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AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu It’d be nice in the aftermath of the Portland Timbers’ 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night to discuss an enjoyable and competitive soccer match. It’d be nice to talk about how Fanendo Adi might be the best striker in MLS, or about how the arrival of Jack […]

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports It was in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson last October that the Portland Timbers looked for the first time like a team that was capable of winning MLS Cup — exploding for a jubilant 5-2 win over the then Cup-favorite Galaxy. Now, the Timbers return to Carson (6:30 PM, TV […]

The Associated Press There are no two ways around it. Be it because of fatigue, injury, travel, playing surface, or — gasp — a superior opponent, the Portland Timbers got thwacked on Sunday night. Orlando City ran it up on the champions, pouring it on in a 4-1 win that was entertainment as much as […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The March international break was a lively one for American soccer, but a restful one for its championship club. With a full two weeks off, the Portland Timbers spent time integrating new players and taking stock of an uneven start to the 2016 MLS season. The Timbers made their longest road-trip of […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake have played a number of entertaining matches through the years, and, by and large, those matches have been contested cleanly, skillfully, and evenly. Not so on Saturday night at Providence Park. The third game of the MLS season for both the Timbers and Salt Lake […]

Portland Timbers It took a critical injury, some truly terrible weather, and a goal of sheer genius, but the Portland Timbers’ unbeaten run of ten games finally came to an end on Sunday afternoon as the San Jose Earthquakes nabbed a 2-1 win over the MLS Cup champions at Avaya Stadium. For the Timbers, a […]

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The MLS season got off to a terrific start for the Portland Timbers last Sunday, as the club celebrated its 2015 championship and vanquished the Columbus Crew once again by the score of 2-1 on the strength of goals from Diego Valeri and Fanendo Adi. Firmly entrenched as the team to […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The story of Opening Day 2016 at Providence Park was, in so many ways, a continuation of the story of the final day of 2015. Had the Columbus Crew beaten the Portland Timbers in the MLS Cup Final last December, this curtain-raiser would have been played in central Ohio. Instead, the Crew […]

Portland Timbers To the victor go the spoils. The Portland Timbers will host the first marquee match of MLS’ 21st season when they host the Columbus Crew at 1:30 pm this Sunday at Providence Park, and in many ways, this game will serve as a continuation of the Timbers’ 2015 title celebrations. But once the […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The 2016 MLS season starts this Sunday, and for the Portland Timbers, this campaign will have a unique feel. The core group of players that won the Rose City’s first major professional sports championship since 1977 and paraded down Broadway last December is still very much intact at Providence Park, with names […]

Portland Timbers Caleb Porter isn’t known around MLS as a man who particularly enjoys losing, but it’s a good bet that the Timbers’ MLS Cup-winning manager has never greeted defeat with such open arms as he did tonight. In the Simple Invitational and preseason finale at Providence Park on Saturday night, the Timbers lost 2-0 […]