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Analysis: Blowing another double-digit lead proves the Huskies need a closer to finish games


Aside from a 13-point defeat to Tennessee in Toronto, Washington has lost every game by an average of 5.4 points. And four losses have been by three points or less, which is evidence to UW critics and supporters.




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UW Huskies coach Mike Hopkins’ key to beating WSU Cougars in rematch: ‘We got to find CJ Elleby’


Washington State star CJ Elleby, a former Cleveland High star, is averaging 21.6 points and eight rebounds during three games against Washington. He torched the Huskies for a career-high 34 points in their last meeting while tallying 26 during his previous visit Alaska Airlines Arena.




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Starbucks’ gathering-spot model is threatened by coronavirus


The Seattle-based coffee chain, which sees itself as a “third place” between work and home, is trying to reassure customers and employees about its response to the outbreak.




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MLB teams expected to update ticket policies this week for games lost to coronavirus


Fans holding tickets for MLB games in 2020 could be notified as soon as Wednesday about options for exchanges or in some cases refunds, with specific ticket policies to be decided by individual teams.




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Ex-Mariners relive night they were on wrong side of history, 34 years after Roger Clemens’ 20-strikeout game


It was exactly 34 years ago Wednesday that Clemens, at the time a highly promising but still unproven Red Sox pitcher, put himself on the baseball map. On one cool, magical night at Boston's Fenway Park against the Mariners, he mowed down a Mariners lineup that had been struggling all season to make contact.




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Arizona plan? 80 games? It doesn’t matter. The real news is that it looks like baseball will return in 2020.


What the baseball season will look like exactly remains to be seen, as a number of scenarios are being discussed. But if you've been yearning for live sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like you're (eventually) going to get your fix.




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Mariners announce ticket-refund process for games impacted by coronavirus shutdown


Single-game ticket buyers will get a refund while season-ticket holders will get credit.




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Mariners players to face off against fans in MLB The Show video-game tournament


Sixteen players will face 16 fans in the first round of the video game tournament, which starts on Tuesday morning.





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The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like?


The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.




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Alaska court says recall effort against governor can proceed


JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that an effort aimed at recalling Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office can proceed, a movement initially fueled by public outrage over spending cuts he’d proposed. The court had previously allowed the Recall Dunleavy campaign to proceed with a second signature-gathering phase while it heard […]




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GOP’s Freed withdraws request for court order; lawsuit over coronavirus ban on religious gatherings continues


Inslee's stay-home order, initially issued in March, bans church and religious services, but permits one-on-one "religious counseling," state lawyers argued.




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Police investigate whether man was injured during altercation with Snohomish County deputies


The man, who was taken into custody on Wednesday night, is in "critical, but medically stable" condition at an Everett hospital.




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Snohomish County will not pay for sheriff’s legal defense in recall effort over his refusal to enforce state’s stay-home order during pandemic


Prosecutor Adam Cornell likened the decision by Sheriff Adam Fortney to publicly question and refuse to enforce the stay-home order "to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater."




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Seattle Storm star Sue Bird backs girlfriend Megan Rapinoe against Trump in Players’ Tribune story


In an article for The Players' Tribune, Seattle Storm star Sue Bird weighed in on what it's like to witness her girlfriend get criticized on Twitter by President Donald Trump, on pay equity in women's athletics and more.




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Alex Morgan scores, Alyssa Naeher saves to send U.S. women into World Cup final


Alex Morgan celebrated her go-ahead goal with a cheeky tea-sipping celebration and Alyssa Naeher stopped a late penalty kick to send the United States into the final at the Women's World Cup with a 2-1 victory over England on Tuesday.




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The U.S. got past England without Megan Rapinoe. Will she return for the World Cup final?


A hamstring injury kept Megan Rapinoe on the sidelines of the United States' semifinal win over England. But it didn't stop her from pouring off the bench with the other substitutes to congratulate their teammates.




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‘Wah, wah, wah’: Megan Rapinoe responds to criticisms of celebrations, rebuff of White House


Still facing a backlash over saying she wouldn't visit the White House if the United States wins the World Cup, soccer star Megan Rapinoe said Wednesday that she considers herself a proud American.




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Megan Rapinoe’s goal pushes U.S. women over the Netherlands for fourth World Cup title


The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.




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Megan Rapinoe, reveling in the spotlight, celebrates another World Cup win


Megan Rapinoe charmed fans with her waggish personality and utter lack of a rhetorical filter; drew the ire of the President on social media; antagonized officials in FIFA and her own federation, both of whom she has deemed not sufficiently interested in helping the women’s game grow.




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Megan Rapinoe: ‘I held up my end of the bargain’ after back-and-forth with Trump


Two days after winning the United States’ second consecutive World Cup title and record fourth overall, co-captain Megan Rapinoe was ready to declare this year’s squad the best women’s soccer team ever. “With all respect to every team that’s come before, I just think the game has gone so much further than it ever has.”




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Megan Rapinoe steals the show at the World Cup rally in NYC


“This is my charge to everyone: We have to be better, we have to love more and hate less. Listen more and talk less. It is our responsibility to make this world a better place,” soccer star Megan Rapinoe told the crowd gathered for the parade in New York.




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Will popularity of Megan Rapinoe, U.S. women’s World Cup team boost NWSL, women’s sports?


Going forward, the big question is whether the NWSL, and professional women's sports in general, can capitalize on the momentum created by the U.S. women's national team's success. Doing so would require an investment from more than just the athletes. “I think it’s time that everyone else steps up,” Rapinoe said.




