Crew Edges Earthquakes

Brian McBride’s goal in the 85th minute lifted the Columbus Crew (4-3-3) to a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over the San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-2) at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.

In other MLS games: Marco Etcheverry and Dema Kovalenko scored first-half goals to lead D.C. United (1-3-4) to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Fire (3-2-3) at Washington.... Josh Wolff’s goal was decisive for the Kansas City Wizards (4-1-4) in a 2-1 victory over the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (5-2-2) at Kansas City, Mo.

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In WUSA games: Birgit Prinz’s goal led the visiting Carolina Courage (2-5-1) to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Beat (4-2-3).... Melanie Hoffman’s goal led the visiting Philadelphia Charge (2-5-1) to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Spirit (3-2-4).