Assorted notes FacebookTwitterPinterest -- Some of MLS’ marquee names are aging more gracefully than Tim Howard. Given that inescapable fact, perhaps the first rule of sportsmanship is to afford defeat the same respect as victory. Jimmy Connors used to blank opponents before a match to unsettle them, and then often swear at them on court. MVP Westbrook, who is fresh off of breaking the 55-year-old record of most triple-doubles in a seaso.