The Timbers and their Army

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“Battle Plan”
On the eve of their sophomore season in Major League Soccer, I chronicled Timbers Army’s plans for world domination.

“No Translation Necessary”
My profile on now-legend Diego Valeri upon his arrival in Portland.

“As the Chainsaw Turns: Timbers Dig Deep”
Sizing up new Timbers coach Caleb Porter during an early practice in Portland.

In the Rose City, soccer fans are as dynamic as the action on the field. I was fortunate enough to cover the Portland Timbers’ first four seasons in Major League Soccer for the Portland Mercury, helping chart the continued rise of Stumptown supporter culture with a lighthearted voice that made the beautiful game accessible to alt weekly readers.

The teams were big-league, but I kept the community of readers in mind with feature stories, live blogs, spot news pieces, postgame pressers, and many late nights in the press box tweeting quotes to fans now firmly planted at a pub, reliving the matches. 

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"Refuse to Lose"
Taking temperature of the Blazers' locker room amid a memorable 2013 stretch, for the Portland Mercury.

"Curry Tweaks Ankle In Warriors Win"
Before he dominated the NBA, I tracked an early twist in Steph Curry’s career for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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"MLS All-Star Game: Portland loves Nick Rimando"
Outlining the unlikely admiration between Timbers fans and one of their biggest nemeses in goal, for The Salt Lake Tribune.

“Punchless Ducks Leave Their Coach Fuming”
Recounting an embarrassing Mother’s Day shellacking by UCLA baseball over Oregon, for The Oregonian.