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The Montreal Impact made a move to shore up their defense as they prepare to visit the Portland Timbers on Wednesday at Providence Park in Portland, Ore.Montreal (6-4-7) is third in Major League Soccers Eastern Conference with 25 points. Portland (6-6-7) is tied for sixth in the Western Conference with 25 points.Montreal is 2-0-3 in its last five MLS matches, scoring nine goals during that stretch but allowing seven. The Impact are seventh in MLS with 28 goals this season and tied for fifth with 25 goals allowed.Montreal announced Tuesday that it acquired Amadou Dia, a 23-year-old fullback, from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for forward Cameron Porter. Dia has played 32 career regular-season games, including 22 starts, since being selected by Sporting KC with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.We took this decision in order to improve our depth at the fullback position, Montreal technical director Adam Braz said. Amadou is a young player that has already gained a good amount of experience in the last year and a half and will provide us with some depth for the second half of the season.Portland has played well in recent weeks. The Timbers are 3-0-4 in their last seven matches, the second-longest active undefeated streak in MLS, but they will be short-handed against the Impact.Darren Mattocks left Sundays match against the New York Red Bulls with a hamstring injury, Diego Valeri will be out with an ankle injury and Diego Chara will be suspended because of yellow card accumulation.Portland has been much better defensively since the return of Liam Ridgewell, who missed several weeks with an injury. The Timbers have posted three clean sheets in their last five matches.Our overall track record defensively has been outstanding, and hes been a big part of that, Portland head coach Caleb Porter said, attributing the improvement to his ability to lead the line, communicate, and just his quality in general.Eric Sogard Blue Jays Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Ken Giles Blue Jays Jersey . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-justin-smoak-jersey/ . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Marcus Stroman Jersey . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Rowdy Tellez Jersey . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off.Youve heard of the Big Bad Wolf? Well weve got the Super Speedy Wolff in the studio this week along with a real life Formula 1 car! Racing driver Susie Wolff is dropping in for a chat, to answer some top Game Changers audience questions and take on our basketball challenge, Change Your Aim.Think cricket isnt your thing? World Twenty20 champion Paul Collingwood thinks he can change your mindd.dddddddddddd And top players Darren Sammy and Riki Wessels show you how to bat, bowl and catch your way to cricket greatness!England footballer Fran Kirby features in Game Changers News and its a team from St. Stephens School taking on the sticky wall and ball pit in the All-Rounder.See you there!Friday 5pm Sky Sports 1, Saturday 8am Sky Sports 1 & Sky 1 or search Game Changers On Demand. ' ' '