Fire end 3-game skid, top Rapids 2-1 Eds: APNewsNow. Fire 2, Rapids 1.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored and the Chicago Fire ended a three-game losing streak and a 10-game skid in Colorado with a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night.

Chicago (6-3-6) had been 0-6-4 on the road against the Rapids since 1999. The Fire were coming off a three-week absence from the MLS schedule to play three SuperLiga matches, and hadn't played a league match since losing to D.C. United on June 13. Chicago also improved to 5-1-3 on the road.

Jacob Peterson scored for Colorado (5-4-6), which has lost two straight for the first time this season. The Rapids also dropped to 11-2-1 on Fourth of July matches.

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