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Sam Ortega/Portland Timbers With discontent over MLS’s ban of the Iron Front symbol swirling, the buildup the Portland Timbers’ showdown with the Seattle Sounders tonight at Providence Park has had a decidedly unusual feel. Tonight’s game will be well worth watching — for what happens off of, as well as on, the field (7 p.m., […]

The 2019 Adult Soapbox Derby was held Saturday Aug 17 at Mt. Tabor. Photos by Meg Nanna This past Saturday (Aug 17) marked the latest edition of what is hands-down one of Portland’s greatest homegrown events: The 2019 Adult Soapbox Derby. It’s a day of grand artistic achievement, speed, and drinking (in that order) as […]

Saturday’s attendance was 20,895. NOT TOO SHABBY PDX! Photo courtesy of Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns SPOOKED the Washington Spirit 3-1 Saturday night at Providence Park! HOLY DARYL HANNAH IN A FISH SUIT—THE THORNS MADE A SATURDAY NIGHT SPLASH! I was a little nervous when I woke up on game day to hear about […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers In December of last year, Atlanta United beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 in front of more than 70,000 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to win MLS Cup 2018. The rematch, played nearly eight-and-a-half months later on beautiful Sunday night at Providence Park, was, in many ways, worth waiting for: an intense, exhilarating, full-throttle battle […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s a Sunday night that has been circled on the calendar for months: Darlington Nagbe’s return to Portland, an MLS Cup rematch, and one of the games of the season as Atlanta United arrives to face the Timbers at Providence Park (7 p.m., TV on Fox Sports 1). The Opposition After tearing […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It was about as wacky as they come, but the Portland Timbers made it out of Wednesday night’s home tilt against the Chicago Fire with three more goals and three more crucial points to climb back above the playoff red line. At the beginning, it looked for all the world like it […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s another short turnaround for the Portland Timbers, who, after beating Vancouver 3-1 on Saturday, will return to action tonight with a chance to jump back into the Western Conference playoff places as they face the Chicago Fire at Providence Park (8 p.m., TV on ROOT Sports). The Opposition It’s been another […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The first of the Portland Timbers’ record ten straight home games, played against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night at Providence Park, was, predictably, a grind. The Whitecaps, the Western Conference’s worst team, walked out onto the field, dropped ten players behind the ball, ceded possession, attempted make life as difficult as […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers After a deflating five-day stretch in Minnesota that culminated in their elimination from the U.S. Open Cup, the Portland Timbers return to Providence Park on Saturday night looking to return to winning ways in their second and final meeting of the season with the Vancouver Whitecaps (8 p.m., TV on KPDX). The […]

Portland Timbers/USA Today Sports The Portland Timbers’ run through the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, which took them past Seattle, the LA Galaxy, and LAFC, came to an abrupt end on Wednesday night in Minnesota, one win away from the final. There will be no MLS Cup rematch in Atlanta at the end of the month. […]