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Almost 40 years to the day since playing their first ever match against San Jose Earthquakes, the Vancouver Whitecaps will face the Quakes once again on Saturday, as the club celebrates its 40th anniversary. But amidst the celebrations, its important the Whitecaps return to winning ways in Major League Soccer against an Earthquakes team that is below them in the Western Conference standings. The Form: Its now four matches without a victory for the Whitecaps who are yet to win against a Western Conference opponent this season, but they have tied their last two games against two of the top teams in Major League Soccer. In Utah last Saturday, the Whitecaps started terribly, going two goals down inside the first nine minutes against Real Salt Lake, but the second half was much improved, and a late comeback ensured the Whitecaps left Rio Tinto Stadium with a point. The Big Question: Will either of the Uruguayans be given the chance to start? Nicolas Mezquida and Sebastian Fernandez made an impact coming off the bench at Real Salt Lake a week ago, both scoring a goal, including a fantastic strike from Fernandez in the final minute of stoppage time to tie the match. Prior to the game, Carl Robinson said last week that the Uruguayan duo had been performing very well in training and wear very close to getting a start in the team. Mezquida has appeared in four matches this season, all as a substitute, while Fernandez started the season but then was left on the bench after a couple of less effective performances. With a Canadian Championship semifinal against Toronto FC coming up on Wednesday, its likely Mezquida and Fernandez will start at least one of the two games. "Everyone will get their chance," said Robinson after training on Thursday. "As a player, all you want is the chance to play and show what you can do, and most of the players will get that chance." The Lineup: Chilean midfielder Pedro Morales missed the trip to Real Salt. Lake to try and heal a back problem that has plagued him in the opening weeks of the season, but if he has fully recovered, he is likely to return to the Whitecaps lineup. Once again, there is a big decision for Carl Robinson in the centre of defence. Last week, Jay DeMerit stayed at home as Honduran international Johnny Leveron partnered Andy OBrien at the back. Robinson must decide whether to stick with that pairing and bring some consistency to the back line, or bring DeMerit back into the eleven. Nigel Reo-Coker played the first three matches of the season but hasnt played since due to injury, coachs decision and most recently illness. Its doubtful that Reo-Coker will be considered for the starting lineup but he could return on the bench. The Opposition: San Jose Earthquakes started the season with a five match winless run, but that came to an end last weekend when they won 1-0 at home to Chivas USA. The Quakes are yet to win away from home this season, losing 1-0 at Kansas City and tying 0-0 at Colorado. Yannick Djalo scored the only goal of the game against Chivas. The 27-year-old from Portugal is still adapting in his first few weeks in Major League Soccer as he gets fully fit, but he is a quality addition for the Quakes this season, joining on loan from Benfica. 2012 MLS MVP Chris Wondolowski has scored three goals in six matches so far this season as he looks to win a place in Jurgen Klinsmanns United States squad for this summers World Cup in Brazil. The 31-year-old has an excellent goal scoring record against the Whitecaps. On a day where there will be plenty of focus on the soccer history of Vancouver, it is fitting that there is a heavy Vancouver presence amongst the Earthquakes coaching staff. Head Coach Mark Watson played for Whitecaps in 1994 and 2005 while assistant coach Nick Dasovic previously played for the 86ers and was a player coach with Caps from 2002 to 2005. Both men are from Vancouver. The Odds: The Earthquakes are yet to win in Vancouver against the Whitecaps in Major League Soccer and the Caps must be favourites heading in. Carl Robinsons team are four points ahead of the Quakes in the standings but have played two games more. The Whitecaps continue to develop under Robinson, but they must start to put together 90 minute performances if they are to get back to winning ways. Where To Watch: Whitecaps against San Jose is live on TSN2 on Saturday. Were on air with a special Whitecaps 40th anniversary pre-match show at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt. Chris Lindstrom Womens Jersey . -- Augusta James of Bath, Ont. Custom Atlanta Falcons Jerseys . Head coach Randy Carlyle confirmed the news after the Leafs morning skate on Monday. Kozun was hurt during Friday nights home game against the Red Wings and did not make the return trip to Detroit for Saturdays game. http://www.thefaclonsshoponline.com/Kaleb-mcgary-falcons-jersey/ . 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Rick Pitinos Cardinals have just one loss on the season, but it was to bitter rival Kentucky last weekend. Louisville was able to get some distance from the 58-50 loss to the Wildcats with a 63-48 win over Long Beach State last Tuesday to close out non-conference play and move to 12-1 on the year. Danny Mannings first season in Winston-Salem has come with mixed reviews thus far. The Demon Deacons have played better of late with wins in three straight and four of their last five games, but competing in the very top-heavy ACC will certainly be a challenge. Wake closed out non-league play and opened a three-game homestand on New Years Eve, knocking off Princeton, 80-66. This is just the fourth all-time meeting between these two programs. Louisville holds a 2-1 series edge, although it was Wake that got the win last time these teams met, a 60-59 decision in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Louisville got off to a strong start against Long Beach State last week and took a 34-19 lead into halftime, but had to fend off a second half run by the 49ers to earn the victory. Sophomore guard Terry Rozier was masterful in the victory, netting 23 points, while grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out three assists and recording six steals. Junior forward Montrezl Harrell added 16 points to the cause, while senior forward Wayne Blackshear finished with 12. Rozier has really turned it on of late, as the 6-foot-1 youngster has averaged just under 22 points per game over the last siix outings.dddddddddddd He currently leads the Cardinals in scoring at 17.1 ppg. Harrell is an All-America candidate and one of the nations premier players. He is shooting 60 percent from the floor and is averaging a near double-double with 16.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Blackshear (13.3 ppg) provides frontcourt depth, while Chris Jones (11.4 ppg) does the same in the backcourt. Louisville not only has scoring depth, but has played tremendous defense for the most part, limiting foes to just 54.2 ppg this year, while holding them well under 40 percent shooting efficiency (.350). The Demon Deacons have struggled at times at the offensive end and that is not good news going up against a stingy team like Louisville. Wake Forest enters this contest averaging 70.2 ppg, on a modest .420 shooting. The team has done a nice job on the boards though, holding a +9.4 rebounding margin. A lot of that has to do with the play of junior forward Devin Thomas, who ranks second on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg), but first in the ACC in rebounding (9.6 rpg). Thomas is joined in double-figure scoring by just one other Demon Deacons, that being junior guard Codi Miller-McIntyre, who leads the team at 13.1 ppg. Wake was able to put up 80 points on Princeton last time out, thanks to a balanced attack that saw five Demon Deacons finish the game in double figures. Freshman forward Konstantinos Mitoglou led the way with 15 points off the bench. Fellow freshmen Mitchell Wilbekin and Cornelius Hudson added 12 points each, followed by Thomas (11 pts) and Darius Leonard (10 pts). Thomas just missed a double-double with nine rebounds, while Miller-McIntyre (nine points, 11 assists) came close as well. ' ' '