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    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    By Josh Kelety • August 24, 2018 11:00 am

    Coalition calls on King County Council to divert public money away from stadium maintenance and put it toward affordable housing

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    Sparks Continue to Fly Over Safeco Field Maintenance Funding
    Sparks Continue to Fly Over Safeco Field Maintenance...
    By Seattle Weekly • August 14, 2018 10:35 am

    PFD board member argues that $180 million in public money for stadium upkeep lets Mariners off the hook.

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    Path of the Storm
    Path of the Storm
    By Jacob Uitti • August 7, 2018 8:00 am

    Freed from past mental weights, Breanna Stewart is setting the tone for the WNBA-leading Seattle Storm.

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    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a previous sponsor of the legislation to put $180 million in public funding towards Safeco Field upkeep, has pulled her support from the bill. Photo by Cacophony/Wikipedia Commons
    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles Reverses Course on...
    By Josh Kelety • July 31, 2018 5:50 pm

    One of the proposal’s original sponsors now wants to allocate more money to affordable housing.

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    Photo by David Wilson/Flickr
    Advocates Call on King County to Fund Affordable...
    By Josh Kelety • July 30, 2018 6:00 pm

    While pressure mounts, councilmembers are non-committal about the plan to spend $180 million on stadium upkeep.

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    Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without County Taxpayer Funds
    Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without...
    By Josh Kelety • July 25, 2018 1:30 am

    A potential reallocation of $180 million in maintenance funds puts things in a “very precarious” position.

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    Archbishop Murphy’s Ray Pimentel is smothered by Tumwater’s Jack Prentice (43) and Mason Burbridge (24) during a Class 2A semifinal state football game at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. Photo by Ian Terry/The Herald
    WIAA Will Use Committees to Seed Prep Football...
    By Zac Hereth • June 4, 2018 1:30 pm

    Many coaches weren’t satisfied with the traditional system that used district seeds and geography.

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    Since we can’t cheer for the USMNT, why not root for the lovable Román Torres and Panama?                                 Photo by Mike Fietchner/Sounders FC Communications
    A World Cup Guide for Sounders Fans
    By Zak Nelson • June 13, 2018 1:30 am

    With the U.S. Men’s National Team sitting on the sidelines for soccer’s biggest tournament, root for your rave green favs instead.

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    James Paxton has led the way for the Mariners. Photo by Andy Witchger/Flickr
    So… the Mariners Are Actually Good?
    By Seth Sommerfeld • June 5, 2018 5:15 pm

    Preparing for a summer of fun, meaningful baseball.

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    Social Justice vs. the NFL
    Social Justice vs. the NFL
    By Marcus Harrison Green • May 30, 2018 1:30 am

    The league’s continued crack down on protests during the national anthem has left some questioning their fandom.

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    Some King County elected leaders want to spend $180 million on maintenance of Safeco Field in Seattle.                                 Photo by HyunJae Park/Flickr
    King County Leaders Want to Spend $180 Million...
    By Josh Kelety • May 25, 2018 7:00 am

    But one councilmember thinks funding for affordable housing and the arts should come before subsidizing stadium maintenance.

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    The whole Sounders season has felt like one long, unjust red card. Photo by Charis Wilson/Sounders FC
    How the Sounders Can Save Their Season
    By Zak Nelson • May 2, 2018 1:30 am

    Seattle may have the worst record in Major League Soccer, but there’s still time to fix things.

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    Photo by Josh Kelety
    King County Bans Chewing Tobacco in Sports Stadiums
    By Josh Kelety • April 19, 2018 5:00 pm

    Advocates say the ban will keep youth athletes from using dip.

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    Seattle Seawolves Bring Professional Rugby to Town
    Seattle Seawolves Bring Professional Rugby to Town
    By Kayse Angel • April 19, 2018 7:00 am

    The team wants their mark on professional sports in the Seattle during Major League Rugby’s inaugural season.

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    The King’s Court. Photo by Chase N./Flickr
    An Open Letter to the King’s Court
    By Seth Sommerfeld • April 11, 2018 1:30 am

    The Mariners boast the best cheering section in baseball, but there’s one major issue…

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    Seattle Deserves to Host World Cup 2026
    Seattle Deserves to Host World Cup 2026
    By Andy Nystrom • March 29, 2018 7:00 am

    Locals get their hopes up about the joint North American bid before FIFA makes a decision in June.

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    Robinson Cano still seeks his first playoff appearance as a Mariner. Photo by Keith Allison/Flickr
    For Love of the Shame: A 2018 Seattle...
    By Seth Sommerfeld • March 28, 2018 1:30 am

    With hope in short supply, it’s best to accept that we root for baseball’s worst franchise.

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    Seattle’s Unheralded Track and Field Champion
    Seattle’s Unheralded Track and Field Champion
    By Shaun Scott • March 8, 2018 3:00 pm

    With an Olympic bloodline, Jeremy Taiwo has gone from Newport Knight to America’s top male heptathlete.

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    How a Vashon Islander Helped Launch the Iditarod
    How a Vashon Islander Helped Launch the Iditarod
    By Susan Riemer • March 8, 2018 7:00 am

    Tom Johnson’s passion for mushing brought “Last Great Race on Earth” to life.

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    Photo by Keith Allison/Wikimedia
    The Passion of Ichiro Suzuki
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 7, 2018 2:00 pm

    Three passages from ESPN’s article on the 44-year-old Mariner capture the sacrifice at the heart of his greatness.

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