(Douglas DeFelice/USA Today Sports file photo) (Usa Today Uspw/Usa Today Sports)COLUMBUS, Ohio — D.C. United is both a first-place team and a mystery. It is both struggling to win at home, where it was once invincible, and earning point after point during its once-futile travels. “A big response, especially the first half,” defender Steve Birnbaum said of United answering a 2-0 home defeat to New York City FC on Sunday. He deployed a three-man central defense featuring Donovan Pines, the 6-foot-5 rookie from the University of Maryland, in his second start. Pines, Birnbaum and Brillant held their ground.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2019 02:58 UTC