LD Update: USL Pro Game Night; Kickers signings; MISL combine

Antigua Barracuda 0:3 Los Angeles Blues - The Blues put an end to a five-game losing skid in a match that began Thursday evening and wrapped up Friday morning due to lightning in the 13th minute. A defensive lapse allowed Bryan Burke to give the visitors the advantage 11 minutes in. Antigua fought back with a couple chances, but the rally was dimmed when they lost Luke Blakely in the 66th for a second yellow. Two minutes later Brian Farber fired from inside the area to double the lead. Farber then connected with Burke with five minutes left on a cross to the back post to cap the lengthy contest. - MORE

Richmond Kickers 3:1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Bolstered by a handful of new additions, the Kickers grabbed a 2-0 halftime lead in the eight minutes leading up to the break. Gerson dos Santos created the opener in the 37th with a lofted cross that Yomby William nodded in at the back post. Jason Yeisley created the second, an own goal, with a cross into the six that went off a defender and through goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap's legs. The second half was a stalemate until the two sides exchanged penalties in the final four minutes with Matthew Delicate giving Richmond their third and Matt Kassal spoiling the clean sheet in the 90th. - MORE


Harrisburg City Islanders 0:0 Dayton Dutch Lions - Things were just slightly off the mark for both clubs on the night as neither could turn an opportunity into a goal, forcing only a few good stops from the keepers. - MORE

USL Pro News: The Richmond Kickers added three players to the roster with former Vancouver Whitecap Philippe Davies, DC United loanee Long Tan and previously retired Kickers great Mike Burke.

PDL News: The Chicago Inferno announced that they will be playing host to a series of international friendlies August 11 and 14, facing the national teams of the Phillipines and US Virgin Islands, respectively, with the two visitors squaring off on the 17th in Indianapolis... Oxford United of English League Two (fourth tier) is returning to New England to play friendlies versus Seacoast United Mariners, Seacoast United Phantoms and an all-star squad of players from the PDL and NPSL in a match named for Jim Dedeus.

W-League News: The Pali Blues were announced as hosts of the Western Conference Championship, squaring off against second-seeded Seattle Sounders.

WPSL News: The league's 19 playoff berths will be mostly decided this weekend with 13 spots still up for grabs.

Super-20 News: The Westchester Flames earned a berth in the North American Finals for a second straight year.

MISL News: The league announced that it will be conducting a combine in Kansas City in late September.