NBCSN Airs Timbers-Rapids Game Today

NBCSN's Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features the Portland Timbers hosting the Colorado Rapids tonight, July 18th at 11 p.m. ET.

The Rapids, third in the Western Conference, are led by midfielder and 2013 MLS Rookie of the YearDillon Powers, while forwards Maximiliano Urruti (6 goals) and Gaston Fernandez (6 goals) pace the Timbers.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group's lead play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match joined by former Jamaican national team player Robbie Earle and host Russ Thaler.

Strong on Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids: "With how tight the Western Conference is, it's never too early to start paying attention to teams jockeying for playoff positions, and this is a huge game for those purposes. Under first year coach Pablo Mastroeni, and led by Dillon Powers, the Rapids have done very well to be in third place at the halfway mark of the season. The Timbers are under pressure to get this win at home, and with former Premier League defender Liam Ridgewell (West Bromwich Albion) possibly making his debut, the atmosphere will be boiling over as it always is in Portland."

MLS ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBCSN's coverage of Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets via "TV Everywhere," the media industry's effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via "TV Everywhere," which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

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