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Seattle sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce split

The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast.
- Associated Press
Sonics fans can celebrate but 'don't pour drinks yet,' says Seattle sports writer

Seattle basketball fans are excitedly holding their breath now that the door has been opened for a new NBA team in the city.
- KUOW Staff
The potential return of the Seattle SuperSonics and the Sonics Guy who never gave up hope

After 18 years without an NBA team, Seattle-area basketball fans see hope on the horizon. It's a hope for a return of the SuperSonics that one fan never lost.
- Vaughan Jones
'Today is the most tangible sign' the SuperSonics will return to Seattle

If sports fans are superstitious, then they've probably noticed that a week after Howard Schultz moved out of Seattle, the city got the first serious indication that the SuperSonics could return.
- Dyer Oxley
Seattle’s Rainier Beach features the nation’s hottest basketball recruit. At 18, he’s already making millions

Rainier Beach small forward Tyran Stokes is the top high school basketball prospect in the nation. Sports writers and coaches compare him to Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Magic Johnson.
- Stephen Howie
How to fake a sports conversation this holiday season

A quick how-to for non-sportsball people to fake their way through sports conversations among family, friends, and more.
- Dyer Oxley
Sonics legend Lenny Wilkens dies at 88

Seattle Supersonics legend and NBA Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens died on Sunday at the age of 88.
- Vaughan Jones
Always hopeful, often bitter: Seattle SuperSonics fans watch Thunder roar

The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA title with a parade through their downtown Tuesday morning, and that stings two time zones away here in Seattle.
- Kim Malcolm
Seattle Schools pays former student record $16 million to settle Garfield coach sex abuse lawsuit

Seattle Public Schools will pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by a former student who says two Garfield High School coaches sexually abused her for years, the largest-ever tort claim settlement in district history.
- Ann Dornfeld
Seattle caught Caitlin Clark fever, but the night belonged to the Storm

Climate Pledge Arena hosted the largest crowd in the Seattle Storm’s 25-year history Wednesday. While the game drew fervent Storm fans, perhaps the main attraction wasn’t from Seattle. Many came for a rival player, Indiana Fever’s rookie phenom Caitlin Clark.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb

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