12:00pm

Thu June 21, 2012
Sports with Art Thiel

Preview: Sounders slump into Cascadia Cup rivalry with Timbers

Credit Ted S. Warren / AP
Portland Timbers goalkeeper Troy Perkins leaps in the air at right after knocking away a shot by the Seattle Sounders in the second half of a match on May 14, 2011, in Seattle. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Seattle Sounders are winless in their last six Major League Soccer matches, playing to a 1-1 draw Wednesday night against Sporting Kansas City at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

That's not the best record to bring into a heated regional rivalry with the Portland Timbers on Sunday, as both team vie for the coveted Cascadia Cup.

KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel will have more on this tomorrow morning at 5:35 and 7:35 on 88.5 KPLU. Check back here for a blog of our conversation.