Two products of Washington start and finish the job for Kansas City in a 1-0 win over Chicago for MLS Cup at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Brandon Prideaux is in the Wizards XI on defense, with Chris Henderson in midfield. Former Tacoma Stars great Preki also features for K.C.

Seattle University appears in its first national ranking at No. 16 in the NAIA men's poll. The Chieftains (11-3-1) have won six of seven, with the loss coming to 7th-ranked Simon Fraser, 6-2, in overtime. Seattle U's Oct. 13 1-0 exhibition win over Washington may have also influenced voters.

Sounders winger Steve Zakuani suffers a season-ending injury during a Good Friday 1-0 win at Colorado. Less than three minutes into the game, Rapids veteran Brian Mullan runs down and slide-tackles Zakuani, fracturing his right fibula and tibia. Zakuani, Seattle's co-leader in goals and assists, is immediately taken away by ambulance. Mullan is shown a straight red card and, a week later, is given the longest suspension in MLS history, 10 games, for a foul judged to be "reckless, egregious and showed utter disregard for the safety of his opponent."

Former Reign captain Keelin Winters, 28, announces her retirement, effective at the end of the NWSL season. Winters had helped hold down defensive midfield since the inaugural 2013 season. The former U.S. youth international had also played for the 2012 Sounders Women. In all, Winters plays 87 matches for Seattle.

Spokane Velocity bolts out of the gate, scoring two goals in the opening 15 minutes of their inaugural match, a 2-1 victory over the Richmond Kickers. A USL League One expansion team, Spokane thrills the sell-out crowd of 5,086 with an opening goal by Romain Mètanire from his right-wing cross in the fourth minute. Ahmed Longmire makes it 2-nil on a header from Luis Gil's corner.

Although they miss an opportunity to further improve their seeding, the Sounders secure home-field advantage for their knockout playoff opener versus Colorado with a 1-1 draw against the LA Galaxy. A huge crowd of 66,216 sees Clint Dempsey score from point-blank range. Robbie Keane replies for the Galaxy with 12 minutes to go. The MLS season attendance record falls for the fifth year in a row, with a CenturyLink Field average of 44,038.