Getty A Sounders supporter holds the Cascadia Cup … for now. The Timbers didn’t hoist it. Their fans didn’t cross SW Broadway with it, chanting and singing amid traffic. Their least germophobic supporters swigged no beer from its cold, silver lip. The Cascadia Cup didn’t exchange hands on Saturday night, after the Timbers pulled out […]
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Portland vs. Colorado—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Is it 2013 yet? Granted, there are nine Major League Soccer matches and a Cascadia Cup to be settled, but with Timberland’s focus on the future this week (a new coach, wider pitch, stagnant season-ticket prices, and blessed lack of Ticketmaster), there’s a distinct feeling Soccer City USA is utterly over 2012. And […]
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Timbers Match-Day In The Life
Anyone else get fired up watching Darlington Nagbe shave his neck? No? Just me?
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BREAKING: Timbers Tap Porter As New Head Coach
SB Nation Caleb Porter, the Timbers’ new head coach. The Timbers have found their man. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer is reporting Portland has hired University of Akron head coach Caleb Porter as the team’s third head coach in its MLS era. The Timbers have since confirmed the news. “Put simply, I believe Caleb Porter is the […]
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BREAKING: Timbers Trade Keepers With Montreal
Mike Blake/Reuters Portland’s new keeper, Jamaican national Donovan Ricketts. If the Timbers are indeed rebuilding, they’ve started with the bedrock. Portland traded keeper Troy Perkins this morning, acquiring Jamaican national and two-time MLS All-Star Donovan Ricketts. Like a quick restart on a free kick, few saw this trade coming. That apparently includes Perkins, who according […]
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Portland vs. Dallas—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich If the Timbers are to move out of Major League Soccer’s basement, their first step might need to resemble a strut. Swagger has certainly been in short supply around Portland lately, as five straight losses, a shuffled coaching staff and shifting strategies have taken their toll on both the Timbers’ confidence and fans’ […]
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Are the Timbers barking up the wrong tree with interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson?
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Portland vs. Chivas USA—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Timbers interim coach Gavin Wilkinson (left) emerges from the tunnel pre-match for a quick word with assistant Amos Magee. Gavin Wilkinson wasn’t expected to have all the answers. But three matches (and three losses) into his reign as interim head coach, he’s running short on things to question. After shouldering the blame for […]
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Tom Hanks Defeats Timbers
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Tom and Joey discussing a possible collaboration on a remake of Bosom Buddies. The Timbers fell in penalty kicks last night to Aston Villa, which is officially OK because the result likely pleased Tom Hanks. The star of The ‘Burbs, along with son Colin, were in the House of Pane to watch […]
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Alleged ‘Dude-Bros’ Infiltrate Timbers Army Ranks
Steve Dipaola/Portland Timbers Bow to your overlord, d-bags! BOW! Some might say this happened a long time ago … buuuuuuut the outer posts of Timbers Army were allegedly ambushed by a group of douchebags Vancouver fans bachelor partiers “dude-bros” outsiders on Saturday night, prompting a not-exactly-tongue-in-cheek post by TA’s blogger Andrew Brawley. The former bouncer […]
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Timbers Fire Coach John Spencer
Brian Gjurgevich There are multiple reports this morning that Portland coach John Spencer has been fired by the Timbers. The O is reporting that technical director and former PTFC Division-2 coach Gavin Wilkinson will take over as interim coach for the rest of the season and that a search for a permanent replacement is already […]
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BREAKING: Timbers Land Defender Kosuke Kimura
SB Nation Denver The Timbers bolstered their back line and added a sixth continent to their roster on Thursday as Portland acquired defender Kosuke Kimura from Colorado. Kimura, the first Japanese-born player in Major League Soccer history, played six seasons with the Rapids and raised the Cup as a key member of the 2010 MLS […]