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DC Uniteds offense could receive a boost when the team faces the rival Philadelphia Union on Saturday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.DC United (5-6-6) is fifth in Major League Soccers Eastern Conference with 21 points and is 18th among 20 MLS teams with 17 goals. The team hopes to benefit from the addition of Lloyd Sam, who was acquired in a trade earlier this week.Philadelphia (7-6-5) is second in MLS Eastern Conference with 26 points, four points behind first-place New York City. The Union are one of the top-scoring teams in the MLS, ranking fourth with 29 goals.DC United announced on Thursday that it had acquired Sam from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for general allocation money. The 31-year-old winger was a central figure in New Yorks record-breaking season in 2015, recording 10 goals and seven assists. He had 20 goals and 22 assists in 106 appearances for the Red Bulls, including 82 starts.Lloyd is a dangerous winger and has challenged us for years with the Red Bulls, said David Kasper, DC Uniteds general manager and vice president of soccer operations. He is a creative player who not only generates many chances from wide areas with quality service, but he is also a proven goal scorer.Philadelphia is 6-1-2 at home this season, but the Union have lost three of their last four games, all by one-goal margins. Philadelphia handed DC United a 1-0 loss when they met May 20. Richie Marquez scored on a cross from Sebastien Le Toux in second-half stoppage time to produce the win.DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid missed that match while recovering from knee surgery. Hamid has looked sharp since his return on May 27, recording 24 saves and three shutouts in five appearances.Talen Energy Park is not an easy place to play, Hamid said. ... 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That puts them 108th out of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in scoring defense.Coach Jimbo Fisher was happy with the units improvement in last Saturdays 55-35 win over South Florida.But with the next seven games in conference, including two against ranked opponents, Fisher needs his group to mature fast.Its really on us to make those plays, cornerback Marquez White said. You can go back and look at the film and see guys loafing or missing tackles or busting coverages, letting guys run free.When USFs Quinton Flowers connected with Rodney Adams on an 84-yard touchdown pass on the games first play, Fisher said cornerback Tavarus McFadden was in position and didnt make a play on the ball.McFadden leads the ACC in interceptions with three and is tied for third in passes defensed with five. But he has also given up his share of big passes.Theyre going to throw at him every game, White said. Hes getting better every week. Hes becoming more confident. Hes grown up a lot.Florida State has also allowed 14 plays of 30 yards or more, which is tied for third most in the country. No. 21 TCU (12) and top-ranked Alabama (10) are the only other ranked teams that have allowed 10 or more.The Seminoles have come out of the gates slowly and have trailed in all three games against FBS teams.In 11 first-quarter drives by No. 16 Mississippi, No. 3 Louisville and South Florida, the Seminnoles have allowed five touchdowns with three coming on the first drive.ddddddddddddSafety Marcus Lewis is hoping that last Saturdays stretch against USF, where Florida State forced eight three-and-outs in nine drives, carries over to the rest of the season.When we got those nine straight stops, everybody just did their job. Its that simple. We just feed off each other. Somebody makes play, next play somebody else makes a play, he said. Our biggest thing is winning first down. We win first down, thats huge for us.Florida State is among the national leaders in forcing 16 three-and-out series against FBS teams. A concern is on the 23 series where it has allowed a first down, the opponent has scored a touchdown on 18 of them.I feel like stats can be portrayed any way people want to make them, White said. But a lot of the plays, the big plays thats been given up, the plays are there. We just have to make the tackle, make those plays.While North Carolinas Mitch Trubisky is not a dual-threat quarterback and is the first conventional drop-back passer FSU has faced this season, he might be the most accurate they have faced. He is second in the conference in passing efficiency and tied for third in touchdowns with 10.After dropping their opener against Georgia, the Tar Heels have won three straight and are 1-0 in conference play.North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said the Seminoles run a similar defensive scheme to what they saw in the opener.After knowing what worked and what didnt in the Georgia game that will help us in our game plan, he said. They do have a lot of big guys that can run.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy and his work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '