Portland Man Sets Burpees World Record
Almost everyone can remember doing burpee’s during gym class in school. It’s that exercise where you drop to your hands in a squat position, kick you legs out and back and jump back up to a standing position. Burpees may have been the bane of your time in gym, but for 34-year-old Lloyd Weema they […]
Meet the Portland Thorns
This is the third installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Thorns? The Portland Thorns were established in 2012 ahead of the inaugural 8-team National Women’s Soccer League. Owned by the same group that controls the […]
Meet the Portland Timbers
This is the second installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Timbers? The Portland Timbers joined Major League Soccer in 2011, however the team was originally formed in 1975 as a member of the North American […]
The Beautiful Indoor Soccer Holiday Tournament
When you’re young and you care about something enough, you never truly let it go. For me, the Holiday Indoor Soccer Tournament serves as annual reminder of that axiom. Despite Flinstones jerseys and goofy team names like the “Knuckle Pucks,” the Holiday Indoor Tournament likely boasts the highest level of amateur soccer in the state […]