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Seattle Sounders head into Leagues Cup quarterfinals undefeated
SEATTLE - Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday defeated Club Tijuana 2-1 to advance to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals. By the numbers: The Sounders won all three of the team's first round matches, including a 7-0 blowout of Cruz Azul and a 2-1 win over...

WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: Alki Beach Pride kickoff, Washington Bee Atlas, music, much more!
(Photo by Stan Delles) Good morning! Another warm day expected, so here are some possibilities for enjoying it, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: WESTIES RUN CLUB: This week’s 9 am Sunday Funday run leaves from Caffe Ladro (7011...

Seattle Seahawks take shots at Ashton Jeanty over Raiders RB’s disastrous preseason debut vs. Mike Macadonald’s team
Early into the preseason, it feels as though the Seattle Seahawks might have the better running back out of Boise State. On Thursday, the Seahawks squared off against the Las Vegas Raiders in the first preseason tilt for both teams. It ended in a...

LE SSERAFIM’s global rise: From Japan chart domination to sold-out world tour
LE SSERAFIM is riding an unprecedented wave of global success, fueled by record-breaking achievements in Japan and a sold-out run across Asia and North America. Since their debut, the group has carved out a unique identity with bold musical...

Seattle weather: 80 degree heat returns Sunday
Friday will start with clouds but turn mostly sunny, warming to mid-70s to low 80s. SEATTLE - After a blast of September-like weather Wednesday and Thursday, we're tracking a gradual warm-up in Seattle in the days ahead. Between Sunday and...

Seattle man convicted of conspiring to sexually abuse child in Vietnam
A Seattle man was found guilty on Thursday of two federal felonies for directing the sexual abuse of a young child in Vietnam. What we know: According to the US Attorney's Office Western District of Washington, Richard Stanley Manness Jr., 38, was...

Seattle’s audio drama, fiction podcast scene is booming
Imagine the crash of the ocean. The ding of an elevator. The sizzle of a lightning strike. The wind blowing through leaves versus wind through a car window. The crunch of tires on gravel. Sound can tell you a lot, and Seattle’s fiction podcast...

How to watch today’s Lynx at Liberty WNBA game: Time, TV channel, free live stream
The WNBA’s two best teams go head-to-head Sunday in Brooklyn, where the New York Liberty will play host to the Minnesota Lynx for WNBA action at the Barclays Center. The game is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ABC and...

FOIA request sent to Washington State Community College regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025
FOIA Request to Washington State Community College regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Buckeye Reporter to Washington State Community College on August 6, 2025. The...

Illini training camp observations | Day 11
NEW: Follow The News-Gazette on TikTok here To subscribe, click here Sign up for our daily Illini newsletter here The entirety of Illinois' training camp practice Wednesday was open to the media. Only because Big Ten Network was in town for its...

Amazon adds same-day delivery for ‘high demand’ service
SEATTLE, Washington — Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service to include fresh groceries, giving millions of Prime members the ability to order produce, dairy, meat, seafood, baked goods and frozen items, the company announced Wednesday....

Art by NW: Face to face with Jennifer Angaiak Wood’s carved masks
Support for Art by Northwest is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom County. When artist Jennifer Angaiak Wood was teaching high school English in Alaska, she often led Shakespeare classes and was struck by the playwright’s use of masks — both...

College Football Insiders evaluate Oklahoma QB John Mateer's risk of punishment in gambling controversy
Oklahoma quarterback John Mater denied participating in sports gambling following recently uncovered Venmo transactions and the CBS Sports College Football insiders crew has an explanation of what is happening. Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer has...

Walla Walla public forum highlights the harms of legislative changes on businesses
Washington state's policies are forcing many businesses to move out of state instead of helping them prosper, said Chris Corry, Washington Policy Center’s Eastern Washington director, during a public forum in Walla Walla on Tuesday, Aug. 12. “And...

Olympia Farmers Market to celebrate like its 1975 to mark 50th anniversary
The Olympian staff / The Olympian (TNS) Since 1975, people have been buying locally grown food and locally created crafts at the Olympia Farmers Market. And this weekend market vendors and shoppers will celebrate how the market is still thriving...

Tom Dundon, owner of NHL's Hurricanes, strikes tentative deal to buy NBA's Trail Blazers
Paul Allen's estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Dundon confirmed the agreement in a text exchange with The Associated Press on Wednesday. He also...

Insufferable PETA melts down over Seattle Kraken mascot’s Alaska fishing trip
Seattle’s most irritating import isn’t another California transplant—it’s People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and they’ve set their sights on the Kraken’s beloved mascot. After a lighthearted video of Buoy fishing in Alaska went...

How Refurbishment is Driving Innovation at Everett Transit
The traditional definition of transit innovation often centers around advanced technologies, zero-emission propulsion, or state-of-the-art manufacturing. In a moment when transit agencies are grappling with aging fleets, long vehicle procurement...

The abandoned art deco hospital in west London that is getting a new lease of life with hundreds of new homes
Would you want to live an abandoned 1930s hospital? As creepy as it sounds, soon Londoners will be able to shack up in the former Ravenscourt Park Hospital that hasn’t been used for nearly 20 years. The Grade II-listed art deco building, built in...

Simone Biles Only Has 2 Words for Jonathan Owens NFL Season After Fight in Bears Camp
Remember last year when Simone Biles showed up at many of the Chicago Bears’ games to support her husband, Jonathan Owens? One such game was when the Bears had to take on the Seattle Seahawks, and the Olympian showed up wearing Owens quite...