The Philadelphia Union are one win shy of posting the best season in franchise history. Tristan Thompson Cavaliers Jersey . Theyll look to set that record Saturday when they head to Portland, Ore., to take on the Timbers.With a month left in the regular season, Philadelphia (11-10-8) is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 41 points. A 12th win would set a franchise record.But the Union face a difficult three-game road trip, starting with Saturdays tilt with playoff-minded Portland.Its going to be difficult, Philadelphia coach Jim Curtin told the teams website. Weve had a good eye on those three games going on the road, we knew it would be a challenge. At the same time, weve proven we can win on the road, we can get points on the road.You can see now in this league when some of the teams at the bottom are desperate and theyre fighting for points there are no easy games home or away in this league, so we know we have a challenge ahead of us, Curtin added. We want to go into those final two home games being in the playoffs and then go from there and try and work our way up in terms of seeding.Philadelphia is 3-7-4 on the road this season and can expect a motivated effort from Portland.The Timbers (10-11-8) are clinging to the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 38 points, four ahead of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Portland has won its last three home games, is 10-3-2 at home and has scored more goals at home (32) than any other team this season.The Timber blanked Salt Lake 1-0 on Sept. 10 in their last MLS game. They dropped a 4-2 decision to Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions League play.Forward Fanendo Adi leads the Timbers with 14 goals, three behind MLS leader Bradley Wright-Phillips of the New York City Red Bulls. Adi is on pace to become the first Timbers player to average a half-goal per match in a season.The Union counters with midfielder-forward Chris Pontius, who leads Philadelphia with 10 goals.This is the first and only meeting between the teams in the regular season. Iman Shumpert Cavaliers Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Custom Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. http://www.cavaliersbasketballpro.com/terrell-brandon-cavaliers-jersey/ .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. For NBA fans (and college fans), who are the freshmen to watch? Who are the top prospects for the 2017 draft in this star-studded class? Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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