​Coming off a 0-0 draw against the LA Galaxy, the Portland Timbers will look to take three crucial points against Colorado. A Portland win would push the Timbers to first in the MLS in points if Dallas draws with or loses to Kansas City. Even with a US Open Cup match this coming Wednesday, the […]

The Portland Timbers need points. They have 23 for third in the West behind FC Dallas with 28 and Real Salt Lake with 27. Seattle, LA, and Colorado are all close on Portland’s heels with 21, 20, and 20 points respectively. With three teams within one to two games of the Timbers in-conference wins are […]

The Portland Timbers started off hot scoring two goals in the first 60 minutes. Chicago struck back with two goals of their own in the last 30, the game ending in a 2-2 draw. With this draw the Timbers extend their unbeaten streak to 12 matches and remain undefeated away from home. Portland had three […]

Since joining MLS in 2011 Portland has never lost to the Chicago Fire. The two teams meet for their fourth ever match this Saturday at Toyota Park. Portland carries an 11 game undefeated streak going into this match and is still undefeated on the road. Despite their form, the Timbers will have their hands full […]

Rodney Wallace and Darlington Nagbe scored in RFK stadium to lead Portland over D.C. United for the first time. Portland extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games after their win on Saturday. The Timbers remain the only club unbeaten on the road in 2013.           Portland was led by Rodney Wallace […]

Last week, Portland was expected to win hands-down and D.C. expected to lose spectacularly. The outcome for both teams were draws, 2-2 and 1-1 respectively. Where the Timbers were disappointed with a point, the United couldn’t be happier. This week both teams will be itching for more. The Portland Timbers have one big roster change […]

Rodney Wallace, Diego Valeri, and Will Johnson all scored Sunday night extending Portland’s unbeaten streak to 9 games. The Timbers dominated Chiva from the start, attempting their first shot in the second minute and first corner in the fifth. This was followed a Diego Valeri header saved by Chivas GK Patrick McLain in the 10th […]

The Portland Timbers and Chivas USA began the 2013 season the same way. Both teams hired new head coaches with no MLS management experience: Caleb Porter for the Timbers and José Luis Sánchez Solá, or Chelis, for Chivas. Since then, their paths have forked. Chivas started off hot by collecting ten points in March, but […]

The game Sunday night between the Portland Timbers and New York Red Bulls in Portland could end up being one of the more exciting games of the 2013 season.  The game had its moments of sloppiness that one would expect of an opening day game, but there were also moments of brilliance and skill that […]

There is a great line in the movie “Miracle” (about the 1980 USA hockey team) where head coach Herb Brooks is giving his team a pep talk prior to their big match against the Soviet Union. He says “if we played these guys 10 times, they might win 9. But not tonight.” That’s kind of […]

As I peer over my computer screen and look at the large calendar pinned to the wall, I notice two things: 1) I need to find a Valentine’s Day gift ASAP and 2) we are less than a month away from the start of the MLS season. Guess which one of those things I’m looking […]

One of the main storylines of the 2012 MLS season was the disappointing play of the Portland Timbers. Having narrowly missed the playoffs in their inaugural MLS season the year before, expectations were high for this team heading into 2012. But, a slow start to the 2012 season, coupled with an embarrassing loss to Cal […]

Portland Timbers came away with a gargantuan win this afternoon at home against longtime I-5 rivals, Seattle Sounders. The sellout crowd of 20,438 experienced a real show this afternoon whether it was 2 red cards in a last minute scrum, Seattle’s neon “cyan” kits, or the proudly loud Timbers’ Army.  As everyone expected, the match […]

It was a great day for soccer this past Sunday as Portland met the Galaxy in Carson, California for the first time since beating them handily during pre-season. This time was quite the different story, however. With four LA defenders on the MLS injury list and Oregon State standout, Danny Mwanga, making his debut for […]

Sunday the Timbers fly south to take on West Coast powerhouse and defending MLS Cup champions, L.A. Galaxy, which is somewhat of a misnomer seeing as the Hollywood squad has not won in the last 8 games. This includes their most recent loss in the Open Cup to Carolina RailHawks from the North American Soccer […]