Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers New Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, left, speaks to the media during his introductory press conference on Tuesday at Jeld-Wen Field. Caleb Porter is more than a man with a plan—he’s a builder with a blueprint. So go the hopes of the Portland Timbers, who unveiled their new head coach in a […]
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Blazers vs. Hornets – Hot Live Blog Action!
We’re LIVE at the Rose Garden with glasses firmly against brow—four eyes to follow each of the NBA Draft Lottery picks we’ll see tonight when your Portland Trail Blazers welcome the New Orleans Hornets. The top pick meets the top player in the 2011 Draft class, as Anthony Davis (yes, he of unibrow fame) and […]
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Blazers vs. Kings – Hot Live Blog Action!
A season-long roadie behind them, the Trail Blazers are happy to be home for the holidays. Well, the holiday shopping season at least. We’re live at the Rose Garden as the Blazers host the Anaheim Virginia Beach Sacramento (for now) Kings in a nationally televised NBA soiree that tips off six home games over the […]
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My, What A Busy Day(!) For The Timbers!
Newest Timber Will Johnson, who Portland acquired during a busy Monday for roster changes around Major League Soccer. When Major League Soccer’s transfer window opened Monday morning, the Timbers showed they were eager to jump. Results of the flurry of telegraphed, then-trickled–out activity for Soccer City, USA? Three new players, five (maybe six?) farewells and […]
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Nagbe Up For Second Straight Goal Of The Year
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Darlington Nagbe: “I don’t always score, but when I do, I prefer golazos.” To borrow a line from Timbers Army, Darlington Nagbe’s goal-scoring may best be described thusly: Quality over quantity. Nagbe—Portland’s second-year midfielder/forward/wherever coach needs him—didn’t have the breakout season many expected, but his artistic flair is again being recognized by […]
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Portland Team Will Help Kick Off New Women’s Pro Soccer League
ABC News Coming to a Jeld-Wen Field Near You. Portland will field one of eight founding teams in a new women’s professional soccer league, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced today. The league, which will kick off in the spring, pits the Rose City against clubs from Seattle (who you, like, totally already hate), Boston, Chicago, […]
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Blazers vs. Bulls – Hot Live Blog Action!
Derrick Rose and Damian Lillard won’t share the same floor tonight. But if the first nine games of the season are any indication, it may not be long before the young pair share the same rarefied air. Rose (the league’s best point guard) is out rehabbing a potentially season-ending injury. Lillard (the league’s best rookie […]
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Blazers vs. Hawks – Hot Live Blog Action!
Blazer fans? Psssssh…what a bunch of sellouts. UNTIL TONIGHT. For the first time in 195 games, Portland will play a regular-season home game in front of empty seats (that technically haven’t been paid for). It’s the first non-sellout since December 2007 (heady times, man) and it also happens to mark the first day on the […]
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Portland vs. Chris Wondolowski—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Portland’s David Horst (left) keeps an eye on San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski. From most any perspective, it’s clear history won’t look kindly on the 2012 Timbers. A shocking loss to an amateur team. A (hasty?) midseason coaching change. Hell, there’s even talk of the Bitter End closing down. Taking the Cascadia Cup last […]
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Kings of Cascadia
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Timbers had nothing else to fight for. Their fans had nothing else to hope for. Both have something new to drink from. The Timbers captured the Cascadia Cup last night with a hold-on-for-your-life 1-0 victory over rival Vancouver—Portland’s first road win of the season. Yes, the Timbers are hopelessly out of […]
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Timbers Owner Dinged $25K For Berating Officials
Brian Gjurgevich Timbers owner/supporter Merritt Paulson confronts officials as they leave the pitch immediately following Portland’s 1-1 draw with DC United on Saturday. It’s a good thing Timbers owner Merritt Paulson is just as flush with cash as he is passion for his club. Paulson is $25,000 lighter in the wallet after Major League Soccer […]
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Portland vs. District of Columbia—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich DC United is far too good a footy team to be overlooked, so let’s go ahead and do just that. Mired near the bottom of the Western Conference standings and all but officially eliminated from playoff contention, your Timbers are eight days away from the only match left that matters to Portland—the deciding […]