Star-studded Sounders Women Defeat Colorado Rush

Last night the Seattle Sounders Women played their first home match of the season against Colorado Rush. The home side fielded a team consisting of six national team players. Five have played for the US (Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, Megan Rapinoe, and Stephanie Cox) and one for the …

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Sounders Advance in US Open Cup

The Seattle Sounders hosted the Atlanta Silverbacks in Round 3 of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Wednesday night. The lower division NASL club put up a good fight against the MLS Sounders for much of the first half. But then the flood gates opened. Seattle put one in …

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Project 365: Days 190-196

Not a lot to say about the last week of my Project 365. So, here are the photos… Day 190: Honey Badger Day 191: Dusk Day 192: Screened Lights Day 193: “Old-timey” Seattle Day 194: Leaf Behind Bars Day 195: Signs Day 196: Good Measure Follow @mikerussellfoto

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Sounders Fall to Columbus for the First Time

Seattle’s franchise-best start to the season has been faltering as of late. This Wednesday the Columbus Crew got the better of the Sounders for the first time in the 8 matches they’ve played over the past 3 years. There weren’t a lot of highlights for the home side, so let’s …

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Project 365: Days 181-189

I haven’t been able to go for quite the extended walk like I did on Day 180, but I did get past a big milestone — the halfway point! I’ve made it past the 6 month mark. It’s all downhill from here! (Or that’s what I’m telling myself, anyway.) Follow …

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Day 180: A Walk to the Sound

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently made a Twitter pact with a friend vowing not to give up on our individual Project 365s. (Sidenote…what’s more binding, a Twitter pact or a pinky swear?) The day after making that commitment I decided to take a walk down to …

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Project 365: Days 167-179

Two weeks have passed since my last Project 365 post. It’s been getting tougher lately to find the motivation to keep at it. There were definitely some moments of almost giving up. But this past Saturday I made a pact with a good friend who is also doing his own …

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First of the Season for Sounders’ Rosales

Mauro Rosales scored his first goal of the season on Saturday against the Philadelphia Union. That was all the Seattle Sounders needed to put another notch in the win column. It was another fun match to shoot. The sun was out again, which of course presented its own challenges – …

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Eddie and Fredy Lead Sounders in Win Against Galaxy

LA Galaxy arrived in Seattle without two of their three international superstars – David Beckham and Robbie Keane. Landon Donovan could not lead his weakened side to a win or draw. So for the first time in MLS play, the Seattle Sounders beat LA at home with a final score …

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Project 365: Days 157-166

The last ten days seemed to pass in an instant. A weekend in Portland and lots of work have made these increasingly longer days of Spring speed quickly by. I was close to posting this sooner, but simply didn’t make the time. I sense, though, that I might be getting …

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