Columbus Crew SC will have a clearer picture of its playoff aspirations after playing at the Chicago Fire on Thursday.The Crew (8-12-11) sits eighth in the Eastern Conference with 35 points, seven back of Philadelphia for the sixth and final postseason berth. D.C. United is fifth with 43.Columbus, with three matches left, can reach 44 points while the teams in qualifying positions have two remaining, so the game-in-hand comes into play vs. the Fire, who own a 6-16-9 record and are already eliminated from playoff contention.It is a great opportunity to finish the season on a positive side, Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said. The motivation is gd and were working towards that goal. We all know how intense this rivalry is for our supporters. That is another reason we have to do our best to win the game.The Fire would love to end the Crews playoff hopes with a win or tie. A draw for Columbus means the best it can finish with is 42 points, and Philadelphia owns the tiebreaker.Chicago also has incentive after the Crew beat the Fire 3-0 in Columbus on Oct. 1 in the last match for both teams. Harrison Afful, Justin Meram and former Fire midfielder Dilly Duka scored. Duka also had an assist.In a dim season for the Fire, a somewhat bright spot has been its 5-3-7 record at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.Chicago is a team thats tough to play against, particularly in Chicago, Columbus coach Gregg Berhalter said. Add to that were fighting for our playoff existence right now and its going to be a tough game. Sony Michel Youth Jersey .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Steve Grogan Youth Jersey . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont sn forget. 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Murray remains on course for a dramatic showdown with Novak Djokovic as the world No 1 fought with gritted teeth and weary limbs to stage a dramatic fightback to defeat Raonic in the semi-finals. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The match lasted 18 minutes longer than his marathon victory over Kei Nishikori in the round-robin stage just four days earlier. Now only a 24th straight win will bring the golden end to his remarkable season, and although former British No 1 Rusedski admits it will be hard, he feels Murray will find a way to lift himself for the final. Murray was thrilled to come through against Raonic in the longest match ever at the season-ending tournament It was an absolutely brilliant that third set from Murray in the way he digs deep and finds a way to get the job done, Rusedski told Sky Sports.He breaks another record - 23 matches in a row. Its hard enough doing 10 in a row, but 23 and also against the very best players on the planet. I mean, Raonic was exceptional, he really raised his game.But now Murray must show that belief, that desire to come through. He wants to be year-end number one and we have the dream final possibly happening tomorrow. Murray wins O2 marathon semi Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic in ATP World TTour Finals last four Hes got to get into those ice baths and recover.dddddddddddd. Hes got 24 hours to get ready, but he will be so motivated. I was so impressed - that was one of his greatest performances ever to come through that in three hours and 38 minutes because he had to be tired in that third set.Mentally it is going to be tough for him because hes going to be sore, hes going to be tired and hes got to find a way to lift himself. This is where the experience of coach Ivan Lendl comes in, who has been through these situations before. Murray pulled off this magnificent half volley during the second set tie-break Murray has now played two three-hour monster matches and will be back on court on Sunday evening and Fleming thinks its asking a lot.As usual Andy seems to come up with his best responses when his back is against the wall and it most certainly is now, said former doubles specialist Fleming.Lets face it, hell need to come out quickly and establish himself and hopefully ride the wave. World No 1 permutations Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and world No 1 permutations at ATP World Tour Finals Check our game-by-game coverage from ATP World Tour Final in London on Sunday as Andy Murray aims to secure the year-end world No 1. Follow us on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis to see how the drama unfolds. Also See: Murray reaches O2 final Murrays climb to greatness World No 1 permutations Murray milestones ' ' '