Two teams fighting for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference collide Saturday, when the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Seattle Sounders in a rivalry showdown at CenturyLink Field.With six games remaining, the Whitecaps (10-11-8) sit in seventh place on the Western Conference table, four points behind the sixth-place Portland Timbers.Vancouver has bounced back from a shutout loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 3 with consecutive wins. The Whitecaps knocked off Columbus 3-1 one week ago and then followed it up with a 2-1 win over Sporting KC in CONCACAF Champions League play. The win over Sporting KC clinched the Whitecaps first berth in the CONCACAF quarterfinals.Were underdogs and weve got a massive game on Saturday, Whitecaps FC coach Carl Robinson told the teams website. Our season is on Saturday against our rivals.The Sounders have a much more difficult path to the postseason. Seattle (9-13-5) sits in ninth place with 32 points. Without a win Saturday, the Sounders will be in danger of missing the postseason and not being able to take a shot at defending their MLS Cup.Seattle enters Saturdays match not in top form, having a loss and two drams in that last three outings. But the Sounders did get a boost this week, at least in morale, with the return of forward Clint Dempsey to training. Dempsey missed several weeks after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat last month. He has not been cleared to play and is not expected to see the pitch during Saturdays match.This week also included the retirement announcement of veteran Seattle defender Zach Scott. Affectionately known as Mr. Sounder, Scott, 37, spent 15 seasons with the Seattle franchise, but will hang up his cleats after the season. Hell have two more cracks at the rival Whitecaps, beginning with Saturdays game and concluding with an Oct. 2 match in Vancouver.Vancouver beat Seattle 2-1 in mid-March, behind a pair of goals from Pedro Morales. It was the Whitecaps fourth straight MLS win at CenturyLink Field, one of the toughest venues for a road team in all of MLS. To make it five, theyll have slow down Seattle forward Jordan Morris, who leads the Sounders with nine goals. Air Force 1 Cheap Outlet . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. Nike Shoes Outlet Cheap .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. http://www.nikeshoesoutletwholesale.com/nike-cortez-sale/cortez-womens-cheap.html . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Nike Shox Outlet . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Nike Shox Womens Clearance . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. Anthony Gardiner, the punter implicated in investigations into a betting charge against leading jockey James McDonald, has been warned off for refusing to speak to Racing NSW stewards.Racing NSW chief executive Peter Vlandys on Friday made the decision to bar Gardiner until such time as he attends Racing NSW to be interviewed by stewards.It means Gardiner is not permitted to enter any racecourse or training facility, is unable to have an interest in any thoroughbred racehorse nor is he able to place a bet on thoroughbred races with a wagering operator.Racing NSW said Gardiners refusal to speak to authorities was obstructing and hindering the Racing NSSW Stewards in investigating serious breaches of the Rules of Racing, prompting Vlandys to use his delegated power to warn him off.ddddddddddddRacing NSW is on record time and again as saying integrity in this industry is paramount, Vlandys said.Accordingly, no individuals interest should outweigh the confidence of the public, and particularly punters, in the integrity of the industry.Racing NSW has zero tolerance for those that obstruct and hinder the maintenance of the integrity of thoroughbred racing in New South Wales. ' ' '