USL-1 teams celebrated the Fourth of July without a loss as last-place Minnesota earned a late 1-1 draw against Portland and Miami posted a scoreless tie against league-leader Puerto Rico Saturday...

In USL-2, Richmond rolled to a 3-0 win over Charlotte while Bermuda edged Pittsburgh 1-0...

In the PDL, the big headline was the end of the 15-game unbeaten run by the Des Moines Menace, falling again in the holiday contest against the Thunder Bay Chill, the last team to hand them defeat, in a 1-0 decision.

In another big showdown, Ottawa played to a 1-1 draw in Ocean City Saturday night to remain unbeaten.

In a pair of other evenly matched affairs, Portland tied Kitsap 1-1 and Mississippi battled New Orleans to a scoreless stalemate...

In the W-League, the Ottawa Fury remained unbeaten as well, blanking Hamilton 2-0. Chicago Red Eleven became the first to clinch a playoff berth with a 4-0 win over Kalamazoo. In Quebec City, the Buffalo Flash earned a 1-1 draw against the Amiral.