Article excerpt: CARSON, Calif. – Brad Davis has received a lion’s share of the credit for the Houston Dynamo’s return to prominence in 2011. But to the LA Galaxy, it’s someone else on Houston’s roster that’s the most important player. “Brian [Ching] is the heart and soul of that team,” Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant said [...]

Article excerpt: KANSAS CITY, Kan. — As his teammates carried the Eastern Conference championship trophy to the southeast corner of Livestrong Sporting Park, injured midfielder Brad Davis hurriedly hopped along behind on crutches. His marvelous season likely over because of the right quadriceps strain he suffered in the first half Sunday afternoon, Davis caught up, dumped [...]