ANAHEIM, Calif. – Sitting in the “suite” assigned for opposing executives and watching his team slowly play its way out of a postseason spot that seemed so likely in mid-June, Jerry Dipoto had to wonder why he ended his self-imposed hiatus and returned to Angel Stadium.In the Sunday afternoon heat of a holiday weekend, Dipoto, the Mariners president of baseball operations and … [Read more...] about Mariners drop series finale to Angels, fall 6 games behind Astros
Sounders come up empty in Portland as Timbers leapfrog Seattle in standings
PORTLAND — Jordan Morris wants to prove he can play a traditional striker position up top; the assignment was to show it against Portland.The Sounders forward had three perfect opportunities in the Cascadia Derby Saturday. One was too direct, another deep from the right flank sailed past goal and the last, in the 68th minute, was cut off from behind.Timbers defender Juan … [Read more...] about Sounders come up empty in Portland as Timbers leapfrog Seattle in standings
Mariners suffer another agonizing loss to Angels, fall further back in AL West
ANAHEIM, Calif. – When the obituary to the Mariners’ 2024 regular season is written, and if it comes before they’ve played 162 games, their inability to beat the Angels will be looked at as one of the major reasons for their failure.On a night when they had to win to keep pace with the Houston Astros in the race for the American League West title, the Mariners took the lead … [Read more...] about Mariners suffer another agonizing loss to Angels, fall further back in AL West
Mariners jump on Angels early, Julio Rodriguez homers again
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The game shouldn’t have been such an ordeal. The Seattle Mariners took advantage of a young pitcher making his major league debut and a costly mistake to score five runs in the first inning.And yet everything about Seattle’s 9-5 victory over the Angels felt more difficult than it needed be like going to Disneyland on the last holiday weekend of the … [Read more...] about Mariners jump on Angels early, Julio Rodriguez homers again
Commentary: Geno Smith and Russell Wilson are NFL starters with differing points to prove
SEATTLE – On Sept. 12, 2022, quarterback trajectories crisscrossed at Lumen Field. After sharing a position room for the previous two seasons, Geno Smith and Russell Wilson stood on opposite sidelines; the story wrote itself.Though Wilson was widely considered the superior signal caller, it was a smiling Smith who earned a postgame interview – after throwing for 195 yards and … [Read more...] about Commentary: Geno Smith and Russell Wilson are NFL starters with differing points to prove