SEATTLE — The Mariners didn’t just survive their 20-game gauntlet out of the All-Star break that featured 13 games against the Yankees and Astros, they punctuated it in style. Mired in a bit of a slump over the past two weeks, Carlos Santana showed why…
‘The end feels more like a celebration’ to Sue Bird ahead of her final regular-season home game
SEATTLE — A 21-year journey that began when the Storm selected Sue Bird with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft has finally led her here, to the eve of her last regular-season game in Seattle. How do you say goodbye after two decades? Admitt…
Anatomy of an NFL contract: How Will Dissly, Seahawks agreed to the most ‘shocking’ deal of offseason
SEATTLE — Pacing the sidewalks of his Laurelhurst neighborhood in Seattle, Collin Roberts juggled calls from a half-dozen teams in the first hour of NFL free agency on the morning of March 14. They all called about Will Dissly, Roberts’ client who, it …
Larkin to face Schrier in Washington congressional race, as Dunn concedes; Kent closes in on Herrera Beutler
SEATTLE — Metropolitan King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn conceded defeat Thursday to Republican businessman Matt Larkin in the race to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier this fall. The concession in the swing 8th District race came …
Larry Stone: As camp begins, Kalen DeBoer looks to solve the mystery surrounding UW football
After Washington’s first football practice of fall camp Thursday, first-year coach Kalen DeBoer extolled the virtues of various esoteric elements of the Husky program. Esoteric to the outside world, that is; to DeBoer they are the very core of success….
Takeaways from Washington primary: Herrera Beutler, Newhouse may become rare figures in surviving Trump impeachment vote
SEATTLE — Tuesday night’s initial ballot returns in the Aug. 2 primary carried lessons for Republicans and Democrats as they regroup for the fall general election. A look at four top takeaways: No. 1: Beating Trump impeachment revenge Reps. Jaime Herre…
Herrera Beutler, Newhouse lead in Washington congressional races; Schrier heads to general election
SEATTLE — In a pair of nationally watched races testing Donald Trump’s continued hold over the Republican Party, U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse were leading their pro-Trump challengers despite backlash over their votes to impeach the…
Matt Calkins: Bill Russell may have been team sports’ greatest winner, but that’s only part of why people are celebrating his life
Before he played under him as a forward with the Sonics, and before he forged a lifetime friendship with the legend, Spencer Haywood remembers meeting Bill Russell after the Celtics played against the Pistons in Detroit. Russell was basketball’s greate…
Larry Stone: The Mariners got a huge boost with Luis Castillo. Here’s why they need to do more.
SEATTLE — On a night the Mariners flailed in vain against Justin Verlander, they took a huge swing … and connected. It was midway through another disheartening loss to Houston on Friday when news filtered out: The Mariners had finalized a deal for Ci…
Seattle area still running hot as record highs bring a sweaty weekend
SEATTLE — The Seattle area is likely to exceed 90 degrees Saturday for a fifth straight day, continuing a heat wave that has triggered an excessive heat warning through Sunday from the National Weather Service. The record high for July 30 in the Seattl…