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Portland v Vancouver preview – showcasing a battle of resurgent Cascadian clubs

Oregonian — In the first of three road matches in a row, the Portland Timbers head north to battle their Cascadian rivals from Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps. Portland carries a nine match unbeaten streak into the May 18 afternoon match, but Vancouver has been playing very solid defense recently plus their offense has been augmented with contributions from some of their younger charges.

May 17, 2013

Your Cascadia Cup predictions: Will Portland Timbers beat Vancouver Whitecaps?

Oregonian — The Portland Timbers visit the Vancouver Whitecaps in Cascadia Cup action. Share your match predictions.

May 17, 2013

Growing chemistry between Johnson and Chara fuels Timbers

Oregonian — The two defensive midfielders are providing of offense in Timbers attack.

May 17, 2013

Can David Beckham bend his brand as well as a soccer ball?

Oregonian — Beckham Brand Ltd. reaps about $250 million from Adidas, Samsung, H&M;, his own cologne and, oh yes, soccer

May 17, 2013

What they're saying ahead of Portland Timbers' Cascadia Cup match against Vancouver Whitecaps (links)

Oregonian — Your Friday afternoon dose of Portland Timbers links.

May 17, 2013

Portland Timbers announce U.S. Open Cup opener, U-23 team advances

Oregonian — The Portland Timbers announced their opening round match for the 2013 U.S. Open Cup is here in Portland, where they will face the Austin Aztexs or Wilmington Hammerheads. Meanwhile, the Timbers U-23 team advanced to round two with a win over the Sacramento Gold, and will now battle the Charleston Battery for the right to host the San Jose Earthquakes in round four.

May 16, 2013

Canzano: Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter bites dog

Oregonian — A whimsical look at Porter and the success his Timbers are enjoying in his first season on the job.

May 16, 2013

MLS Disciplinary Committee suspends de Luna for incident with Portland ball kid

Oregonian — The MLS Disciplinary Committee reviewed incidents from this past weekend's matches and gave four players additional suspensions for various issues. One incident occurred in Portland when Chivas USA midfielder Mario de Luna shoved a ball kid over a loose ball knocked out of bounds.

May 15, 2013

Portland Timbers part ways with defender Hanyer Mosquera

Oregonian — With Pa Modou Kah finally receiving his international clearance, the Portland Timbers were needing to make an adjustment with their roster to bring the number of signed players under the 30 player MLS limit. The team achieved that goal with the announcement that they had reached a mutual agreement with defender Hanyer Mosquera to terminiate his contract with the MLS club.

May 15, 2013

Portland Timbers to host U.S. Open Cup match against either Wilmington Hammerheads or Austin Aztex

Oregonian — The game will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, as the Timbers and the 15 other U.S.-based MLS teams enter the tournament in the third round.

May 15, 2013

Hanyer Mosquera and Timbers part ways

Oregonian — The defender played in 26 matches and recorded one assist for the Timbers in 2012 but had not been with the team this season.

May 15, 2013

Timbers U-23 defeat Sacramento 3-2 in U.S. Open Cup first round

Oregonian — The Timbers U-23 advance to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in the team's history

May 14, 2013

Portland Timbers player evaluations vs. Chivas USA (first match)

Oregonian — Here are the player ratings for every Portland Timbers player that appeared in the May 12 win over Chivas USA, plus a composite rating for the coaches and team.

May 14, 2013

Timbers 3, Chivas USA 0: Three things from Portland's win (photos and video)

Oregonian — Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten run to nine matches with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Chivas USA. Goals from Rodney Wallace, Diego Valeri, and Will Johnson sent the capacity crowd of 20,647 home happy.

May 14, 2013

Seattle man, Richard Swanson, walking to World Cup for charity killed along U.S. 101 in Lincoln City

Oregonian — Lt. Jerry Palmer said Swanson was near the south city limits around 10 a.m. when struck from behind by a 1995 Nissan pickup being driven by Scott Van Hiatt, 52, of Neskowin. Palmer said Hiatt remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

May 14, 2013
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