ORONDO — For Steve Burdick and his family of four, water skiing is more than a summertime leisure activity enjoyed only when the Columbia River is glassy smooth.
Zach Johnson
Sports Reporter
RENTON — Russell Wilson spent much of the first 15 minutes of his weekly meeting with the media Thursday reflecting on an especially meaningful upcoming personal milestone — if the Seahawks beat Tennessee Sunday it will be his 100th win in the regular season.
RENTON — It’s only Week 2 of the NFL season and the Seahawks may already be facing the most desperate opponent they will all season.
RENTON — Pete Carroll is fired up. He’s always fired up, of course, but he’s especially fired up to welcome fans back into Lumen Field for the Seahawks’ 2021 home opener Sunday.
PULLMAN — In his first meeting with Pac-12 foe USC, Jayden de Laura didn’t feel like himself.
Considering its history with injured players, there was reason to believe the Storm was simply being cautious while holding out star forward Breanna Stewart from its final two regular-season games, including Friday’s matchup against the Phoenix Mercury.
There are many questions regarding the vaccination status of Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich and no answers as the Oct. 18 deadline for state employees to be fully vaccinated nears.
With every crushing defeat or losing streak where it seemed as though the 2021 Mariners would regress to an expected reality, they’ve always rebounded with a win streak to keep them relevant in a postseason race that always seemed implausible.
Mariners drop to four games back in the wild-card hunt after terrible 10th inning in loss to Red Sox
A slider off the seam of Jake Bauers’ pant leg put the potential winning run on base and the possible game-winning double — a line drive down the right field line with Bauers running — landed foul by just inches, transforming the screams of the hopeful Mariners fans in the crowd of 17,860 in…
When Joey Daccord makes a save, he knows what it feels like on the other side.
You’d never tell by his energy. The man is a “wooh!” machine who never stops pacing, engaging or slapping high-fives.
WASHINGTON — Olympic gymnast Simone Biles held back tears on Wednesday, as she told lawmakers how the FBI and U.S. gymnastic and Olympic officials failed to stop the sexual abuse that she and hundreds of other athletes suffered from former doctor Larry Nassar.
RENTON — All’s quiet between DK Metcalf and A.J. Brown. They haven’t had much to say to each other lately, and neither had much to say the media Wednesday about their first NFL matchup.
Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is having the best year of his 11-season big-league career when it comes to home runs, but he was recognized Tuesday for what he does off the field.
Timing is always mentioned when talking about Raul Ruidiaz’s goals.
The All-Star Game is coming back to Seattle, 22 years after its most recent appearance. And on nights like Tuesday, when the ballpark crackled with energy, and the game resonated with meaning, it’s possible to dream.
With the temperature dropping to 60 degrees in the eighth inning of a game that was over three hours old, there was the feeling of fall at T-Mobile Park. And with almost all of the announced crowd of 19,887 standing and screaming in anticipation of every pitch from Drew Steckenrider to Kyle …
An ESPN report Tuesday stated that veteran receiver Josh Gordon has successfully completed an “NFL-monitored treatment program” and that the league’s players union “has recommended to the NFL that he be reinstated.”
Baseball’s midsummer classic will return to Seattle in 2023.
Rashaad Penny was drafted by the Seahawks in the first round in 2018 as a hoped-for antidote to the team’s injury bug at running back.
Russell Wilson threw four touchdowns passes and was six points short of having a perfect passer rating.
It wouldn’t be fair to place the blame on one man for this train wreck of a start.
Any confidence and momentum the Storm generated from its previous outing — a 34-point win Tuesday and the 10th-largest margin of victory in franchise history — quickly dissipated in the first quarter Sunday night.
If the obituary of this unexpectedly successful season for the Mariners is written before the season ends Oct. 3, there will be an assortment of reasons for its ultimate demise without a postseason appearance.
NDIANAPOLIS — It’s hard to say which was more encouraging Sunday — the smooth syncopation of the Seahawks’ offense in its true 2021 unveiling, the almost preternatural chemistry between quarterback Russell Wilson and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, or the quiet confidence that this was …
Star forward Breanna Stewart will miss the remainder of the regular season and sit out the next two games due to a left foot injury, the Storm announced Friday. The former MVP injured her left foot in the third quarter of the Storm’s win against the Mystics on Tuesday and did not return.
It was a joyous moment early in a September ballgame at Safeco Field. Nothing more than that. Nothing to suggest that lives were about to change, and a classic meme was about to be born.
If the story line of the Seahawks’ offense this offseason was needing to change, the theme for the Seattle defense as a new season begins is about hoping to stay the same.
Reflecting on what 9/11 means to me 20 years later, “death” most comes to mind.
Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke beamed while guiding a couple of media guests on a private, impromptu tour Thursday through the nooks and crannies of his team’s new $80 million training center.
RENTON — Bobby Wagner has understood the reality for a while now — he would have to play the 2021 season without his running mate of the last nine years, K.J. Wright.
The most scrutinized person in the entire Seahawks’ organization in 2021 is 42 years old and his playing career peaked two decades ago at the college football powerhouse that is Tufts University.
RENTON — Seahawks safety Jamal Adams has plenty of goals for the 2021 season, especially after signing a contract last month making him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
HOUSTON — Kyle Seager spotted the young fan in the stands of Minute Maid Park, holding a sign with his name on it about 20 rows from the dugout.
RENTON — Russell Wilson cooked during the season and then he stewed after it.
ORONDO — For Steve Burdick and his family of four, water skiing is more than a summertime leisure activity enjoyed only when the Columbia River is glassy smooth.
Zach Johnson
Sports Reporter
NEW YORK — British teenager Emma Raducanu produced yet another electrifying performance to become the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday, defeating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
HOUSTON — In desperate need of a victory to stay in a wild card race that becomes just a little more difficult with the number of games remaining in the season decreasing with each day, perhaps it was fitting that the Mariners finished the season series against a team they struggle to beat w…
Nate Burleson’s life these days is one of controlled chaos from the moment his 4:45 a.m. alarm goes off.
NEW YORK — After the COVID-19 pandemic left the stands empty last year, the U.S. Open has welcomed tennis-starved fans back to Flushing Meadows and Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has ridden a wave of support all the way to the semi-finals.
HOUSTON — Their late-inning flirtation with danger — consistently allowing the tying run to get into scoring position and the go-ahead run to come to the plate — never resulted in disaster. Working a with one-run lead, Casey Sadler (sixth), Drew Steckenrider (seventh) and Diego Castillo (eig…
EVERETT – Sue Bird didn’t hesitate.
HOUSTON — The 2021 season has ended for Kyle Lewis.
With the Seahawks’ regular season opener now just five days away, the team made a number of roster moves Tuesday to solidify the cornerback, tight end and wide receiver positions.
The “hold in’’ for Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown may prove to be perceived as something of a win-win for each side.
The message is clear to all local sports fans: If you want to attend a game this fall, vax up and mask up.
NEW YORK — Teenagers have lit up the U.S. Open this year and on Tuesday Leylah Fernandez and Carlos Alcaraz will look to take their dream runs a step further by claiming a maiden spot in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.
NEW YORK — An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic scraped his way to a 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over American wildcard Jenson Brooksby on Monday to move into the U.S. Open quarter-finals and three wins from tennis immortality.
HOUSTON — Coming into the 2021 season, the decision seemed to fall somewhere between a slim possibility to unlikely based on the previous two seasons.