Word on the Street: a Portland Glossary

Gridiron Dreams

In football’s shadows, some play for love and some hope for glory.

By Martin Patail

Ax Season

A Fan's Guide to the Portland Timbers' 2011 Major League Soccer Debut

By Martin Patail and Zach Dundas

The Team

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

The Fans

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Portland Soccer: An Expanded History

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

A Timbers Cheatsheet

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

The Coach

Q & A With John Spencer

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Golden Goals

By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

The Edge Ledger

A quick guide to the odds of Oregon’s casino games (and how to tilt them in your favor)

By Ali Moran and Martin Patail

The Game Changer

As Division I Basketball's only openly gay coach, Portland State women's hoops coach Sherri Murrell is breaking records on and off the court.

By Jason Cohen

A Good Paddlin'

Call Ping-Pong a fad. Just not in Portland.

By Phil Busse

The Rugger

San Juanita Moreno, 26

By Rachel Ritchie