In a game that will surely enter the annals of not only team but league history as one of the greatest comeback wins of all time, the Seattle Mariners prevailed 10–9 over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre to win the deciding game in a best of three wild card series, keeping their season going and setting up a second playoff series with their division rival, the Houston Astros.
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Seattle Mariners end playoff drought, clinch postseason spot with walkoff win
The victory brought the longest ongoing drought in professional sports to an end in spectacular fashion, sending the very ready sold-out crowd at T‑Mobile Park into a massive, raucous celebration. Mariners players donned October Rise shirts and caps and took a team photo out on the field as the display boards in the parks shimmered with the word “CLINCHED” repeated over and over.
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Release The Kraken! Seattle’s NHL team gets a name at last, and it’s drawing attention
Through what Seattle NHL officials have called methodical process of elimination, the franchise settled on the mythical sea creature for the team name as opposed to alternatives like Sockeye, Steelhead, or Totems.
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MLS Cup returns to Cascadia as Seattle Sounders defeat Toronto FC at home
Our Sounders have done it again. They’re champions for the second time in three years, having defeated Toronto to win the MLS Cup.
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Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned “for life” from the NBA, commissioner announces
Goodbye and good riddance, Donald Sterling: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has banned Donald Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers or the NBA, it was announced today at a press conference in Manhattan. Commissioner Silver has also fined Mr. Sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the NBA Constitution. The fine money […]
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Seattle Seahawks advance to Super Bowl, Pacific Northwest celebrates big playoff win
For only the second time in franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks have found their way to the Super Bowl, the most watched sporting event in the world and the annual championship game of the National Football League. Seattle punched its ticket by beating its division rival, the San Francisco 49ers, for the second time this […]
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WOW! Félix Hernández pitches first perfect game in Mariners history at Safeco Field
All hail King Félix! The twenty-six year old Mariners pitching phenom solidified his place in baseball history by becoming the first Seattle pitcher to toss a perfect game in front of 21,000+ cheering fans on a sunny summer day at Safeco Field. The Mariners scored just one run against the Tampa Bay Rays, but that was […]
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Good luck, Dad… go Mustangs!
We don’t usually cover high school sports here on The Advocate, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that my alma mater’s cross country team is competing today in the State Championships, coached by my dad, Denis Villeneuve. The Redmond Mustangs are making their nineteenth trip to the state meet, but it’s the first […]