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Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization


NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, marijuana legalization looked like it was on a roll in the Northeast — it had already passed in three of the region’s states and was a priority for governors in three more, including the populous New York. Now, after legislative efforts stalled and a vaping sickness stirred new […]




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Photos mark gains, losses as coronavirus pandemic continues on Tuesday, April 28


Here are selected photographs as the nation and the world deal with a COVID-19 pandemic that has affected nearly every corner of the planet.




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Photo gallery: Coronavirus lockdowns ease, precautions remain across a wary world






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Why the Seattle Sounders game March 7 went on despite coronavirus emergency


As virus fears grew, public officials and sports execs debated health risks — and PR messages — but let 33,000 into a March 7 Sounders match. At what cost?




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Just like us, Sounders’ Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan play waiting game during coronavirus pandemic


On Wednesdays, the Sounders gather via a Zoom meeting to chat and keep the camaraderie going. Other than that, these guys are waiting around just like us during the coronavirus pandemic.





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Cora Jean Howard, 77, a veteran Seattle teacher who leaves a legacy of empathy, dies of coronavirus


"Sometimes you take your car in to get service, and that person takes care of your car like it's theirs. She did that for her students, and so many other people, too," said Theodore "Ted" Howard II, her son. 




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Andretti, Ganassi commit to new Extreme E Series for 2021


Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing are the first two American teams to commit to a new electric SUV off-road racing series scheduled to begin in 2021. The Extreme E series has five events planned in what the league is calling “some of the most remarkable, remote and severely damaged locations on the planet.” The […]




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Senators want to know if Amazon retaliated against whistle-blowers


In a letter sent to Amazon, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a frequent critic of the e-commerce giant, and the eight other senators asked Amazon to provide more information about its policies for firing employees.




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If I have the money, is it a good idea to skip mortgage payments during this coronavirus crisis?


As my legal career has gotten longer, I have learned that while getting older does not necessarily make a person wiser, but it does make them more experienced. A decade ago, I tried to help hundreds of homeowners who could afford to make their monthly mortgage payment but thought that if they missed just a […]




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US long-term mortgage rates edge higher; 30-year at 3.33%


WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week, continuing to hover near all-time lows amid anxiety over the economy and housing market gut-punched by the shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan edged up to 3.33% this week […]




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Inslee allows some construction projects to reopen with safety rules to protect against the coronavirus


Inslee's 30-point plan calls for keeping workers 6 feet apart at all times and making sure contractors provide protective equipment like masks, gloves and goggles, if needed.




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Mortgage borrowers face stricter qualifications as the coronavirus roils economy | Natalie Campisi


Stricter requirements, including larger down payments and higher credit scores, will make it difficult for some folks to qualify for a mortgage, particularly first-time homebuyers.




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Inslee navigates the coronavirus pandemic, weighing public safety vs. growing economic, political fallout


Amid sickness, deaths and frustrations among some who are clamoring to return to life before the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. Jay Inslee finds himself tested politically like never before.




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Seattle-area mortgage delinquencies rose three times faster than U.S. average as coronavirus crisis grew


The rise in delinquencies, during a month when the opposite usually happens, is troubling to housing market watchers, but it doesn't yet spell a foreclosure boom like during the Great Recession.




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Everything you should know about mortgage forbearance


Here's what homeowners who are having trouble paying the mortgage need to know before seeking forbearance, a pause in payments.




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Zillow, Redfin will start flipping houses again as homebuying demand rebounds from coronavirus slump


The rival Seattle-based digital brokerages reported stronger-than-expected revenue in the first three months of the year, but ended the quarter sunk in the red.




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How ban on gatherings, to slow coronavirus spread, is affecting Seattle-area arts and music groups


Gov. Jay Inslee has banned event gatherings of more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. King and Snohomish counties went further, prohibiting events under 250 people, unless they meet certain public health guidelines. Here's how arts and culture groups are responding.




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Coronavirus fears hit arts groups hard, even before ban on gatherings


Even before the ban, concern about the novel coronavirus fed into steep drops in ticket sales and canceled fundraising galas, school performances and corporate gigs. Now, arts organizations are trying to assess the potential damage of the new restrictions.




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City announces $1.1 million and rent relief to support arts organizations in the coronavirus economic crisis


On Tuesday, the City of Seattle announced a $1.1 million, arts-specific recovery package and rent suspension for cultural organizations, designed to help an arts sector heavily hit by the coronavirus shutdowns.




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Emergency relief funds launching for Seattle-area arts organizations and artists


ArtsFund, along with a coalition of arts organizations, is working to launch an emergency relief fund for arts organizations in King County. Artist Trust is launching a relief fund to help individual artists who have immediate needs.




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Seattle-area cultural organizations projected to lose up to $135 million in revenue because of coronavirus


ArtsFund on Monday announced new projections about pandemic-related losses in regional arts, cultural and scientific nonprofits, as well as its first round of coronavirus-related relief grants.





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Georgia man’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy


BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Many people saw more than the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery’s life when a video emerged this week of white men armed with guns confronting the black man, a struggle with punches thrown, three shots fired and Arbery collapsing dead. The Feb. 23 shooting in coastal Georgia is drawing comparisons to […]




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Photos mark gains, losses as coronavirus pandemic continues on Tuesday, April 28


Here are selected photographs as the nation and the world deal with a COVID-19 pandemic that has affected nearly every corner of the planet.




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Photo gallery: Coronavirus lockdowns ease, precautions remain across a wary world