Island Charter 41, Bradford Prep 25
Concord Academy 62, Gaston Christian 34
Hickory Grove Christian 29, Gaston Day 25
(Tuesday, Jan. 21)
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Crest
South Point at North Gaston
Bessemer City at Shelby
Burns at Thomas Jefferson
East Gaston at Cherryville
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
West Lincoln at Lincolnton
Lincoln Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Gaston Christian at Metrolina Christian
Concord Academy at Gaston Day
(Thursday, Jan. 22)
East Rutherford at Shelby
Highland Tech at R-S Central
(Friday, Jan. 24)
Cramer at Ashbrook
Crest at North Gaston
Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
East Gaston at Highland Tech
Shelby at Burns
Thomas Jefferson at Cherryville
East Lincoln at Hickory
North Lincoln at Statesville
Bandys at West Lincoln
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
Lincoln Charter at Corvian Community
Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson
Carolina International at Piedmont CC
Gaston Christian at Gaston Day
(Tuesday, Jan. 28)
Cramer at Kings Mountain
Crest at Forestview
North Gaston at Huss
South Point at Ashbrook
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Cherryville at Shelby
Highland Tech at Burns
Hickory at North Lincoln
Statesville at East Lincoln
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Maiden
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King
Piedmont CC at Sugar Creek
Hickory Grove Christian at Gaston Christian
Gaston Day at Legion Collegiate
(Wednesday, Jan. 29)
Thomas Jefferson at Shelby
Kings Mountain at Burns
(Thursday, Jan. 30)
Piedmont CC at Carolina International
(Friday, Jan. 31)
Ashbrook at Kings Mountain
Forestview at South Point
Huss at Crest
North Gaston at Cramer
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
East Lincoln at West Iredell
North Iredell at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bandys
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Valor Prep at Piedmont CC
Carmel Christian at Gaston Christian
Gaston Day at Westminster Catawba
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets full 2024-25 results and schedule:
-Regular season
(*-Emirates Cup games)
OCTOBER
Wed. 23 at Houston (W 110-105)
Fri. 25 at Atlanta (L 120-125)
Sat. 26 MIAMI (L 106-114)
Wed. 30 TORONTO (W 138-133)
NOVEMBER
Fri. 1 BOSTON (L 109-124)
Sat. 2 BOSTON (L 103-113)
Mon. 4 at Minnesota (L 93-114)
Wed. 6 DETROIT (W 108-107)
Fri. 8 INDIANA (W 103-83)
Sun. 10 at Philadelphia (L 105-107 in OT)
Tue. 12 at Orlando* (L 89-114)
Sat. 16 MILWAUKEE (W 115-114)
Sun. 17 at Cleveland (L 114-128)
Tue. 19 at Brooklyn* (L 115-116)
Thu. 21 DETROIT (W 123-121 in OT)
Sat. 23 at Milwaukee (L 119-125)
Mon. 25 ORLANDO (L 84-95)
Wed. 27 MIAMI (L 94-98)
Fri. 29 NEW YORK* (L 98-99)
Sat. 30 ATLANTA 6:00 (L 104-107)
DECEMBER
Tue. 3 PHILADELPHIA* (L 104-110)
Thu. 5 at New York (L 101-125)
Sat. 7 CLEVELAND (L 102-116)
Sun. 8 at Indiana (W 113-109)
Fri. 13 at Chicago (L 95-109)
Mon. 16 Philadelphia (L 108-121)
Thu. 19 at Washington (L 114-123)
Fri. 20 at Philadelphia (L 98-108)
Mon. 23 HOUSTON (L 101-114)
Thu. 26 at Washington (L 110-113)
Sat. 28 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 94-106)
Mon. 30 CHICAGO (L 108-115 in OT)
JANUARY
Fri. 3 at Detroit (L 94-98 )
Sun. 5 at Cleveland (L 105-115)
Tue. 7 PHOENIX (W 115-104)
Thu. 9 at L.A. Lakers (ppd., Feb. 19)
Sat. 11 at LA Clippers (ppd., March 16)
Sun. 12 at Phoenix (L 113-120)
Wed. 15 at Utah (W 117-112)
Fri. 17 at Chicago (W 125-123)
Mon. 20 DALLAS 12:00
Wed. 22 at Memphis 8:00
Fri. 24 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. 25 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Mon. 27 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Wed. 29 BROOKLYN 7:00
Fri. 31 LA CLIPPERS 7:00
FEBRUARY
Sat. 1 DENVER 7:00
Mon. 3 WASHINGTON 7:00
