PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - One thing is always consistent across Major League Soccer as training camps open for the season: Hope.
The Portland Timbers are optimistic that they're shoring up with starting-caliber depth so that injuries - which set the team back last season - don't throw them off. And a few more road wins wouldn't hurt, either.
The Timbers, the league's 2015 MLS Cup champions, went winless away from home and failed to make the playoffs last season.
"I think obviously when you fall short like we did, the initial aftermath is tough," coach Caleb Porter said.