Rapids, Real Salt Lake clash in key West playoff-race battle

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A massive Rocky Mountain showdown is on tap for Saturday night as host Real Salt Lake faces the Colorado Rapids in Sandy, Utah.

With three matches remaining, Salt Lake (11-16-4, 37 points) sits in 11th place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference, one point behind both the ninth-place San Jose Earthquakes and 10th-place FC Dallas. The top nine teams make the