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

Pantsed

Who Broke the Mariners Uniforms?

Transparency is a worthy goal for any organization, but not when it comes to major league teams' pants.

03/01/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Joy to the Dawgs

The Seattle Sports Fan Holiday Wish List

All I want for Christmas is a national championship for the Huskies (and a new owner for the Mariners).

12/18/2023 By Christopher Crawford

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

Cougs vs. Everybody

The Decline and Fall of the Pac-12

How big money destroyed a historic conference, endangered the Apple Cup, and left Washington State football behind.

09/15/2023 By Christian Caple

Supreme Courts

New Pickleball Courts Debut in Downtown Seattle

Everyone's apparently gone pickles for the sport, including the mayor.

09/14/2023 By Allison Williams

Water Ways

Seattle's Open Water Swim Brigade

With the right outlook, the whole Pacific Northwest can be your swimming pool.

05/05/2023 By Allison Williams

Dome Party

A Landmark Looks at 40

Andy Warhol wanted to cover it with a giant flower. Bruce Springsteen maligned it in Rolling Stone. From rodeos to K-Pop, the Tacoma Dome has aged with surprising grace.

04/24/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Hockey Night in Kent

Seattle Thunderbirds Games Are Ridiculously Fun

The Kraken aren't the only playoff hockey team in Seattle. They may not be the most entertaining either.

04/17/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Quote Unquote

Kellen Mendez Is Ready to Represent His Country

The Longview runner will be part of Team USA this summer at the Special Olympics in Berlin.

04/05/2023 By Allison Williams

We Heart Allergies

Seattle's Top Spring Activities

What is that...sunshine after 6pm!?

03/20/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Here We Go Again

Will Seattle Fans Show Up for the XFL Sea Dragons Debut?

Football fandom will soon be a near-year-round prospect. Whether the fledgling league can garner enough support to fill Lumen Field is yet to be seen.

02/06/2023 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

We Needed This

Simply Seattle Is the Best Shop in the City for Local Sports Gear

The folks at Simply Seattle don't just sell Seattle stuff—they're serious Seattle superfans.

02/03/2023 By Zoe Sayler

Short Stops

Whistler's Bobsled Ride Delivers Bone-Rattling Realism

Cue the Olympic fanfare and hold on tight.

01/30/2023 By Allison Williams

Feature

The Endurance Trials of Rosalie Fish

A painted face and fleet feet made the runner a precocious advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women. But even as her public activism has gained traction, she confronts new tests of her resilience.

01/18/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Lindsey Wasson