Revs let one slip away against Crew, 3-1

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --Defender Julius James scored the go-aheadgoal in the 75th minute and the Columbus Crew overcame ahalftime deficit again for a 3-1 victory over the New EnglandRevolution on Saturday night.James put in a header off a corner kick by Josh Gardner thatbounced past goalkeeper Matt Reis.The Crew (10-7-7) remained first in the Eastern Conference andimproved to a league-best 2-0-4 when trailing after 45 minutes.Benny Feilhaber gave the Revolution (4-11-9) the lead justbefore the break on an 18-yard strike after the Crew haddominated possession.Columbus got the equalizer in the 54th when New England defenderKevin Alston redirected the ball into his own net.Emilio Renteria added an insurance goal in the 81st minute whenhe was unmarked 6 yards in front of the goal for an easy scoreafter taking a pass from Robbie Rogers.

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