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Fire end 3-game skid, top Rapids 2-1 (AP)

 
Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored and the Chicago Fire ended a three-game losing streak -- and a 10-game skid in Colorado -- with a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night. Chicago (6-3-6) had been 0-6-4 on the road against the Rapids since 1999. The Fire were coming off a three-week absence from the MLS schedule to play three SuperLiga matches, and hadn't played a league match since... (link)

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