Rose City Roundup: USA! USA! USA! Edition

A couple of soccer games didn't really go the way we wanted this weekend, but I'm trying to focus on the one that did. So here are some stories about the United States' Gold Cup win!

There's some other stuff too.

USA's Gold Cup win: five things we learned
The USA won their first trophy of the Klinsmann era. What can we take away from their performances?

We Went There: The USMNT Goes to 11 Against Panama, Wins Gold Cup
More from the Gold Cup: questions as the U.S. moves forward.

Stuart Holden Spoke to ASN 24 Hours Before His Injury
Such sad news for Stuart Holden and for U.S. fans. It was so fun seeing him play again and this was just a terrible way for the tournament to end.

Slide Rule Pass - Six Degrees: Happy!
In the spirit of keeping the lows high, only positive observations from the Timbers loss to San Jose.

San Jose Earthquakes announce delayed opening of new stadium until middle of 2014 MLS season
The Quakes will play their first several home games of 2014 at Buck Shaw Stadium, instead of beginning the season at their new stadium as planned.

All-Star: Jack McInerney selected by Peter Vermes to replace injured Tim Cahill vs. AS Roma
Good for him, since it was pretty surprising he wasn't included in the first place.