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Sporting KC’s season ends with 2-2 draw at Portland

After the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS postseason history Thursday night, Sporting Kansas City ended its season with a 2-2 draw at Portland, Ore.

Sporting KC’s scoring came from Kevin Ellis with a goal that tied the match in the 87th minute. Krisztian Nemeth scored in the first of two 15-minute periods.

The Timbers rallied with a late equalizer of their own in the 118th minute to level the match at 2-2 and survived the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS postseason history.

Portland goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey converted his penalty kick in the 11th round and then made the decisive save to send the Timbers into the Western Conference semifinals.

Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin, who entered with six minutes remaining in regulation, made three saves in the shootout and four Sporting Kansas City players – Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Jacob Peterson and Amadou Dia – all converted attempts with the match on the line. Nevertheless, Sporting Kansas City was eliminated on the road in the Knockout Round for the second straight year as all four home teams advanced in this year’s opening round of postseason play.

Sporting Kansas City will now turn the team’s attention to a 2016 season in which the club will seek a sixth straight playoff berth and defend the U.S. Open Cup title won last month, while also competing in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs will resume on Sunday with four Conference Semifinal match-ups on the road to 2015 MLS Cup on Dec. 6.

– Information from Sporting KC

Sebelius to be guest speaker at United Way annual meeting Nov. 20

United Way of Wyandotte County will hold its annual meeting luncheon on Friday, Nov. 20, featuring Kathleen Sebelius, former governor of Kansas and former secretary of Health and Human Services.

The event will be held at Reardon Convention Center, 520 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the cost of individual tickets is $50 or $450 for a table of 10 persons.

Event sponsors include: General Motors Fairfax Plant, The University of Kansas Hospital, Providence Medical Center, Wyandotte Health Foundation, Health Council of Wyandotte County, and Wyandot Center.

To purchase tickets or a table visit www.unitedway-wyco.org or https://community.unitedway-wyco.org/comm/SurveyNE.jsp?SurveyKeyHex=3371462B644C42634C397E3E.

– Information from United Way of Wyandotte County

Area could get three-quarters of an inch of rain tonight

Rain moves into the region late this afternoon into the evening, to last off and on through Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

No strong thunderstorms or heavy rain is expected with this activity, the weather service said.

Conditions should dry out by early Saturday afternoon, according to the weather service.

There is a 40 percent chance of rain in Wyandotte County today, mainly after 3 p.m., according to the weather service.

Skies will be mostly cloudy today with a high near 55. A southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph is possible. New precipitation amounts are expected to be less than a tenth of an inch, according to the weather service.

Tonight, there is a 100 percent chance of rain, according to the weather service. Between a half-inch and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible, the weather service said. The low will be around 47 with an east southeast wind of 7 mph.

Saturday, expect a 60 percent chance of showers mainly before 7 a.m., the weather service said. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected. It will be cloudy with a high near 57. There will be a southeast wind of 5 to 8 mph, becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

On Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low around 44, according to the weather service. A west northwest wind of 5 mph will become light and variable after midnight.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 49, according to the weather service.