10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif http://sports.yahoo.com/mls Latest news and information about the MLS. Chivas USA acquired Carey Talley from Real Salt Lake on Friday, trading a conditional draft pick for the veteran defenseman. Carey is in his 11th MLS season and has played in 256 games. He has 18 goals and 25 assists. Chivas USA gave Real Salt Lake a conditional pick in either the 2010 on 2011 MLS super draft. Fri, 09 May 2008 16:09:48 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-mls-chivasusa-talley:1 Just more than a month into the 2008 season, the Columbus Crew have emerged as one of MLS' most surprising teams with the best start in the franchise's 13-year history. The Crew look to win five straight for the first time in nearly 10 years when they visit the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday. Columbus (5-1-0) has 15 points, one behind Chicago for the league lead. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:26 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-2008051011.colsan.preview:1 Chivas USA acquired defender Carey Talley from Real Salt Lake on Friday for a conditional pick in either the 2010 or 2011 MLS Superdraft. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:40:56 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:mls,article,txchivastalley:1 Chivas USA defender Lawson Vaughn had to undergo a second surgery for facial fractures suffered when he took a bicycle kick to his face, the team announced on Friday. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:06 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:mls,article,txchivasusavaughn:1 David Beckham appears to have put a tumultuous first season in MLS behind him. The superstar midfielder looks to build on his first multi-goal game for the Los Angeles Galaxy when they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Beckham joined the Galaxy (2-2-2) last summer amid unprecedented hoopla, but ankle and knee injuries limited him to five MLS games - two starts. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:01:26 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-2008051007.nyrlos.preview:1 A slow start last season didn't keep the Houston Dynamo from repeating as MLS Cup champions, and they're hoping their early season struggles won't hold them back in 2008. The Dynamo look to become the last team in MLS to post a win this season when they try to beat the visiting Colorado Rapids for the fifth time in eight regular-season meetings on Saturday. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:07 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-2008051020.corhou.preview:1 Real Salt Lake's first and only win of the season was also the franchise's most lopsided victory. Since then, the team hasn't come close to that type of production and coach Jason Kreis has blamed the poor run on the referees. On Saturday night, Salt Lake hopes to overcome the absence of its suspended coach when it hosts FC Dallas. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:39:01 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-2008051018.dalrea.preview:1 Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored a goal worthy of his stellar reputation, a 30-yard blast in the second half Thursday night as the Chicago Fire beat slumping D.C. United 2-0 to move into first place in the Eastern Conference. The Mexican star received the ball at the edge of the midfield circle and had open space for a run that ended with a left-footed drive that found the upper right of the net in the... Thu, 08 May 2008 19:11:08 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mls,article,ap-2008050805.chiwas.recap:1 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:09:48 PDT