Creature Feature

Inside the Chaotic World of Seattle Sports Mascots

What are Buoy, Doppler, and other beloved characters like? We found out.

06/09/2026 By Eric Nusbaum Photography by David Jaewon Oh

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

Sports Town

The 25 Greatest Seattle Athletes

A totally objective, impossible-to-dispute ranking.

06/01/2026 By Brittney Bush Bollay, Christian Caple, Eric Nusbaum, and Naomi Tomky

Hoops Fever

Caitlin Clark Draws a Crowd. But the Storm Deserve Our Lasting Attention.

The sellout crowd reserved its biggest applause for a Storm legend.

06/28/2024 By Eric Olson

Hoop Dreams

Welcome Home, Storm

After 25 years, Seattle's most successful pro sports team finally has a permanent home.

05/16/2024 By Malia Alexander

Faking Left

Shaun Scott Chronicles Seattle’s Civic Shortcomings through Sports

Heartbreak City details progressive failures, and resilience, by focusing on the city’s relationship to its teams and athletes.

10/23/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy

Tour Notes

Is the Climate Pledge Arena Tour Worth It?

That depends on your level of fandom—and your tolerance for cheese.

02/08/2023 By Angela Cabotaje

Year in Review

The Seattle Sports Moments to Remember and Forget from 2022

What a time to be a Seattle fan.

12/29/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Screen Time

Seattle Gets Its Very Own Bar for Watching Women's Sports

Rough and Tumble will open in Ballard this winter.

08/10/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

GOATED

Seattle Has Shown Up for Sue Bird's Last Dance

The point god's final season has drawn record attendance. And the biggest crowds are still to come.

08/05/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

SNEAKER WAVE

Breanna Stewart and eBay Prove More WNBA Players Need Signature Shoes

Breanna Stewart, the first WNBA player in over a decade to land a signature shoe deal, partners with eBay to highlight women-designed sneakers.

03/09/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Year in Review

The Seattle Sports Moments to Remember (and Forget) from 2021

The Mariners continued an unenviable streak, the Reign announced their return, the Storm and Sounders got close, the Kraken were released, and the Seahawks...sucked?

12/27/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

Still a Hoops Hub

Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart Named Two of the WNBA’s Greatest Players

The Storm stars earned rightful spots in “The W25” this fall.

10/25/2021 By Malia Alexander

Game Prep

A List of the Covid Vaccination Policies for Seattle Sports Teams

Local squads have begun to mandate proof of shots or negative tests.

09/10/2021 By Malia Alexander

Group Chat

Is Sue Bird Seattle’s Greatest Athlete of All Time?

The Storm’s venerable point guard returns for a 20th season after winning her fourth WNBA title. Is No. 10 now No. 1 in the city’s sports hierarchy?

06/09/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Timeline

Everything That Happened in Seattle This Year, Non-Covid Edition

Covid-19 masked some major, and not so major, happenings in our city. We've got you covered.

12/29/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

2020 Taken By Storm

Breanna Stewart Is a Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

The Storm superstar is one of five activist-minded athletes to receive the magazine's annual honor.

12/08/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

No Justice, No Games

Seattle Athletes Helped Power a Revolutionary Day in Sports

By opting not to play on Wednesday, they removed a distraction from injustice in America.

08/27/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

We Got This, Sports

Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, and Russell Wilson to Host the ESPYs

ESPN taps a few Seattle stars to give us all the feels during its remote awards ceremony.

05/27/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

The Sporting Life

5 Classic Seattle Sports Games You Can Watch on YouTube Right Now

Because you can only consume so much marble racing.

03/20/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy