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1. Salt Lake Stalemate
Sporting KC pushed its unbeaten streak to 10 straight games across all competitions after tying Real Salt Lake 1-1 on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Benny Feilhaber’s second-half penalty kick —the very first spot kick awarded to Sporting KC this season — was enough to lift the current undefeated streak into rarefied air among the club’s all-time longest, as Sporting KC’s 10-game run without a loss is now tied for the fourth-longest in team history.