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View MoreSalmon Bay FC wins national title in 2nd season
Salmon Bay FC defeated Vermont Green FC in a penalty shootout to win the 2026 USL W League National Championship at Interbay Stadium, with Seattle University's U'i Kaaihue earning Final MVP and 17-year-old Kennedy Catholic defender Kaya Singh scoring the title-clinching penalty.
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View MoreSeattle native Gomez scores in 1st start as Sounders snap 7-match skid
Seattle native Sebastian Gomez scored in the fourth minute of his first professional start as the Sounders beat Querétaro FC 3-0 at Lumen Field on Aug. 9, snapping the longest losing streak in club history.
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View MoreSounders install free mini soccer pitch at Yesler Terrace
The Sounders FC RAVE Foundation opened its flagship mini soccer pitch at Yesler Terrace Park on July 28, giving kids in one of Seattle's most diverse public housing communities a free, permanent place to play as part of the club's 52-pitch statewide initiative tied to the 2026 World Cup.
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View MoreBallard FC's season ends in familiar heartbreak against Ventura County
Anton Hjalmarsson's solo goal gave Ballard FC an early lead in the Western Conference Final, but Ventura County Fusion answered twice before halftime to end Seattle's 14-2-1 campaign in Flint, Michigan — the fourth conference final between these clubs in five years.
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View MoreElise Woodward becomes first woman named full-time voice of Husky football
Elise Woodward, a UW alumna and former Husky women's basketball player with nearly three decades of broadcasting experience, was named the full-time radio play-by-play voice of Washington football on Tuesday, July 28, making her the first woman in the role and believed to be the first in the FBS.
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View MoreGirls' flag football surges in Washington as Seahawks-affiliated team wins national title
A Southern California-based team competing under the Seattle Seahawks' NFL FLAG banner won the 2026 national girls high school flag football championship in overtime, as the sport explodes across Washington state with 105 schools fielding teams in its first WIAA-sanctioned season.
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View MoreHow Seattle's Central District gave the 76ers 'Trust the Process'
Tony Wroten, a Garfield High School and University of Washington basketball alumnus from Seattle's Central District, originated the Philadelphia 76ers' "Trust the Process" mantra that trended nationally after LeBron James signed with the team on Friday, July 24.
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View MoreLincoln High's $9.4 million home field clears public hearing, faces August vote
Lincoln High School's $9.4 million athletic field proposal cleared a public hearing July 23 but faces environmental opposition over tree removal before the Parks Commission votes August 13.
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View MoreFlau'jae Johnson's 26 points push Storm to the wire against WNBA-best Lynx
Storm rookie Flau'jae Johnson scored 26 points and hit five 3-pointers in a 105-102 loss to the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx on Monday, July 20, at Climate Pledge Arena, with a potential game-tying 3 rimming out at the buzzer.
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View MoreBallard's Nordic Museum packed for Norway's first World Cup quarterfinal in 28 years
More than 300 people packed the National Nordic Museum in Ballard on Saturday, July 11, for a sold-out watch party as Norway played its first men's World Cup quarterfinal in 28 years, a once-in-a-generation moment for the neighborhood's deep Scandinavian community.
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View MoreDeputies on bikes now patrolling Burke-Gilman Trail for illegal e-motos
King County deployed two sheriff's deputies on bicycles to patrol the Burke-Gilman Trail starting Thursday, July 9, pulling over riders on banned e-motos and motorized vehicles under a new state law, one day after a 14-year-old died crashing an e-moto at I-5 Colonnade.
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View MoreStorm's Dominique Malonga earns first All-Star nod at 20
Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga, 20, was named a WNBA All-Star reserve on Tuesday, July 7, becoming the third-youngest All-Star in league history despite the Storm's 6-17 record.
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View MoreSouth King County's free soccer club scores 60 World Cup tickets
The Somali Health Board Soccer Club, a free year-round youth soccer program at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, has grown from 17 kids to more than 170 since 2018 and will send players and families to the July 6 World Cup round-of-16 match through a city youth access initiative.
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View MoreKraken's thin blue-line meets franchise high no. 7 pick in Friday's NHL Draft
The Seattle Kraken hold the No. 7 overall pick in Friday's NHL Draft in Buffalo, their highest selection ever, and face a pivotal decision between drafting a franchise defenseman or continuing their streak of first-round forwards.
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View MoreBrandon Roy returns to Garfield as head boys basketball coach
Former NBA All-Star and Garfield alumnus Brandon Roy has been formally introduced as the Bulldogs' head boys basketball coach for the 2026-27 season, returning less than a year after being fired from the same role in September 2025.
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