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Focused on performance more than results, Whitecaps take on Timbers
The Vancouver Whitecaps have the opportunity to move into first place in the Western Conference when they host the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,The Whitecaps (16-6-7, 55 points) are two points behind San Diego FC, who don't have a mid-week match. Vancouver currently has two games in hand, to...
Struggling Timbers welcome road-averse Red Bulls
The Portland Timbers are above the playoff line in the Western Conference but have done little lately to improve their positioning.,The New York Red Bulls are trying to chase down a playoff spot in the East but have struggled to win road games.,Portland attempts to halt a season-worst four-game winl...
Rookie Connor Zilisch takes Portland for eighth win in Xfinity Series
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A dramatic overtime pass for the win punctuated a nearly perfect afternoon for JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch at Portland International Raceway, where the 19-year-old claimed his series-best eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season -- the best series victory total ever ...
Robin Lod's late goal earns Minnesota United draw with Timbers
Robin Lod scored in the 85th minute as Minnesota United rallied for a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers to clinch an MLS Cup Playoff spot on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,It was Lod's fifth goal of the season and his the 34th of his career with the Loons. Wil Trapp set up the score with a loo...
NBA All-Star Damian Lillard hired as GM at alma mater Weber State
Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard, who returned to the Portland Trail Blazers last month, announced on Saturday night a second, official position as general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater Weber State.,Lillard, 35, made the announcement in Ogden, Utah, where he is hosti...
Omir Fernandez saves Timbers with late goal in draw with Minnesota
Forward Omir Fernandez scored in the 92nd minute -- his first goal with Portland -- as the host Timbers rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.,Fernandez, breaking in alone by the left post, roofed a left-footed shot off a cross by Juan Mosquera to salvage a point for the Tim...
Portland WNBA franchise reignites Fire name
The Portland Fire are being reborn.,The WNBA expansion franchise, which will enter the league in 2026, announced Tuesday it will reuse the name of the city's original entry into the league. The original Portland Fire were league members from 2000-02 with a 37-59 record.,The team dissolved following ...
Marcel Hartel (2 goals) lifts St. Louis past Timbers for rare victory
Marcel Hartel's second-half brace on Sunday night enabled St. Louis City SC to win for just the second time in four months as they rallied for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers.,Trailing 1-0 in the 54th minute, St. Louis (4-12-6, 18 points) equalized through Hartel. He won a loose bal...
David Da Costa's goal pushes Timbers past Revolution
David Da Costa recorded the tiebreaking goal in the second half and Ian Smith scored in the first half to help the Portland Timbers notch a 2-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Luca Langoni scored the goal for New England.,The match was the first at Providence Park...
Blazers C Deandre Ayton to be free agent after buyout
The Portland Trail Blazers have reached an agreement to buy out the final year of Deandre Ayton's contract and have requested waivers on him, making the center a free agent, the team announced late Sunday night.,Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million for the coming season to complete a four-year, $132 milli...
Reports: Blazers C Deandre Ayton to be free agent after buyout
The Portland Trail Blazers will buy out the final year of center Deandre Ayton's contract and make him a free agent, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday night.,Ayton, 26, is owed $35 million for the coming season to complete a four-year, $132 million contract that he had signed while with the ...
Toronto blanks Timbers to end winless streak
Alonso Coello and Tyrese Spicer scored from set pieces when Toronto FC secured a 3-0 victory against the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday to end a four-match winless streak.,Coello nailed a 24-yard strike to the lower left corner in the 11th minute for Toronto's first free kick goal of the seas...
Portland’s expansion WNBA franchise parts with president
Portland's new WNBA team parted ways with its president less than three months after hiring her.,After the Oregonian reported that the expansion franchise fired team president Inky Son, ownership group RAJ Sports released a joint statement with Son saying that she "has decided to leave the organizat...
Orlando City nip Timbers 1-0; unbeaten streak at 12
Duncan McGuire scored his first goal of the season shortly before halftime and host Orlando City preserved a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Eduard Atuesta assisted McGuire, whose tally helped Orlando (7-2-6, 27 points) win its third straight in MLS and extend its league unb...
Timbers set to host reinvigorated Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City will try to build on its history-making win last week when it pays a Saturday visit to a Portland Timbers side that earned a tough U.S. Open Cup victory in midweek.,Kansas City (3-7-1, 10 points) became the first team in MLS history to earn a regular-season victory despite not t...
Thorns draw with Louisville on stoppage-time penalty shot
Jayden Perry converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, allowing the Portland Thorns to earn a 3-3 draw with visiting Racing Louisville on Sunday.,With Louisville (1-3-2, 5 points) seemingly minutes away from an impressive road win, video review claimed Portland's Emma...
Portland primed to extend unbeaten streak against LA Galaxy
On a six-game unbeaten streak that includes at least one point in each of their last three road games, the Portland Timbers will be out to pick up more trinkets from their travels on Sunday.,The Timbers (4-2-3, 15 points) face the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif., which gives them the chance to ...
Second-half surge propels Thorns to rout of Gotham
Caiya Hanks scored the tiebreaking goal in the 61st minute and Portland Thorns pulled away in the second half for a 4-1 victory over visiting Gotham FC on Tuesday night.,Hanks scored her first career goal by stepping into a right-footed shot in the center of the box after getting a pass from Sam Cof...
Expansion Portland franchise breaks ground on training facility
While it remains without a team name, the expansion Portland WNBA franchise broke ground Tuesday on a new training facility just west of the city.,Hillsboro will be home to the $150 million project, which will serve both the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League and the to-be-named W...
After disappointing loss, Warriors set to face Trail Blazers
Playoff mode has started for the Golden State Warriors, who travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday for a regular-season game that is crucial for their postseason seeding.,"We are already in the playoffs," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "This is what the playoffs feel like -- a lot of p...