Bill Schonley rang in the first “Rip City, Baby!’ to start the Trail Blazers 50th season! Photo By Bruce Ely/Justin Tucker – trailblazers.com And just like that, it’s Trail Blazers season again. All that stress and heartbreak from the previous season is completely forgotten, and a fresh season fills every Blazer fan with nothing but […]
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Timbers Step Up, Qualify for Postseason in Style
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Heading into the decisive final day of the MLS regular season, there were plenty of bad omens for a struggling Portland Timbers team in need of a result to qualify for the playoffs. Brian Fernandez was suspended. Diego Valeri was out with a lingering calf injury. And the San Jose Earthquakes were […]
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Timbers v. San Jose Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers’ season has come down to this: with a win or a draw on Sunday afternoon against the San Jose Earthquakes, they’ll qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Lose, and what was once such a promising campaign may well be over (1 […]
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Here’s a Reminder Why It’s Never a Good Idea to Write a Diss Track About Damian Lillard
Steve Dykes/Getty Images There’s no denying it: The world loves a good diss track. However, best practices dictate that one should avoid dissing someone who can utterly destroy you and melt the earth beneath your feet. Such is the case of Shaq and his sad attempt to diss Portland’s beloved Trail Blazer Damian Lillard. According […]
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Timbers on Brink of Playoffs, But Winless Streak Stretches to Five
Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are just one point away from qualifying for the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2019, but they sure aren’t impressing anyone along the way. The latest deflating performance came on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park, where the Timbers came from behind to nab a 2-2 draw against a Sporting Kansas […]
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Timbers v. Sporting Kansas City Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Left fuming after a controversial late penalty call denied them a victory against the New England Revolution on Wednesday night, the Portland Timbers will take on Sporting Kansas City in their first road match in nearly two months on Sunday — aiming to punch their ticket to the MLS Cup Playoffs (4:30 […]
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Can the People Wanting to Bring Major League Baseball to Portland Succeed Where Others Have Failed?
Terminal 2 is bleak. On a wet, gray, late-summer morning, the 45-acre property owned by the Port of Portland—just north of downtown—feels desolate. The hulking cranes are immobile. A massive metal storage building appears, from a distance, to be completely empty. And the parking lots that skirt the edge of Northwest Front are being taken […]
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Triumph for Supporters: MLS Suspends Ban on Iron Front Symbol
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Timbers Army, Emerald City Supporters, Gorilla FC, and MLS supporters around country scored a huge victory on Tuesday afternoon when Major League Soccer (MLS) announced that it has suspended its league-wide ban on the Iron Front symbol for the remainder of the 2019 season. In addition to the revocation of the […]
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Portland Thorns Recap: Thorns Demolish Dash 1-0
Another Red Smoke incident at Providence Park! Photo courtesy of Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns defeated the Houston Dash 1-0 Saturday night at Providence Park. PIROUETTES AND NO REGRETS—THE THORNS ARE HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS! SURE, Houston sits in the seventh spot in the league rankings and the Thorns are in third. SURE, the […]
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Timbers Shut Out Again in Scoreless Draw With Minnesota
Portland Timbers With just two weeks remaining in the MLS season and the club’s postseason aspirations hanging in the balance, the Portland Timbers cannot find a goal. They were shut out at home by DC United last weekend, losing 1-0. They were shut out again at home on Wednesday night, losing 2-0 to the New […]
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Timbers v. Minnesota Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Following two straight home defeats, the Portland Timbers have dropped below the Western Conference playoff line with just four games remaining in the MLS regular season — making Sunday’s match at Providence Park against Minnesota United something close to a must-win (3 p.m., TV on ESPN). The Opponent When the Timbers traveled […]
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Timbers v. New York Red Bulls Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers With five games to go in the MLS regular season and just three points separating fourth and eighth place in the Western Conference standings, the Portland Timbers face another critical test at Providence Park tonight with the visit of the New York Red Bulls (7:30 p.m., TV on KPDX). The Opponent This […]