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Some might say that it’s absolutely ludicrous to finish a season series with a hated rival before the calendar turns to May. As one of those people, I am thoroughly disappointed with whoever made the 2025 schedule. That doesn’t just apply to this weekend’s annual trip to
The Portland Thorns returned to Providence Park with a vengeance after a tough road loss to San Diego earlier this week. In front of nearly 17,000 of their fans, Portland dominated against last year’s Shield winners, the KC Current. Mackenzie Arnold stepped back into goal following her month-long
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A tough start to the season is usually a familiar occurrence for the Portland Timbers. However, last year’s record-setting spring is a helpful reminder that these beginnings don’t need to occur. It’s safe to say that a lot rides on next weekend’s game in Vancouver, but
0-5. 1-4. Those two scorelines hung over the city of Portland for almost two years. One sent the Portland Timbers into a reckoning; a season-ending disaster that appeared out of seemingly nowhere but was subtly teased throughout the fall of 2024. They had an immediate chance to rectify that humiliation
The Rose City Breakdown Episode 10:00/3298.41× 2026 is truly a momentous year for women's sports in the Rose City. 2026 also marks the first year where the state and city will have three professional women's sports teams: Portland Thorns (NWSL), Portland Fire (WNBA)
Two years ago, the Portland Timbers defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 in their season opener at Providence Park. Last year, the Portland Timbers lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps by the same scoreline in their season opener at Providence Park. Like both of their previous season openers at Phil Neville, tonight’
Big occasions demand proper attire. You cannot show up to a wedding in sweatpants. There’s an official uniform for college graduations, as freshly-minted graduates don caps and robes to walk across a large stage to collect their diplomas. Providence Park is no stranger to the latter event, having hosted
Season previews have a defined formula. Which players left? Which players arrived? Where do you think *insert team* will finish in the table? Can they win a trophy? Other outlets will preview the Portland Timbers’ 2026 campaign and touch on all of those talking points. Those are important topics to
Since April 27th’s victory in Carson, road games have been the site of utter horrors for the Portland Timbers. When they traveled to Los Angeles on a sunny Friday evening, many thought it would be more of the same. But the Portland Timbers did not oblige the haters. In
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The Reign seemingly took out their frustrations from their dreadful double-advantaged defeat in Portland last week, taking the Current to town in Spokane and showing what can happen when Seattle threads the needle between caution and aggression.
Jess Fishlock, captain of the Seattle Reign, has this Cascadia rivalry embedded in her DNA. Being with the club since its inception 13 years ago, she knows all too well what it means to play at Providence Park as enemy #1. On the Portland side, Christine Sinclair had been a
In this wonderful sport, each game exists in a vacuum and as a part of the bigger picture. No match better illustrates this phenomenon than the Portland Timbers’ 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy this afternoon. I’m going to do something a little bit different with today’s
On a warm September night in 2024, the Portland Timbers and the Los Angeles Galaxy embarked on a quest to sell high-quality MLS soccer to a neutral audience. Both teams succeeded, although the Timbers won the game 4-2. That little hiccup did not matter to the mighty Galaxy, who embarked
There are good games, bad games, dropped points, disappointments, unexpected victories, and missed opportunities in this beautiful game. For the Reign, however, playing up two and losing by two is a new one.
We at Cascadia FC are introducing the Reign Check podcast, your home for Seattle Reign updates and analysis on the Cascadia FC podcast network. Hosted by Cascadia FC reporter Callaghan Bluechel, Reign Check is just about what it says on the tin: a weekly show about the Seattle Reign with
VANCOUVER - Life is an endless series of choices; choices made, and choices yet to make. How you make those choices, and how you make choices in the face of adversity defines your identity and character. We've seen time and time again the Whitecaps face a rhythm of
The Reign opened the 2026 season with a full three points against a side that was just above Seattle in last year's table. In the end, it was both luck and skill that made the third time the charm in Orlando.
The result is familiar. A loss in Houston isn’t a foreign occurrence. But this game was a complete roller-coaster. And it could haunt the Portland Timbers when the final stretch of the season arrives. 3-2 says a lot, and the full story paints a wild picture. Recap In typical
VANCOUVER - Sometimes the lesson you need to learn comes at a time when everything seemed to be going the right way. Sometimes you need a moment of adversity to understand what not to do, and the consequences that come with it. To those players that may take a moment
VANCOUVER - Celebrating Lunar New Year with a special edition warm up kit in collaboration with local artist Chairman Ting (@chairman_ting), the Whitecaps welcomed an all Canadian matchup, hosting Toronto FC, the only match these two teams will play against each other this season. Bright red is an unusual
When your team has existed for 51 years, cliches begin to be formed. From the never-ending quest for a hat-trick to the patented early-season swoon, the Portland Timbers are full of cliches. As the young 2026 season enters its fourth game, another one of those postulates is about to be
