It was a full-service shift for Andre Burakovsky. He drew a tripping call, brushed the slush off his knees, stayed on for the ensuing power play and scored to briefly get the Seattle Kraken back in the game Monday night. Just 18 seconds later, however,…
Sideline Chatter: NFL said there’s no place for such violence in the NFL
The NFL fined Bucs QB Tom Brady $11,139 for attempting to kick the Falcons’ Grady Jarrett after Brady was tackled. So there you have it: the league’s first roughing-the-sacker penalty. Headlines— At Fark.com: “What are you in for? Bank robbery. You? Mu…
Kraken’s home opener doesn’t go to plan with loss to Golden Knights
SEATTLE — Among numerous changes to the gameday presentation at Climate Pledge Arena before Saturday night’s Seattle Kraken home opener was a team pledge that fans attending would be treated to a fresh array of off-ice giveaways. Unfortunately, the Kra…
WA’s stolen unemployment money trickling in 3 years later
Nearly three years after thieves stole $645 million in pandemic unemployment benefits from Washington state, investigators are still clawing back funds frozen in fraudsters’ bank accounts. On Friday, the state Attorney General’s Office filed a motion d…
Bethany Jean Clement: Love, loss and a simple, perfect chili recipe that’s true comfort food
It’s this past August, and it’s my birthday, and the incoming voicemails are, as they have been for some time, inexplicably delayed. Today seems to be the day to consult the oracle: “How to fix …” The answer comes from the ether immediately: too much…
Seahawks offense can’t do enough in 39-32 loss to the Saints
NEW ORLEANS — The Saints just kept marching Sunday in New Orleans, no matter how many times the Seattle Seahawks offense tried to get in their way. And, finally, after a game that featured six lead changes, the Saints made themselves at home, beating t…
Washington’s road woes in Tempe continue as Huskies lose shootout to Arizona State, 45-38
TEMPE, Ariz. — Wacky things happen for Washington in the Arizona desert. And Saturday’s 45-38 loss to the Sun Devils was no different. The 21st-ranked Huskies entered a rare afternoon game at Sun Devil Stadium seething from an upset road loss the previ…
Jill Biden tells Seattle audience of helping a friend after an abortion in the 1960s
SEATTLE — First lady Jill Biden spoke about abortion in strikingly personal terms at a fundraiser in Seattle on Saturday, describing how she helped a friend recover from the procedure when it was illegal, a half century ago, as she assailed Republicans…
Emergency FAA order points to one possible cause of Whidbey seaplane crash
SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning regarding potential weaknesses in parts of the tail of Otter seaplanes, the same type of aircraft that crashed off Whidbey Island last month. The emergency airworthiness directive, issu…
Officials ID remains of 7 Whidbey Island floatplane crash victims
SEATTLE — Officials on Friday confirmed the identities of the seven people whose bodies have been recovered after last month’s floatplane crash off Whidbey Island, including the remains that washed ashore nearly two weeks after the crash. The remains t…