Portland deals McCarty to D.C. United for Wallace
Dax McCarty's tenure as a Portland Timber lasted all of a few hours. Just three hours after selecting McCarty with the first pick in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, Portland shipped McCarty and allocation money to D.C. United for Rodney Wallace and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS Draft. Wallace is the second young...
Projecting the MLS Expansion Draft
Trying to predict expansion drafts is never easy, trying to do so for two teams is downright impossible. That doesn't mean we can't try though, and with Vancouver and Portland set to make their expansion draft selections on Wednesday afternoon, there is plenty of speculation about which directions each team will go. I projected how...
Timbers considering options as MLS expansion draft nears
By JOSE M. ROMERO The four walls of Gavin Wilkinson's office are covered with white boards on which there is much of the information the Portland Timbers' technical director will need for next week's MLS expansion draft. But first, Wilkinson and other representatives of the organization will head to Toronto to be part of the...
Mid-day Ticker: Wilshere signs new Arsenal deal, Timbers let eight players go and more
By TRAVIS CLARK English starlet Jack Wilshere has been rewarded for a promising start to the 2010-11 Premier League season, signing a new long term deal with Arsenal on Monday. The 18-year-old, who has started eight times in the Premier League this season, has been at the club since he was nine years old, and...
MLS teams preparing for 2011 preseason in Arizona
By JOSE M. ROMERO On the pitch, the Seattle Sounders are focused on their opening-round playoff series that begins this weekend against the L.A. Galaxy. Off the field, the team is firming up plans for a return to Casa Grande, Ariz., in winter 2011 for preseason camp. Sources close to the team and and Grande...
Timbers look to build after adding first four players
By JOSE M. ROMERO The Portland Timbers have their first four MLS players signed and in the books as the fledgling franchise's original quartet. Timbers technical director Gavin Wilkinson introduced forward Bright Dike, midfield wing Ryan Pore, goalkeeper Steve Cronin and a surprise - former Austin Aztex forward Eddie Johnson - to the public and...
MLS Timbers sign first four players for 2011
The expansion Portland Timbers have signed the first four players in the club's history, including a trio of top scorers from the USSF Division 2. Portland announced the signing of forward Bright Dike and midfielder Ryan Pore, as well as goalkeeper Steve Cronin, from the USSF D-2 Portland Timbers, while also signing English forward Eddie...
Evening Ticker: US ends 2018 World Cup Bid to focus on 2022, NESV takeover of Liverpool complete and more
BY ADAM SERRANO The Unted States World Cup Bid Committee announced that they will be dropping out of the running for the 2018 World Cup. A move that has been long considered a formality with FIFA explicitly stating that they would like the 2018 World Cup to take place in Europe. The United States will...
Whitecaps roll over Timbers in key USSF D-2 playoff series opener
By JOSE M. ROMERO The Vancouver Whitecaps are loaded with new faces, players who weren't with the club the past two years for its two runs to the USL championship game. They had also failed to beat the Portland Timbers in four regular-season matches in 2010. Neither mattered Thursday night at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby,...
Timbers, Whitecaps end one era, look ahead to another
BY JOSE M. ROMERO Oh, those wild and crazy USSF-Division 2 schedule-makers. Their flair for the dramatic brought the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps together for one last regular-season go-round Saturday afternoon north of the border in beautiful Burnaby, B.C. and Swangard Stadium. It's the last time these two storied clubs will meet as lower-division...
Timbers turning ground and stones as MLS debut nears
By JOSE M. ROMERO The Portland Timbers have set up a 24/7 webcam through which visitors to the club's web site can watch the renovation of PGE Park. The work began earlier this month, even though the USSF-Division II Timbers are still playing out the final games of their 2010 season. Portland has two regular-season...
