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Growth, but not the result they want: Storm drop first game of road trip to Lynx in double overtime
The Seattle Storm weren’t able to exact revenge in their rematch against the Minnesota Lynx from the season opener back on Tuesday, as the Lynx pulled away in the second overtime period to deal the Storm the loss despite some strong play late and adjustments made throughout the game.
Immediate reaction: Lynx outlast Storm in double OT thriller, 102-93
In a rematch from the season opener at home on Tuesday, our Seattle Storm fell to the Minnesota Lynx once again despite a late push that forced this game into double overtime. Despite the negative results, Seattle sees growth early into the season.
Seattle’s home cooking: Mariners take 5th consecutive series win at home with victory over Royals
In this Seattle Mariners “Series in Review,” Circling Seattle Sports writer Jayd Serdy looks at the teams series win over the Kansas City Royals to close out a six-game homestand.
Immediate reaction: Seattle Storm drop season opener to Minnesota Lynx, 83-70
The Seattle Storm dropped their 2024 season opener to the Minnesota Lynx, 83-70, as Seattle was unable to generate any consistent offense in the second half and the Lynx used their toughness to take advantage.
State of the Mariners – May 10th, 2024
In a new series Circling Seattle Sports will be doing, writer Brittany Wisner takes a look at the state of the Seattle Mariners currently: where the teams hitting and pitching sits, what the trends are, and what you can expect coming up.
Trouble in the Twin Cities: Mariners fall in series opener to Twins, 3-1
To begin a four-game road series against the red hot Minnesota Twins, the Seattle Mariners failed to muster three hits and just one run as they fell and wasted a strong pitching performance from Luis Castillo.
Trying to Find His Footing: Taking a Look at Mitch Garver’s Early-Season Struggles
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Mitch Garver is still searching for his footing at the plate. What's behind his slow start to 2024? Brittany Wisner takes a closer look.
La Piedra locks down the Braves, Mariners win 3-2 despite more late drama for series victory over Atlanta
Behind the power of their strong pitching and the long ball, tonight courtesy of Jorge Polanco, the Seattle Mariners pulled out an impressive and tight 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves to give them their fifth consecutive series victory.
Mashing their way to victory: Mariners use great starting pitching and the long ball to take series opener against Diamondbacks
Returning home from a successful road trip with stops in Colorado and Texas, the Seattle Mariners returned home to T-Mobile Park to begin a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking that series opener by a 6-1 result behind three homers and a strong start by Emerson Hancock.
State of the Mariners – April 26th, 2024
In a new series Circling Seattle Sports will be doing, writer Brittany Wisner takes a look at the state of the Seattle Mariners currently: where the teams hitting and pitching sits, what the trends are, and what you can expect coming up.
Storm legend Sue Bird joins the team’s ownership group
Continuing to add to her historic resume, retired Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird is joining the teams ownership group, Force10 Hoops, the franchise announced on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024.
Gilder: “Jewell did have to take a leap of faith in committing to stay.”
Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd gave the franchise her trust and they didn’t dare to squander it.
On-field issues snowball as Sounders see two red cards in 2-0 loss to Whitecaps
The Seattle Sounders FC continue an abysmal start to the 2024 season, as any sort of momentum from their big victory against Montreal two weeks ago seems like a distant memory, with frustrations bubbling over in a home loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
“Walter” pushes Mariners to first series win of 2024: Logan Gilbert stars for Seattle in 3-1 win over Reds
Behind another strong start by Logan Gilbert to continue his impress 2024 season, the Seattle Mariners picked up their first series win of the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Storm select Nika Mühl, MacKenzie Holmes at 2024 WNBA Draft
The Seattle Storm drafted Nika Muhl and MacKenzie Holmes in the 2024 WNBA Draft, finding some talent in the latter rounds of the draft after trading their top selection to free up cap space this offseason.
Are Old Habits Creeping Back Up For Ty France?
Seattle Mariners first baseman Ty France had a big offseason that saw him work on his swing at driveline and lose some weight, and the results early on have shown good things this 2024 season. But, with the good spots he's shown, is moving him up in the lineup already a bad idea? CSS' Brittany Wisner dives in to take a look.
There will be sunshine after the rain: Sounders tally first victory of 2024 with 5-0 result over CF Montreal
In their sixth match of the season, the Seattle Sounders FC finally tallied their first victory of the year as they used a 5-0 smashing of CF Montreal to get those two points. A brace from forward Raul Ruidiaz and individual goals from Jordan Morris, Alex Roldan, and Dylan Teves pushed the club to a big lead and Stefan Frei was steady in goal to help Seattle secure the clean sheet.
Cold bats against Cleveland: Mariners offense shrivels up as Guardians even series
The Seattle Mariners were unable to take an early series win over the Cleveland Guardians, as starting pitcher Shane Bieber held the Mariners scoreless through six innings and the two runs that Seattle generated after he had left the ballgame weren't enough to overcome the deficit created by the Guardians.
Guarding homefield: Mariners take series opener over Cleveland behind strong start from Emerson Hancock and early offense
The Seattle Mariners got a jumpstart to their game with a four-run second inning, pushed by Dom Canzone's three-run homer, and starting pitcher Emerson Hancock was solid enough to earn his first career MLB win, as Seattle defeated the Cleveland Guardians by a score of 5-4.