Portland's Sports
May 24, 2013
Hawks skate to Memorial Cup finals
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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — The Portland Winterhawks survived a thrilling semifinal game, edged London 2-1 Friday and advanced to the championship matchup of the Memorial Cup tournament. The…
May 24, 2013
SCORESHEET: Sitting Hibbert? Classic case
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I find the discussions fascinating concerning whether Indiana center Roy Hibbert should have been on the court for the final play of the Pacers-Miami Heat series opener. My first reaction as the…
May 23, 2013
Peterson gamble pays off for OSU
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When you’ve won a pair of national championships, you normally don’t offer a scholarship to a recruit sight unseen. That’s exactly what Oregon State coach Pat Casey did in the case of Andy…
May 23, 2013
Coach rewires Timbers for road
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Team responds as Porter instills new mentality, confidence While he was coaching at the University of Akron, Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter began to wonder: “Why do the fans and the crowd…
May 23, 2013
PDX Sports
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Thursday, May 23 Prep track and field: The two-day, Oregon School Activities Association Class 3A, 2A and 1A state meets begin at Hayward Field in Eugene. First field event is at 10 a.m. First…
May 23, 2013
Heat will be on Viks in fall camp
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Coach wants to see more leadership, improved blocking After Portland State’s spring football game had ended, coach Nigel Burton was asked where his team needed to make improvements over the…
May 22, 2013
Winterhawks win 4-2, move into semifinals
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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — The Portland Winterhawks took a big step toward the Memorial Cup final, beating host Saskatoon 4-2 Wednesday and avoiding the tiebreaker game Thursday. But the win…
May 20, 2013
Winterhawks topple London; all four teams 1-1 in Memorial Cup
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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — It's all square in the Memorial Cup tournament. Portland earned its first win — joining the other three teams with 1-1 records — as Derrick Pouliot and Chase De Leo…
May 20, 2013
PREP BASEBALL: Central Catholic knocks off Tualatin
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TUALATIN — With the bases loaded and his team trailing by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday, Tualatin's clean-up hitter stepped to the plate. The Timberwolves, ranked eighth in…
May 19, 2013
Timbers refuse to come up short
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Portland Timbers stunned the Vancouver Whitecaps with a late, short-handed goal Saturday night, earning a 2-2 draw and extending Portland's unbeaten MLS streak…
May 19, 2013
Beavers get the jump on Oregon -- and a two-game lead in the…
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EUGENE — Oregon State doubled its Pac-12 baseball lead to two games over Oregon on Sunday, beating the host Ducks 12-2 at PK Park. OSU took two out of three in the weekend series and is knotted…
May 19, 2013
Halifax buries Winterhawks with five-goal run
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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — A poor second period by the Portland Winterhawks, featuring too much Nathan MacKinnon, cost the Western Hockey League champions dearly in their first game of the 2013…
May 19, 2013
Thorns get into the Spirit
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Seven games, five wins, one tie, three shutouts. That's the Portland Thorns FC season in a nutshell, up to date after Sunday afternoon's 2-0 home win over the Washington Spirit. The Thorns'…
May 18, 2013
Beavers answer, set up Sunday rubber match with Ducks
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Moore's pitching, OSU long balls lead to 9-0 win over Oregon at PK Park EUGENE -- Oregon State needed something -- anything -- to get the motor ticking. To find a pulse in a Civil War series…
May 17, 2013
Thorpe proves he's Friday night guy
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EUGENE -- A year ago, he was a set-up guy. Six weeks ago, he was a Saturday starter. On Friday night at PK Park, Tommy Thorpe looked every bit the ace of the Oregon pitching staff. The sophomore…
May 17, 2013
Out of the Sky Blue, Thorns lose
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When the final whistle sounded, all 11 players on the Portland Thorns FC dropped their heads. They paused for a long moment on the pitch, trying to take in what had just happened. It seemed like…
May 16, 2013
Winterhawks' work not totally finished
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WHL champs hope to bring Memorial Cup to Portland The Portland Winterhawks, having achieved one major goal — winning the Western Hockey League championship — are off chasing another one at the…
May 16, 2013
No gimmes, but her future looks bright
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On Sports Nothing is a given. Gigi Stoll found out the hard way during the Class 6A golf championships at Quail Valley Golf Course. The Beaverton High sophomore, who entered the day tied for the…
May 16, 2013
Ducks, Beavers ready for battle
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UO, OSU both have shot to host an NCAA regional Central casting couldn’t have put together a better script for this weekend’s Civil War baseball series, which begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Eugene’s…
May 16, 2013
New foes, same style for Winterhawks
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How do the Portland Winterhawks prepare for Memorial Cup games this week against Halifax, London and host Saskatoon? Prepare themselves first, watch plenty of video and adjust in the first…
