MLS East Notes: Pontius excels up top, Ream feeling confident and more

By THOMAS FLOYD When D.C. United captain Josh Wolff reaggravated a hamstring injury in the first half of a friendly against Everton on Saturday, coach Ben Olsen looked to a bench that had no natural forwards on it and opted for a throwback, inserting winger Chris Pontius up top. Aside from a few minutes here and there, Pontius had not played forward in more than a year, since the opening matches of United's 2010 season under then-coach Curt Onalfo. The third-year player, however, excelled in his 54 minutes playing there against Everton, scoring off a Dwayne De Rosario feed in...

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