FC Dallas

Seattle Sounders clinched a playoff berth and a chance to defend their MLS Cup by beating FC Dallas 4-0.

SEATTLE (AP) — For Nicolas Loderio, going two straight games without a goal or an assist amounted to a drought. He snapped out of it in a big way on Sunday night. Lodeiro scored twice and Nelson Valdez added a goal — all in an 8-minute span early in the second half — to help the Seattle Sounders roll past FC Dallas 3-0 in the first leg of the MLS Western Conference semifinals...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Carlos Ruiz stabbed home Mauro Diaz's flick pass in the 89th minute and FC Dallas moved to the top of the Supporters' Shield table with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday. FC Dallas (17-8-8) moved two points ahead of the Colorado Rapids and eliminated the New York Red Bulls from contention with a game to go...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Kellyn Acosta and Maximiliano Urruti scored to help FC Dallas beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 Sunday night. Acosta buried a right-footer in the bottom-right corner off a feed from Michael Barrios in the 56th minute...

SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Dempsey, Andreas Ivanschitz and Jordan Morris scored during a 15-minute span of the first half and the Seattle Sounders routed MLS-leading FC Dallas 5-0 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game winless streak. Joevin Jones and Cristian Roldan added second-half goals for the Sounders (6-10-2), who started the night with the lowest goal total in the league (14)...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead and Walker Zimmerman each scored their first goal of the season — two minutes apart — and FC Dallas beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 on Wednesday night. Hollingshead scored in the 55th minute to end Dallas' three-plus game scoreless stretch. His...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Michael Barrios, Fabian Castillo and Tesho Akindele all scored in the first 29 minutes to give FC Dallas a 3-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. The dominant victory gave Dallas (4-1-2) a measure of revenge after Portland defeated it in the Western Conference finals last season...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Fanendo Adi and Lucas Melano scored and the Portland Timbers advanced to the MLS Cup for the first time, tying FC Dallas 2-2 on Sunday in the second leg of the Western Conference finals. Portland won the first leg 3-1 at home en route to a 5-3 victory in the two-game series...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Liam Ridgewell, Dairon Asprilla and Nat Borchers scored and the Portland Timbers beat FC Dallas 3-1 on Sunday night in the first leg of Major League Soccer's Western Conference finals. With a 2-0 deficit, David Texeira scored in the 61st minute to narrow it for Dallas, the West's top seed in the playoffs...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Walker Zimmerman forced extra time with a 91st-minute goal and scored the clinching for penalty kick to help top-seeded FC Dallas reach the MLS Cup Western Conference finals with victory Sunday night over the Seattle Sounders in their two-game series...