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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...
Portland gets first win, keeps Utah winless
Reilyn Turner's first-half goal stood up and gave the Portland Thorns FC a 1-0 victory against the Utah Royals in a matchup of previously winless teams Friday night at Sandy, Utah.,Goalkeeper Bella Bixby made one save to earn the clean sheet for Portland (1-1-2, 5 points).,Utah (0-2-1, 1 point) had ...
Thorns, Angel City play to draw after first-half goals
Reilyn Turner scored a goal in the 30th minute and the Portland Thorns finished off a 1-1 draw against visiting Angel City FC in their home opener Friday night., ,Turner's first goal in her second season in Portland helped the Thorns (0-1-1, 1 point) rebound from a 3-1 road loss to the Kansas City C...
Former USWNT star Becky Sauerbrunn announces retirement
Longtime U.S. women's national team defender Becky Sauerbrunn announced her retirement from professional soccer over social media on Tuesday.,Sauerbrunn, 39, helped the Americans capture the World Cup on two occasions (2015, 2019) and win one Olympic gold medal (2012).,"I learned early on that we we...
Rose Lavelle's late goal lifts Gotham past Thorns in quarterfinals
Rose Lavelle broke a tie in second-half stoppage time to lift defending champion NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 2-1 win against the visiting Portland Thorns in their NWSL quarterfinal match on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Lavelle took a pass from Delanie Sheehan near the spot and fired it quickly into the back of...
Christine Sinclair scores, helps Portland clinch playoff spot
Christine Sinclair scored a goal in her 200th career NWSL match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over visiting Angel City FC on Friday night.,Sophia Smith and Morgan Weaver also scored goals for Portland (10-12-4, 34 points), which won for the fourth time in the pas...
NWSL roundup: Another record for Temwa Chawinga in Current's win
Temwa Chawinga added to her record-breaking season, scoring her 20th of the year as the Kansas City Current cruised to a 4-1 home win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Chawinga increased her already NWSL-record single-season scoring total. She also became the first NWSL player to score against...
NWSL roundup: Another record for Chawinga as Current beat Wave
Michelle Cooper led the Kansas City Current with two first-half goals in a 4-1 home win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Joining Cooper in scoring for Kansas City (15-3-7, 52 points) was Temwa Chawinga, who increased her already league-record single-season scoring total to 20 goals. With the ...
Thorns end Pride's record 24-match unbeaten streak
Morgan Weaver and Christine Sinclair scored goals to help the Portland Thorns post a stunning 2-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Orlando Pride on Friday night.,The loss ended Orlando's NWSL record streak at 24 matches (18-0-6), dating back to the final contest of the 2023 season.,The Pride (17...
Claire Emslie, Angel City salvage draw vs. Thorns
Claire Emslie scored the tying goal on a strong charge toward the net to knock in a rebound and Angel City pulled out a 2-2 draw against the Portland Thorns on Monday night at Los Angeles.,A strong individual effort from Jasmyne Spencer on the left side created the scoring chance for Angel City. Ems...
Dash deal midfielder Sophie Hirst to Thorns
The Portland Thorns have acquired midfielder Sophie Hirst from the Houston Dash, both NWSL teams announced Monday.,The Dash will receive $25,000 in allocation money and up to an additional $10,000 in transfer funds if Hirst meets certain performance metrics.,Hirst, 24, appeared in 23 matches for Hou...
Abby Dahlkemper scores in debut as Bay FC top Thorns
Abby Dahlkemper scored a goal in her team debut and expansion Bay FC went on to a 3-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Friday night.,Dahlkemper was acquired from the San Diego Wave on Monday and the Menlo Park, Calif., native quickly made an impact for her hometown team by scoring in the sev...
NWSL roundup: Alyssa Thompson (2 goals), Angel City sink Wave
Alyssa Thompson recorded a brace to lift visiting Angel City to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave on Saturday. ,Thompson did all of her damage during a nine-minute span in the first half, scoring in the 20th minute before adding her second goal in the 29th. Angel City (5-9-3, 18 points) snapped ...
NWSL roundup: Alyssa Thompson's 2 goals carry Angel City past Wave
Alyssa Thompson recorded a brace to lift visiting Angel City to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave on Saturday. ,Thompson did all of her damage during a nine-minute span in the first half, scoring in the 20th minute before adding her second goal in the 29th. Angel City (5-9-3, 18 points) snapped ...
NWSL roundup: Alyssa Thompson's 2 goals carry Angel City past San Diego
Alyssa Thompson recorded a brace to lift visiting Angel City to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Thompson did all of her damage during a nine-minute span in the first half, scoring in the 20th minute before adding her second goal in the 29th. Angel City (5-9-3, 18 points) snapped a...
Thorns elevate Rob Gale to permanent head coach
The Portland Thorns FC elevated interim head coach Rob Gale to the role on a permanent basis.,Gale took over the club on April 16 when head coach Mike Norris was moved to the newly created position of technical director after four games and one point.,Gale is 8-2-2 as head coach across all competiti...
Izzy D'Aquila's late goal leads Thorns past Wave
Izzy D'Aquila scored in the 85th minute as the host Portland Thorns beat the San Diego Wave 1-0 on Friday night.,Each team was playing in its final match before the NWSL's Olympic break.,The Thorns (8-5-3, 27 points) were the better of the two sides throughout the night, but they couldn't take advan...
NWSL roundup: Lo’eau LaBonta scores twice as Current defeat Thorns
Lo'eau LaBonta recorded a brace in the first half, propelling the Kansas City Current to a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Sunday.,LaBonta opened the scoring in the 30th minute before striking again just 10 minutes later for Kansas City (9-0-5, 32 points), which won for the fourth time ...
Lo’eau LaBonta scores twice as Current defeat Thorns
Lo'eau LaBonta recorded a brace in the first half, propelling the Kansas City Current to a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Sunday., ,LaBonta opened the scoring in the 30th minute before striking again just 10 minutes later for Kansas City (9-0-5, 32 points), which won for the fourth tim...
Reign stop losing streak, draw 0-0 with Thorns
The Portland Thorns and host Seattle Reign battled to a 0-0 draw Sunday afternoon.,Shelby Hogan made two saves for Portland. Claudia Dickey stopped one shot for Seattle.,The draw snapped a four-match losing streak for the Reign (2-9-2, 8 points), who came into this match 13th in the league standings...