Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The streak continues for the Winterhawks. Despite the battle the Everett Silvertips put out, the Winterhawks came out on top of the OT shootout last night 2-1, pushing the Hawks to their 20th straight victory and an impressive 46-12-2-3 on the season. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Corbin Boes were the heroes of the game with Bjorkstrand […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Winterhawks aren’t just on a hot streak right now. They’re simply unstoppable. They beat Vancouver on Saturday 7-4 to notch their record-setting 16th consecutive victory. The previous record was 15 games set in both 1978-79 and 1997-98. The Hawks have not lost since January 10th. The Winterhawks return to the ice on Tuesday when […]
Timbers Announce Renamed Stadium: Providence Park
The Portland Timbers and Providence Health & Services today announced a new deeply integrated community partnership. The multiyear deal is founded in health and wellness initiatives and events throughout the region as well as a name change of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club’s historic downtown home venue to Providence Park, which annually plays host […]
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 […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Portland Timbers thank the Timbers army for an exciting 2013 season. Two weeks wasn’t long enough. The Timbers had 14 days between playoff games to somehow beat Real Salt Lake by three and advance to the MLS Cup. But a 0-1 loss last night (5-2 aggregate) ended Portland’s season at home. Always classy, the […]
Timbers Draw Final Home Match 0-0
The Portland Timbers’ last regular season home game of the 2012 season was simply dreadful. There was no heartfelt tifo from the Timbers Army recognizing the players and coaches; instead there was a single sign, in spartan white and black that clearly said, “GW Out”. Around the grouchy Army, the stands were sparse, as the […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
What a weekend for Portlanders who hate Seattle. The Timbers beat the Sounders at home last night while the Ducks traveled to the Emerald City on Saturday to give the Huskies their first loss in their newly renovated stadium. Surely you can set aside some of that Seattle animosity to at least enjoy the Seahawks’ […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Timbers beat the defending champion LA Galaxy last night at home, thanks to Maximiliano Urruti’s first-ever goal: nominated for the AT&T MLS Goal of the Week. [MLS] Bleacher Report takes a look at the biggest training camp mysteries for Portland Trail Blazers. [Bleacher Report] Oliver Bjorkstrand scored four goals as the Winterhawks earned a […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
Portland State’s DJ Adams rushed for a career-high 208 yards against UC Davis in the Vikings‘ Saturday win and was named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week. [GoViks.com] The Timbers extended their home unbeaten streak to 12 in Friday night’s gritty 1-0 win over Colorado. [Stumptown Footy] Sean Mannion’s three TDs helped […]