The Seattle Storm dropped their second game this week to the Minnesota Lynx, this time in overtime at home as Jewell Loyd dropped a career-high 41-points on the annual “cousin” game when Loyd’s family came out to support her. It’s another frustrating effort, as Seattle continues to make the same mistakes that we’ve seen all season.

On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell unveiled details of the Downtown Activation Plan he announced in April. The plan aims to bring people back to downtown, which has seen a steep decline in visitors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Seattle Mariners begin their six-game homestand, the last before they host All-Star week 2023, with a series loss to the NL East basement dwellers, the Washington Nationals. The Mariners offense continues to be unwatchable as Seattle played horrid against Patrick Corbin of Washington, who was coming off a 7-run against outing.

On Friday, Champions of Change hosted their annual celebrity basketball game featuring Seattle sports legends. Led by Doug Baldwin, the game featured Seahawks legends, former NBA All-Stars, WNBA players, mascots and more. Circling Seattle Sports’ Bel Garcia and Mat Bermudez were there to take in the scenes and connect with some of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite athletes. 

Following yesterday’s satisfying series opener victory, the Seattle Mariners dropped a frustrating, bizarre game two against the Washington Nationals to even the series up. Seattle had numerous chances to pull away or slam the door shut, but failed to do so and are left with heightened frustrations as they can’t seem to make things click.

Seattle, are you ready for MLB All-Star Week? We’re kicking things off with The Takeover: All-Star Edition - Live from Waterfront Park. From July 5-7, we’ll be coming to you between 11 am and 12 pm with special guests including Mariners legends, community leaders, youth and more. We’re partnering with Friends of Waterfront Seattle and the Seattle Sports Commission to showcase what’s great about our city and let you know what to do and how to make the most of the Midsummer Classic.

Let the countdown begin! This is your friendly reminder that Besa Gordon's new TV show #Back2BESA airs on FOX 13 Seattle starting this Saturday at 10:30pm and FOX 13 Plus Sunday at 10am.

Tune in Thursday night at 5:30 pm on all Converge Media platforms for a brand new edition of Community Voices discussing the impacts of menthol tobacco on the Black community.

To open up their six game homestand and three game series against the Washington Nationals, the Seattle Mariners put together a strong offensive performance while Luis Castillo rebounded from a bumpy start to secure victory.

In dominating fashion, Seattle Kraken rookie center Matty Beniers was named the 2023 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. Beniers tallied 57 points in his rookie year, playing 80 games as the Kraken had an incredible second year.

The Tacoma Defiance continued a successful month of June with a narrow victory over Austin FC II at Starfire Stadium. Forward Braudillo Rodrigues buried a penalty kick in the first half, giving Tacoma a lead that they’d never surrender.

During the sixth homestand of the year for the Seattle Mariners, the ballpark and the team itself will be hosting several different promotional nights and community events, while also celebrating a Patriotic weekend at the ballpark, a Sounders-Mariners collab, and much more! Find out even more reasons to head down to T-Mobile Park

The Seattle Sounders continue to struggle offensively at a frustrating pace, as they split points with Orlando City SC in a scoreless draw at Lumen Field. Seattle hosted Pride Night, but the Sounders aren't surely proud with their performances as of late considering the struggles on the attack. While differing factors took out several key players, Seattle still had numerous opportunities to find the back of the net and could not.

Seattle Mariners centerfielder Julio Rodriguez announced today, June 23rd, 2023, that he will participate in his second consecutive Home Run derby which will take place in his own home ballpark of T-Mobile Park.

The Seattle Storm welcomed the Indiana Fever to town for a June 22nd, 2023 battle, as Indiana took advantage of Seattle’s scoring drought in the second half that spanned over ten minutes. The Storm showed some growing pains as a young team, ultimately failing to get over the hump again in another frustrating loss.

Join us for a special edition of Community Voices on June 22nd at 7 pm featuring Vault89 CEO and Former Seahawks Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin and Seattle Foundation President and CEO Alesha Washington.

With the return of the production of Black Nativity to Seattle coming this December, today we take a look at the history of Gospel music in the Pacific Northwest. Join the President of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, for this week’s edition of Throw Back Thursday.

Gina Brown is a community organizer with the Southern AIDS Coalition. She has worked in the field of HIV for more than 15 years and has been living with HIV for more than 23 years. Gina graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southern University at New Orleans, with a Bachelor of Social Work and a minor in History in 2011. She received her Master's degree in Social Work in 2012. Gina is a former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Gina has served on numerous boards and committees. She currently serves on CrescentCare Health’s Board of Trustees.

In another tightly contested battle, the Seattle Storm fell in a close loss to the Connecticut Sun. Starting a three-game homestand, the Storm held a three-point lead at the halftime break before the Sun used a strong third quarter to pull away and ultimately never surrender the lead again.