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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Gavin Wilkinsons woes as interim head coach of the Portland Timbers continued on Saturday as the club suffered its fifth straight league defeat with a 1-0 loss to Chivas USA at Jeld-Wen Field. James Harden Authentic Jersey . Danny Califf provided the killer blow to the Timbers, scoring in the 68th minute to see Chivas (8-8-5) take nine points from its three games against Portland. Since Wilkinson took over for John Spencer as head coach, Portland (5-13-4) has lost four in a row by a combined score of 12-3. The club remains tied with Toronto FC for last in MLS with 19 points apiece. Portland had the better running of most of the match as Kris Boyd led the way with six shots, three of which were on goal. But Califf helped the Goats steal the victory, nodding home a set piece delivery from Ben Zemanski midway through the second half for his first goal of the season. The visitors held on for the final 22 minutes, improving to 29 points to remain just four points shy of a playoff spot with two games in hand. Portland returns to action on August 5 with a massive clash against FC Dallas at Jeld-Wen. Chivas will enjoy a week off, picking up again on August 12 with the latest installment of the Super Clasico, taking on the Los Angeles Galaxy as the home team. Jeremy Lin Premier Jersey . 22 pick in this years amateur draft, was suspended 50 games Tuesday for violating baseballs minor league drug program. Omer Asik Authentic Jersey . Youre matched up against maybe a dozen competitors and, despite all your preparation, still need good fortune when it comes to injuries and playing time to achieve year-end success. http://www.officialrocketsteamshop.com/jeremy-lin-jersey/ . -- Athletics first baseman Daric Barton has been placed on the 15-day disabled list as expected because of a strained right shoulder that limited him this spring. Omer Asik Premier Jersey . -- It has been nine long years since Bob Tway won his last golf tournament. Chandler Parsons Premier Jersey . Manchester United and Manchester City, the top two teams in the Premier League, will play Reading and Leeds at home, respectively, and Arsenal will host Blackburn. Defending champion Chelsea will have to travel to Middlesbrough if the European champions beat third-tier Brentford in a fourth-round replay.BROSSARD, Que. -- Chris Campoli didnt want to leave Chicago but when the Blackhawks walked away, he was quite pleased to move to the Montreal Canadiens. The free agent defenceman skated for the first time with his new team on Tuesday. He will likely see action in pre-season games Thursday night at home and Saturday night in Quebec City against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadiens hope Campoli, who signed a one-year, US$1.75 million contract, will add depth to a defence that may be missing anchorman Andrei Markov for the regular season opener Oct. 6 in Toronto. "There were other teams calling, but I felt this was the best situation," the Toronto native said. "They want to win, thats important, and I felt I fit in well with this group." The Blackhawks walked away when Campoli was awarded $2.5 million by an arbitrator. He said Montreal expressed early interest, but then werent heard from again until this week. "I was disappointed, it was a good time in Chicago," said Campoli, who stayed in shape working out with the junior team in Mississauga, Ont. "But unfortunately, in the salary cap era, this is what youre seeing. "It strains the middle salary guys and thats what you saw. The number didnt work out for Chicago." Campoli joined his fourth team in his seventh NHL season. He was drafted by the New York Islanders 227th overall in 2004 and traded to Ottawa in 2009 and to Chicago in February. Markov is coming off his second major surgery on the same knee in two seasons. He had a setback before the start of training camp and, while he is skating, has not been able to practice or play in any games. Another top offensive rearguard, P.K. Subban, has played only one exhibition game. He is believed to have a back problem, but he is practising. General manager Pierre Gauthier said signing Campoli had nothing to do with Markovs health and did not indicate any dissatisfaction with the performance of defencemen Yannick Weber, Jeff Woywitka or with newcomers Alexei Yemelin or Rafael Diaz. Gauthier said it was simply a chance to add depth to the blue-line without giving up a player or a draft pick in a trade. It leaves him with about $2.8 million in salary cap space. Veteran defenceman Josh Gorges said the prospects shouldnt take the move as a slight. "I hope they dont read too much into it," Gorges said. "I dont think its to send a message to anybody. "Its an opportunity for our organization to bring in a defenceman with NHL experience without having to give up anything. Its an acquisition that will make our team better and thats what counts." Injuries forced the Canadiens to use 12 defenccemen last season. Chandler Parsons Authentic Jersey. Coach Jacques Martin had Campoli paired with Gorges in practice, while Subban worked with Hal Gill, his partner for the second half of last season. A good sign for Diaz was that he was paired with veteran Jaroslav Spacek, while Yemelin worked with Woywitka. Weber, who has struggled in the pre-season after signing his first one-way NHL contract, was placed on a forward line with injured centre Lars Eller and junior prospect Michael Bournival. Weber was used at forward at times last season, including during the playoffs. If he is moved back there to start the season, it may be bad news for the handful of players still in camp who are battling for a job. Their numbers were reduced by one when Gabriel Dumont, a candidate for centre on the fourth line, was assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs on Tuesday. With Lars Eller and Ryan White still injured, there should be openings for other forwards, at least to start the season. Leading candidates are winger Aaron Palushaj and centre Andreas Engqvist, but juniors Brendan Gallagher and Michael Bournival are still in the picture, as are big winger Mike Blunden and centre Brian Willsie. Eller is coming off shoulder surgery. The projected third-line centre expects to be cleared to practice with full contact by the end of the week and hopes to be ready for the regular season opener. "I dont want to be out six months because I came back a week early, but Im getting close," said Eller. Forward David Desharnais has resumed practising after he was out briefly with an undisclosed injury. Joining Hamilton on try-outs are forwards Phil DeSimone and Ben Winnett and defencemen Olivier Dame-Malka, Tony DeHart and Josh McFadden. The Canadiens are 1-5-0 after playing six pre-season games in seven nights, but have been using prospects liberally and should have more NHL players in their lineup for the final two games. "Some nights, weve got eight veterans and other teams are dressing 14 or 15, so we dont read much into it," said Gorges. "These games dont mean anything. "Its about prepping us and making sure were ready to go Game 1 in Toronto. As long as were playing the game we want to play well be OK." Waterproof sports gear maker Under Armour announced that it has signed an endorsement deal with Carey Price, the first NHL goalie in its roster. "I remember when I was really young me and my dad talking about (former goalie) Trevor Kidd and were thinking man, wouldnt it be cool one day to have someone pay for your equipment. And all of a sudden, here I am," Price said with a laugh. ' ' '
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