PORTLAND, Ore. –
The Portland Timbers and FSN today announced the team’s television schedule for the 2010 season, which includes a package of 10 Timbers soccer games televised live across the Northwest throughout FSN’s five-state territory. The Timbers will officially kick off this year’s FSN schedule when they play host to AC St. Louis on April 22, at 7 p.m.
The 10-game schedule marks the highest number of Timbers games broadcast in a single season on FSN. Highlights of this year’s television schedule include matchups against Northwest-rival Vancouver on April 29, a visit from the Carolina RailHawks on June 6 and a battle against the Austin Aztex on August 26, all available live
on FSN.
Below is the complete 2010 Portland Timbers television schedule on FSN:
2010 Portland Timbers on FSN (all games originating from PGE Park)
April 22 – vs. AC St. Louis (7 p.m.)
April 29 – vs. Vancouver (7 p.m.)
May 13 – vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore (7 p.m.)
May 15 – vs. AC St. Louis (7 p.m.)
June 6 – vs. Carolina (6 p.m.)
June 17 – vs. NSC Minnesota (7 p.m.)
June 27 – vs. FC Tampa Bay (5 p.m.)
Aug. 11 – vs. NSC Minnesota (7 p.m.)
Aug. 26 – vs. Austin (7 p.m.)
Aug. 29 – vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore (6 p.m.)
About FSN
FSN Northwest is the cable home of the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Storm, Portland Beavers, Portland Timbers, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, Oregon State Beavers and Gonzaga Bulldogs. The network delivers more than 350 live events each year – all of which are also available in high definition on FSN HD - to more than 3.4 million cable and satellite homes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. FSN Northwest is based in Bellevue, WA, and is a subsidiary of DIRECTV Sports Networks, which also operates the regional sports networks FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain (and sub-region FSN Utah). The three networks combined reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences. DIRECTV Sports Networks is a controlled subsidiary of DIRECTV, the world’s most popular television service.
