With the playoff picture starting to take shape, it's crunch time for teams hoping to sneak in and those looking to secure top seeds. Jason Davis takes a look around the league in the Week 30 edition of MLS W2W4.

Portland could miss postseason

There's no other way to say it: The Portland Timbers are a desperate team. Thanks to a feast-or-famine run of form (Portland is 4-4-0 in their last five matches), an inability to win on the road (the Timbers are the only team in the league without a single...

Toronto FC held on to the top spot in this week's Major League Soccer Power Rankings despite being without Sebastian Giovinco again, while the Seattle Sounders, D.C. United and Columbus Crew SC continue their climbs.

1. Toronto FC (no change)
Giovinco, who was expected to play barring a setback, did not feature on Saturday against the Philadelphia Union. This isn't good news for Toronto, but give the Reds credit for fighting back to draw 1-1 at home.

2. FC Dallas (no change)
No goals for FC...

With Major League Soccer's Week 29 in the books, Jason Davis takes a look back at the top storylines from the weekend.

Playoff pandemonium

Entering the weekend, the task was clear for a number of MLS teams still not assured of a place in the playoff field. Win, or put those playoff hopes in serious jeopardy. At the very least, a loss was out of the question -- considering the stakes, it was reasonable to think that the teams in question would put forth everything they had to avoid such a result.

How...