The Kind of Draw That Feels Like a Loss
In soccer, a draw can sometimes feel like a win. A team can leave the field uplifted, knowing they overcame the odds to steal points from a team who in every sense should have beaten them. Other times,
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Can’t Lose for Losing
On a brilliant Saturday evening last week, in front of a sold-out Merlo Field in North Portland, 5,018 strong witnessed one of the most impressive collections of soccer talent ever assembled onto a local pitch. And not only because Manchester City brought — and started — many of their top players; Portland has also been playing strong soccer of
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The Making of a 5-Sport Day (or: 4 sports and 1 kind-of-sport)
I wake up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday, eat a hearty breakfast and put my game face on. Am I preparing for a bike race, in this city of cyclists? Am I getting
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Timbers Look MLS Ready but Fall in PKs
TIMBERS 1, SOUNDERS 1 (SOUNDERS WIN 4-3 ON PENALTY KICKS) To the local sportsman yearning for a spot of good news, Wednesday’s US Cup matchup between
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Not Half Bad, But Not Enough: Portland falls to Minnesota at Home
The Portland Timbers once again failed to find a victory this past Thursday night against the NSC Minnesota Stars, unable to recover from an early goal
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Cirque du Cycling 2010
In the spirit of Portland’s funky Pedalpalooza, which features a slew of zany bike rides/parades/parties, it makes sense to hold one of the biggest
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Sacramento River Cats 5, Portland Beavers 3
Inning 1: Weathertude! So it turns out that there might be baseball life in Portland after all. Summer flashed its brightest smile of the year on Saturday
An Anatomical Overview of the 2010 World Cup
In less than 24 hours, host nation South Africa will kick off the against Mexico beginning the first of 63 intense match-ups which will determine the nation
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Major League Hecklers, Minor League Ball
Your Portland Beavers 6, Oklahoma City Redhawks 5 Introduction The double team, baseball man-sandwich of Thomas King and Daniel Woytek are back again to not only restore sanity to AAA baseball coverage
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Don’t You Need Somebody to Loathe?
After last Saturday’s 1-1 draw between the hometown Timbers and the visiting Athletic Club of St. Louis, I tried to zero in on a player or two worthy of the Portland crowd’s venom. I’d
Doggie Dash No. 23
The Oregon Humane Society (OHS) is one of finest local organizations in the Portland area. For over 140 years, OHS has been helping abandoned animals in Oregon.
13,000 Words
[Robby Russell attended the game to take photos but our scheduled writer was unable to make it. And so we present the May 13th game against Crystal Palace Baltimore in pictures. -Ed.] :(
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PORE-LAND TIMBERS
1. FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS HEADLINE PUNS At this rate, Ryan Pore’s going to get himself hurt. Not on the field, mind you, but carrying those stacks of tree trunk slices that Timber Jim chainsaws off