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Teams headed in opposite directions collide Sunday, when the last-place Chicago Fire host the surging New York Red Bulls.The Fire (4-10-5) are looking for any type of spark to bounce back from a dismal first half of the season. A win over what coach Veljko Paunovic believes is the best team in MLS would certainly fit the bill.I would say performance-wise (they are) the best team because the style they play is fantastic, Paunovic said of the Red Bulls. I think they have very good players. I think its going to be tough. Theyre in a good mood after winning the derby at home against New York City FC ... so its going to be tough for us.New York (9-9-4) sits in second place in the Eastern Conference, just two points out of first place. The Red Bulls are coming off an impressive 4-1 win over first-place New York City FC.Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who leads MLS with 12 assists, including five game-winning assists, had two assists and scored a goal, and Bradley Wright-Phillips had two goals in the win.The Red Bulls are looking for more luck on the road this season, going 1-7-3 away from Red Bull Arena. And the Fire have been solid at home and are on a 5-0-3 run at Toyota Park dating back to April.Its important to stay strong at home and its important for our fans to see that we can compete against one of the best teams in the league here at our field with all our fans, Paunovic said. We expect a great atmosphere. We expect that the fans are going to be even better than in the last games, and we appreciate all our fans that have been through all this the last couple of months where everything was tough for us, and they were supporting us.This will be the second meeting of the season between the Red Bulls and Fire. New York blanked Chicago 1-0 on May 18, with Mike Grella delivering the winner for the Red Bulls. Bismack Biyombo Jersey . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Glen Rice Hornets Jersey .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. https://www.hornetslockerroom.com/Dell-Curry-City-Edition-Jersey/ . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jersey . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. Cody Zeller Jersey . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was asked Monday to describe the environment at Gillette Stadium during Seattles?31-24 victory over the New England Patriots.It appears that he came away unimpressed.OK, Carroll said during the Brock and Salk show on 710 ESPN Seattle. Its not a great place. They werent nuts. Its because theyre so used to winning. There was a time when they kicked their last field goal to go ahead, and it was like a round of applause for the nice effort. Gosh, our guys would be going berserk. Were so hungry for it. Its a gorgeous setting, beautiful arena and the fans, just the whole thing. Its really classy.Carroll coached the Patriots from 1997 to 1999 before getting fired.He was asked if Sunday nights victory had any special meaning to him personally.It was pretty fun. Ive gotta admit, I havent had more fun just enjoying a win, really, Carroll said. So theres some stuff in there somewhere..dddddddddddd. But it was a freakin blast. The game was, the way that people were yelling at me walking on and off the field.Carroll said most of the heckling had to do with the way Super Bowl XLIX ended, with Patriots cornerback?Malcolm Butlers?interception of Seahawks quarterback?Russell Wilson.There was a lot of, Thanks for throwing it. That kind of stuff, all that kind of garbage, Carroll said. They were just being themselves. It was great. It was classic.Meanwhile, on the injury front, Carroll said running back Thomas Rawls is ready to go and will practice to play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Rawls has been sidelined since Week 2 with a fibula injury.Defensive end Michael Bennett (knee) is likely still a couple of weeks away from returning, Carroll said. ' ' '