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Pickleball is growing. Is Seattle ready?

Seattle just hosted the All Star Game and Taylor Swift. But this week, another big event is drawing a crowd. It’s a pickleball tournament called the Seattle Open. Pickleball was invented on Bainbridge Island, and it’s become the fastest growing sport in the country. The tournament has exposed strong opinions about how to accommodate all the new players.

Arts & Life

Taylor Swift's Seattle takeover is underway. Downtown businesses say they're ... 'Ready For It'

Tens of thousands of Taylor Swift fans are getting ready to shake it off with her at Lumen Field this weekend. While many businesses in the Pioneer Square area are hoping to fill any blank spaces on their ledgers.

Sports

Catching fly balls at the Home Run Derby

The Home Run Derby is all about sluggers, of course. But on Monday night some Seattle baseball fans made leaping catches in the outfield as homers rained from the sky.

Arts & Life

Seattle buskers bring grooves to downtown streets during All Star Week

Dozens of local artists are performing in parks and on street corners around the ballpark this week during the midsummer classic. With tens of thousands of baseball fans heading to Seattle, musicians say it’s an opportunity to showcase the city's diverse music scene.

Business

MLB All-Star Week expected to bring in $50 million, but at what cost?

Major League Baseball's All-Star Week has arrived in Seattle.

Race & Identity

Photos: First game of All-Star Week features HBCU student athletes

Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week starts tonight in Seattle. But before the major leaguers show up, the first game will feature student athletes from historically Black colleges and universities for the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic.

Did money trump morality in the merger between the PGA and LIV Golf?

A “hypocrite” is one of the many words PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been called over the last week, after he announced a partnership between the PGA and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. The PGA had long resisted cooperation with the rival tour, citing the Saudi government’s history of human rights abuses – including the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the U.S. concluded was personally ordered by Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.