Portland Thorns

The Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League and the city’s as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between the two leagues

The three-time champion Portland Thorns announced Thursday that Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle and former NBA player Josh Childress are among the new investors.

The Portland Thorns have a new owner. Merritt Paulson sold the team to RAJ Sports, a family company that owns other franchises, including a stake in the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. We learn more about what new ownership will mean for the Thorns and preview the upcoming draft.

The Portland Thorns lost Sunday to Gotham FC in a hard-fought 1-0 semifinal playoff game that ended the team's bid to defend its National Women's Soccer League title.

The Thorns, Portland’s women’s soccer team, start their season off with a game against Orlando Pride on Sunday. The team is the defending champion of the National Women’s Soccer League, and their forward, Sophia Smith, was named MVP for the league last season. But, last year was rocky for women’s soccer, and for the Thorns in particular.

Portland’s professional soccer teams now have a new chief executive officer, the Timbers announced Wednesday. Heather Davis has been appointed after a roughly three-month search.

Canada soccer star Christine Sinclair talks about her life and the state of women’s soccer in “Playing the Long Game.”

A big piece of news was revealed at the Tuesday night stadium rally: Star forward Christine Sinclair will play another season, her 11th, with the Thorns next year.

One of the NWSL's most accomplished teams — The Portland Thorns — is taking on the Kansas City Current, an expansion squad that joined the league just last year.

The owner of Portland’s two professional soccer teams exited his role as chief executive officer in a statement released Tuesday morning.