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    By Benjamin Ray • June 18, 2025 5:00 pm

    River Plate and Urawa Red Diamonds might be far from home, but the teams brought passion on and off the pitch at Lumen Field.

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    Orcas players, coaches and owners joined fans to celebrate the start of the third year of MLC.

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    Updates from assembly include transfer portal and rules for transgender athletes.

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    By Benjamin Ray • August 16, 2024 9:30 am

    The opening ceremony ruffled a few feathers, but when it came to the sports themselves, the fans were fantastic this year.

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    Coach Mike Macdonald: “If we get in a scrap here and there, it’s understandable.”

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    By Benjamin Ray • July 31, 2024 11:39 am

    “We’re still learning who we are. We are still chasing that,” said Seattle’s new head coach.

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    Event held at Bellevue Downtown Park can be catalyst for the world’s second most popular sport.

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    By Benjamin Ray • April 22, 2024 4:00 pm

    Here’s a rundown of what has gone down at the 2A and 3A KingCo levels of team sport.

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    Hawks close out public practices and will face the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 19 for their final preseason home contest.

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    Seattle Orcas co-owner discussed plans during Major League Cricket championship match.

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