Nearly 20,000 fans poured into Providence Park on Wednesday night as first place San Diego Wave faced off against the second place Portland Thorns in an explosive midweek matchup. Sporting the captain’s armband was Jessie Fleming who carried the same quiet confidence which was long associated with her
Timbers
For the third week in a row, the Portland Timbers are on the road. They will head to Utah to face Real Salt Lake tomorrow after a last-gasp 2-1 victory last weekend in San Diego. One question is on everyone’s mind: can the momentum travel for the first time
Whitecaps
As the sun rises on another weekend chock-full of MLS matches, an ideological battle wages in Portland's neighboring city 6 hours to the north. The Vancouver Whitecaps are in a war for their own right to survive. And this battle is inching closer and closer to a conclusion;
As the sun rises on another weekend chock-full of MLS matches, an ideological battle wages in Portland's neighboring city 6 hours to the north. The Vancouver Whitecaps are in a war for their own right to survive. And this battle is inching closer and closer to a conclusion;
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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
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Losing 3-0 and dropping three points at home is never the desired outcome, but the flatfooted start and the injury to one of the big team leaders are bigger worries going forward.
It was a game many previous iterations of the Sounders would have let fall to a draw or even a disastrous loss. And yet the Sounders held out the win, even without Cristian Roldan.
The Portland Timbers entered tonight’s game against San Diego with two unfortunate streaks weighing heavily on their shoulders. One of them was left behind on the patchy surface of Snapdragon Stadium. They failed to keep a clean sheet, but they’re celebrating a win away from home for the
“I don’t do revenge. I think that’s very shortsighted. If you get clouded with that kind of emotion, you don’t have clarity of mind.” That’s how Phil Neville opened his Thursday press conference ahead of this weekend’s game against San Diego; the team that the
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In a rare occurrence during the 2026 season, the Portland Timbers entered a game with momentum. A 2-1 last-gasp victory against LAFC one week ago could potentially serve as a spark for a Timbers team that was heading into three consecutive road games. The first of which was played tonight
Had he been a little more selfish, Cristian Roldan could have logged a hat trick by the 50th minute in Lumen Field on Saturday night. But as he showed why the USMNT needs him come June, his whole team showed why they're among the best in MLS.
“Winning definitely helps. The mood’s been getting better, but we’re not overly excited about it. We know that we’re still in a position where we need to win games, and we’ve got a very important stretch for our team over these next three weeks knowing that
Despite a two-goal loss in the first leg and a road score for Tigres UANL, the Sounders nearly came away with a semifinals berth in CCC. But the final cherry on top evaded them in the end, and though there were plenty of silver linings, it was an early exit for the dynasty-aspirant Seattle.
Top of the league, 700 club goals, 4th clean sheet.
The Portland Timbers were due for a win. After 5 consecutive games without victory, with some games going down to the wire, a win would be utterly vindicating for this club. Two of their last three games featured late goals deep into second half stoppage time that cost the Timbers
