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Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Unbeaten streak, homestand over, the Portland Timbers hit the road for two games this week — the first of which takes place tonight at Audi Field against a surging DC United (5:00 p.m., TV on ROOT Sports). The Opponent It’s been a big month in the history of DC United, which finally […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The streak is dead, and in bitter fashion. One game away from setting the all-time franchise record for most consecutive games unbeaten, the Portland Timbers were upended 2-1 by their Cascadian rival the Vancouver Whitecaps on a tumultuous, drama-filled Saturday night at Providence Park. How’d it happen? The Timbers again conceded a […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s been a busy week for the Portland Timbers, with the club shipping Vytas to D.C. and bringing back Jorge Villafaña and Lucas Melano back ahead of the close of the summer transfer window on Wednesday night, and, on Saturday night at Providence Park, it might conclude in historic fashion. Last week, […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Gearing up for the stretch run of an enormously promising 2018 season, the Portland Timbers closed out the summer transfer window with a splash — sending Vytas to DC United, and bringing back of two of the men who were in the lineup when the club won MLS Cup 2015 in Columbus. […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Though they were resting starters ahead of an all-important U.S. Open Cup semifinal, and though they’d only won on two of their previous 13 visits to the Northwest, as the second half heated up on Saturday night at Providence Park, the Philadelphia Union were holding the Portland Timbers at bay. Then, in […]

Eric Cech/Portland Timbers It’s been a year full of change for the Portland Timbers, and this week brought the announcement of two more high-profile departures: Fanendo Adi’s to Cincinnati, and much-loved longtime assistant coach Sean McAuely’s to join James O’Connor’s staff in Orlando. Adi was celebrated last weekend, McAuley — a former Timbers player who […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Sometimes, the fates get it right. Fanendo Adi had not taken the field for the Portland Timbers since he played a quiet 13 minutes against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 7. It was no secret why. Shortly after that game, rumors of his impending departure began to swirl. With an eye […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers After failing to win a 19th straight game without Diego Chara last weekend, the Portland Timbers are back in action at Providence Park on Saturday night for a Western Conference clash against the Houston Dynamo — with Chara back in the fold (8:00 p.m., TV on KPDX). The Opponent The Dynamo were […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Throughout all of the success that they’ve had since mid-March, there has been one constant with the Portland Timbers: they’ve been focused. Sharp, game in, game out, week in, week out. Ready to compete. On Saturday night, facing the Montreal Impact at Providence Park, at long last, they weren’t. Not by a […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s been a busy, disconcerting 48 hours for the Portland Timbers. There are, as of now, three stories to follow. Most importantly, and most troublingly, is the allegation from LAFC striker Adama Diomande that a Timbers player racially abused him during Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup game. That game, which the Timbers […]

Portland Timbers After three months and 14 games, the Portland Timbers’ unbeaten run is over — gone in a 3-2 reverse in Los Angeles on Wednesday night that ends the Timbers’ U.S. Open Cup pursuit at the quarterfinal stage. The Timbers’ 12-game MLS unbeaten streak is still intact, but this loss stings. It comes on […]

Portland Timbers/USA Today Sports Images There’s just no beating the Portland Timbers right now. No matter their opponent, their formation, or their personnel, the Timbers over the last three months have been impervious. They show up with a plan, they work hard, they defend in numbers, they get chances on the counter, and they get […]