Brian Gjurgevich The Timbers have captured their first-ever MLS road win and have finally broken a seven-match winless streak. The hemorrhaging ceased and confidence again on the uptick, Portland welcomes English Premiere League stalwart West Bromwich Albion FC tonight (8 p.m. on 750 AM, 101.1 FM and live-streamed here) for an mid-week international friendly. Oddly […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Timbers Take A “Deep Breath” With “Baggies” Before Hitting Road Again
David Banks/Getty This time last week, the Portland Timbers were reeling. Stuck in a losing streak and fresh off a disappointing defeat to their most bitter rivals, rumors about job security for head coach and star players alike began to swirl, and things … were a tad tense. Last Thursday, when a television reporter guy […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Could Success In Chicago Light A Fire Under Portland?
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Not that I need remind you, but the Timbers fell 3-2 last week to loathed Seattle, extending their MLS winless streak to seven matches. Nothing good about that statement, right? Well, at the very least, struggling Portland may have found some semblance of an offensive rhythm on Sunday, as lineup/tactical changes produced […]
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POLL: Portland v. Seattle—Whose Tifo Reigns Supreme?
Seattle fans threw down the gauntlet big-time with their massive tifo display to honor the first Major League Soccer meeting between the Timbers and Sounders back in May. It was pretty impressive, with huge banners honoring former stars, massive signage reflecting “Decades of Dominance” and a grand finale (read: twist of the knife) featuring notorious […]
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Spencer To Timbers: “You Need To Man Up.”
Winless in seven straight MLS matches, it’s no stretch to say that the Portland Timbers are struggling right now. But if the Timbers are looking for a shoulder to cry on, they ought not seek out head coach John Spencer:Spencer chatted with a few media types after today’s practice Jeld-Wen and seemed to be running […]
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Portland vs. Seattle — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers To say the Timbers welcome the Seattle Sounders to the House of Pane for today’s Cascadia Cup derby (1 p.m. on ESPN and 750 AM/101.1 FM) might be a bit of a stretch. With Portland floundering midway through its first MLS season, the Timbers aren’t exactly rolling into their most important match […]
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Good Match-Day, News! With Portland Floundering, Can Timbers Stand Up To Seattle?
Steel Brooks/Portland Timbers The Timbers are winless in their last six MLS matches, and their inaugural season looks a bit shaky at its midway point. OK, be calm, everyone stand back—the Timbers need a jolt. The team’s collective heart needs to get back on the same beat, and a win against hated Seattle could provide […]
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Spencer On Seattle: “It’s Going To Come Down To Courage And Desire.”
Less than 24 hours remain until the biggest regular season match in MLS history. So what will it take for struggling Portland to right its ship and conquer its most hated rivals? Portland coach John Spencer chatted with a few media types today as the Timbers’ final training session before tomorrow’s 1 p.m. (ESPN-televised) Cascadia […]
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Portland vs. Club América—High-Pitched Live Blog Acción
Brian Gjurgevich Will Timbers Army be outnumbered tonight? Portland welcomes Mexico City’s Club América for an exhibition friendly tonight (on 750 AM, 940 AM en español and web-streamed here) and by the looks of it, MLS’ most notorious supporters may have their work cut out for them in the decibel department. The Timbers walked onto […]
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Sporting KC Exposes Portland’s Crisis Of Confidence
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers If last week’s beat-down at Dallas left a bad taste in Portland’s mouth, Kansas City’s 2-1 victory on Saturday night at Jeld-Wen Field was the belch that brought back an unappetizing memory. Sporting scored twice in the first 20 minutes and switched slow-starting Portland into embarrassment-avoidance mode, as the Timbers extended their […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Can Portland Put Its June Gloom In The Rearview?
Steve Dipaola/Portland Timbers A whole new month. All new challenges. A brand new lineup? The Timbers were certainly happy to turn their calendar to July after a winless June saw Portland go from toast of MLS to just plain toast. It’s been pretty gloomy lately around Timberland, which was shut out in three of its […]
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Spencer Puts Starters On Notice—Could KFC Start On Portland’s Pine?
Steel Brooks/Portland Timbers Could Eddie Johnson (The guy on the left. With the ball.) really start for Portland this weekend in place of All-Star nominee Kenny Cooper? With less than a week left to get your votes in, Portland All-Star nominee Kenny Cooper may be more worried about his starting role for the Timbers this […]