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Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers After meeting in league play on Sunday, the Portland Timbers and Minnesota United will square off again at Allianz Field in Saint Paul tonight with the stakes heightened — a trip to the U.S. Open Cup final in Atlanta on the line (5 p.m., TV on ESPN+). The Opponent The Timbers became […]

At least we have each other on these tough nights. Photo courtesy of Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns earned a 1-1 draw against New Jersey’s Sky Blue FC on Saturday night at Providence Park. It was certainly not the result I thought Portland would end up with, but you know what they say: ONE […]

Portland Timbers/USA Today Sports The Portland Timbers’ first meeting of the season with Minnesota United on Sunday afternoon at Allianz Field in Saint Paul looked, for the longest time, like it was heading for a draw. The 30 shots in the game were split evenly between the sides, 15 apiece. Both teams had promising passages […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers With the MLS All Star game in the books, the Portland Timbers set out this weekend for Minnesota and two important games against the Loons — the first of which, in league play, will take place on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m., TV on ESPN). The Opponent In their third year in MLS, […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Forget Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Saturday night’s showdown between the Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy at Providence Park was all about the home team. In a game that had fireworks left, right, and center — four goals, six yellow cards, and three reds in the final ten minutes — the Timbers, missing their most […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Fresh off of their triumph in Seattle last weekend, the Portland Timbers return home on Saturday night to face another marquee Western Conference opponent: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s LA Galaxy (7:30 p.m., TV on Fox Sports 1). The Opponent The Galaxy got what is by far their biggest win of the season last Friday […]

A record breaking crowd showed up for the match! Photo courtesy of Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns PUMPED UP THE HUMP DAY with a 5-0 win over the Houston Dash on Wednesday night at Providence Park! FAN KICKS AND BABY CHICKS! IT WAS A BANGER OF A MATCH! A whooping, and record-breaking, 22,329 fans […]

Portland Timbers If the Portland Timbers were saving something extra for their first showdown of the year with the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night, what they came up with sure was worth the wait. Two goals from Brian Fernandez, the latter of which came just seconds after Raul Ruidiaz had cancelled out his first, were […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s here. The first showdown of the year between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders takes place tonight at CenturyLink Field — with the Timbers looking for a lift after two dispiriting home draws and the Sounders attempting to avenge their playoff ouster last winter (6:30 p.m., TV on Fox Sports 1). […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers All of the sudden, after their superb start to the summer, the Portland Timbers seem to have hit a wall. On Saturday night, playing without a number of starters, the Timbers were held to a home draw by the Colorado Rapids. On Thursday night, with a full compliment of starters against a […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are set to begin another big week tonight at Providence Park, where, before traveling to Seattle on Sunday, they will look to resume their march up the Western Conference table as they host Orlando City (7:00 p.m., TV on ESPN). The Opponent Orlando City last year were one of […]