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    Lincoln high school head football coach Masaki Matsumoto keeps practice going at a fast pace, Monday, July 12, 2021 in Tacoma. 217587
    October 8, 2021 at 6:00 am

    Guided by formula, Lincoln High football coach Masaki Matsumoto’s approach earns recognition from ESPN, others

    Football helped Matsumoto find friends after he moved from Japan as a child. And he works long hours to make sure football is there for...

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    August 21, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick in the 90th minute lifts OL Reign past Gotham

    Rapinoe scored twice in her return to her NWSL team to help the Reign to the 3-2 victory.

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    Coach Brian Schmetzer salutes Sounders fans as he heads off the field following Saturday’s draw against Vancouver.  The Vancouver Whitecaps played the Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA. 217501
    August 20, 2021 at 5:29 pm

    Sounders prepare for MLS Cup rematch with depleted Crew: ‘It’s not ancient history’

    The Sounders and Crew face off Saturday in a rematch of last year's MLS Cup Final. This year, the teams are headed in very different...

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    Mariners fans get on their feet to cheer Jake Fraley’s solo home run in the 5th inning.  The Texas Rangers played the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball Friday, July 2, 2021 – the first home game played since pandemic restrictions were lifted. 217555
    August 9, 2021 at 12:47 pm

    Meet the Mariners fans who have waited most of their lives to see their team in the postseason again

    For many Mariners fans, they were either too young or not born yet when the team was last in the playoffs. Others hadn't become fans...

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    FRISCO, TEXAS – MAY 06: Ryan Winterton #21 of Canada controls the puck against Vladislav Sapunov #15 of Russia and Alexander Figurin #3 of Russia in the second period during the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Gold Medal Game at Comerica Center on May 06, 2021 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
    July 24, 2021 at 3:36 pm

    Meet the Kraken’s picks from Day 2 of the NHL entry draft

    Here's a look at Saturday's Kraken selections in the NHL entry draft and what to know about each player, including second-round pick Ryker Evans and...

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    Canada’s Owen Power, right, challenges for the puck with Tage Thompson of the US during the Ice Hockey World Championship semifinal match between the United States and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
    July 23, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    What to know about the top 10 players picked on Day 1 of the NHL entry draft

    Here's a look at Friday's top 10 selections in the NHL entry draft and what to know about each player, including the Kraken's pick, Michigan...

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    Brandy Freeman, 46, and Stuart Freeman, 46, of Lake Stevens take a photo with hockey sticks during the Seattle Kraken draft on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Gas Works Park in Seattle. (Sylvia Jarrus / The Seattle Times)
    July 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    Kraken fans remember Seattle’s NHL past, and welcome its present and future during expansion draft

    The Kraken’s roster was announced almost a century after the Metropolitans folded despite winning the 1917 Stanley Cup, the first American team to do so....

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    From left to right: Albert Loa, Michael Shin, Timothy Chan, Yusuf Shalaby, Ben Potter, and Rafid Mahmood sit on the bench of at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 2017. The group created a tool that allow fans to step into Kraken GM Ron Francis’ shoes ahead of the Seattle expansion draft on Wednesday.
    July 20, 2021 at 6:00 am

    This interactive tool allows you to build your own Kraken roster ahead of Wednesday’s expansion draft

    General manager Ron Francis will build out the Kraken's roster during Wednesday's expansion draft. But before that happens, you can play GM using an interactive...

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    July 18, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    Two own goals cost OL Reign in loss to Stars

    The Reign put itself in a hole during a costly eight-minute stretch as they go on to lose 3-1 in Chicago.

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    Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Friday, July 16, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ANS101 ANS101
    July 16, 2021 at 9:54 pm

    Chris Flexen shines, gets support from Mitch Haniger, Kyle Seager, and Mariners hang on to beat Angels

    The Mariners come out of the break and hold on for a 6-5 win, their fourth in the last five games.

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