(Portland, OR)  --  The Timbers have signed head coach Giovanni Savarese and his coaching staff to multiyear contract extensions.  Savarese joined the Timbers ahead of the 2018 season after the departure of former coach Caleb Porter.  Under Savarese, the Timbers got off to a rocky start this season, losing five games straight.  Portland is 8-3-and-1 over its last 12 games.