Winterhawks Hire Ryan Donald as Associate Coach

July 8, 2026 - Portland, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club is excited to announce today the hiring of associate coach Ryan Donald ahead of the 2026-27 season. "I'm excited to join a prestigious organization in the Western Hockey League and a place that is well-known for developing players both on and off the ice as quality human beings. The opportunity to join a great staff with great people in a good community is exciting for me," Donald said. "I've spent over a decade coaching since I got out of... Full Story

Portland Thorns Transfer Mimi Alidou to Montreal Roses

July 8, 2026 - PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Thorns announced today that forward Mimi Alidou has been transferred for an undisclosed fee to the Montreal Roses of the Canadian Northern Super League. Alidou arrived in Portland during the 2025 NWSL season, helping the Thorns in their path to a third-place league finish. She also made appearances against Tigres UANL and Club América in the 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals. In total, the Canadian international combined for one goal and three assists ... Full Story

Kenzie Brown and the Cascade on the Winning End of a Pitcher's Duel with the Blaze

July 8, 2026 - It was fire versus on Tuesday night sellout in Hillsboro Ballpark as the two rookie arms for Portland Cascade (10-7) and Carolina Blaze (8-8) matched up. Karlyn Pickens (clearly the fire with her heater of a fastball) and Kenzie Brown (who has a nasty change-up that can freeze batters) faced off in a pitcher's duel that ended in a 4-2 decision in favor of the Cascade. Brown recorded her third complete game of the season and tallied nine strikeouts, moving to 3-2 on the year. She allowed tw... Full Story

Paige Sinicki Returns to the Field After Fighting and Beating Cancer

July 8, 2026 - The Portland Cascade's game will be logged in the record books as a 4-2 win over the Carolina Blaze, but the bigger victory came in the fifth inning. Paige Sinicki, just eight months after receiving a diagnosis of Stage 2 breast cancer, entered the game at second base for Sis Bates. The home crowd at Hillsboro Ballpark roared for Sinicki when, later that inning, she had her first career at-bat for the Cascade. She grounded out, but it didn't matter. Sinicki had already won. On November 11 ... Full Story

• Paige Sinicki Returns to the Field After Fighting and Beating Cancer - Portland Cascade (AUSL) July 8
• Portland Thorns Sign Dutch International Nina Nijstad - Portland Thorns FC (NWSL) July 7
• Winterhawks Announce 2026-27 Promotions and Theme Nights - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) July 6
• Record-Breaking Fourth of July Weekend Welcomes More Than 13,000 Fans to Hops Ballpark - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 6
• Timbers2 Earn Shutout Win on the Road at Rival Tacoma Defiance - Portland Timbers 2 (MLS NEXT Pro) July 6
• Carley Hoover Tosses a CG with Plenty of Run Support from a Surging Portland Offense - Portland Cascade (AUSL) July 6
• Portland Thorns Dominate in 4-0 Win against Racing Louisville FC - Portland Thorns FC (NWSL) July 5
• One Run Is Enough for Spokane in Fourth of July Pitchers' Duel - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 5
• Early Deficit Sends Hops to Fifth-Straight Loss Before Record Crowd - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 3
• Ninth Inning Back-To-Back Homers Sink Hops in 5-4 Loss to Spokane - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 3
• Late Spokane Rally Hands Hops 5-3 Loss - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 2
• Portland Timbers to Host Soccer Celebration at Providence Park for USA Round of 16 Match on July 6 - Portland Timbers (MLS) July 1
• New Remix Experience Starts Now - Rip City Remix (G League) July 1
• Hops Spoil Brilliant Outing by David Hagaman, Fall 2-0 to Spokane - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) July 1
• Portland Thorns Announce Midseason Roster Update - Portland Thorns FC (NWSL) June 30
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July 10	AUSL	Chicago at Portland	9:30 p.m.
July 10	NWL	Hillsboro at Tri-City	10:05 p.m.
July 9	WNBA	Las Vegas at Portland	10:00 p.m.
July 9	NWL	Hillsboro at Tri-City	10:05 p.m.
July 8	AUSL	Carolina 1 at Portland 1	In Progress
July 8	NWL	Hillsboro at Tri-City	10:05 p.m.
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• Forward Mimi Alidou transferred from Portland Thorns to Montreal Roses - NWSL KPTV (July 8)
• Timbers’ Finn Surman talks World Cup experience - MLS KPTV (July 8)
• Cascade celebrate Portland Fire at game against Blaze - AUSL KPTV (July 8)
• Cascade celebrate Portland Fire at game against Blaze - WNBA KPTV (July 8)
• Portland Thorns sign Dutch international midfielder Nina Nijstad - NWSL KPTV (July 7)
• Portland Cascade head home after winning seven-game road trip - AUSL Portland Tribune (July 7)
• Indians finish sweep of Hops behind Calaz, Herrera - NWL KXLY (July 6)
• Tordin has a goal and 2 assists in the Thorns’ 4-0 rout of Racing Louisville - NWSL KPTV (July 6)
• Tordin has a goal and 2 assists in the Thorns' 4-0 rout of Racing Louisville - NWSL WRAL (July 6)
• Robert Calaz knocks in four, Spokane Indians win streak reaches nine - NWL Spokane Spokesman-Review (July 6)
• Indians blank Hillsboro for eighth straight win, Hopfe hit streak up to 20 games - NWL KXLY (July 5)
• Carla Leite scores 20, Portland Fire beat Seattle Storm 77-72 - WNBA New York Newsday (July 5)
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