The MLS Wrap: Coaches shine in rivalry week, Rapids keep rolling and more

MLS Rivalry Week saw some impressive results by the New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes, writes Ives Galarcep.

Major League Soccer's first official "Rivalry Week" of 2016 offered up a good showcase for several top players this past weekend, but it was a trio of coaches who came away deserving plaudits for their roles in securing some important results.

Jesse Marsch and Caleb Porter won silverware in 2015, but both have watched their teams struggle to live up to last year's lofty standards early this season, making the recent weekend's rivalry games all the more important. Their teams responded with emphatic victories built on coaching decisions that paid considerable…