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MLS Cup Playoffs Wild Card Match Recap: Timbers banish some demons at Providence Park

The Portland Timbers tallied their first postseason win since 2021 and punched their ticket for Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs by a 3-1 victory at Providence Park over

By Sam Svilar

/ 22 Oct 2025

MLS Cup Playoffs Wild Card Match Recap: Timbers banish some demons at Providence Park

The Timbers' Wild Card Catch-22

Everyone in Providence Park on Saturday night knew the outcome well before ninety minutes. Heck, they probably knew it just minutes into the second half. The most pessimistic thought they

By Sam Svilar

/ 21 Oct 2025

Match Preview & Discussion Thread: Decision day 2025

Decision Day is here once again for the Portland Timbers, and once again they have something to play for. The stakes aren't as dire as years past, when

By Sam Svilar

/ 18 Oct 2025

Match Preview & Discussion Thread: Decision day 2025

The 2025 Portland Timbers can't finish off games

The 2025 Portland Timbers have a big problem. It's not a specific player problem (although those probably exist), and it's not a tactical problem (although that

By Sam Svilar

/ 2 Oct 2025

The 2025 Portland Timbers can't finish off games

Stumptown Radio - Portland Thorns Edition: Reyna Reyes Interview

Stumptown Radio: Reyna Reyes Interview (Audio Version)0:00/1345.2586671× Welcome back to Stumptown Radio - Portland Thorns Edition. Today, we are joined by the fifth overall draft pick

By Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win), Sam Svilar and Emma Swett

/ 25 Sep 2025

Stumptown Radio - Portland Thorns Edition: Reyna Reyes Interview

Portland Timbers at Vancouver Whitecaps: Match Recap

The Portland Timbers road woes continued at BC Place, as they let a 1-0 lead slip late and settled for a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday night.

By Sam Svilar

/ 24 Sep 2025

Portland Timbers at Vancouver Whitecaps: Match Recap

Match Discussion Thread: Timbers at Whitecaps

The Portland Timbers will have to shrug off yet another disappointment in Texas, as they fly up north for a huge bout against Cascadia foes the Vancouver Whitecaps (kickoff set

By Sam Svilar

/ 24 Sep 2025

Match Discussion Thread: Timbers at Whitecaps

Stumptown Radio - Portland Thorns Edition: Reyna Reyes Interview (Video Version)

By Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win), Sam Svilar and Emma Swett

/ 24 Sep 2025

Stumptown Radio - Portland Thorns Edition: Reyna Reyes Interview (Video Version)

Match Discussion Thread: Timbers at Dynamo

The Portland Timbers are in Texas for a road bout against the Dynamo (kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. PT, streaming on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+). Can

By Sam Svilar

/ 20 Sep 2025

Match Discussion Thread: Timbers at Dynamo

Match Preview & Discussion Thread: Timbers vs. Red Bulls

The Portland Timbers are back at home for the first time in a month, as they host the New York Red Bulls at Providence Park on Saturday night (kickoff set

By Sam Svilar

/ 13 Sep 2025

Match Preview & Discussion Thread: Timbers vs. Red Bulls

The Thorns are maddening and inconsistent- and I can't look away

The NWSL is best known as a league of chaos. More so than perhaps any other soccer league in the world, it feels like when the most ridiculous thing has

By Sam Svilar

/ 11 Sep 2025

The Thorns are maddening and inconsistent- and I can't look away

Timbers Playoff Push: Six games left

The September international break marks the last pause before the all-consuming run in for the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs. As seems to almost always be the case, the Western Conference

By Sam Svilar

/ 11 Sep 2025