Seattle sports
Seattle Professional Sports Scene
Seattle has always been the professional sports mecca in the Pacific Northwest. Even after losing the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA, we still have the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners (currently in 1st place) the only professional teams in the National Football League and Major League Baseball, respectively in the Pacific Northwest. We also have the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and a winner of the league title a few years ago. By the way, they just re-signed Lauren Jackson, 2-time MVP, to another contract. Why did she as an unrestricted free agent sign here again? Because of the incredible fan support the team has.
New to the scene this year are the Seattle Sounders, a Major League Soccer team. Out of the gate, they have taken the league by storm and are currently in 2nd place, not bad for a team in it’s 1st year of existence. They have one of the premier goalkeepers in Washington’s own Kasey Keller. So far this season, he’s given up 1 goal in the 5 games he’s played. The other two games were lost as he was ejected from one and could not play the next. This team has played to sellout crowds in every home game.
Not surprisingly, even golf has made a stop in Seattle. There have been several Senior level golf tournaments played here and one PGA event was hosted here. Even Seattle native Fred Couples, a very successful pro on the PGA tour, has hosted a small multi-day event that has always been very well attended.
If you want to see an NBA game, it’s just a two hour drive south to Portland to see the Trailblazers led by former Washington Husky, Brandon Roy and for those NHL fans, it’s north to Vancouver, B.C. to see the Canucks. So as you can see, whatever you like in professional sports, it’s here in Seattle.
