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Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami players push and shove after the game at Lumen Field, Seattle on Sunday.
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2025
Miami's Suarez at center of spitting incident after Leagues Cup loss
The 38-year-old's reputation as one of the game's arch-villains was cemented when he bit Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup.
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh holds the "Vedder Cup" for winning the season series against the Padres at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Monday. The trophy is named after Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, a one-time resident of both San Diego and Seattle.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 26, 2025
Cal Raleigh hits 50th homer to join Mickey Mantle in exclusive club
Raleigh is the first player in history to hit at least 20 home runs from each side of the plate in one season.
The Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a two-run homer against the A's during the first inning in Seattle on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Aug 25, 2025
Mariners’ Cal Raleigh breaks single-season home run record for catchers
Raleigh hit two-run blasts in each of the first two innings off left-hander Jacob Lopez.
Ichiro speaks during a ceremony to retire his number a T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2025
Mariners to honor Ichiro with statue at T-Mobile Park in 2026
The Seattle Mariners will unveil a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki at T-Mobile Park during the 2026 season.
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2025
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
For nearly three decades, this journalist's job revolved around one man — Ichiro Suzuki. But covering the baseball legend was never boring.
The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro Suzuki great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2025
Four lessons to learn from Ichiro's greatness
The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
BASEBALL / Longform
Jul 26, 2025
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Across his 28 seasons of professional baseball, Ichiro grew to become a superstar — first in Japan and then in North America — and then an icon.
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
BASEBALL
Jul 22, 2025
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
The star's entry into baseball's Hall of Fame could bring an influx of fans from far away.
Seattle Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak (center) fights for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Joao Pedro Goncalves Neves (right) during a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group B match in Seattle on Monday.
SOCCER
Jun 24, 2025
PSG beat Seattle to reach knockout stage at Club World Cup
With the result, coupled with Atletico Madrid's 1-0 victory over Botafogo, PSG finished first in Group B with six points from three games.
LAFC forward Olivier Giroud vies for the ball against Club America's Miguel Vazquez during a match on May 31 in Los Angeles.
SOCCER
Jun 13, 2025
Olivier Giroud views Club World Cup as chance to showcase quality of MLS
LAFC is one of three MLS sides entered in the 32-team tournament.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild card game at State Farm Stadium on Jan. 13. Darnold reportedly plans to sign with the Seahawks.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Mar 11, 2025
QB Sam Darnold to sign $100 million contract with Seahawks: reports
Darnold parlayed a career season with the Minnesota Vikings into the largest contract of his career.
Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf (left) catches a pass for a touchdown over Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore during the first half at Lumen Field on Dec. 22, 2024.
SPORTS / Football
Mar 10, 2025
Steelers obtain wide receiver DK Metcalf from Seahawks
Metcalf reportedly will sign a five-year, $150 million deal with the Steelers.
A Japan Airlines jet involved in a collision is towed after the FAA said its right wing struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines plane on the ground at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2025
Japan Airlines jet wing strikes Delta plane on ground in Seattle
The Delta plane with 142 passengers was bound for Puerto Vallarta and was waiting for deicing when it was struck by the Japan Airlines jet after it had landed from Tokyo .
Ichiro Suzuki finished his career with 3,089 MLB hits and is one of 33 players in the 3,000-hit club.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 22, 2025
Iconic Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro, who rose to global superstardom with the Mariners, was elected in his first year on the ballot, but fell one vote short of becoming the second player voted in unanimously.
The Seattle Storm's Jordan Horston on Jul 16. The Storm will face the Atlanta Dream in Vancouver next August for the WNBA's first regular-season game outside the United States.
BASKETBALL
Dec 17, 2024
WNBA to host first regular-season game outside the United States
The announcement comes amid rapid expansion for the top-flight North American league.
Juan Soto joined the Mets on a record $765 million deal.
BASEBALL
Dec 14, 2024
Yankees’ post-Juan Soto plan has a powerful echo
The Yankees began their pivot away from Juan Soto by reaching an eight-year, $218 million contract agreement with lefty Max Fried
Ichiro Suzuki became one of the best hitters in baseball history during his 19-year career in MLB.
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2024
Ichiro makes debut on Hall of Fame ballot
The superstar outfielder is considered by many to be a lock to gain induction during his first year on the ballot.
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The feet of the statue are the only remaining part of it after the theft, which was reported last Friday, according to The Seattle Times.
Seattle Kraken center Alex Wennberg recently spoke out about "vile comments" he and his wife were receiving from fans on social media.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2023
Tensions build after collision of hockey, TikTok and romance novels
BookTok has brought new fans to hockey, but some wonder if fans are crossing the line with explicit comments.

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