Wed. 5 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Fri. 7 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Sun. 9 at Detroit 1:00
Mon. 10 at Brooklyn 7:30
Wed. 12 at Orlando 7:00
Wed. 19 at L.A. Lakers 10:00
Thu. 20 at Denver 9:00
Sat. 22 at Portland 10:00
Mon. 24 at Sacramento 10:00
Tue. 25 at Golden State 10:00
Thu. 27 at Dallas 8:30
MARCH
Sat. 1 WASHINGTON 6:00
Mon. 3 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 5 MINNESOTA 7:00
Fri. 7 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 8 BROOKLYN 6:00
Mon. 10 at Miami 7:30
Wed. 12 at Atlanta 7:30
Fri. 14 at San Antonio 8:00
Sun. 16 at L.A. Clippers 7:00
Tue. 18 ATLANTA 7:00
Thu. 20 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 21 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Sun. 23 at Miami 6:00
Tue. 25 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 28 at Toronto 7:30
Sun. 30 at New Orleans 7:00
Mon. 31 UTAH 7:00
APRIL
Wed. 2 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 4 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Sun. 6 CHICAGO 1:00
Tue. 8 MEMPHIS 7:00
Wed. 9 at Toronto 7:30
Fri. 11 at Boston 7:30
Sun. 13 at Boston 1:00
College basketball
Here are the area men’s results and schedule:
(Thursday, Jan. 16)
Queens 95, Stetson 60
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
UNC Pembroke 82, Belmont Abbey 60
Cape Fear CC 95, Gaston College 80
Rhode Island 92, Davidson 90
Florida Gulf Coast 60, Queens 47
Cleveland CC 102, Sandhills CC 89
Gardner-Webb 97, USC Upstate 68
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
Memphis 77, Charlotte 68
(Monday, Jan. 20)
Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan
(Tuesday, Jan. 21)
Livingstone at J.C. Smith
Saint Joseph’s at Davidson
(Wednesday, Jan. 22)
Cleveland CC at Guilford Tech
King at Belmont Abbey
Queens at North Florida
South Florida at Charlotte
UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb
USC Salkehatchie at Gaston College
(Saturday, Jan. 25)
Belmont Abbey at Chowan
Davidson at Richmond
Fayetteville Tech at Cleveland CC
Gaston College at Richard Bland
Jacksonville at Queens
(Tuesday, Jan. 28)
Belmont Abbey at Erskine
J.C. Smith at Shaw
(Wednesday, Jan. 29)
Charlotte at Temple
Denmark Tech at Gaston College
Pitt CC at Cleveland CC
Longwood at Gardner-Webb
North Alabama at Queens
(Thursday, Jan. 30)
Winston-Salem State at J.C. Smith
(Saturday, Feb. 1)
Central Carolina CC at Gaston College
Charlotte at UAB
Cleveland CC at Fayetteville Tech
Francis Marion at Belmont Abbey
Gardner-Webb at Winthrop
George Mason at Davidson
West Georgia at Queens
(Sunday, Feb. 2)
Cleveland CC at Johnston CC
Pro football
The 2024-25 NFL playoff schedule:
(Wild Card weekend – Jan. 11-13)
-AFC
No. 1 Kansas City – bye
(Saturday, Jan. 11)
No. 5 L.A. Chargers at No. 4 Houston – Houston 32-12
No. 6 Pittsburgh at No. 3 Baltimore – Baltimore 28-14
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Denver at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 31-7
-NFC
No. 1 Detroit – bye
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Green Bay at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 22-10
No. 6 Washington at No. 3 Tampa Bay – Washington 23-20
(Monday, Jan. 13)
No. 5 Minnesota at No. 4 L.A. Rams – L.A. 27-9
(Conference semifinals – Jan. 18-19)
-AFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 4 Houston at No. 1 Kansas City – KC 23-14
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 3 Baltimore at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 27-25
-NFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 6 Washington at No. 1 Detroit – Washington 45-31
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 4 L.A. Rams at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 28-22
(Conference finals – Jan. 26)
-NFC
No. 6 Washington at No. 2 Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
-AFC
No. 2 Buffalo at No. 1 Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.
