http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124661470873865000 The Portland Timbers rebounded from their tough loss to Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup, using a lot of reserve players and beating Bayern Munich II 2-0 in an exhibition soccer match Thursday at PGE Park. Guest player Kevin Forrest scored, and earned himself more time with the Timbers, and Antouman ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124651321242093100 Seattle beat Portland 2-1 Wednesday before an electric, record-breaking PGE Park crowd to advance in the U.S. Open Cup tournament, and the game couldn't have started better for the Major League Soccer's Sounders. Roger Levesque, a Timber nemesis in his time with the Sounders' United Soccer Leagues ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648095448209300 Getting goaltender Kasey Keller to move back to the United States and sign was quite the coup for the Seattle Sounders. For Portland fans, it’s too bad the city couldn’t have entered Major League Soccer before their rival. “I said from Day One, I would be very comfortable coming ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648083270097300 EUGENE – It has worked before, and it can work again, says coach Paul Westhead, who is implementing his relentless fastbreak approach with the Oregon women’s basketball team. Other teams run, but selectively. The Ducks will run on every possession –no exceptions –and try to ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648093428048300 Portland Winterhawks defenseman Brett Ponich needs to improve his game, but his future has been made much brighter after last weekend’s NHL draft. The St. Louis Blues selected the 18-year-old Ponich in the second round, higher than he expected. A second-round pick means he was a ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648089444973800 Skeptics of Major League Soccer for Portland only need to look 170 miles north to see how successful the league can be. Whether the popularity of the Seattle Sounders FC continues at such a rabid rate remains to be seen, but the first year has been overwhelmingly successful. The Sounders are ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124631569723447100 The Seattle Sounders enter their U.S. Open Cup match against Portland with an air about them. They're a Major League Soccer team now, set to play the Timbers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and they expect to win. But, it won't be easy, they say. "It could be a fight and tough for us," says ...