Donovan Ricketts News

As one might expect, FC Dallas dipped a little in the weekly Power Rankings across the internet.

Will Rodney Wallace be available for the Timbers on Wednesday against the LA Galaxy? Wallace has missed two games for the Timbers while playing for the Costa Rican national team.

The USMNT play tonight against an Honduras team that bested them earlier in San Pedro Sula, but after that, there is midweek MLS action.

The Timbers have a quick turnaround from their weekend match against FC Dallas to Wednesday's away game in Los Angeles but you would not have known it from today's regen practice.

Rare are the losses where one feels as good about their team after losing as before the loss.

Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts recorded his fifth consecutive shutout to help the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas in the Major League Soccer last Saturday.

Yeah. Losses are always tough pills to swallow for anyone. But I'll admit there was something about the way FC Dallas lost to the Portland Timbers yesterday that left me thinking that things would be okay for this team.

Darlington Nagbe scored in the 52nd minute and the Portland Timbers ran their MLS unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday.

Five months ago, few would've predicted that the Portland Timbers would be contending for first place in the Western Conference at this point of the season.

When does a good coach become a bad coach? Overnight it seems, judging by the departure of Frank Yallop from San Jose , just months after leading them to an exhilarating Supporters Shield run.

Seldom-seen Michael Nanchoff was one of the stars Wednesday night as Portland advanced in U.S. Open Cup play.

MLS released its 115-player All-Star ballot Monday, one that contains six players from each of the league's 19 teams as chosen by select media members' voting.

U.S. national soccer team goalkeepers Brad Guzan, left, Nick Rimando, center, and left, Tim Howard, center right, kick around with teammates at the start of a practice session Monday, June 10, 2013, in Seattle.

A total of nine teams were idle this weekend. Unfortunately, DC United and the New England Revolution weren't among them.

The Portland Timbers ran their unbeaten streak to 12 consecutive games, which has spanned three months now, with a 2-2 draw against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Toyota Park.

Former Timbers forward Jorge Perlaza drives home a shot into the corner of the net to score the first goal at the renovated Jeld-Wen Field.

Portland at Chicago , 8:30 p.m. The Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers could deploy somewhat unfamiliar lineups when the two sides meet at Toyota Park on Saturday.

Our top eight teams did not change places this week, due to relative low scoring among the leaders.

Rodney Wallace scored in the 21st minute and Darlington Nagbe added another goal in the second half, lifting the Portland Timbers to a 2-0 win over D.C. United on Saturday night.

He only played 13 plus minutes against Vancouver, but Jose Adolfo Valencia certainly had a memorable apperance with the leveling goal, plus two other shots that didn't miss by much.