Soccer Watch

When Real Salt Lake lines up against the L.A. Galaxy in the MLS Cup Final this Sunday, there will be two players on the roster who spent a good part of this season playing for the Austin Aztex. David Horst played in 10 solid games for the Aztex on defense; Jean Alexandre played in nine as a striker and was the team's second-leading scorer, including the goal of the year in Puerto Rico. A good reason, perhaps, to root for RSL. The MLS Cup Final is at 7:30pm Sunday, Nov. 22, in Seattle and on ESPN.

St. Edward's women advanced to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 by beating Central Oklahoma in a shoot-out and then outlasting conference rival Incarnate Word, 1-0, last weekend in San Antonio. The Hilltop­pers are in San Diego this Friday against West Texas A&M, who beat them 1-0 back in September in Canyon. The Final Four championship games will be Dec. 3 & 5 in Tampa, Fla.

Texas A&M is in the Sweet 16 as well, in Division I, after knocking off LSU in penalty kicks. They're at top-seeded Florida State on Friday; the Final Four will take place Dec. 4 & 6 in ­College Station.

The World Cup 2010 field is finally set: France, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Uruguay, and Algeria joined the party Wednesday, after New Zea­land, Nigeria, and Cameroon qualified in dramatic fashion on Satur­day. The final draw takes place Dec. 4; the tournament is June 11-July 11, 2010, in South Africa.

The Ottawa City Council ended months of bitter debate Monday by approving the $250 million Lansdowne Live sports and multiuse development project by a 15-9 vote; the complex is expected to host a Canadian Football League team and a new franchise in the Aztex's USL-1.