Thunder Fall to San Jose in Heartbreaker
In a rematch of their week one matchup, the Portland Thunder (0-5) led the San Jose SaberCats (3-3) for most of the game before San Jose took control with 5:28 remaining to win 38-32. Each team committed two turnovers before Portland scored the first touchdown of the game when Ayo Idowu ripped the ball from […]
Portland Outdoor Report: Turkey Season Opens
This past week has been some amazing weather which has warmed up our waterways. Spring in the Pacific Northwest is unmatched when considering outdoor opportunities. Our Spring Turkey season just began on the 15th, Salmon fishing has been good and steelhead are still making their way into the local tributaries! Turkey The Turkey season has […]
Stags Trample Preseason Doubt, Top Nighthawks
Despite preseason chatter about Vancouver as the Western Conference favorite, the Stags defeated the Nighthawks on Saturday night, helping them jump three spots in this week’s MLU Power Rankings. Both the Stags and the Nighthawks played a spectacular game Saturday night at the 2014 season opener. However, Portland’s offense proved too powerful, as Timmy Perston […]
Know Your Timbers’ Opponent: Real Salt Lake
This weekly column will break down the opposition facing the Portland Timbers, hopefully giving you an insight into the challenge we can expect the Timbers to face. The Portland Timbers travel to Utah to play Real Salt Lake. At the end of last season, the Utahn’s lost their head coach Jason Kreis to new expansion […]