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TORONTO - The trainers room is beginning to empty for Toronto FC and not a minute too soon.Captain Steven Caldwell and midfielder Jonathan Osorio are the latest players to be declared fit with both expected to see action for Toronto (9-11-7) against Chivas USA (6-16-6) in a rare Sunday game at BMO Field.Caldwells return is key. The 34-year-old Scottish centre back is the teams lynchpin in defence and has been sorely missed for 13 games this season through injury or suspension, most recently with a quad muscle problem.As soon as he joined in training this week, hes the loudest voice on the field, manager Grey Vanney said of his captain. He has everybodys attention ... And hes an intelligent player. Hes seen anything more than once. So hes helping to keep us in good shape, hes recognizing good plays before they happen, hes putting guys in the good spots.His leadership on the field is invaluable. Weve clearly missed it over the last stretch of games and hes excited to get back.Midfielder Collen Warner (hamstring) and defender-midfielder Bradley Orr (toe) are not available.Both teams have been on poor runs of late. Chivas is winless in 10 (0-9-1) while Toronto (0-4-2) is winless in six.The poor Toronto run has seem the club tumble down the Eastern Conference standings. Points are needed to get back into playoff contention.Chivas, meanwhile, is buried in the Western Conference basement, having given up three or more goals in its last four games.A Vancouver win over Portland on Saturday coupled with a Toronto win Sunday and Chivas will be eliminated from playoff contention with no guarantee the team will operate next season.Theyre in a tough spot. Theyre an unpredictable opponent, to be honest, because theres a lot of things swirling around that club, Vanney, a former Chivas assistant coach, said of the franchise that is under league rule until a new owner steps up.Last time I was there, it was very similar, just a lot of things swirling around as to whats next for Chivas. So I know what that locker-room feels like. They have a lot of guys who are uncertain as to what their future looks like ... They could come out on fire, trying to prove something or they could come out and at the first sign of adversity, kind of tuck it in. We dont know what were going to get. Cheap Air Max 2018 China . "Weve given ourselves now a tougher task," said Carlyle after the Friday practice, the Toronto head coach notably chipper and upbeat throughout. "But the bottom line is we just have to win our share of games [and] not worry about what anybody else is doing. Wholesale Air Max 2018 .75 million contract for the 2014 season and avoided arbitration. The team announced the agreement on Tuesday. http://www.cheapairmaxonlinesale.com/. - Joao Plata scored twice in the final 24 minutes, including the winner in stoppage time, to help Real Salt Lake remain unbeaten with a 3-2 victory over the winless Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Air Max 2018 . The Los Angeles Clippers showed them just how ugly that life could be. Jared Dudley scored a season-high 21 points, Chris Paul added 16 points and 17 assists, and the Clippers jumped all over the Bulls in Roses absence for a 121-82 victory Sunday. Black Air Max 2018 . A 23-year-old rookie, Stroman is 4-2 with a 3.44 earned run average in 12 games this season, the past seven of those being starts. He logged the first scoreless outing of his career on Friday versus Oakland in a no-decision.UTICA, N.Y. - T.J. Brennan had two goals and an assist to help the Toronto Marlies to a 5-2 victory over the winless Utica Comets on Tuesday in American Hockey league action. Alexander Grenier opened the scoring for the Comets (0-7-2) in the first period, before Sam Carrick tied it for the Marlies (6-3-1). Brennan scored his first goal in the second period, just 1:36 after Jesse Blacker snapped a 1-1 tie for Toronto. Stefan Legein, on the power play, made it 4-1 foor Toronto, before Benn Ferriero cut the margin with Utica skating with the man advantage at 18:54 of the second period.dddddddddddd Brennan added an insurance goal on the power play with his 10th goal of the season early in the third period. Drew MacIntyre made 19 saves for Toronto. Joacim Eriksson turned aside 25 shots for Utica, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. The Marlies were 2 for 4 on the power play, while the Comets were 1 for 5. ' ' '