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The Chicago Fire are playing out the string on a disappointing season, while Saturdays opponent, the Montreal Impact, have everything on the line in the final 10 games of the regular season. Russ Grimm Womens Jersey .The Fire head to Montreal for a Saturday night showdown with the playoff-minded Impact at Stade Saputo. Chicago is looking for its first road win of the season.Its been an up-and-down month for the Impact, who are coming off a 3-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls in their last match. Still, Montreal sits in fifth place, with a comfortable six-point lead over sixth-place D.C. United in the Eastern Conference standings. The Impact have bigger plans, though, and have a good opportunity to move up the table with a win Saturday in front of their home fans.Montreal is 6-2-3 at Stade Staputo this season, and it is rich with playmakers.Ignacio Piatti and Didier Drogba are having big seasons. Piatti is fourth in MLS with 13 goals, and Drogba has found the net eight times, including a recent hat trick. He has five goals in three appearances against Chicago. Newcomer Matteo Mancuso also has been hot, recording either a goal or an assist in four straight games.Montreals trio of weapons will be a good test for Chicago rookie centerback Jonathan Campbell, who has been a bright spot during a tough season for the Fire.The Fire (4-11-7) have the fewest points in MLS with 19. They are searching for anything to build off in the final 10-game stretch that begins at Stade Saputo. Chicago and Columbus are the only two teams in the Eastern Conference that have yet to post a win on the road.The Fire are winless in their last four matches, but did get an equalizer from Razvan Cocis in the 78th minute to secure a draw against Orlando City SC last week.Montreal won at Chicago 2-1 in mid-April, with Piatti and Drogba scoring for the Impact. 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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- After playing in the bright lights and hype of the Champions Classic at New Yorks Madison Square Garden, a big question will be how No. 2 Kentucky responds to more subdued environment.The Wildcats return home fresh off their impressive 69-48 rout of No. 13 Michigan State and they will get their answers Sunday night against Duquesne.Great question, Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne said Friday. But we dont have to worry about that. The way that we coach, the way that we prepare those kids know that after that game is over, we celebrate. Its over. On to the next.The issue is outside of this environment. The friends. The parents. Their families. Now, they might talk to them about, Man, you all are the real deal. But when they walk in this gym and they walk in our offices, they know its on to the next. So they have no time to relax and feel good about anything. Were trying to get better.Payne explained it is part of the regular process in playing at Kentucky where everyone else is always trying to fast-forward to an NCAA championship.Its in everything we do every single day, Payne said. Were trying to get better every day. Are we happy we beat Michigan State thats a really good team? Yes, we are. Did we play our best? Not even close. Not even close.The top concern for coaches is rebounding. Kentucky was out rebounded 44-40 by Michigan State and 36-28 by Stephen F. Austin. UK did top Canisius 39-36.I think one of the things that has been a little disappointing with our athleticism, energy and length is that we havent dominated teams on the glass thus far, Payne said. Dont see that as a long-term problem, but its something that we have to focus on and get better at.In Duquesne, the 3-0 Wildcats will face a team that is 2-2 on the young season. Derrius Guice Redskins Jersey. The Dukes defeated Loyola Maryland 65-60 and Saint Francis 89-75 but lost to Penn State 82-74 and Canisius 78-77 on Friday.We just need maturity and more time together, Duquesne coach Jim Ferry said. The biggest issue we have is the schedule. Were basically playing every other day. So weve not had the practice time we really needed. Our practices have been our games (leading to) making decisions on the fly.Duquesne is trying to restart after losing its top three scorers to graduation. Sophomore guard Tarin Smith leads the way at 15.5 points per game followed by freshman forward Isiaha Mike at 12.0. Darius Lewis, a 6-11 senior post player from Lexington, Ky., is the top rebounder at 6.5.Kentucky is averaging 83 points per game and has three players scoring in double figures, all guards. Sophomore Isaiah Briscoe is tops at 19.7 points per game followed by freshman Malik Monk at 16.3 and DeAaron Fox at 15.0.Freshman Bam Adebayo and sophomore Isaac Humphries share the rebounding lead at 5.7 per game.Monk is coming off his best game with a team-best 23 points against Michigan State during which he made 7-of-11 from 3-point range. In fact, it was the best overall game by Kentucky to date. To fend off any letdown, coaches make sure players are competing against themselves.They dont really know, and theyre learning, Payne said. For every one of these kids in this program, other than Isaiah Briscoe, everybody is still learning who they are as a player. There have been times when they havent been in dog fights before. So, theyre getting a chance to see. ' ' '