PORTLAND, Ore.—Two hard-won assists from winger Darren Mattocks led to three big points for the Portland Timbers, as the defending MLS Cup champions continue to climb in the Western Conference ...

Death to the Pro Bowl Games. They may already be dead, frankly. This year, the annual all-star event, which became a flag-football game in recent years, hit an all-time low of 1.9 million viewers.

Rather than a period of reflection and listening post-Voice, we have seen a rapid return to the obstructive habits that produced failure in the first place.