The New England Revolution advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final with a big win over the Chicago Fire on Tuesday and are hoping to build off that momentum, as they take aim at the MLS playoffs, beginning with Saturdays home game against the Philadelphia Union.The Revolution (6-9-8) sit just above the red line, in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 26 points. New England is five points behind the fifth-place Union (8-8-7).Kei Kamara, Je-Vaughn Watson and Teal Bunbury scored for New England in its 3-1 victory over the Fire in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. The Revolution will face FC Dallas in the final at a date yet to be announced.We have to use it as stepping stone, as a platform to really boost ourselves, New England coach Jay Heaps told the teams website. Right now, were in a fight for the playoffs. And they start now. Every game that we play at home is that much more important.The Union are enjoying a recent influx of talent, including Charlie Davies, who spent the last three seasons in New England. Davies joined Philadelphia recently as did his teammate on the U.S. national team, Alejandro Bedoya, who will make his debut for the Union on Saturday.Philadelphia leads the all-time series with New England 8-5-4 and has the statistical edge on the offensive side of the pitch. The Union scored 38 goals, third-most in the MLS. The Revolution surrendered 40 goals, tied with New York City FC for the most in the league.But the Union will not be at full strength. Midfielder and captain Brian Carroll suffered a torn plantar fasciitis last week and is expected to miss four-to-seven weeks. His absence will be felt, when trying to slow down Kamara, New Englands leading-scorer with nine goals.Chris Pontius leads the Union with nine goals.The two teams met in open play on July 20, with the Revolution winning on penalty kicks. The Union, however, toppled New England 3-0 early in the MLS regular season.This will be the last meeting of the regular season between the two Eastern Conference rivals. Latest Adidas Basketball Shoes . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Cheap Yeezy Powerphase Ireland . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. http://www.cheapnmdsneakersireland.com/adidas-nmd-womens-cheap-ireland.html . 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North Carolina cannot afford another league setback if it hopes to win the division with its only loss a 34-3 against the Hokies.Virginia (2-4, 1-1), in its first year under coach Bronco Mendenhall, has yet to beat the Tar Heels since Larry Fedora became coach five years ago, losing all four previous meetings, and six straight in the series.Cavaliers quarterback Kirk Benkert sees progress in the team every week. He pointed to a 28-point first half last weekend in a loss to Pittsburgh as proof, but said working to keep the momentum going all game is sometimes a challenge.Its good that we had a lot of success in the first half, but we need to sustain it, he said. You score 28 points in the first half and you think, well, youre going to double it by the end of the game. Teams make adjustments and we just needed to execute what was called better. We just didnt do that in the second half.The Tar Heels have won eight consecutive true road games, including two straight in Charlottesville. Two years ago, then-backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw a game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass in a 28-27 victory.Trubisky now is the Tar Heels starter, and one of the ACCs most efficient passers with 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He is looking forward to hostile of Cavaliers faithful.I think we like playing on the road. I think we like either getting booed or people rooting against us, he said. I dont know, being the enemy? I think it gives us energy and I think we just feed off it honestly.Two weeks before winning at Miami, the Tar Heels also won at No. 13 Florida State, 37-35 .---Some other things to watch when North Carolina visits Virginia:SWITZER WATCH: Ryan Switzer stands only 5-fooot-10, but the Tar Heels top receiver has been a pass-catching machine of late.dddddddddddd In his last four games, hes caught 41 passes. With North Carolina deep threat Mack Hollins out for the season with a shoulder injury, Trubisky may look his way even more. Hollins also was North Carolina special teams captain, and finding replacements in those roles may be equally important for UNC.SKILL GUYS: Virginia needs to do a better job of putting its skill players in position to make things happen. Taquan Mizzell had only 15 touches (12 runs, three receptions) in the 45-31 loss to Pitt , and WR Olamide Zaccheaus had just three receptions, but for 83 yards. Benkert threw deep all day against the Panthers, but would do well to look to complete shorter passes to his best players and see if they can turn them into long gainers.ROAD SUCCESS: UNC hasnt lost a game on an opponents home field since November 2014. The eight-game run is tied for fourth nationally behind only No. 2 Ohio State (20), No. 1 Alabama (10) and Iowa (nine). I think this team is built tough, safety Donnie Miles said of the road success.SMOOTH SAILING? 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