NWSL Best XI: Sauerbrunn makes it six-for-six

Becky Sauerbrunn kept her perfect Best XI in tact when she was named to the NWSL’s all-star team for the sixth...

What we learned from the NWSL semifinals

It was quite the circuitous route to get there over the last few months, but we have the best two teams...

Monday Morning Wakeup: NWSL postseason awards finalists named

Portland Thorns FC 2, Seattle Reign FC 1 —Portland edges out Seattle, 2-1, advances to third NWSL Championship —Lauletta: A.D. was...

Bush: Injuries, missed chances take their toll on the Reign

Just over a week ago, the Seattle Reign were steamrolled by the Portland Thorns in the last game of the regular...

Lauletta: A.D. was the X-factor in Thorns team effort

Portland Thorns FC are heading back to the NWSL Championship, and it took every element they had in them to accomplish...

Semifinal spectacle pushes Portland-Seattle NWSL rivalry to new, natural heights

I’ll be honest: It took me a while to really feel comfortable about calling the Thorns and Reign rivals. I know,...

Portland edge out Seattle, 2-1, to advance to third NWSL Championship

The Portland Thorns FC are headed back to the NWSL Championship match after defeating the Seattle Reign FC, 2-1, on Saturday...

Recapping all 19 games from NWSL’s one true rivalry

“Rivalry” is probably one of the handful of most overused words in sports, but when a real one exists, it is...

Rapinoe, Bird pave parallel paths to greatness in their adopted city of Seattle

  If Megan Rapinoe had her way, she never would have come to Seattle. In 2012, a new women’s soccer league...

NWSL semifinal preview: Cascadia rivalry makes playoff debut

Seattle Reign FC (11-5-8) at Portland Thorns FC (12-6-6) Saturday, 3:00 p.m. EDT, Providence Park (Lifetime) All-time series: tied, 8-8-3 For...