Wildfires across Oregon and Washington have made the air quality around Portland unhealthy for almost a week, limiting the amount of physical activity that can take place outdoors. For the Portland Timbers, that’s meant temporarily but indefinitely forgoing practices at their Beaverton training center in favor of other options.
“As we know, 2020 comes in a way that we need to make sure that we are dealing with any situation, adapt to it, and find the solutions,” head coach Giovanni Savarese said on Tuesday, one day before his team’s game at the San Jose Earthquakes (6:30pm PT, FS1).