Dominic Oduro News

The Crew will officially be without two of its opening-day starters when it travels to New York this weekend.

Dominic Oduro scored late in the first half to help the Columbus Crew continue their dominance of Toronto FC with a 1-0 victory Saturday.

Peter Walton, the head of the PRO, is going to have one heck of a time sorting through the refereeing mess created this weekend.

Although it was hardly a giant leap forward, the Crew found a way to score a goal at Toronto FC on Saturday, and the 1-0 victory snapped a two-game losing streak in the process.

Jimmy Howard, left, of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates a win with teammate Niklas Kronwall over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals at the United Center on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Chicago.

Dominic Oduro's tally late in the first half was enough to lift the Columbus Crew to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field.

Forward Jairo Arrieta received a two-game suspension for his blow to the head of Colorado's Drew Moor during a 2-0 loss last Saturday at Crew Stadium.

Spotlight on Dominic Oduro: The Ghana international has worked his way into Columbus' star midfielder role this season after arriving by trade from Chicago for Dilly Duka and the rights to Robbie Rogers.

The Rapids head to Ohio to face Columbus Crew on Saturday to try and grab their second away win of the season in a stadium that has not been kind to them in recent years.

Fire owner Andrew Hauptman and president of soccer operations Javier Leon came away very impressed with midfielder Robbie Rogers during a lunch meeting Tuesday in Los Angeles with Rogers and his agent.

That was not always the case. Not after it seemed as if Rogers would be spending a lengthy time away -- if not a permanent escape -- from soccer following his public disclosure of his sexual orientation, and not with his MLS rights being controlled by the Chicago Fire.

The Houston Dynamo lost to the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup 2011 and MLS Cup 2012 and on its six previous trips overall to the Home Depot Center, but it beat the Galaxy, 1-0, Sunday night to join the New York Red Bulls, Montreal Impact and Sporting Kansas City in a four-way tie for the Eastern Conference lead.

Tim Cahill finished his, Federico Higuain didn't finish his, and the New York Red Bulls left Columbus yesterday with a 1-0 win that left the Crew frustrated with what it felt was an otherwise one-sided performance.

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When the game got underway, Columbus beat DC 3-0. Now that that dignity snare has been safely negotiated, I can tell you that the Crew host New York this week, with the Red Bulls coming off a last minute victory over Toronto courtesy of a Tim Cahill brace.

Robbie Rogers is reportedly looking to get back into Major League Soccer. His rights belong to Chicago, but several teams have expressed interest.

"There's a good chance that I might come back to [soccer] but I need a few months to chill out, hang out with my family, go surf in California, just relax," the former U.S. international midfielder told CNN .

Andres Romero and Marco Di Vaio scored in the second half, lifting the Montreal Impact to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.

The Columbus Crew exploded for three first-half goals on Saturday night, defeating old rival DC United with a lineup re-shuffled by head coach Robert Warzycha.

Tigah, ridden by Alonso Quinonez, surged by Summer Hit and jockey Russell Baze in the final yards.