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Christian Ramírez scored three minutes into the first half of two 15-minute extra periods and the Columbus Crew advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday night.

Christian Ramírez scored three minutes into the first half of two 15-minute extra periods and the Columbus Crew advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday night. Columbus (17-9-9) snapped a league-record streak of 16 straight playoff road matches without a victory. The third-seeded Crew will play the winner of the other semifinal between the Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati.

Toronto FC is looking at hosting Mexico's Cruz Azul at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., later this month.

The Champions League is CONCACAFs flagship club competition. TFC president Bill Manning says the Toronto end of the tie will be played at Raymond James, "pending site inspections." Raymond James Stadium is home to the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 65,000-capacity venue, which hosted its first NFL game in 1998, is named after Raymond James Financial, a financial services firm headquartered in nearby St. Petersburg. Manning knows the stadium. He served as president and GM of the ...