BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers play the San Jose Earthquakes in Western Conference play. The Timbers are 8-3-5 in Western Conference games. The Timbers rank 10th in the Western Conference drawing ...

Wolfsburg has hired Paul Simonis as its new coach. Simonis won the Netherlands’ top cup competition with his previous club Go Ahead Eagles. The 40-year-old joins on a two-year contract.