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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a rocky start to the Seattle Reign’s 2026 season. Seattle is 4-5-2 at the World Cup/CBA break with 19 games to play, leaving the Reign in 10th place in the NWSL and out of playoff positioning — down from
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a 7-3-3 start to the Seattle Sounders’ 2026 campaign. The team started 6-1-1 before falling into a slump and entering the June FIFA World Cup break at sixth in the Western Conference. The Sounders will be back in
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a 2-1 win for the Seattle Reign over the Boston Legacy (2-6-3) on Friday night. Seattle improved to 4-4-2 and broke a five-game scoreless streak thanks to goals from Sofia Huerta and Maddie Dahlien, conceding a
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Osaze De Rosario netted an 89th-minute game-winner as the game swung back and forth after an early Sounders mistake led to a second-minute San Jose goal. Albert Rusnák scored off a penalty kick late in the first half to equalize before Jesús Ferreira went coast-
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The Seattle Sounders (6-1-2, 4th in MLS Western Conference) and Seattle Reign (3-2-2, 7th in NWSL) have gotten off to strong starts, but both are coming off draws in which they could have come away with more on the offensive end. The Sounders will welcome solid
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3096"] Seattle Seawolves flyhalf Davy Coetzer kicks for post during the Seawolves’ home match against Old Glory DC on April 3, 2026. Image credit: Melissa Levin/Seattle Seawolves. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] If there is any team that
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="938"] The Seawolves’ home (left) and road (kits) on display at the preseason kickoff on March 4, 2026. Credit: Callaghan Bluechel/Emerald City Spectrum. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] With six teams remaining in Major League Rugby and 10
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When the Gonzaga Bulldogs lost to the one-seeded Houston Cougars in the second round of last year’s NCAA Tournament, it snapped the Zags’ nine-year streak of advancing to at least the Sweet 16. Prioritizing different personnel in the offseason with a goal of improving defensively, GU rode
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – After four-seeded Oregon State (16-16, 9-9) pulled out a slim 78-77 quarterfinals win over five-seed San Francisco on Sunday, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2) finally know their first opponent in the WCC tournament. The Zags and Beavers will square off