Portland State football kicked off their preseason practice schedule at Stott Community Field last Thursday as the Vikings begin preparation for their opening game of 2013 against Eastern Oregon University.
Major league fallout
Time passes slowly in baseball. There is no game clock and no final buzzer; baseball moves through a 162-game season at its own pace, often laboriously, working toward the final out that won’t come until the players on the field manage to orchestrate it.
Recent results and upcoming games
RECENT RESULTS SATURDAY, AUG. 3 MLS Timbers 1 Vancouver 1 Top performers Ryan Johnson: 1 goal SUNDAY, AUG. 4 NWSL FC Kansas City 3 Thorns 2 Top performers Alex Morgan:…
NHL to take midseason break in Sochi
After months of deliberation among the NHL, the NHL Player’s Association, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Olympic Committee, an agreement was finally reached to allow professional hockey players from the NHL to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. As part of the agreement, the NHL will halt the 2013–14 season so that an estimated 120 players can take part in the hockey competition scheduled for February 12–23.
Jeter shakes off the rust
The New York Yankees had a slightly altered lineup for the last game of their series against Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon. Coming back from a fractured ankle that took him out of the playoffs last October and a strained quad that put him back on the DL in his return on July 11, Derek Jeter jogged out onto the field at Yankee Stadium and dug into position at shortstop.
Blazers make their move in the offseason
Summer can be a tense time of year for Portland basketball diehards when the Blazers miss the playoffs, as the fan base is left to speculate on an uncertain future during the free agency/summer league stretch. When the team spirals down from playoff contention with a 13-game losing streak as it did to close out the season in April, the months leading up to October become even more uneasy.
Thorns foiled down the stretch by Chicago
The Portland Thorns took to the pitch on Sunday for a showdown with the Chicago Red Stars in the first installment of a three-game homestand. The game was broadcast on Fox Soccer and the Rose City Riveters were out in full force among the crowd of 12,534, eager to give a national television audience a taste of Portland’s passion for the sport.
Recent results and upcoming games
RECENT RESULTS SATURDAY, JULY 27 MLS SanJose 2 Timbers 1 Top performers Darlington Nagbe: 1 goal SUNDAY, JULY 28 NWSL Thorns 3 Chicago 3 Top performers Christine Sinclair: 2 goals…
Lefty outlasts the field at Open Championship
With the leaderboard in flux on the back nine at Muirfield, Phil Mickelson settled into his stance for an eight-foot birdie putt. It was the final hole of the Open Championship, and the field had come unglued more or less as expected at a tournament that prides itself on reminding the world’s best golfers of their inherent fallibility.
Lightning strikes, but not for Portland
During a game in which lightning stopped play for almost an hour, the Portland Timbers failed to find a spark on the offensive end against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday. But Portland’s defense was able to salvage the day, denying Philadelphia the go-ahead score as the Timbers left PPL Park with a road point.
Thorns break Boston on the road
Two weeks removed from a 2-0 loss to the Boston Breakers in front of a sold-out crowd at Jeld-Wen Field, the Portland Thorns returned the favor at Dilboy Stadium, coming through with a tremendous late-game effort to take Boston down 2-1.