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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. Portland (6-1-8, 26 points) pulled within two points of Western Division-leading Dallas (8-3-4). Portland hasnt dropped a match since losing to East-leading Montreal 2-1 on March 9. The victory Saturday was the Timbers sixth during their club-record unbeaten streak. Dallas lost for only the second time in its past 13 games, but both defeats came on trips to the Pacific Northwest. Dallas lost at Seattle 4-2 on May 18. Nagbe said it was "definitely the biggest win of the season," and Timbers coach Caleb Porter thought it was a highly-entertaining match despite the lack of goals. "It was outstanding soccer . a bit more of a track meet than I would have liked, but I thought we managed possession better in the second half," Porter said. Portland won the season series over Dallas, with the teams playing to a 1-1 tie May 8. The Timbers play at Dallas on June 26 in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals, a non-counting MLS match. Dallas outshot Portland 19-18 and forced Timbers goaltender Donovan Ricketts to make seven saves. "We had scoring chances. Were on the road and they make seven saves? Thats enough," FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said. The Timbers lone goal was set up early in the second half when Kalif Alhassan passed to Nagbe in the penalty box. Nagbe pivoted to his right and blasted a 12-yard shot into the top right corner of the goal. "The ball landed perfectly for me. Once I saw the corner, I put it there," Nagbe said. It was Nagbes fifth goal of the season, tying him for the team lead with midfielder Will Johnson. "Hes the type of player who can pull off a play like that. Ive seen him do it plenty of times," Porter said of Nagbe. Both teams had several good chances to score in the first half. Portlands best came during the 15th minute when Diego Valeris header off a cross from Michael Harrington hit the cross bar. Dallas threatened seconds before halftime, but Timbers keeper Donovan Ricketts deflected Jacksons 20-yard rocket shot. Portland had several chances to add to its lead after Nagbes goal. The best was a breakaway during the 77th minute by Diego Chara, whose 10-yard shot glanced off the right post. Dallas best chance to tie came during the 72nd minute when Jackson broke away from two defenders, but his 15-yard shot sailed over the crossbar. Dallas starting forward Kenny Cooper did not play. Cooper flew back to Dallas on Saturday morning to attend to a family emergency. Eric Hassli started in his place, but he left during the seventh minute with a leg injury. "We went into the game without any strikers. Put those three guys in, and maybe its a little different today," Hyndman said. Ecco Shoes Clearance Sale. 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If all those exciting and compelling games in the opening weekend of the college football season wore you out, week two is for you.For the first time since Sept. 8, 2012, there are no games matching ranked teams on the schedule this weekend.No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Washington, No. 10 Wisconsin, No. 11 Texas and No. 14 Oklahoma are favored against FBS opponents by a combined 265+ points on Saturday.Six Top 25 teams are playing FCS opponents and there is only one ranked team favored by less than 10 points.Intrigue can be found away from the Top 25, where a couple of in-state rivalries are renewed.Penn State plays Pittsburgh for the first time since 2000. The rivalry known as the Holy War returns to the state of Utah for the first time since 2014. BYU and Utah took two seasons off from their rivalry, but ended up facing off in the Las Vegas Bowl last season.The picks:FRIDAY NIGHT DOME LIGHTSNo. 13 Louisville (minus 14) at SyracuseWith Syracuses new up-tempo offense, a basketball score is possible for the old Big East rivals ... LOUISVILLE 45-34.BEATDOWNSWestern Kentucky (plus 28 1/2) at No. 1 AlabamaTroy (plus 36) at No. 2 ClemsonTulsa (plus 29) at No. 4 Ohio StateUCF (plus 35 1/2) at No. 5 MichiganIdaho (plus 36 1/2) at No. 8 WashingtonAkron (plus 25) at No. 10 WisconsinUTEP (plus 28 1/2) at No. 11 TexasLouisiana-Monroe (plus 46 1/2) at OklahomaThe good news is each of these Group of Five teams will be handsomely compensated for their time and effort. Lets just combine these games ... RANKED TEAMS 400-160.UPSET ALERTArkansas (plus 7 1/2) at No. 15 TCUThe Frogs want to go fast; the Hogs like to slow it down ... TCU 35-31.Iowa State (plus 15) at No. 16 IowaThe Cyclones have won three of the last five meetings with the CyHawk Trophy at stake ... IOWA 33-21.No. 17 Tennessee (minus 11 1/2) vs. Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TennesseeA crowd pushing 150,000 is expected at the race track. Most shouldd bring binoculars .dddddddddddd.. TENNESSEE 28-13.MORE BLOWOUTSNevada (plus 28) at No. 18 Notre DameIrish defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is about as popular in South Bend, Indiana, these days as Charlie Weis ... NOTRE DAME 45-21.Central Michigan (plus 21) at No. 22 Oklahoma StateThe Chippewas hung tough at home with the Cowboys last season ... OKLAHOMA STATE 51-24, BEST BET.SMU (plus 32) at No. 23 BaylorThe Bears have won 12 straight meetings, scoring at least 40 points nine times ... BAYLOR 48-35.COMING OFF LOSES TO FCSVirginia (plus 24 1/2) at No. 24 OregonAfter losing to Richmond, it doesnt get any easier for the Cavaliers, who need to be more like Bronco Mendenhalls old team ... OREGON 51-21.FAU (plus 24) at No. 25 MiamiThe Owls fell to Southern Illinois last week; the Hurricanes are ranked for the first time since 2013 ... MIAMI 48-17.TWITTER REQUESTSPenn State (plus 6) at Pitt -- (at)cpugliesiThe Nittany Lions new offense was OK against Kent State. Improving against a Pat Narduzzi defense will be challenging ... PITTSBURGH 24-20.BYU (plus 3 1/2) at Utah -- (at)VegasAggieThe Utes have won five straight against the Cougars ... UTAH 23-21.Texas Tech (plus 3) at Arizona State -- (at)vtasuPossible 200 plays from a couple of up-tempo teams ... TEXAS TECH 42-38, UPSET SPECIAL.Northern Illinois (plus 15) at USF -- (at)jhalpin-Interesting Group of Five matchup, featuring perennial MAC championship contender and one of the American Athletic Conferences best ... USF 35-17.Washington State (plus 11) at Boise State -- (at)ipap-saThe Cougars lost to an FCS team to open the season last year and went on to have its best record under coach Mike Leach. So maybe that loss to Eastern Washington was a good sign. Maybe? ... BOISE STATE 31-24.--Record: straight 12-6; vs. points 8-10.--Follow Ralph Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '
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