Timbers Advance to Face Kansas City or Seattle

DALLAS (AP) — Diego Valeri scored two goals, including one with Portland a man down, and the Timbers beat FC Dallas 2-1 in a MLS knockout game. The fifth-seeded Timbers advance to a two-game Western Conference semifinal against either Sporting Kansas City or the Seattle Sounders, depending on the outcome of Thursday's LAFC-Real Salt Lake match.