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RENTON, Wash. - Now in his third season as head coach for the Seattle Seahawks, Mike Macdonald still has the same butterflies going into the season opener as he did when he first received the opportunity to call plays at Michigan five years ago. Whether it can be chalked up as
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a 0-0 draw between the 7-9-6 Seattle Sounders (13th in Western Conference) and Red Bull New York (7-10-6) on Saturday night. The Sounders won the expected-goals battle 2.1-1.0 and took 20 shots, but
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Locking up one of their young players for the foreseeable future, the Seattle Kraken re-signed winger Jacob Melanson to three-year, $4.35 million contract on Friday. The deal carries a $1.45 AAV and the 23-year-old will remain a restricted free agent when it expires. The
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RENTON, Wash. - Playing the same opponent to end one season and open another isn’t completely unprecedented in the NFL, particularly in the event that the two teams who played in the previous Super Bowl just happen to have a rare out of conference matchup slated for the following regular
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1926"] Seattle Storm guard Flau’jae Johnson assesses the court during the team’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, Aug. 30, at Climate Pledge Arena. Credit: Courtesy of Seattle Storm [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The
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Embed from Getty Images Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Friday saw the Mariners place one more stone on their own immurement, falling to 66-76 and seven games back of the division. In truth, they had long sealed themselves off from any reasonable chance of wriggling themselves out
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RENTON, Wash. - Hours before the NFL’s roster cutdown deadline arrived, Avery Smith found himself in the same position as the vast majority of undrafted rookies around the league, restlessly sitting on pins and needles hanging onto hopes of making the Los Angeles Chargers’ 53-man roster. But Smith’s
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The MLB regular season is heading into a sprint to the finish. There are roughly four weeks left until the playoff picture is set. The Seattle Mariners still have a chance to be in the dance, though those hopes are fading with each loss, including a series-opening defeat at
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="830"] Gonzaga Bulldogs defender Avery O’Donnell (6) dribbles while guarded by Wyoming forward Isabel Vasco (17) at Luger Field. Credit: Gonzaga Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Squaring off in another close match, Gonzaga women’s soccer (2-
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Per various reports, Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright was reportedly set to be traded this offseason, with a skate already out the door and seeking a change of scenery. Contrary to that reporting, however, Wright’s agent Kurt Overhardt told the Emerald City Spectrum that the young center is “fully
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Winning the Super Bowl is, well, a difficult feat to achieve, and as the Seattle Seahawks try to become just the ninth team ever to repeat in NFL history, the climb from the bottom of the mountain will soon begin with a rematch against the Patriots at Lumen Field. Seahawks
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Welcome to Week 1 of Big Ten blowouts. There will be many these first three weeks. For Washington, it starts with a potentially lopsided Apple Cup. The Huskies most likely need to win 10 games to earn Jedd Fisch’s first career College Football Playoff berth in his third season