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The Portland State women’s soccer team held open tryouts on Saturday, hoping to find more talent to add to their roster before the fall season.

The Portland State cross country teams begin their 2012 season this month at the John Frank Memorial Invitational, to be held in Corvallis, Oregon. The event will feature teams from PSU, Oregon State University, University of Oregon and University of Portland, among others.

The Portland Timbers hosted FC Dallas on Sunday in bright and balmy conditions at Jeld-Wen Field. The action was sloppy at times and thrilling at others, with each team easing into a rhythm and then getting kicked right back out of it.

Sports are going green. In some cases, an initiative might be as simple as the recycling bins that have become a staple of the Rose Garden experience, part of an integrated effort that helped make the arena one of the most sustainable in the nation.

My lungs were exploding. I kicked as hard as I could, pushing the puck along the bottom of the pool. A shadowy body descended from above and a fin kicked me in the head—but still I swam forward. With opposing players on both sides of me, I pushed the puck as hard as I could past the goal line and shot up for air.

Following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, the Portland Timbers lost 5-4 to Aston Villa on penalty kicks in an international friendly exhibition game at Jeld-Wen Field July 24.

Hope. I saw it in the eyes of all the fans at the game, especially those of the Timbers Army, some of whom arrived more than two hours before the game to cheer for their team. And I saw it in the eyes of the players, who had a lot of early chances to score.

Recently, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade ignited a minor controversy when he suggested that players in the NBA who spend the offseason competing in the Olympics should be paid for their efforts. The tournament, Wade argued, is a tremendous financial risk for players already under contract with other organizations, especially as it takes up a large portion of time that could be utilized for rest and rehab.

“It’s like seeing your dad in a cocktail dress.”

That’s how a friend of mine described the feeling of watching Ichiro Suzuki jog out onto the field at Safeco in the New York navy and gray.

The Pacific Coast Softball Conference Honor Roll was released earlier this month, and Portland State led the way with 15 athletes on the list.