KD Hall joined The Day With Trae to discuss her non-profit, the KD Hall Foundation, which is in danger of losing its funding. The proposed Operating Budgets in the Washington State House of Representatives and Senate could redirect funds away from Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), which the KD Hall Foundation and 49 other organizations are part of. For Hall, the effects could be devastating as she says her foundation receives $100,000 per year from ESSER.

On the road again in Colorado, the Seattle Kraken marched into Ball Arena once again and stuck it to the defending champion Avalanche to take a 3-2 series lead as we now shift back to Seattle for a potential history-making game six. New father Morgan Geekie and AHL call up Tye Kartye got the scoring started for the Kraken, as Yanni Gourde’s tip in helped Seattle pull out a victory.

The Seattle Sounders returned to Starfire Stadium, once again for the US Open Cup, and were victorious as they survived a wild thriller against upstart San Diego Loyal in the round of 32. Sounders legend Fredy Montero continues to add to his legacy, bookending the match with the first and final goals of the game.

On 4/24, as the sun beamed down on Seattle, construction workers, city planners, media outlets, and more came down to the intersection of Lenora and Elliott Way to witness local officials, and tribal leaders unveil the new honorary street name of Dzidzilalich, which honors the long tribal history on the waterfront.

In game four of the round one Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, Jordan Eberle made more history for the franchise as his game winner secured the first ever overtime and home win in franchise playoff history. Seattle jumped out to a two goal lead in the first period before Mikko Rantanen scored twice in the second, setting us up for a dramatic finish.

Yesterday, I’m Built Different partnered with Rise Above to host a free yoga and basketball clinic for youth at the University of Washington’s Marv Harshman Gym featuring legendary Sonics coach Lenny Wilkens. The clinic was free and hosted by former NBA player and yoga instructor Bobby Jones.

On this episode of Rewind With Besa, Besa Gordon catches up with United States Attorney Nick Brown to talk about the fentanyl crisis happening around Washington State, how it is getting into our State, how children are getting their hands on it, along with some of the things his office is doing to combat this issue.

“We have been experiencing a shadow pandemic. Whether it’s rising mental illness, record-breaking overdoses, alarming levels of substance use disorders, or our high school students feeling unprecedented levels of depression and anxiety, this is an issue that we have to address with urgency.” - King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay.

To end their nine-game homestand, the Seattle Mariners dropped the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals but were able to get the series victory yesterday. Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen struggled in his start in the rotation spot of Robbie Ray, and the Seattle bats failed to click outside of the second inning.

Last night, the Kraken hosted their first home playoff game in franchise history. Despite losing 6-4 to the Colorado Avalanche, the atmosphere outside Climate Pledge Arena before the game was electric and our Besa Gordon and Bel Garcia were there to take it all in.

Again, the Seattle Mariners scored five runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, and once again it was enough to secure victory against their interleague opponent. While Mariners ace Luis Castillo may have had an “off-day,” the Seattle offense was able to pick up some of the slack as Jarred Kelenic and Teoscar Hernandez homered before an Eugenio Suarez 2-RBI single gave Seattle a lead.

In game three of their first round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup against the defending champion Colorado Avalanche, Seattle’s flawed were exploited by Colorado as the Avalanche took a second straight game. In the first Stanley Cup Playoff game in Seattle since 1919, a capacity crowd filled Climate Pledge Arena, and brought the signature Seattle sports sound we’ve become accustomed to.

The OL Reign returned home to Lumen Field and NWSL regular season play with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Red Stars, powered by braces scored by forward Bethany Balcer and midfielder Jess Fishlock. Although the Reign had miscues on their two goals allowed to Chicago, they were able to dominate the Red Stars.

The Seattle Sounders got back on the winning track following their embarrassing loss to the Portland Timbers, as a 79th minute Albert Rusnak goal buried Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field. Seattle’s strong defensive play set the foundation for this win, and Rusnak’s rocket of a goal secured it.

The Seattle Mariners snapped their three-game losing streak and took game one of their three game slate against the St. Louis Cardinals behind starting pitcher George Kirby’s solid outings and a strong showing by Teoscar Hernandez at the dish. The Mariners played one of their more complete games to date, and picked up a needed victory.

In game two of their Stanley Cup Playoffs round one matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, the Seattle Kraken failed to maintain their intensity from the first period, allowing three unanswered goals after the first intermission. After two games, the Kraken return to Seattle with an even series to bring back to their fans at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Liberated Village Arts and Education Festival takes place on May 13th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alan T. Sugiyama High School. The event will feature about 20 organizations which have been funded by King County through a million-dollar initiative, and will aim to educate and empower Black and Brown youth of all ages, primarily middle school and high school students.

The visiting Milwaukee Brewers (formerly the Seattle Pilots) completed a sweep of our Seattle Mariners despite a strong effort by Seattle starting pitcher Marco Gonzales and the Mariners having a golden opportunity in the bottom of the ninth as they had the bases loaded with no outs.

The Seattle Kraken opened up their first Stanley Cup Playoffs run with a game one victory in the first round against the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. Seattle used several keys to their success throughout the regular season to stun Colorado on their own ice.

Our Seattle Mariners dropped their second straight loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, losing today in eleven innings. Our Mariners had a big opportunity to tie the game up and even win it in the bottom of the eleventh, but Julio Rodriguez grounded into a fielders choice to end things.