When Sue Bird talks, we listen. So, we sat down after a recent practice for an exclusive Q&A with the venerable Storm star and asked her 19 questions in lieu of her 19 seasons in the WNBA. Here’s what she said. The conversation has been edited for clar…
Mariners get swept by Astros, score just two runs in three-game series
HOUSTON — In a difficult search for positives and small victories in what was an otherwise abysmal Mariners road trip, and a sobering reality check following a 7-2 homestand, these two can be mined: The trip has mercifully ended and they didn’t get com…
‘The violence it does to the Constitution’: Nancy Pelosi says marriage equality could be in danger if Roe ruling is finalized
SEATTLE — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Wednesday that marriage equality and other constitutional rights could soon be in danger if the draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade is finalized. Speaking in person with The…
Kraken’s inaugural season comes to end with loss in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It was 132 years ago and about an equal number of miles west of this rain-soaked city that a player who’d eventually bring Stanley Cup glory to Seattle was born. And now, a century-plus after Bernie Morris scored 14 goals in a four…
Seahawks select edge rusher Boye Mafe with the 40th pick in draft
RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks added to their pass rush with their first pick of the second day of the NFL draft Friday, taking Minnesota defensive end Boye Mafe. Mafe was taken at pick No. 40, the first of two straight picks Seattle had in the second ro…
Washington corner Kyler Gordon taken by Bears in second round of 2022 NFL draft
SEATTLE — It’s only fitting that Mr. Spotlight was invited to Las Vegas. Kyler Gordon was walking at nine months old. He was attempting somersaults and cartwheels before his first birthday. He picked up kung fu at age four and dance a year later. At 8,…
Boeing delays 777X another year and writes off $1.2B as future costs pile up
Boeing on Wednesday disclosed a heavy first-quarter loss as it wrote off $1.2 billion related to two defense-side fixed-price aircraft projects and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The company also announced it will push out delivery of the first gian…
Larry Stone: Storm legend Lauren Jackson gets second chance to revive career, and looks like her old self
SEATTLE — Lauren Jackson, on the shortlist of the greatest women’s basketball players in history, limped reluctantly into retirement six years ago. Her heart and mind were still willing, but her chronically ailing knees simply would not allow Jackson t…
2 homeless camps removed ahead of President Biden’s Seattle visit
SEATTLE — The city of Seattle cleared two homeless encampments within a few blocks of the Westin Seattle this week in anticipation of President Joe Biden’s visit. Biden visited Seattle on Earth Day, in part to sign an executive order at Seward Park aim…
Biden’s executive order in Seattle spotlights role of old-growth forests in climate change fight
SEATTLE — In Seattle’s Seward Park, President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to inventory mature and old-growth trees, reflecting a high-profile and intensifying global focus on the role that forests can play in combating climate change….