Sports Matt Braddock wasn’t about to let a fellow Portland Timbers fan pay $80 for a $25 ticket. Before the Timbers match against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 14, Braddock saw a scalper trying t   More

News Tensions turned nasty on Sunday between the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes—both on the pitch, where Earthquakes striker Alan Gordon uttered a homophobic slur while being ejected, and outside the stadium, where Earthquakes fans smashed in the windshield of a driver who held up a Timbers scarf. But those incidents overshadow a more established war that may have turned violent last night: ...   More

News The Portland Timbers’ home game on Sunday against the San Jose Earthquakes will likely showcase two teams headed in opposite directions. The Earthquakes (2-2-2, 8 points) may have a better record than the Timbers (1-1-3, 6 points). But if recent play is any indication, they’ll find a win at Jeld-Wen Field a steep uphill climb. Since the Timbers’ 3-3 preseason matchup against the Earthquakes ...   More

News On the face of it, it doesn’t look good for the Portland Timbers against the Houston Dynamo this Saturday, April 6, at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers, with the worst defense in the league—with eight goals allowed in four games—will be facing off against a Dynamo offense that averages two goals per game. The teams’ records are distorted mirrors of each other. Draw-happy Portland stands at 0-1-3, ...   More

News The Montreal Impact, fresh off a 1-0 defeat of the Seattle Sounders, come to Jeld-Wen Field Saturday to test the Portland Timbers and their new style of attack. This is a new Montreal team with a new coach, yet despite last week’s upset victory, this Impact squad isn't expected to be one of the league’s leaders this year. But as with the Timbers’ match-up against San Jose Earthquakes in the ...   More

Sports Portland Timbers striker Ryan Johnson’s second of three goals against the San Jose Earthquakes on Feb. 17 probably won’t show up on any highlight reels. But the buildup to Johnson’s scor   More

News As WW reported live today at 10:30 am, highly successful former University of Akron soccer coach Caleb Porter held his first press conference as the new coach of the Portland Timbers, where he had a few interesting things to say about the future of much-ballyhooed Scottish forward Kris Boyd. Boyd was brought in last season with a multimillion-dollar salary and was expected to be the star ...   More

News At 10:30 am today in a press conference at Jeld-Wen field, former University of Akron soccer coach Caleb Porter introduces himself to the press and public as the new coach of the Portland Timbers. In his career with Akron, Porter had the highest winning percentage of any coach in college soccer, and is expected to bring a faster, pass-oriented game to the Portland team. WW is on hand to report ...   More

News The Portland Timbers' (7-15-9, 30 pts.) game against the Seattle Sounders (13-7-10, 49 pts.) on Sunday at 6 pm, is likely the the single most important match the team plays this year.An early scoring drought dimmed the Timbers' chances to make the Western Conference playoffs. A long losing jag at midseason—and the team's embarrassing 1-0 loss to an amateur outfit, Cal FC—may have ...   More