Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Major League Soccer’s biggest rivalry hasn’t even played a match yet. Still, when Portland and Seattle meet TONIGHT in front of 36,000+ banshee-impersonating fanatics and an international TV audience (8 p.m., ESPN2), Timbers-Sounders will instantly become the league’s most important rivalry. That’s right: First kick, then boom—biggest, most important rivalry in the […]
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Timbers vs. Sounders: Whose Hipster Fans Reign Supreme?
Associated Press Getty The national media has found its angle on tomorrow’s Timbers/Sounders match: Hipsters! The Wall Street Journal ‘s Hannah Karp (who was great before she totally went corporate) offers a rundown of the rivalry that doubles as a national forum for fans to air their … grievances with the other side. Timbers fans […]
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Timbers Seek Road Red-Emption in Seattle (And Who’s Carrying The Most Green?)
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Rodney Wallace (far right) and Eric Brunner looking fierce in the team’s “Rose City Red” kits, which will debut on Saturday at Seattle. The Timbers’ spring line has finally arrived. Portland will debut its “Rose City Red” kits this Saturday, when the suddenly hot Timbers renew their Cascadia Cup rivalry with their […]
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Timbers Dissolve Union, Stay Perfect At Home, Probably Scare Seattle A Little
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Before Friday’s match, Philadelphia coach Peter Nowak said the cozy confines of Jeld-Wen Field force teams into playing “pinball” in Portland. OK, well, if that’s the case, the Timbers showed they indeed play with balls of steel by holding on for a 1-0 victory over the Union to stay perfect at home […]
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Portland vs. Philadelphia — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Portland returns to MLS action and plays its third game in seven days tonight as the Timbers welcome the Philadelphia Union to the House of Pane for a meeting between two of the league’s most surprising clubs. Philly’s known for its stout defense, while Portland’s shown it can score in bunches at home, and there’s […]
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Good Match-Day, News! It’s Soccer Night In America, Or At Least In Portland
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Whatcha up to tonight? Well if you were a REAL AMERICAN, you’d apparently be watching soccer. Yes, after neither Pele, nor a World Cup, nor a svelte young lady stripping down to her sports bra convinced the world’s most powerful country to embrace the world’s most popular game, the folks at Fox […]
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After “Brutal” Loss To San Jose, It’s Clear: For Portland, MLS > U.S. Open Cup
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers If there’s one thing that’s certain following the Timbers’ heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to San Jose on Tuesday night, it’s this: Coach John Spencer values MLS success above all else. Or, at least, above advancing in the U.S. Open Cup. Portland was eliminated from the tourney to decide America’s top club team […]
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Portland vs. San Jose — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Another friggin’ gorgeous night at the House of Pane as the Timbers host San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match. Regular starters will have the best seat in the house for this one, as coach John Spencer sends a reserve-heavy lineup onto the pitch just three days removed from Portland’s stunning 1-0 victory […]
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Good Match-Day, News (U.S. Open Cup Edition)! Does Portland Know The Way To Beat San Jose?
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Timbers seem to be unshakable at home this season, but they’re hardly looking past a struggling San Jose Earthquakes team in tonight’s U.S. Open Cup play-in game at the House of Pane (Web streamed here or live on 95.5 FM). It’s a match-up of two clubs trending in very different directions: […]
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Portland vs. Real Salt Lake — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Timbers FC Timbers fans lay roses on the seat of Giselle Currier, who passed away last week. The Timbers are undefeated at home, while Real Salt Lake is the last unbeaten team in MLS. One of those statements will no longer be true 90 minutes from now under bright skies at the House of Pane. […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Portland Hopes Keeping It Real Goes Right
The loudest voice (and arguably most awesome stance) in that little video there is Timbers coach John Spencer, offering his team some, ahem, words of encouragement during a drill on Friday. And he’s right: The Timbers “gotta be … ready” for perhaps the realest team in the league when Portland hosts Real Salt Lake at […]
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BREAKING: A Still-Active Portland Pro Sports Franchise Spotted Practicing
The Timbers train on Friday morning at the House of Pane in preparation for their Saturday night match against Real Salt Lake. Too soon? In case you didn’t hear, the Trail Blazers were unceremoniously bounced from the the NBA Playoffs last night. So, what to do with your irrational fanaticism? Well, the Timbers are back […]