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The San Jose Earthquakes will try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games and move above the red line in Major League Soccers playoff race when they entertain the Houston Dynamo on Friday night at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif.San Jose (7-6-10) is seventh in Major League Soccers Western Conference standings with 31 points, just one point behind the sixth-place Portland Timbers. Houston (4-10-9) is last in the Western Conference with 21 points.San Jose has not lost in its last five outings. The Earthquakes are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Quincy Amarikwa scored his third goal of the season in the win.Houston is winless in its last six games, with two losses and four draws. The Dynamo are coming off a 1-1 draw against Toronto FC.This is the third encounter between these teams this season and the second time they have met in the past three weeks. Alberto Quintero scored two goals to lead the Earthquakes to a 3-1 victory over the Dynamo on May 11 in San Jose. The teams played to a 1-1 draw on July 31 in Houston.San Jose is led by Chris Wondolowski, who has scored nine goals this season. Simon Dawkins, Quintero and Amarikwa have scored three goals apiece.Houston has three players tied for the team lead in scoring. Will Bruin, Giles Barnes and Andrew Wenger have four goals apiece. Cristian Maidana and Ricardo Clark have scored three goals.San Jose and Houston are tied for 17th in MLS with 25 goals in 23 games. The Earthquakes recently made a move in an effort to improve their offensive attack, signing former La Liga striker Henok Goitom.Goitom has amassed 78 goals and 31 assists in 268 games over the course of his professional career. Goitom will reportedly make his MLS debut against Houston.Henok is a proven goal scorer that will add punch to our offense, Earthquakes general manager John Doyle said. 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The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Maybe a September bye week will help a struggling Purdue defense.The Boilermakers (1-1), who will host to Nevada (2-1) on Saturday, appeared a step slow in surrendering 512 yards and five touchdowns to Cincinnati in their last game, a 38-30 loss on Sept. 10.Purdue ranks last in Big Ten scoring defense (31 points per game), last in total defense (455 yards) and last in rushing defense (219 yards).On Tuesday, fourth-year Purdue coach Darrell Hazell disagreed with the theory that the Boilermakers defensive team speed was to blame for the loss.I didnt sense that at all, Hazell said, We were in position to make four or five critical plays in that (Cincinnati) game, and we didnt make the plays. But I didnt sense that their speed was any better than ours.Instead, Hazells theory centers on Purdue adjusting to a new defensive scheme that may be causing some defenders to hesitate at the point of attack rather than simply reacting and tackling.The message this week is no hesitation, Hazell said. Weve got to eliminate hesitation. The other part is just being able to make those plays that have nothing to do with hesitation, like being in posittion to make those plays.ddddddddddddPurdue junior linebacker JaWhan Bentley, who ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 8.5 tackles per game, noticed the hesitation element in the Cincinnati game. He said that must be corrected before facing a Nevada team that averages 208.3 rushing yards.We struggled tackling, definitely, early on in the Cincinnati game, Bentley said. And there were a few deep balls that we didnt see. Like coach says, its about tackling and making plays on the ball, along with recognizing that its third down and we have to get off the field.Purdues defense should receive a boost this week when two starters -- end Austin Larkin and cornerback DaWan Hunte -- return to the lineup after missing the seasons first two games because of ankle injuries.Game notes Linebacker Jimmy Herman remains questionable with a hamstring injury. ... Purdue starting running back Markell Jones, who missed most of the second half against Cincinnati with a shoulder injury, used the bye week to rehab and is expected to start against Nevada. ' ' '