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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Oct. 23-29, 2017

<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong>
<strong>EVENT</strong>
Mon., Oct. 23
VOTE: Westlake Ace Hardware Helpful Moment of the Month
12pm
Tickets for potential home playoff game on sale at SeatGeek.com
Tue., Oct. 24
6pm
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Thu., Oct. 26
8:30pm
Bud Light Pregame Show on FOX Sports KC/Midwest
<strong>8:50pm</strong>
<strong>MLS Cup Playoffs: Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo<br> (FOX Sports KC/Midwest, UniMas, 99.3 FM, 1340 AM)</strong>
11pm
Sporting KC postgame shows<br> (FOX Sports KC/Midwest, 99.3 FM)
Sat., Oct. 28
12pm
Sporting KC U-15s vs. Real Colorado U-15s in Hays, KS
2:30pm
Sporting KC U-17s vs. Real Colorado U-17s in Hays, KS
<strong>4:00pm</strong>
<strong>USL Cup Playoffs: Swope Park Rangers vs. Sacramento Republic FC</strong>
5pm
Sporting KC U-19s vs. Real Colorado U-19s in Hays, KS

Sporting Kansas City concluded the 2017 MLS regular season with a 2-1 defeat at Real Salt Lake on Sunday, finishing in fifth place in the Western Conference. Manager Peter Vermes' men will now make their seventh consecutive appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs as the No. 5 seed, visiting No. 4-seed Houston Dynamo at 8:30 p.m. CT Thursday in the Western Conference Knockout Round at BBVA Compass Stadium.


Thursday's single-elimination showdown will be televised live on FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and UniMas. Listeners can also catch the contest live on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), with The Final Whistle Postgame Show airing immediately after the match.


If Sporting KC wins in Houston on Thursday, the club will host the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday, Oct. 29 or Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC Season Ticket Members who opted in for the playoffs will be contacted by their client service executive today. In addition, single-game tickets for the potential home playoff match will go on sale to the general public today at noon CT via SeatGeek.com.


The Swope Park Rangers advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over Phoenix Rising FC at Swope Soccer Village. Led by head coach Nikola Popovic, the Rangers will host now Sacramento Republic FC at 4:00 p.m. CT on Saturday at Children's Mercy Park. Tickets for the Western Conference Semifinal are available via SeatGeek.com.


A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty, Jillian Carroll and Carter Augustine will recap a wild final weekend of the regular season, look ahead to Thursday's monumental playoff clash against the Dynamo, and discuss the Swope Park Rangers' exciting run through the USL Cup Playoffs.


Sporting Kansas City fans can visit SportingKC.com/helpful to cast their vote for the Westlake Ace Hardware Helpful Moment of the Month. Individuals can choose among three nominees for the month of October, with each participant receiving a $7 coupon to Westlake Ace Hardware locations in the Kansas City area. The grand prize includes a $300 Westlake gift card, a Sporting KC replica jersey and two tickets to an upcoming match at Children's Mercy Park.


The Sporting KC Academy continues its 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy campaign on Saturday with a tripleheader against Real Colorado at Fort Hays State University Soccer Stadium in Hays, Kansas. The U-15s will kick off at noon CT, followed by the U-17s at 2:30 p.m. and the U-19s at 5 p.m. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for live updates this weekend and throughout the Academy season.


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