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Jack Jewsbury scored on a penalty kick to lift the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.The Timbers' first road victory snapped a seven-match winless streak (0-6-1), and an 0-5-2 road streak. Their last victory came at home against Columbus on May 21.Chicago's winless streak in MLS play was extended to six matches (0-2-4).Jewsbury hammered the ball low to the left of Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 25th minute for his fifth goal of the season. The penalty kick was awarded when Chicago defender Gonzalo Segares pulled down Portland forward Jorge Perlaza about 10 yards from the goal.Portland goalkeeper Troy Perkins stopped eight Chicago shots in earning his fourth shutout of the season. The Fire's best chances came on shots by midfielder Marco Pappa. Perkins stopped two of them, in the 37th and 90th minutes, diving to bat them away. He kicked the other away with a lunge 20 seconds into stoppage time.The Fire played the final 30 minutes a man down af...
Seattle Sounders FC can clinch a playoff berth and the Portland Timbers can win the Cascadia Cup to salvage an otherwise poor season when the rivals battle Saturday ...
It took almost two months, but the Portland Timbers have finally claimed their sixth win of the 2012 Major League Soccer season.Portland had not won a league game si...
The Portland Timbers scored for the first time in three weeks Sunday, but they wasted an opportunity for three points against FC Dallas in MLS.Jack Jewsbury scored o...
The Portland Timbers would like to forget about last week as quickly as possible and move forward, beginning with a road contest against Chivas USA at The Home Depot...
Real Salt Lake has hit rough patches before, but over the last few seasons at least, they rarely involved problems at Rio Tinto Stadium.Although it has played just f...
Jeld-Wen, sweet Jeld-Wen.Danny Mwanga and Jack Jewsbury each scored their first goals of the season as the Portland Timbers extended their home unbeaten streak to si...
San Jose's 4-3 comeback win over the Los Angeles Galaxy is the type of result that can turn around a season.Or in the case of the Earthquakes, add even more momentum...
Futty Danso scored in stoppage time to lift the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.Danso's late goal helped the Timbers (11-14-9) f...
Lorenzo Ebecilio scored early and AFC Ajax went on to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in an international exhibition on Wednesday night.It was a rare home lo...
Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and New York played to a wild 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers on Sunday night in a match that saw t...
Adam Moffat and Brian Ching scored first-half goals to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers on Sunday night.Moffat scored his first goal of...
Chris Pontius and Josh Wolff scored second-half goals and DC United beat Portland 3-2 on Sunday to end the expansion Timbers' MLS home winning streak at five.Perry K...
The expansion Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer have acquired midfielder Jack Jewsbury from Sporting Kansas City for allocation money.The 29-year-old had 15 go...
Sometimes old friends become new rivals, and that will be the sentiment for two players in opposing uniforms on Saturday when the Montreal Impact host the Portland T...
A pair of winless teams will meet at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday as the Colorado Rapids host the Portland Timbers.Portland has looked a much better team t...
It is the dawn of a new era in the Rose City.The Portland Timbers made a promising start to life in Major League Soccer in 2011. The expansion club was one spot off ...
Seattle Sounders FC did not disappoint another impressive crowd at CenturyLink Field on Sunday night.Eddie Johnson scored his team-high 14th goal and Fredy Montero a...
The Portland Timbers managed to salvage something from what has been a mostly forgettable season on Sunday as the club's 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Pl...
Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers traded second-half goals at Jeld-Wen Field on Saturday, playing to a 1-1 draw in the latest installment of the Cascadia ...