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Our Sporting Past
You know the Blazers, Timbers, Thorns, and (soon-to-be-resurrected) Fire. But what about the Buckaroos, Rosebuds, and Forest Dragons?
07/15/2025 By Margaret Seiler
Soccer City, USA
Approaching the 50th anniversary of the Portland Timbers’ first game, its original hype man reflects on his legacy.
02/18/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Soccer
As the scandals pile up and a sale looms for the once-heralded sports organization, what’s next for the fans who love the players and the game?
02/25/2023 By Sam Stites
Sports on TV
Some bars will open early for soccer games, while some open at 7 a.m. year-round. And it's the last hurrah for Toffee Club, which will close in December.
11/19/2022 By Margaret Seiler
The announcement follows a scathing report that detailed cover-ups of abuse within Thorns club and across the NWSL.
10/11/2022 By Sam Stites
The answers to who knew what, when, appear to be everyone, and early—including Thorns and Timbers owner Merritt Paulson and exec Gavin Wilkinson.
10/04/2022 By Margaret Seiler
Roses, logs, a near mob on the pitch at the end: the at-times bizarre mixed match in a packed Providence Park raised $435,000 and counting.
04/28/2022 By Margaret Seiler
For the PTFC for Peace match, Kelli Hubly and Diego Chara captain the blue team and Sebastián Blanco and Christine Sinclair, the yellow.
04/20/2022 By Margaret Seiler
Raindrops, tifo, a Chara sandwich, and heartbreak for the Timbers
12/21/2021 Photography by Alli Weseman
A last-seconds goal from Felipe Mora sends the game to extra time, but New York City FC wins on penalties.
12/11/2021 By Margaret Seiler
From Morrison Bridge lights to custom Voodoo Doughnuts, it’s beginning to look a lot like Timbers all over Portland.
12/09/2021 By Margaret Seiler
It was a pretty good week in Portland soccer news.
12/07/2021 By Margaret Seiler
Golazo!
With an unbelievable bicycle kick, the Colombian buried the San Jose Earthquakes and set the internet on fire.
10/28/2021 By Fiona McCann
Op Ed
The allegations about a former Portland Thorns coach has sent ripples through the league. But what did we expect?
10/05/2021 By Katelyn Best
No masks required at Timbers and Thorns games when the new policy kicks in, but fans 16 and older must have proof of vaccination.
06/03/2021 By Margaret Seiler
Sports
The Portland Thorns’ April 9 game will be Oregon’s first live major sporting event with fans in the stands since the Blazers played on March 10, 2020.
03/17/2021 By Margaret Seiler
At just 24 years old, the Portland Timbers forward is a leader when it comes to activism within professional sports.
03/16/2021 By Katelyn Best
Shop Local
Artists, athletes, musicians, business boosters, and celebs encourage Portlanders to take their love to town—or rather, spend their dollars in town.
12/18/2020 By Margaret Seiler
First up: a game at home against FC Dallas on Sunday, November 22
11/21/2020 By Marty Patail
And after MLS is Back ends, the MLS is, um, back.
08/11/2020 By Margaret Seiler