(Super Bowl – Feb. 9 at New Orleans)
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m.
College football
The 2024-25 College football Division I playoff/bowl schedule:
-College Football Playoff
(Friday, Dec. 20)
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame – ND 27-17
(Saturday Dec. 21)
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State – PS 38-10
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas – Texas 38-24
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State – OS 42-17
(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State – PS 31-14
(Wednesday, Jan. 1)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State – Texas 39-31 (2 OT)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon – OS 41-21
(Thursday, Jan. 2)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia – ND 23-10
(postponed from Jan. 1 due to terrorist attack)
(Thursday, Jan. 9)
-CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame – ND 27-24
(Friday, Jan. 10)
-CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 8 Ohio State – OS 28-14
(Monday, Jan. 20)
-CFP National Championship Presented at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
-Bowl schedule
(Saturday, Dec. 14)
-Cricket Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State – JS 28-7
-IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl at Montgomery, Ala.
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan – SA 30-23
(Tuesday, Dec. 17)
-Scooter’s Coffee Frisco (Tex.) Bowl
Memphis vs. West Virginia – Memphis 42-37
(Wednesday, Dec. 18)
-Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison – JM 27-17
-Art of Sport LA Bowl at Inglewood, Cal.
Cal vs. UNLV – UNLV 24-13
(Thursday Dec. 19)
-R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston – SH 31-26
(Friday, Dec. 20)
-StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Ohio U. vs. Jacksonville State – Ohio 30-27
-Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Tulane vs. Florida – Florida 33-8
(Monday, Dec. 23)
-Myrtle Beach Bowl at Conway, S.C.
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA – UTSA 44-15
-Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Id.
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State – NI 28-20 (2 OT)
(Tuesday, Dec. 24)
-Hawai’i Bowl at Honolulu
South Florida vs. San José State – SF 41-39 (5 OT)
(Thursday, Dec. 26)
-GameAbove Sports Bowl at Detroit
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo – Toledo 48-46 (6 OT)
-Rate Bowl at Phoenix
Rutgers vs. Kansas State – KS 44-41
-68 Ventures Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green – AS 38-31
(Friday, Dec. 27)
-Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Tex.
Oklahoma vs. Navy – Navy 21-20
-Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt 35-27
-AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas – Arkansas 39-26
-DirecTV Holiday Bowl at San Diego
Syracuse vs. Washington State – Syracuse 52-35
-SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. USC – USC 35-31
(Saturday, Dec. 28)
-Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Boston
North Carolina vs. UConn – UConn 27-14
-Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx, N.Y.
Boston College vs. Nebraska – Nebraska 20-15
-Isleta New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M.
Louisiana vs. TCU – TCU 34-3
-Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Iowa State vs. Miami – Iowa State 42-41
-Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Tucson, Ariz.
Miami, Ohio vs. Colorado State – Miami 43-17
-Go Bowling Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md.
East Carolina vs. N.C. State – EC 26-21
-Valero Alamo Bowl at San Antonio
BYU vs. Colorado – BYU 36-14
-Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.
Louisiana Tech vs. Army – Army 27-6
(Marshall opts out Dec. 14 due to transfer portal departures)
(Monday, Dec. 30)
-TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.
Iowa vs. Missouri – Missouri 27-24
(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Alabama vs. Michigan – Michigan 19-13
-Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex.
Louisville vs. Washington – Louisville 35-34
-Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
South Carolina vs. Illinois – Illinois 21-17
-Kinder’s Texas Bowl at Houston
Baylor vs. LSU – LSU 44-31
(Thursday, Jan. 2)
-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke vs. Ole Miss – Ole Miss 52-20
(Friday, Jan. 3)
-SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Dallas
North Texas vs. Texas State – TS 30-28
-Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Charlotte
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech – Minnesota 24-10
(Saturday, Jan. 4)
-Bahamas Bowl at Nassau, Bahamas
Buffalo vs. Liberty – Buffalo 26-7
Pro soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at Miami 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Nashville 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 San Diego 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Orlando 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 New York 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 DC 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 19 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.