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    D.C. looks destined to miss out on the playoffs

    By Steve Davis, ESPNsoccernet

    Tuesday, October 6, 2009

    Catching up on MLS and the playoff races after 29 of 32 rounds: 1. A little less murk in the muddle: Round 29 did a lot to clarify Major League Soccer's stacked and packed playoff race. Questions remain still, but far fewer now as a clearer picture develops of a postseason that begins the last week of October. The basic housekeeping looks like this: Columbus, Houston and Los Angeles have officially rung the playoff bell. Columbus is almost sure to claim the top spot in the East, while ...

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