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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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Adidas Originals Nmd_c2 Schuhe . The 29-year-old Baines has established himself as one of the top attacking full backs in the country and was the subject of two bids from United during the last off-season. Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad. BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove in a car and wore a helmet Sunday that reminded him of the life of one of his best friends. He almost gave him the ultimate tribute.Stenhouse came up one spot short as he finished second in the Sprint Cup race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.It has been an emotional two weeks for the Roush Fenway Racing driver, who knew from the moment he saw Bryan Clausons accident Aug. 6 that his friend was hurt badly in a crash at the Belleville (Kansas) Midget Nationals. Clauson died the next day.In honor of Clauson, Stenhouse wore a pink helmet adorned with autism awareness logos and Clausons photos. He used the paint scheme that Clauson had with sponsor Fastenal when he drove in the Xfinity Series in 2008.I know Bryan was watching and wanting us to win tonight, and we gave it all we had, said Stenhouse, who still seeks his first career Sprint Cup win.Clausons fiancée, Lauren Stewart, and her family attended the race, which was suspended after 48 laps Saturday night and resumed late Sunday afternoon.Rain delays are good for some things, Stenhouse said. We all got to hang out toogether and spend some more time together, and that definitely has been helping us a lot the last couple weeks.ddddddddddddStenhouse had spent considerable time with Clausons family during NASCARs off weekend as he went to the Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, where one night he drove Clausons sprint car during the pace laps and then drove it into Victory Lane prior to the start of the feature event. Stenhouse also went to the familys private funeral Thursday.The 27-year-old Clauson was leading the Belleville race Aug. 6 when his car flipped several times and then was hit by another car after it was stopped on the track. Clauson earned 112 USAC feature victories during his career, and he was on pace to compete in 200 events -- including the Indianapolis 500 -- this year.All he wanted to do was race, Stenhouse said about Clauson. Thats what he was doing, and leading one of the biggest races of the year [Indy 500].If he had to choose a way to go out, I feel like that was the way he wanted. ' ' '