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Earthquakes lose coach for MLS game after minor accident

Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear will not work the sideline Wednesday night in a Major League Soccer game at Portland after being involved in a minor car accident, the team announced on Twitter.

Kinnear, 48, was not seriously injured, according to the tweet. He is in his second year with the team after coaching the Houston Dynamo for nine seasons. San Jose (5-3-5) is playing its final MLS game before the three-week international break.Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.