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    Safeco Field Funding Referendum Withdrawn
    Safeco Field Funding Referendum Withdrawn
    By Seattle Weekly • October 31, 2018 1:17 pm

    The mysterious backers of the initiative won’t say why, but some think it’s because they couldn’t get funding to gather the necessary signatures.

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    Photo by Mark Sebastian/Flickr
    That Deflated Feeling
    By Seth Sommerfeld • October 2, 2018 1:30 am

    It’s hard not to be cynical as the Warriors and Kings come to town for an NBA preseason game.

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    Seahawks Legend Steve Largent: ‘Football Was a Life-Saving Event’
    Seahawks Legend Steve Largent: ‘Football Was a Life-Saving...
    By Eric LaFontaine • October 1, 2018 10:10 am

    Q&A with the Hall of Fame wide receiver

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    Photo by HyunJae Park/Flickr
    King County’s Safeco Funding Package Might Go to...
    By Josh Kelety • September 27, 2018 1:30 am

    The initiative, filed by a group called “Citizens Against Sports Stadium Subsidies,” could put the $135 million spending plan on the ballot early next year.

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    It’s Official: Safeco Field Will Get $135 Million in Taxpayer Funds
    It’s Official: Safeco Field Will Get $135 Million...
    By Seattle Weekly • September 18, 2018 7:26 am

    Critical King County Councilmembers call plan “a fleecing” and “irresponsible.”

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    Raise a trophy for your WNBA champs. Photo via Seattle Storm Facebook
    Seattle Storm Win the WNBA Title With Finals...
    By Seth Sommerfeld • September 13, 2018 9:00 am

    Behind MVP Breanna Stewart, the franchise captures its third league championship.

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    Photo by Cacophony/Wikipedia Commons
    Safeco Field Will Get a New Name Next...
    By Seattle Weekly • September 11, 2018 10:45 am

    Seattle Mariners could make over $100 million from naming rights.

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    The Seattle Storm are ready for their shot at the title. Photo by Neil Enns/Storm Photos
    Seattle Storms Its Way to the WNBA Finals
    By Seth Sommerfeld • September 6, 2018 2:24 pm

    After a thrilling Western Conference Finals victory, the Storm are one series away from a third title.

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    King County Council Approves $135 Million Public Investment in Safeco Field
    King County Council Approves $135 Million Public Investment...
    By Josh Kelety • September 5, 2018 4:00 pm

    A council committee voted to advance a last-minute “compromise” plan to fund stadium maintenance.

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    Photo courtesy of The Daily Herald
    Lesions of Boom: A 2018 Seattle Seahawks Season...
    By Seth Sommerfeld • September 5, 2018 1:30 am

    The Seattle Seahawks are transforming as quickly and dramatically as the city itself. That’s not a good thing.

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    Public Funding for Safeco Field Upkeep Could Go Before Voters
    Public Funding for Safeco Field Upkeep Could Go...
    By Josh Kelety • August 31, 2018 3:04 pm

    King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski wants the public to weigh in with an advisory vote

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    Photo by HyunJae Park/Flickr
    No Decisions Yet From King County Council on...
    By Josh Kelety • August 29, 2018 7:30 pm

    After questioning representatives of the stadium’s management and hearing testimony, a council committee punted a vote on the plan to spend roughly $180 million on stadium upkeep

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    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    By Josh Kelety • August 24, 2018 11:00 am

    Coalition calls on King County Council to divert public money away from stadium maintenance and put it toward affordable housing

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    Sparks Continue to Fly Over Safeco Field Maintenance Funding
    Sparks Continue to Fly Over Safeco Field Maintenance...
    By Seattle Weekly • August 14, 2018 10:35 am

    PFD board member argues that $180 million in public money for stadium upkeep lets Mariners off the hook.

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    Path of the Storm
    Path of the Storm
    By Jacob Uitti • August 7, 2018 8:00 am

    Freed from past mental weights, Breanna Stewart is setting the tone for the WNBA-leading Seattle Storm.

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    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a previous sponsor of the legislation to put $180 million in public funding towards Safeco Field upkeep, has pulled her support from the bill. Photo by Cacophony/Wikipedia Commons
    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles Reverses Course on...
    By Josh Kelety • July 31, 2018 5:50 pm

    One of the proposal’s original sponsors now wants to allocate more money to affordable housing.

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    Photo by David Wilson/Flickr
    Advocates Call on King County to Fund Affordable...
    By Josh Kelety • July 30, 2018 6:00 pm

    While pressure mounts, councilmembers are non-committal about the plan to spend $180 million on stadium upkeep.

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    Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without County Taxpayer Funds
    Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without...
    By Josh Kelety • July 25, 2018 1:30 am

    A potential reallocation of $180 million in maintenance funds puts things in a “very precarious” position.

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    Archbishop Murphy’s Ray Pimentel is smothered by Tumwater’s Jack Prentice (43) and Mason Burbridge (24) during a Class 2A semifinal state football game at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. Photo by Ian Terry/The Herald
    WIAA Will Use Committees to Seed Prep Football...
    By Zac Hereth • June 4, 2018 1:30 pm

    Many coaches weren’t satisfied with the traditional system that used district seeds and geography.

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    Since we can’t cheer for the USMNT, why not root for the lovable Román Torres and Panama?                                 Photo by Mike Fietchner/Sounders FC Communications
    A World Cup Guide for Sounders Fans
    By Zak Nelson • June 13, 2018 1:30 am

    With the U.S. Men’s National Team sitting on the sidelines for soccer’s biggest tournament, root for your rave green favs instead.

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