Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports For the very first time since the beginning of the 2015 season, the Portland Timbers will start an MLS match with neither Nat Borchers nor Liam Ridgewell on the field. Borchers ruptured his Achilles tendon against the LA Galaxy last Sunday. He underwent successful surgery on Thursday, but is out […]
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Borchers’ Season Ends With Achilles Injury
From the moment Nat Borchers collapsed to the turf at Providence Park on Saturday, it seemed more likely than not that his 2016 season was over. On Monday morning, those fears were confirmed: The beloved center back, the heart and soul of the club’s 2015 MLS Cup championship, has a ruptured left Achilles tendon. He’ll […]
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Borchers Injured, Timbers Lose 2-1 to LA
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Upon arrival at Providence Park before the Timbers’ marquee meeting with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon, Nat Borchers delivered a six-pack of Widmer to a Timbers fan celebrating her 21st birthday at the stadium. It was a gesture typical of one of the most gracious, big-hearted athletes this city has […]
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Timbers v. LA Galaxy Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Just six days removed from their biggest win of the season against the Seattle Sounders, the Portland Timbers are back in action with another marquee match at Providence Park — as the Los Angeles Galaxy make their first and only visit of 2016 to the Rose City (12:30 PM, TV on ESPN). […]
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Timbers Sell Adam Kwarasey Back to Norway
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Professional sports is a tough racket. You have to perform week in and week out in order to stay employed, but even if you do that, you can’t get hurt. You can never risk getting hurt. Adam Kwarasey got hurt. He tore a ligament in his hand on a fluke play just […]
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Timbers Roll Over Seattle in Sumptuous Style
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Some days, you get the park and wonder if your team is going to have enough. On Wednesday night against Montreal, for instance, the Portland Timbers weren’t packing enough power to kick over a fruit stand. But on Sunday morning at Providence Park, with Seattle in town ahead of this year’s first […]
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Timbers v. Seattle Match Preview
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The biggest game in American soccer is here. The Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders are set to clash for the first time in 2016 on Sunday at Providence Park (12:00 PM, TV on FOX). The buildup to the first installment of this year’s derby has been spirited. Clint Dempsey has pitched in, […]
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Timbers Tire, Draw Montreal 1-1
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers They gave it a good college try, but on criminally short rest, playing without Diego Valeri, Diego Chara, and any real wingers, a 1-1 draw with the Montreal Impact was just about all the Portland Timbers could manage on Wednesday night at Providence Park. They started brightly enough, as Jack McInerney headed […]
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Timbers v. Montreal Match Preview
Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports After consecutive 0-0 draws at Colorado and the New York Red Bulls, the Portland Timbers return to Providence Park for their longest and most important homestand of the season. First up? A Wednesday night clash with the Montreal Impact (7:30 PM, TV on ROOT Sports). The History It’s been more than […]
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Defense Strong Again in Timbers’ 0-0 Draw With Red Bulls
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Nat Borchers lets you know when his team has had a good day at the office. After Portland’s win in Vancouver in the playoffs last year, he tetrissed with the Timbers Army. Earlier this year, he leapt into Jake Gleeson’s arms after the goalkeeper’s heroics preserved a rope-a-dope 2-1 win over […]
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Timbers v. New York Red Bulls Match Preview
Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports July 4th was a success for the Portland Timbers, as the team took a shutout and deserved road point from their game with the then-Western Conference leading Colorado Rapids on Monday. The Timbers haven’t lost in their last six MLS games — a streak which stretches back to May. On Sunday, […]
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Timbers Have Plenty To Celebrate In Colorado Draw
Colorado Rapids It was supposed to be one of the biggest days in the history of the Colorado Rapids. Somewhat surreally sitting in first place in the Western Conference, the Rapids had a July 4th sellout crowd and a date with the defending champions set up to welcome new goalkeeper and US legend Tim Howard […]