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Hawks Fill Portland’s Diaper With Breast Milk, Lose to Seattle In a Shootout
I’m sorry to report that the Portland Winterhawks lost to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. I feel like I kind of won though, because I had a pretty decent time at this hockey game. I walked into the Rose Garden about 10 minutes deep into the 1st period. I have to be […] Continue reading
Round Rock Express 6 Portland Beavers 2
As this report will be, if not the last, most likely second to last in Beaver coverage for the Portland Sportsman, I will be bringing back old faithful. Baseball Report, Ecstatic Truth Style, or “the one with the innings”. Warning: Some of the names of the sections of this article may or may not have […] Continue reading
Portland Beavers 3, Salt Lake Bees 0
Bill James, the Cassandra of baseball stats: I’d probably be a writer if there was no such thing as baseball, but because there is such a thing as baseball I can’t imagine writing about anything else. Some folks have texts that they turn to on a semi-regular basis as an spiritual edifier, provider of ecstatic […] Continue reading
Can’t Lose for Losing
On a brilliant Saturday evening last week, in front of a sold-out Merlo Field in North Portland, 5,018 strong witnessed one of the most impressive collections of soccer talent ever assembled onto a local pitch. And not only because Manchester City brought — and started — many of their top players; Portland has also been […] Continue reading
The Making of a 5-Sport Day (or: 4 sports and 1 kind-of-sport)
I wake up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday, eat a hearty breakfast and put my game face on. Am I preparing for a bike race, in this city of cyclists? Am I getting ready to run in one of Portland’s many running events? Not exactly: I am preparing for a 5-Sport Day. It all […] Continue reading
Timbers Look MLS Ready but Fall in PKs
TIMBERS 1, SOUNDERS 1 (SOUNDERS WIN 4-3 ON PENALTY KICKS) To the local sportsman yearning for a spot of good news, Wednesday’s US Cup matchup between the Timbers and hated rival Seattle Sounders offered several reasons for optimism. The house was packed. The privileged perch at the MAC was in full bloom. The little pocket […] Continue reading
Not Half Bad, But Not Enough: Portland falls to Minnesota at Home
The Portland Timbers once again failed to find a victory this past Thursday night against the NSC Minnesota Stars, unable to recover from an early goal despite 60 minutes of continuous pressure. From the first kick, Minnesota made it clear that they wanted to win, out-working the Timbers, pushing the tempo against a confused defense […] Continue reading
Crest? We Don’t Need New Stinking Crest!
While many of us are enjoying what the Onion hilariously reconsidered as a series of Vuvuzula Concerts being disrupted by international soccer events, Portland began its run in a lesser-known but well loved tournament of its own, the venerable U.S. Open Cup. The Timbers’ Cup (not the one in South Africa) experience began against a […] Continue reading
Cirque du Cycling 2010
In the spirit of Portland’s funky Pedalpalooza, which features a slew of zany bike rides/parades/parties, it makes sense to hold one of the biggest tight-pants-parades on the Oregon Bicycle Racing calendar. The Cirque du Cycling’s first outing was in 2008 and the race has become one of the few chances for Portlanders to experience bike […] Continue reading
Sacramento River Cats 5, Portland Beavers 3
Inning 1: Weathertude! So it turns out that there might be baseball life in Portland after all. Summer flashed its brightest smile of the year on Saturday and Portlanders responded with its best crowd that I have seen all year at PGE Park. Evidently Portland residents prefer their baseball without 77 inches of rain and […] Continue reading