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The 100th match in the history of Childrens Mercy Park could prove historic for Sporting Kansas City.Sporting (11-12-5, 38 points) hosts the rival Houston Dynamo (5-11-10, 25 points) Friday night heading into the stretch run of the regular season.Sporting KC has earned six consecutive regular-season home wins, one shy of tying the team record set in 1998 and 2000. Sporting also has posted three straight shutouts at home, holding visitors without a goal for 346 minutes dating back to July 10.Despite its excellent work at home, SKC remains a game below .500 due to a road winless streak that stretches back to April. The streak extended to 12 games Aug. 27 when Roger Espinoza and Jimmy Medranda were sent off in the second half of a 2-0 defeat at the Philadelphia Union. Medranda must serve a one-game suspension on Friday. However, Espinoza saw his red card rescinded last week by Major League Soccers Independent Review Panel and will be available.Houston has struggled at home and on the road, but the road has been far tougher. The 25 points have the Dynamo in last place in the Western Conference, largely because of a 1-9-3 record away from home, with a minus-9 goal differential.Coming off a 3-1 home loss to FC Dallas, the Dynamo could be without several key contributors on Friday. Standout goalkeeper Tyler Deric (elbow sprain) and defenders Agus Garcia (knee sprain) and Abdoulie Mansally (quad strain) are sidelined indefinitely.Forward Andrew Wenger leads the team with five goals, including one in Houstons 2-0 home win over Sporting KC on May 7. However, Wenger is doubtful with a calf strain, while two regular Dynamo starters, forward Will Bruin (knee) and defender David Horst (hamstring), are listed as questionable.Basket Air Max 90 Pas Cher . 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Its a totally different team with much more balance and depth.The Gophers (2-0) trailed the final eight minutes of the first half against the preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite Mavericks (1-1).But Coffey and Lynch ignited Minnesota in the second half. Minnesota used a 22-1 run to take control as Texas-Arlington missed its first 12 shots of the half and had a scoring drought of over six minutes.We were just out there playing free and guarding the 3, which was the biggest problem in the first half, Lynch said.Jalen Jones scored 17 points and Erick Neal added 12 for Texas-Arlington. The Mavericks pulled out road wins at Ohio State and Memphis last season, and appeared primed to pull another upset against the Gophers.Texas-Arlington hit 9 of 18 3-pointers in the first half but just one in the second half.I think our guys, to be honest, it looks to me like they lost a little bit of that chip on their shoulder, grit, coach Scott Cross said. Its a learning lesson for us. I guess Id rather learn a lesson now than in conference, and hopefully our guys will be better.BIG PICTURETexas-Arlington: The Mavericks return all five starters from last season and are testing themselves with a tough nonconference schedule. When the shots were fallling, Texas-Arlington showed it can still hang with major conference opponents.dddddddddddd.Minnesota: The Gophers got the test coach Richard Pitino was seeking for his new-look squad. Coffey had eight of his points during Minnesotas second-half run and added two steals. The 6-foot-10 Lynch gives the Gophers an option down low.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe Mavericks led the nation in rebounding last year with an average of 43.71 per game. The Gophers had a 47-32 rebounding advantage on Monday and scored 22 points off offensive rebounds.Our guys have to change their mentality a little bit, Cross said. We have to get that hard-hat, blue-collar attitude that we had ... to get outrebounded the way we did is disappointing.QUICK COMPAREThe game was bogged down at times due to personal fouls, particularly in the second half. Minnesota extended its lead from the free-throw line where it made 30 of its 40 attempts. The Mavericks went to the line 22 times, hitting 13 free throws.Thats got to be our identity, Pitino said. We may not be a 10-3s-a-game team. Thats OK, we can still win in other ways.UP NEXTTexas-Arlingtons three-game road trip continues at Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday and on to another major conference foe in Arkansas on Friday. Florida Gulf Coast will be playing only its second game of the season after opening with an 80-59 loss to Florida.Minnesota remains home on Wednesday against Mount St.-Marys. Its a matchup of two schools with very different schedules. Minnesota plays its first six games at home and 12 of the first 14. Mount St. Marys starts the season with nine straight road games. ' ' '