Questions back on the table after Timbers fall to D.C. United
(World News USA)

It was the first time since the season`s second game that the Portland Timbers went into a match`s final quarter-hour chasing multiple goals, a fact that serves as perspective on both the last four months as well as Wednesday night`s result. D.C. United was going to be tougher than their last-in-the-East record implied, but being down 3-1 after 68 minutes, though? Clearly, something went wrong. What went wrong was the Timbers blowing the lead they took in the 35th minute through Samuel Armenteros, a goal that capped a muted if controlled first half hour. It was exactly the type composure you want to show on the road, something that might rightly be forgotten in the wake of Wayne Rooney`s...