Drenched Timbers Look Back at Galaxy
There’s just no beating the Timbers in the Portland rain. The home team was right at home in the middle of an astonishing late-September monsoon in Portland, and the Timbers ground out a vital 1-0 win over the back-to-back champion LA Galaxy Sunday afternoon at Jeld-Wen Field. For Caleb Porter, 1-0 is the new 3-3. […]
Vikings Blow Lead, Lose to Cal Poly
Trailing by two touchdowns at halftime, 18th-ranked Cal Poly ran off 24 straight points in the second half to take control of the game, and went on to beat Portland State, 38-34, in the Big Sky Conference opener at JELD-WEN Field. The Vikings led 21-7 at halftime and seemed in control, but the Mustangs’ triple-option […]
Vikings Face Familiar Foe Tonight at Home
Past and present will meet on Thursday night at JELD-WEN Field when the Portland State Vikings host the 18th-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs in a Big Sky Conference opening game for both teams. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. and the game will be televised on Root Sports. The radio call can be heard on Freedom […]
Will the Timbers Qualify for CONCACAF?
Earlier this year, I was watching a soccer game on TV and during halftime saw an ad for the CONCACAF Champions League – our region of the world’s largest club tournament. It’s a tournament I honestly knew almost nothing about, who qualified and how. At the time, the Portland Timbers’ season was flying high, and […]