Sports

Big Fan

Seattle Is Truly a Great Sports City

It’s time for us to get the respect we deserve for our teams, our fans, and how much fun we’re having on the field.

06/08/2026 By Eric Nusbaum

Kickin’ It

Guide to the World Cup in Seattle

The games, the teams, and all the fan events.

05/19/2026 By Eric Nusbaum and Allison Williams

Up the Bridges

How Ballard FC Democratizes Soccer

Cheap tickets, budding players, and lingonberry hot dogs bring out the crowds.

05/14/2026 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Longshots

How Angie Mentink Made It Back After an Offseason Stroke

The Mariners broadcaster refuses to stay sidelined.

03/27/2026 By Aspen Anderson

Love and Football

What the Super Bowl Means to Me

A writer reflects on how the Seahawks have brought her family together across illness and generations.

02/05/2026 By Jeannie Rose Barksdale

Silver Linings Playbook

We're Living in the Best Seattle Sports Year Ever

And it might just be about to get better.

02/03/2026 By Christopher Crawford

Hawks Best

The Seattle Seahawks Weren't Supposed to Be Here

Here's how Seattle overcame modest expectations to put together a spectacular season.

01/13/2026 By Christopher Crawford

Social Paces

Your Guide to Seattle’s Running Clubs

Some will take you to a PR, others will take you to a brewery.

12/22/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Match Play

Here's Who Is Playing in Seattle in the World Cup

Get ready for group action with the USMNT, Belgium, Egypt, Iran, Qatar, and a mystery team.

12/06/2025 By Seattle Met Staff

In a Pickle

What Is a Pickleball Country Club?

Seattle's homegrown sport inspired SoDo’s Picklewood, a venue complete with an Ethan Stowell restaurant and Hollywood kitsch.

12/04/2025 By Allison Williams

Japow

Why Is Everyone Skiing in Japan?

Suddenly all of Seattle is taking snow vacations 4,000 miles away.

11/24/2025 By Allison Williams

Photo Essay

The Women of Nomad Boxing Club Can Take a Punch

"The punching-each-other-in-the-head-to-best-friend pipeline is real."

11/18/2025 Photography by David Jaewon Oh By Alex Smith

Almost

A Beautiful, Heartbreaking Mariners Season

We commissioned some baseball cards to remember the good parts.

10/21/2025 By Eric Nusbaum Illustrations by Adam Villacin

Refuse to Lose

This Is the Most Mariners Mariners Team Ever

And that’s a good thing.

09/29/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Explainer

How a Bobblehead Is Born 

For the Seattle Kraken, a single staffer obsesses over the tiniest details.  

09/16/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Seattle Centered

Things to Do in Seattle Before You Die (or Move Away)

Our bucket list of local activities.

08/25/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Dingers

Cal Raleigh Is Our Goofy Home Run King

The Big Dumper is reminding Mariners fans that good things can actually happen.

07/15/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Represent

The World’s Greatest Ichiro Memorabilia Collector Lives in Florida

Ray Gerkey thought his hobby needed a focus.

07/09/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Coaxing Canucks

Seattle Businesses Are Embracing Reluctant Canadian Tourists

This year's Mariners–Blue Jays series is gonna be a strange one.

05/02/2025 By Allison Williams

Play Ball

Dan Wilson Is All Caught Up

Twenty years after he retired as a Mariners catcher, he’s calling the shots as manager and eyeing a World Series.

03/04/2025 By Allison Williams