In its quest to end a three-year MLS playoff drought, D.C. United won’t confront any must-wins until these searing summer days are a distant memory. But with the club beginning a favorable stretch of the schedule against a listing opponent and needing points at home, Wednesday night’s affair with the New England Revolution carried an urgency reserved for later in the calendar. The moment wasn’t lost on the players, but after watching a wealth of scoring opportunities melt away, United yielded Stephen McCarthy’s 73rd-minute goal and dropped a disheartening 1-0 decision before 15,597 at RFK Stadium. Read full article >>