Complex sentence: This incarnation of the Timbers is the third in US soccer history; they took the name of the local franchise which was an entry in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1982.
Split into simpler sentences: This incarnation of the Timbers is the third in US soccer history. They took the name of the local franchise which was an entry in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1982.