[U.S. OPEN CUP: Preview] Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers, who are battling for MLS’s Western Conference lead, play in the first of three meetings over thenext 24 days when they meet Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium, where the largest crowd ever for a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal is expected.

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