Sounders-Fire finale

In the span of the past two weeks, the Seattle Sounders FC have locked up nearly every major goal on their season-long to-do list. They clinched a Major League Soccer playoff spot for a third consecutive season. They claimed the first MLS version of the Cascadia Cup – the regional rivalry between Seattle, Portland and Vancouver – with a 3-1 win over the Whitecaps north of the border. And they advanced into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League by pulling out a 2-2 draw in Guatemala against Comunicaciones and wrapped up one of the top two spots in their group. Now comes the capper to Seattle’s hectic recent schedule: tonight’s home match against the Chicago Fire in the finals of the U.S. Open Cup. – AP