Potential Sounders-Timbers clash headlines U.S. Open Cup pairings

The Seattle Sounders' road to a fourth consecutive U.S. Open Cup title may very well end up going through their archrivals. Should the Sounders and Portland Timbers each win next week's third-round Open Cup matches, the two will square off at Jeld-Wen Field in a must-see fourth-round clash. That is just one of the possibilities to emerge from the potential fourth-round pairings and host sites that U.S. Soccer released on Wednesday. A Texas derby between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo and a SuperClasico rematch between Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy could also be in the cards for...

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