Sporting KC hammer Rapids, keep playoff hopes going

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Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy each had a brace as Sporting Kansas City earned a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kan., to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Pulido scored SKC's first two goals and Thommy scored the last two.

Sporting (8-15-7, 31 points) had a season-best four goals. They sit eight points below the red line in the Western