Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: May 9-15

All times CT, subject to change

Sporting Kansas City (4-5-2, 14 points) remains sixth in the Western Conference standings after a 2-0 defeat at the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Two MLS regular season matches beckon this week, beginning Wednesday when Manager Peter Vermes' side is on the road to face Supporters' Shield leaders Colorado Rapids (6-2-2, 20 points). The match will kick off at 8 p.m. CT with three hours of live coverage from Dick's Sporting Goods Park beginning at 7:30 pm. CT on 38 The Spot and SKCTV. La Grande 1340 AM and 99.3 FM will also provide live broadcasts of the game, with The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show airing immediately afterward on Sports Radio 810 WHB.

Following Wednesday's away fixture, Sporting Kansas City returns home to host Orlando City SC (2-2-5, 11 points) at 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will nationally televise the match from Children's Mercy Park, and a limited number of tickets for the interconference clash are available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL. The first 10,000 fans through the gates on Sunday will receive free cinch bags courtesy of match sponsor Rodrock Development. Listeners can follow the contest live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM, and 810 WHB will air The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show upon the game's completion.

The Swope Park Rangers fell 3-0 at cross-state rival Saint Louis FC on Saturday and will continue their inaugural season in the United Soccer League this weekend at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village. The Rangers (2-3-1, 7 points) will host Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2-5-1, 7 points) at 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday, and tickets for the match, starting as low as $12, can be secured at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL. As part of Youth Soccer Night, anyone who wears a youth soccer jersey to the stadium will receive $5 off their ticket. Saturday's game will also be streamed live on SportingKC.com.

Children's Mercy Park will host a friendly between storied Mexican clubs C.F. Pachuca and Santos Laguna on June 21. Tickets for the match, presented by Kansas City Southern, will go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. CT via Ticketmaster.com. That same day, fans can also purchase tickets at the Children's Mercy Park box office from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT. Sporting KC Season Ticket Members will have access to an exclusive ticket presale for the friendly beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT. Individuals who have placed deposits for season tickets or group tickets for the 2016 season will also receive priority consideration for obtaining tickets to the match.

A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine will recap the previous weekend of MLS action and look ahead to Sporting KC's matches against the Colorado Rapids and Orlando City SC. Supporters are encouraged to join the discussion by calling 913-3-810-810.

The Sporting Kansas City Academy resumes action in the 2015-16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy with a doubleheader Saturday against the Dallas Texans at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The U-18s will kick off at 1 p.m. CT and the U-16s take the field at 3:30 p.m. CT. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for updates as both academy sides make a push for the 2016 USSDA playoffs next month in Frisco, Texas.

Sporting Kansas City supporters can visit SportingKC.com/copa100 and rank the U.S. Men's National Team's 11 goals scored in Copa America history. All who participate will be entered to win two tickets to see the United States play Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario on June 7 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The sweepstakes close today at 5 p.m. CT, and official rules can be found at SportingKC.com.

Sporting KC and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City have teamed up this season to recognize Blue KC Sporting Samaritans, honoring individuals who make the Kansas City community a better place to live. Once a month, a Samaritan will be recognized on the pitch at Children's Mercy Park before a Sporting KC home game. Supporters can nominate members of their community to be the next Blue KC Sporting Samaritan by sharing their first-person experience with the nominee at SportingKC.com/bluekc.

During the entire month of May, supporters can visit SportingKC.com/kcsteak and enter the Kansas City Steak Company Meat and Greet SweepSteaks. A winner will receive a one-year supply of steaks from the Kansas City Steak Company and a dinner with a Sporting KC player for up to six people at the Three Points Club, Sporting KC's rooftop event space in downtown Kansas City.

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