Home Depot Center News

A Quick Look at The Home Depot Center Headlines for the Month of October

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: MLS Regular Season Play Closes Out this Month; LA Galaxy and Chivas USA Face Each Other Sunday in the Honda SuperClásico
MUSIC: Latin Music Show ‘El Bicentenario de La Raza’ on Oct. 17
TRACK CYCLING: 2010 USA Cycling Elite National Championships Going on Now through Sunday
TENNIS: USTA Training Center-West to Host Coaches Symposium
COMMUNITY: 1,000 kids to enjoy the Treats N Suites Halloween Bash
UP NEXT IN NOVEMBER: The Home Depot Center Charitable Foundation’s Fall Events

GALAXY PUSH FOR SUPPORTERS SHIELD IN FINAL MONTH OF REGULAR SEASON: With the best record in MLS, the return of David Beckham to pitch, a playoff berth clinched, and their sights set on winning the Supporters Shield, the LA Galaxy are primed to finish the regular season strong and enter the postseason in fine form. With Real Salt Lake only two points behind and FC Dallas four points back, a strong showing in October is crucial to the Galaxy’s hopes of ending the season with the best regular season record in the league. With only four regular season games remaining, the Galaxy will open the month at The Home Depot Center on Sun., Oct. 3 in the second leg of the Honda SuperClásico against Chivas USA. With a win or a draw, the Galaxy will win their third straight SuperClásico title and eliminate their rivals from postseason play. The team will then travel to Philadelphia to face the Union for the first time in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct.7 at 5 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes). The Galaxy will then return to Southern California to finish out the season with two home games. On Sat., Oct. 16, the Galaxy will take on the Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. During this game, the team will help with a league-wide campaign to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer. The teams will play with a pink Jabulani ball in support of this cause. The Galaxy will be looking to sweep the Rapids this season after winning 1-0 on Colorado in May. Finally, the Galaxy will wrap up the regular season against a strong FC Dallas team on Sun., Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. Tickets for all of the remaining regular season and postseason games are on sale now, with tickets starting at just $20. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 877-3GALAXY or visit www.lagalaxy.com. For media inquiries, including Galaxy training times, media availability and acquiring a credential, please contact Patrick Donnelly, (310) 630-2214 or pdonnelly@lagalaxy.com, Justin Pearson, (310) 630-2216 or jpearson@lagalaxy.com, or Jaime Cárdenas, (310) 630-2215 or jcardenas@lagalaxy.com, in the Galaxy Communications Department. For more information about the club, please visit the club’s official website at www.lagalaxy.com.

CHIVAS USA HOSTS GALAXY IN SUPERCLÁSICO TO START OCTOBER: Chivas USA will host the LA Galaxy in the Honda SuperClásico at the beginning of the final month of MLS regular season action. The Red-and-White will face the LA Galaxy on Sun., Oct. 3 at 5:00 p.m., with Chivas USA looking to capture the trophy by overturning a 2-0 loss in the first meeting between the teams this year. Tickets for the match, starting at just $15, are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visiting www.cdchivasusa.com. After the SuperClásico, Chivas will return to action on Sat., Oct. 9, hosting Toronto FC at 7:30 p.m. on Breast Cancer Awareness Night at The Home Depot Center. Specially priced tickets are available, and a portion of the proceeds from the match will benefit local charitable organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.cdchivasusa.com/tickets/bca. The Red-and-White then travel for a pair of away games, first visiting the Seattle Sounders on Fri., Oct.15 at 8:00 p.m. in a match which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. The team will also visit the San Jose Earthquakes in the final week of the season, taking on the Northern California team on Wed., Oct. 20 at 7:00 p.m.; fans can watch on Prime Ticket and KWHY, and listen on W Radio 690 AM. The Red-and-White will close the regular season against the Chicago Fire on Sat., Oct. 23 at 8:00 p.m. on Fan Appreciation Night, with prizes, giveaways, and more to thank all the loyal Chivas USA supporters for the 2010 season. For more information on any Chivas USA games, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit www.cdchivasusa.com. For media information, please contact Eduard Cauich (ecauich@cdchivasusa.com, 310-982-3656) or David Lindholm (dlindholm@cdchivasusa.com, 310-974-2987).

EL BICENTENARIO DE LA RAZA: The Home Depot Center will host 97.9 FM’s Latin concert, ‘El Bicentenario de La Raza’ on Sun., Oct. 17 at 2 p.m., featuring more than 15 artists scheduled to perform, including La Arrolladora, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Conjunto Primavera, Larry Hernandez, Montez de Durango and Robert Tapia. Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as $9.99. To purchase tickets, please visit homedepotcenter.com, any Ticketmaster outlet or The Home Depot Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

THE HOME DEPOT CENTER VELODROME TO HOST 2010 USA CYCLING ELITE NATIONALS: The Home Depot Center Velodrome is hosting the 2010 USA Track Cycling Elite National Championships, now through Sun., Oct 3, featuring the return of Southern Californian Sarah Hammer, who has been training in Switzerland for the past year. The first elite track national titles will be awarded today as the omniums wrap up with the scratch races and time trials. In addition to the omnium national titles, national champs will be crowned in the men’s kilometer time trial and the women’s 500-meter time trial. Tonight’s evening session will feature the men’s and women’s team pursuit. The event is free, and a complete competition schedule and list of athletes is available online at http://www.usacycling.org/. Media inquiries for the event may be directed to Keri Kahn of USA Cycling at kkahn@usacycling.org. Later this month, the Canadian National Team will being it’s five-year training program at The Home Depot Center and will host its National Team trials Oct. 17-20. The Velodrome will also launch three new cycling programs for road cyclists on Oct. 27. For more details, please visit homedepotcenter.com.

USTA TO HOST COACHES SYMPOSIUM: In addition to its regular programming, the USTA’s Coaching Education department will conduct a three-day symposium at the USTA Training Center-West at The Home Depot Center from October 27-29. The symposium will serve as a forum to present and discuss the USTA Coaching Philosophy and receive input from some of the top tennis coaches in the country.  The symposium will consist of both on-court and classroom activities, and speakers will include USTA Director of Coaching Jose Higueras, USTA Senior Director of Talent Identification and Development Martin Blackman, and USTA Senior Manager of Strength & Conditioning/Sport Science Dr. Mark Kovacs. For more information, please contact Andrew Labovitz at labovitz@usta.com.

1,000 KIDS TO TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER: The Los Angeles Galaxy and Home Depot Center Charitable Foundations will host the annual Treats N Suites Halloween Bash for 1,000 kids ages 2-10 on Fri., Oct. 29 from 4-5:30 p.m. The annual event provides trick-or-treating through the stadium’s event suites, decorated by Home Depot Center and LA Galaxy staff and players. The event also offers Halloween-themed activities, including bag decorating, jack-o-lantern coloring contest, costume parade and more. More information is available at homedepotcenter.com. Online registration will be available next week.

UP NEXT IN NOVEMBER: Foundation events

Battle of the High School Marching Bands
Sat., Nov. 20 – 5 p.m.
Tickets and more info: homedepotcenter.com
Media: asalcedo@homedepotcenter.com

Foundations’ Feast
presented by the LA Galaxy and Home Depot Center Charitable Foundations
Mon., Nov. 22 – 4:30 p.m.
Media: asalcedo@homedepotcenter.com

Note: All event dates and times subject to change; all times listed are Pacific Time (PT), unless otherwise noted.

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