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The New York Red Bulls completed a remarkable regular-season turnaround, clinching the Eastern Conference title with a 2-0 victory Thursday night on goals by Dane Richards and Joel Lindpere.
Playing without star forward Thierry Henry, who missed his second straight game because of an injured right knee, the Red Bulls improved to 15-9-6, up from 5-19-6 record last year. The 10-win improvement tied the 2000 MetroStars - the team's previous name - for the biggest one-season improvement in Major League Soccer history.
New York opens the playoffs against San Jose, Colorado or Seattle next week and hosts the second leg of the home-and-home, total-goals series on Nov. 4.
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