NBA finally approves ‘potential’ team expansion in two US cities The league is officially considering expanding past its current 30-team footprint The Independent UK · Mar 25
How Much NBA Expansion Teams Are Expected to Cost As League Explores Bids Buying one of the NBA’s two potential expansion teams is expected to cost quite a chunk of change. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. Here’s what it means for the future of the league The Guardian - US · Mar 25
2026 AL West Division Preview: Mariners Should Slam Astros’ Title Window Shut Seattle won its division for the first time since 2001 last year, and looks well equipped to do so again as Houston’s core continues to age. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
Albert Breer’s Notes: Inside Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Market-Moving Contract The Seahawks’ deal could impact Puka Nacua’s negotiations with the Rams. Plus, Trent Williams’s standoff with San Francisco and more. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24
“I quit playing music for two years. I was done. Then I got a call from Stone”: Mike McCready followed Duff McKagan to LA to make it big – but he nearly missed his shot in Seattle Before Pearl Jam, the lead guitarist sought to make a success of his teenage hard-rock outfit, Shadow Guitar World · Mar 24
Meta and YouTube just took a crushing legal blow over tech addiction. At this rehab for addicted teens and adults, it's treated like heroin A landmark verdict is forcing a legal reckoning over whether tech addiction is real and harmful—even as clients at reSTART describe it as a force that has derailed their lives. Fortune · Mar 24
10 Photos of Jaxon Smith-Njigba: JSN Contract Is the Highest for a WR in NFL History Jaxon Smith-Njigba, aka JSN, signs a historic contract with the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. Discover the impact of this groundbreaking deal. International Business Times UK · Mar 23
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Extension Sets Up Three High-End NFL Wide Receivers to Cash In The Seahawks’s star pass catcher has opened up the door for his wide receiver counterparts to get paid. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Adesanya vs Pyfer: Start time, card and how to watch UFC Seattle fight tonight Former middleweight king Israel Adesanya faces a dangerous foe, as he takes on rising contender Joe Pyfer The Independent UK · Mar 23
Randy Arozarena Issues One Last Statement About Cal Raleigh’s Handshake Snub The outfielder addressed the viral WBC moment between the two Mariners teammates a few days before Opening Day. Sports Illustrated · Mar 22
Arozarena sorry after expletive-laced comments about Mariners teammate Raleigh at WBC Randy Arozarena says he has apologized to his Seattle Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh after an incident at this month’s World Baseball Classic The Guardian - US · Mar 22
Seattle's Minimum Wage Laws Backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the Union Wants To Limit Drivers. As demand for trips has plummeted in the wake of the wage hikes, the Drivers Union is trying to limit the number of gig workers on the road. Reason · Mar 21
Seahawks Exercise Fifth-Year Options for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, CB Devon Witherspoon Both players are now locked into Seattle through the 2027 season. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21
The Conversation · Mar 19 Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended If you’ve ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn’t a salaried employee. They’re gig workers – independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through an app, get paid per delivery and have no guaranteed hours, benefits or minimum…
The Independent UK · Mar 18 Man arrested for causing nearly $250K worth of damage at Seattle’s glass art museum The suspect faces burglary, assault and malicious mischief charges
The Independent UK · Mar 18 New non-stop flights are launching from the US to these 10 incredible European destinations The new routes are launching from Seattle, Boston, New York and Philadelphi and deliver American travelers directly to world-class beaches and cities
International Business Times UK · Mar 17 NBA Expansion Revealed as Draft Format Leaves LeBron, Dončić, Lakers and Teams Uncertain The NBA's expansion push towards Seattle and Las Vegas raises major questions about draft rules, team balance and the future of stars like LeBron James and Luka Dončić.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 How an NBA Expansion Draft Could Look If Las Vegas, Seattle Are Awarded Bids A look at the NBA’s expansion draft process as the league prepares for a vote to explore adding Las Vegas and Seattle as expansion franchises by the end of the decade.
The Independent UK · Mar 16 NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion will be again discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter tell The Associated Press
Sports Illustrated · Mar 16 NBA Sets Wheels in Motion to Add Two Western Conference Expansion Teams The league could add two teams by the 2028–29 season.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 14 Randy Arozarena Issues Blunt Statement on Handshake Incident With Cal Raleigh at WBC Arozarena notably didn’t address his profanity-laden rant directed at Raleigh over the Team USA catcher’s viral handshake snub.
Latin Times · Mar 14 Man Among FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested in Mexico Just An Hour After Being Added Samuel Ramirez Jr. was wanted for the murders of Jessyca Hohn and Katie Duhnke, two women who were killed during a shooting on May 21, 2023, outside a bar on the outskirts of Seattle.
Guitar World · Mar 13 “Inspired by the creativity, community, and chaos of the Seattle music scene”: Mike McCready has spent 20 years making a rock opera that explores an alternate history of grunge – and it’s finally ready Farewell to Seasons has been a two-decade labor of love from the Pearl Jam guitarist
Louder · Mar 12 "I was thinking about all the singers that came from the Seattle scene and how many of them had since died." Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel