I was born and raised in Portland and recently graduated from college in New Orleans where I learned the joys of Mardi Gras, hurricane evacuations, swamp fires, and drive-through daiquiri shops. (Fun fact: it counts as a closed container until you stick the straw through the lid.) In the midst of all that, I occasionally studied political science.
My first Timbers game was a playoff game in 2007 against the Vancouver Whitecaps and I've been hooked ever since. (They won, for the record, 3-0 in that game, 3-1 on aggregate.) Aside from soccer, I love photography, beer, and books
Teams waive players in advance of the Waiver Draft.
Caleb Porter's fifth-seeded Akron Zips took on Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament. Akron, the home team, defeated Michigan 2-1 to advance to the round of 16 for fifth consecutive year.
Two domestic violence cases over the weekend involved MLS and U.S. soccer figures.
Thoughts on the friendly against Russia and Chivas owner Jorge Vergara's press conference.
Coming in at #31 in our player rankings is late-season signing Ian Hogg.
The USMNT roster for the Russia friendly is out and writers have weighed in on Klinsmann's choices.
With the conference semifinals all wrapped up, today's news is all about what went right, what when wrong, and what lies ahead for the eliminated teams.
Number 35 on our player rankings list is Chris Taylor, who was a regular with the reserves before undergoing hip surgery this season.
MLS news, including playoff previews and some early offseason roster changes.
Reviews of the playoffs so far and early offseason news.
Major League Soccer news, including playoff previews and predictions.
Today's soccer news, including first-round playoff previews.
For their second year in MLS, the Timbers have missed the playoffs. With Portland out, will you still watch?
The Timbers' final game of the season is upon us and now that it's almost here, I realize I'm really glad we'll be playing the Earthquakes to close the season. Both of our matches with San Jose...
The CONCACAF Champions League got back under way last night with games for both Houston and Real Salt Lake. Seattle and Toronto are back in action tonight against Santos Laguna and Marathon, and LA...
Did you guys know other stuff happened around the league this weekend? Check it out. Dallas Loss Finalizes Western Playoff MatchupsIf you're anything like me, you were probably hoping the...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm heading into this weekend stubbornly refusing to be even the least bit hopeful. We're not going to win the Cascadia Cup. We'll probably give Vancouver...
Bright Dike is, depending on your perspective, our best forward who should start whenever he’s healthy, a great 70th minute substitute, or a guy who simply doesn’t belong in MLS. Even as...
Well, there you have it. The U.S. has qualified for the CONCACAF Hexagonal with what was probably the best performance of the Klinsmann era. World Cup Qualifying is now done until 2013, and MLS...
Stacey rounds up the weekend's news.
Stacey has gathered the best news from around the web, featuring a bit about Lovel Palmer.
Once again, Stacey delivers all the news we need to read.
Stacey gathers news and links from around the internet to help kick off the week.
Stacey rounds up the web's best Cascadian-centric links.
Stacey has rounded up the web's best MLS links from around the web.
Stacey delivers the finest MLS and Portland Timbers news from around the internet.
Timebrs Tid Bits links from around the web concerning all things Major League Soccer.
As Geoff said in his post earlier, Stumptown Footy is bringing back the league-wide news round-up, and I'm taking it over. So here is your MLS news today. Sounders FC first fan vote for General...