Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Portland will have the inside track on the Cascadia Cup and will play on national TV a dozen times in 2012, it was revealed Thursday when Major League Soccer released its full regular season schedule. The second-year Timbers will host rivals Seattle (June 24 & Sept. 15) and Vancouver (May 26 & […]
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‘Shed Culture’ Set To Take Center Stage
Shed Culture host James “Hermes” Harrison carries Timbers Army’s ribald side with him to the Alberta Rose Theatre on Wednesday for the inaugural live edition of “Shed Culture.” If you want to be Timbers Army, then you are. If you’re Timbers Army, James Harrison wants to make you laugh. First conceived as a way to […]
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Oh, Valencia! Timbers Sign Young Colombian Star
Futbolred.com “The Little Train” has officially arrived in Portland. As expected, the Timbers announced today that they’ve signed 19-year-old Colombian forward Jose Adolfo Valencia as a young Designated Player. From the press release: Valencia, who becomes Portland’s second Designated Player, shined for Colombia’s U-20 National Team in 2011, helping the team to the 2011 Toulon […]
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Every Timbers Goal Of 2011 In Less Than 10 Minutes
That’ll have to hold you over until March 12, when Portland kicks off its season with some Monday night football against a yet-to-be-determined opponent at the House of Pane. Also TBD? The Timbers’ roster, which is reportedly poised to add 19-year-old Colombian José Adolfo Valencia as its newest Designated Player. Portland owner Merritt Paulson twinted […]
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Rapids Make A Run At Spencer, Timbers Stand By Their Man
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Timbers coach John Spencer isn’t going anywhere—a fact the last 24 hours called into question, then confirmed. The hand-wringing/head-scratching in Portland started Monday night, when The O‘s Geoffrey C. Arnold blogged out loud about Portland’s fiery skipper reportedly possibly plausibly potentially returning to Colorado to coach his former team, calling Spencer a […]
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Portland “Honored” As Nicest Team In The League
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Gee, they sure look like nice boys, don’t they? Call it the “Backhanded Compliment Award.” Or perhaps the “Next Year, Maybe Be A Bit More Physical Down The Stretch Award.” Either way, the Timbers were “honored” by MLS as its Fair Play Award winners on Tuesday, a distinction given to the team […]
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All Is Right In Cascadia As Sounders Are Bounced From Playoffs
Corky Trewin/Seattle Sounders FC Sounders coach Sigi Schmid and keeper Kasey Keller share one last awkward facial expression with each other following last night’s match. Last night, Timbers fans got the news they’d been waiting for since Portland bowed out of the postseason hunt a few weeks back: Rival Seattle was eliminated from the first […]
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Planting a Seed
Timbers Fall Short after a Seesaw Inaugural MLS Season
Looking back on the Timbers’ “seesaw” season.
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Timbers Stand Together, Honor Their Own
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers What did Darlington Nagbe win an award for? Yeah, this. One day after a dramatic 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake ended their debut MLS season on a slight up-note, the Timbers were back home on Sunday night, handing out hardware at the inaugural Stand Together awards banquet. The playoffs are about […]
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Timbers Eliminated From Playoffs With One Match Remaining
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers That’ll do, Timbers. That’ll do. Portland won’t be a part of the Major League Soccer playoffs in its inaugural season, leaving (WARNING: KNIFE TWIST AHEAD) Seattle as the last MLS team to crash the postseason as an expansion side. The Timbers were officially eliminated from contention when New York beat Philadelphia 1-0 […]
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Philly Has An Army Behind It As Timbers Stand On Last Leg
Ned Dishman/Getty Timbers Army: When they root, they root for the … Union? You bet. Portland eliminated DC from playoff contention and kept its own postseason chances on life support Wednesday night with a 1-1 draw at RFK Stadium, solidifying the final two scenarios for the closing chapter of the Timbers’ inaugural big league season: […]
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Portland vs. Houston — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Brian Gjurgevich It was six months ago tonight. Portland’s Major League Soccer franchise held a grand opening on a rain-soaked April evening, basking in the warmth of its fanatical supporters and earning the first victory of a inaugural big-league season. The atmosphere was electric, the result for Timbers fans; perfect. Like a number of nights […]