Search committee likely for Portland’s top post
Portland officials will begin the search for a new city manager Wednesday in a process likely to spark robust debates about hiring locally vs. candidates “from away,” as well as the best personality for the person filling the city’s top ...
Portland Trail Blazers: Rebounding, Defense, and the Best Blue-Collar Workers
Honor Labor Day by reminiscing about the best blue-collar players in Portland Trail Blazers history and in the league today. To honor Labor Day we want to engage in an annual tradition, this year with a twist! 1. We want to know who your favorite blue ...
Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Austin Ernst won the LPGA Tour's Portland Classic on Sunday with a par on the first hole of a playoff against South Korea's I.K. Kim. It was the first professional victory for the 22-year-old Ernst, who shot a 5-under 67 in the final ...
Portland Timbers Man of the Match: Of the Future!
The Timbers put in a dominant second half performance against Vancouver and several players stood out. The Portland Timbers got their playoff dreams back on track last night with a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Timbers ground out a solid first ...
Portland considers tiny houses for homeless people
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland is preparing to endorse the construction of communities of tiny houses on publicly owned land to get homeless people off the street and offer low-income residents safe, clean and cheap places to live. Josh Alpert, Mayor ...
Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter will likely keep same backline after performance in Vancouver
Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter took a gamble Saturday night. With the Timbers desperately looking for a strong defensive performance after a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Sounders on Aug. 24, Porter benched veterans Michael Harrington and Danny O'Rourke and ...
Portland coaches happy to be back together again: Portland Interscholastic League analysis
Portland Interscholastic League football includes all Portland schools for the first time since 2005. No wonder coaches are confused as to the preseason pecking order as the league comes together in Class 6A this fall. Grant and Lincoln haven’t played ...
Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter calls win over the Vancouver their "best performance of the year"
Caleb Porter called it the Portland Timbers’ best performance of the season – and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Fresh off a bruising 4-2 loss to Cascadia foe Seattle Sounders last weekend, the Timbers bounced back with a comprehensive 3-0 ...
Portland overtakes Vancouver with Cascadia win
The Timbers dealt the Whitecaps the double blow of a 3-0 scoreline and the seizure of their playoff spot. With a 3-0 win in British Columbia, the Portland Timbers leapfrogged the Vancouver Whitecaps and replaced their northern rivals in fifth place — the ...
Suzann Pettersen Tied for Portland Classic Lead
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Portland Classic. Trying to match Nancy Lopez's record with her third victory in the event, Pettersen had an eagle ...
