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WASHINGTON -- Fabian Espindola scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season to lead D.C. United to a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. Bill Hamid made five saves to preserve his third shutout and D.C.s fifth this season. Uniteds victory was their first over Sporting since a 2-1 win on May 5, 2010, with Kansas City winning six matches and drawing one since. Sporting (5-5-4) had its winless streak stretched to five matches as United (6-4-3) climbed past them into second place in the Eastern Conference. Already without American World Cup call-ups Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, Kansas City lost defender Aurelien Collin in the eighth minute with an apparent recurrence of a right hamstring injury. Collin previously missed two matches with the same injury earlier this month, and was replaced Saturday by 17-year-old Erik Palmer-Brown, the leagues youngest current player. United also lost defender Chris Korb to an apparent leg injury in the 34th minute. But forward Eddie Johnson was allowed to start after the league waived his red card from last weeks match at New England and the resulting suspension. D.C. substitute Alex Caskey was sent off in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time for his late, dangerous challenge on Kansas Citys Kevin Ellis. Ellis was also involved in a post-match scrum, with Sporting coach Peter Vermes having to briefly restrain the defender. Espindola scored in the 28th minute on his long, left-footed strike from outside the penalty area that appeared to be a cross aimed at Johnson. Instead, it sailed beyond stranded Kansas City goalkeeper Eric Kronberg and into the net for Espindolas third goal in three matches. Kansas City had chances to tie after halftime. In the 63rd minute, Jacob Peterson reached Benny Feilhabers cross but headed it wide of Hamids right post. Then Hamid made a reaction save on his left post to turn away substitute Soony Saads whistling shot in the 78th minute. Replica Shoes Wholesale . Five straight losses (and six in the past seven) now dot the schedule – matching their longest skid of the year – after they fell again in New Jersey on Sunday night, topped 3-2 by Cory Schneider and the Devils. Wholesale Shoes 2020 . - Justin Turner is at his best with runners in scoring position, and he delivered again in a big spot for the Los Angeles Dodgers. http://www.wholesaleshoes.us.org/. Lexie Lou earned a commanding 4 1/2-length win Sunday in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks. Cheap Replica Shoes China . It was the most lopsided loss in Lakers history. Darren Collison had a team-high 24 points while starting at shooting guard for the injured Jamal Crawford. Chris Paul added 13 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, who apparently are trying to make up for decades of humiliation at the hands of the Lakers all in one season; theyve won the last two meetings by a combined 84 points. Cheap Shoes China Wholesale . Louis and Ryan Kesler have demanded to be traded.Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Longtime FIU womens basketball coach Cindy Russo is stepping down after a 36-year career to focus on her health, the school announced Thursday. For the first time in my life, I am putting myself first, Russo said in a statement that cited the stress of a long basketball season and the recent death of her mother as factors in her resignation. Russo ranks 15th all-time among womens Division I coaches in wins with a 707-391 career record, including a 667-371 mark at FIU, which she once led to 22 consecutive winning seasons from 1981-2003. Associate head coach Inge Nissen will likely take over as head coach. My health has been compromised for a long time now, Russo said. It has been difficult to get up and move around. (The) basketball season is a long, stressful season that can suck you in with the demanding schedule.ddddddddddddI just didnt feel like I had the physical and mental capacity to keep going. My mothers death exasperated everything, and it was a long ordeal with her. I was by her side for a long time, and now its time to take care of myself. I just cant push myself like this anymore. The team will be fine. They play good basketball and they play hard, but we just cant finish. Someone just needs to step up and be a leader. I trust that Inge Nissen will do a great job and handle everything that comes along. FIU made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament under Russo and won eight regular season conference titles. The Golden Panthers are 3-13 this season, including 0-5 in Conference USA. ' ' '