Attending my first Tri-City Dust Devils game tonight, and gotta admit I did not expect to be greeted by larger-than-life Russell Wilson bobblehead.

Alexi Lalas’ controversial takes are undercut by how desperately he seems to want his takes to be controversial.

Love it when Sounders and Timbers go primary kit vs. primary kit. THIS is what this derby should look like.

I am the (very) rare (only?) Northwesterner glued to Southern Miss’ football game at Tulane. And in a crowd shot, what appears but a rave green Sounders shirt.

Timbers eliminated, assuring end of remarkable seven-season streak of either Seattle or Portland representing the West in MLS Cup.

About as good a swept series as imaginable.

#OnThisDay in 1938, an arsonist damaged Seattle's Pioneer Square totem pole. historylink.org/File/2080

Quite the “Auld Lang Syne” vibe on Twitter tonight. So, just in case: You guys were great. Lots of mean and dumb online, but you guys were great.

The fan faces of this World Cup - joyous, crushed, tense, angry, hopeful, agonized - have been half of the incredible fun.

“Greatest sports final in the history of planet Earth” almost by definition has to be hyperbole, right? But …

In 2026, we welcome the world to North America. 🌎🏆 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦🤝🇲🇽

Teams unafraid to lose sure are fun to watch.

MLS may be on a new platform, but they still refuse to acknowledge the difference between broadcast time and game time.

Re: MLS on Apple: 1) Free sure was nice. 2) If I gotta pay, this may be worth it. 3) MLS 360 is great, but we don’t need to watch commenters talk. Stick with the action. 4) Best-looking season kit-wise, but who in St. Louis decided new team should dress like 1950s gym class?

Found this interesting. Thought you might too.

Red vs. pink shirts doesn’t exactly scream Sounders-Timbers, but that big crowd brings back some great memories.

“Quite literally thrown into the fire…” ?

Finally finished “Ted Lasso.” Some portions of final season didn’t work for me, but I thought last few episodes found the old stride, and the finale was dang close to note perfect. Cat Stevens’ “Father and Son” one of the great songs of my life.

#OnThisDay in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was dedicated. historylink.org/File/7139

Instant reax: Cleaner. Not top MLS crest, but top handful. Maybe too Needle-centric. Fine as crest, but equally so on coffee cup at Space Needle gift shop. But nothing a few stars on top wouldn’t fix. Wave on wordmarks big upgrade. Carnation logo maybe too rose-looking?