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Banda and Marta are fueling Orlando Pride's turnaround season
For the past several years, the Orlando Pride has been mostly mired in the bottom half of the National Women's Soccer League. But midway through this NWSL season, the Pride has turned things around. With the addition of Zambian forward Barbra Banda and the steadying presence of...
Rodriguez and Mora score to give Timbers a 2-0 win over Whitecaps in Cascadia Cup matchup
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora scored first-half goals and the Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night. Rodriguez scored his eighth goal of...
Smith can play Saturday for Portland after additional punishment for red card is reversed
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Women's Soccer League's Players Association stepped in when the Portland Thorns' appeal of a red card given to Sophia Smith two weeks ago was not only denied, but an additional suspension and fine was added. As a result, Smith — the league's...
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist who was experiencing a psychiatric breakdown that there are limitations in health care coverage for reservists compared with full-time soldiers. There are no Army hospitals in...
Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
Former Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who as mayor of Portland was credited with starting the city on its path to becoming a magnet for the young, hip and liberal but whose reputation unraveled after it was revealed he had sex with a 14-year-old, has died. He was 83. Goldschmidt died...
Planned Parenthood Oregon leaders plan to dissolve political arm, sparking concerns about advocacy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The new leaders of Oregon's two Planned Parenthood affiliates want to dissolve the political arm of their organization to focus more on providing health care, a move that has sparked inner turmoil and opposition from advocates concerned about the future of reproductive...
Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency
Theo Downes-Le Guin, son of the late author Ursula K. Le Guin, remembers well the second-floor room where his mother worked on some of her most famous novels. Or at least how it seemed from the outside. “She was very present and accessible as a parent,” he says....
Man pleads not guilty to killing 3 women and dumping their bodies in Oregon and Washington
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing three women last year in the Portland, Oregon, area and dumping their bodies has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Jesse Lee Calhoun’s attorney entered the pleas Thursday to three counts of second-degree murder and three counts...
New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen wins Portland road race for first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory
Shane van Gisbergen grabbed the lead coming out of a late caution and held on on the road course just north of downtown Portland on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. From New Zealand, the 35-year-old van Gisbergen won the NASCAR Cup Series race last year in...
FIFA unites World Cup winners and club executives as teammates to study for soccer diploma
ZURICH (AP) — World Cup and Champions League winners are learning about the soccer industry at FIFA alongside club founders and front-office leaders. All were teammates in the classroom this week at the soccer body’s headquarters in Zurich to study all fields of the industry for...
