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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Beat the Whitecaps next Sunday in Vancouver, and the Portland Timbers are in the playoffs.The Timbers set up the win-and-in scenario for the regular-season finale with a 1-0 victory Sunday over the Colorado Rapids. Fanendo Adi scored on a penalty kick in the 35th minute.The reality is, it comes down to one game for us now to extend our season, Timbers captain Jack Jewsbury said. Its not the sixth game of the season on the road where its hard to see the end line. Its do or die. It was the fifth straight win at home for the defending MLS Cup champions and pulled them pulled even in points with Sporting Kansas City for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Timbers were a point back of fifth-place Seattle.Colorado (15-6-12) dropped to second in the conference standings behind Dallas while vying for the Supporters Shield for the team with the best regular-season record.The Timbers (12-13-8) have been winless on the road this season, which has hurt their playoff chances. But the result Sunday keeps them in the playoff race heading into the final game of the regular season next Sunday against the Whitecaps in Vancouver.I dont think anybodys worried about the road, even though, yeah, maybe we should be, Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. But I think in some ways the group still has a lot of confidence going on the road. Its more frustration, like, `how did we not win on the road? type of thing.The Timbers have lost starters Liam Ridgewell and Diego Chara for the match against the Whitecaps because of yellow card accumulation.The Rapids wrap up the regular season at home next Sunday against the Houston Dynamo.The mentality has to be right and were at home, in front of the home crowd, after a week of rest, Rapids coach Pablo Mastroeni said about the final with the Shield on the line. Just looking forward to a really spirited, really positive, really electric performance in that last game to hopefully put us in a position to win the Shield.Adis penalty kick was the result of a foul in the box on Vytautas Andriuskevicius. Three minutes later, Andriuskevicius drew another penalty but Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard stopped the shot and Adi missed a chance on the rebound.Jewsbury, who is retiring following the season, was captain for his 156th game with the Timbers, tied for fourth on the teams career list. He was honored before his final home game, and the sellout crowd at Providence Park chanted Captain Jack!I want to thank each and every one of you for what you bring to this. Look at this atmosphere we get to play in front of every single game. Its amazing, he told the fans.After the game he went up in the stands to the Timbers Army supporters group to shake hands and sign autographs.Colorado was coming off a 2-1 victory over San Jose on Thursday night, snapping a 14-game winless streak over the Earthquakes. Kevin Doyle scored both goals in the Rapids third straight victory.The Timbers fell 1-0 to the Rapids on Oct. 1 in Colorado. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. cheap nfl jerseys authentic . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. http://www.cheapnflauthenticjerseys.net/ . 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Owner Neville Bells dream to breed a top class stayer could have instead given him a early running two-year-old.Bell, who mixes operating Kilto Park horse complex with being chairman of the Brisbane Race Club, sent his mare Candice to the Desert King, the sire of three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva.The result was Brando who will be one of only a few horses by the Irish Derby winner to race in Brisbane when he runs in the QTIS Two-Year-Old (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Candice, a Canny Lad mare, won two races at 2200m and was placed several times during her career at middle distances.I was hoping to get another Makybe DDiva but I might have got a Black Caviar instead, Bell said.ddddddddddddBut in all seriousness, Brando has shown us a bit at the shorter trips so we decided to give him an early chance.He was scratched from the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday for this so hopefully he will repay the confidence.Bell said no matter what the result on Saturday he still had hopes for Brando as a stayer.And I havent given up hope Candice will get a stayer as she has just been covered by (Melbourne Cup winner) Americain, he said. 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