Mamadou Diallo

Mamadou Diallo had two goals Saturday as the Tampa Bay Mutiny took over sole possession of first place in Major League Soccer's Central Division by beating the Dallas Burn, 3-1, before a crowd of 7,051 at Tampa, Fla. Diallo scored from 12 yards out in the 84th minute for a 2-1 lead, beating Brandon Pollard to a pass from Carlos Valderrama, who had three assists. Kevin Anderson added a goal in the 90th minute for the Mutiny. Tampa Bay (5-4) is 5-0 at home, outscoring opponents, 17-4.

Out of Africa, quite literally, comes tonight's Galaxy opponent. The Tampa Bay Mutiny has a striker who can cause Los Angeles' defense all sorts of worries. He is Mamadou Diallo from Senegal, a large and imposing forward with the physical style of former Galaxy striker Eduardo "El Tanque" Hurtado, but faster and far more mobile. Were it not for U.S. immigration laws, Tampa Bay might have featured a pair of African forwards tonight.

Out of Africa, quite literally, comes tonight's Galaxy opponent. The Tampa Bay Mutiny has a striker who can cause Los Angeles' defense all sorts of worries. He is Mamadou Diallo from Senegal, a large and imposing forward with the physical style of former Galaxy striker Eduardo "El Tanque" Hurtado, but faster and far more mobile. Were it not for U.S. immigration laws, Tampa Bay might have featured a pair of African forwards tonight.

Mamadou Diallo had two goals Saturday as the Tampa Bay Mutiny took over sole possession of first place in Major League Soccer's Central Division by beating the Dallas Burn, 3-1, before a crowd of 7,051 at Tampa, Fla. Diallo scored from 12 yards out in the 84th minute for a 2-1 lead, beating Brandon Pollard to a pass from Carlos Valderrama, who had three assists. Kevin Anderson added a goal in the 90th minute for the Mutiny. Tampa Bay (5-4) is 5-0 at home, outscoring opponents, 17-4.

at Tampa Bay, 5 PDT, ESPN2 * Site--Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. * Radio--KRLA (1110), KTNQ (1020). * Records--Galaxy 10-6-7, Mutiny 11-9-2. * Record vs. Mutiny--1-0-0. * Update--The Galaxy is one point behind the Kansas City Wizards in the Western Division race and can overtake the Wizards with a victory. The Galaxy is 9-0-1 when scoring the first goal. Tampa Bay is 9-2-1 when scoring first.

At New York/New Jersey, 4:30 PDT, Channel 9 Site -- Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. Records -- New York/New Jersey 0-1-0; Galaxy 0-0-2. Record vs. MetroStars (2002) -- 1-1. Radio -- KMPC (1540), KTNQ (1020), Radio Korea (1230). Update -- Carlos Ruiz has scored in both games for the Galaxy this season. Last season against the MetroStars, Ruiz had a hat trick in a 3-0 victory at the Rose Bowl.

Miklos Molnar scored 10 minutes into the game and Tony Meola recorded his 15th shutout as the Kansas City Wizards defeated the Tampa Bay Mutiny, 1-0, Saturday night in front of 20,078 at Kansas City, Mo., in a game between division leaders. Molnar, who has been nursing a sore left knee, scored off assists from Matt McKeon and Chris Brown. Meola had to stop only one shot on goal, taken by league scoring leader Mamadou Diallo.

New York-New Jersey goalkeeper Mike Ammann is expected to miss the rest of the season after breaking three ribs and suffering a concussion Wednesday night in a 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa Bay in front of 5,131 at Tampa Fla. Ammann dived to beat Tampa Bay forward Mamadou Diallo to a loose ball in the 29th minute. As Diallo jumped over the goalkeeper, his right foot struck Ammann's head. "I'm so, so sorry about that," said Diallo, who scored three goals to give him a league-leading 22.

With San Jose trailing in the 88th minute, Abdul Thompson Conteh, Dario Brose and Khodadad Azizi combined for a three-goal burst that led the Earthquakes over the Colorado Rapids, 4-2, Saturday before 8,129 at San Jose. Thompson Conteh scored the tying goal in the 88th and Brose the go-ahead in the 90th minute. Azizi scored the final goal two minutes into injury time. The Earthquakes are unbeaten in their last 11 games at Spartan Stadium.

Chris Albright and Raul Diaz Arce scored second-half goals Saturday to give D.C. United a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Burn in front of 17,186 at Washington. Albright broke a scoreless tie in the 65th minute. From the top of the goal box, he shook off a push by Burn midfielder Chad Deering and headed in Jaime Moreno's free kick from 35 yards out.

Tuesday, the Galaxy left for Kansas City and tonight's game with the Wizards, leaving behind no indication that a trade is in the works. Major League Soccer's trading deadline is today, and although Galaxy rumors have flown for weeks, it appears that Coach Sigi Schmid will stand pat.