Recently added articles from The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA):
Turning the Key; Trying to reinvent itself by attracting everything from WWE to Beyonce, KeyArena is poised to make its first profit since 2000; Life after the Sonics; One year later.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Percy Allen; Seattle Times staff reporter Editor's note: First of two parts examining the impact of the Sonics' move. Today, changes at KeyArena. Thursday, the effect on Seattle and Oklahoma City. Nearly a year since the city of Seattle agreed to a settlement ...
M's fall in night at improv; Yankees 8, Mariners 5; Seattle's makeshift lineup can't pull out victory at new Yankee Stadium.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK -- Some words of advice were given to relief pitcher Chris Jakubauskas as he took the mound with the bases loaded and two out in a tie game. They came courtesy of manager Don Wakamatsu and summed up perfectly ...
Seahawks fans can sign up for training camp visits in August.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Danny O'Neil; Seattle Times staff reporter Itching for a look-see inside the Seahawks' nest? Seattle's NFL team will open its preseason training camp to the public for 14 practices, Aug. 3-20, at the team's lakeside headquarters in Renton. Visitors ...
Williams sisters advance; Wimbledon; Venus, Serena each win in straight sets and will play a Russian in the semifinals.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Liz Clarke; The Washington Post WIMBLEDON, England -- With virtually identical firepower and focus, American sisters Venus and Serena Williams moved one step closer to a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final Tuesday, crushing their respective opponents to advance to the ...
Sideline Chatter.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dwight Perry; The Seattle Times Ova here, ova there, Serena's heard a lot out there From Russia, with 30-love: "Everyone is from Russia," noted Serena Williams, scanning the women's tennis scene. "Sometimes I think I'm from Russia, too. I feel ...
West-leading Minnesota defeats Dream in Atlanta; WNBA; Wiggins scores 23 for Lynx, who are a half-game ahead of the Storm.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Candice Wiggins has picked up her production since the Minnesota Lynx lost Seimone Augustus for the season. Wiggins, a former Stanford guard, scored 23 points and Nicky Anosike had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lynx to a ...
Sampson's appeal is rejected by NCAA; College basketball; Ex-Indiana coach got 5 years of potential penalties.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA is finished with the latest Kelvin Sampson saga. The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the former Indiana coach, who was given five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible ...
After L.A. disaster, Storm tries to regroup; Storm; Maintaining same routine has been key for Seattle on road.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jayda Evans; Seattle Times staff reporter Play as many road games as the Storm has to open the season, and you learn quickly what your team's secret is to winning. For Seattle, it has been routine. And the keeper of the Storm's rituals? Forward Swin Cash. ...
Curry is latest coach to be fired by Pistons; NBA; 4 others have been let go in Dumars' 9 years of making basketball decisions.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press And Mcclatchy Newspapers DETROIT -- All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons. Bring home a league championship or hit the road. Michael Curry was fired Tuesday after one season, and the Pistons are in the ...
Vick's finances in spotlight; NFL notebook; Bankruptcy plan in works for infamous jailed quarterback; he's been making $10 an hour.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. -- Michael Vick's revised bankruptcy plan would funnel more of his future pay to his creditors and ensure that they receive a portion of his earnings even if the suspended NFL star doesn't return to the league. U.S ....
Senate plans a hearing on BCS issues; College football; Tuesday's session is likely to focus on antitrust matters concerning Bowl Championship Series.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Frederic J. Frommer; The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It is the second time this year Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system ...
Canadiens acquire Gomez from N.Y. NHL; Rangers get Higgins, added salary-cap room in 6-player trade.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Associated Press An old-fashioned trade upstaged the anticipation of the league's free-agent shopping season. Looking to clear space under the salary cap, the New York Rangers shipped top center Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for forward ...
When rivals were more friendly.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jose Miguel Romero; Seattle Times staff reporter The word rivalry brings to mind thoughts of bitter, hard-fought battles against a hated adversary. Think Huskies-Ducks in football. Yankees-Red Sox in baseball. Or any one of the countless derbies in soccer's ...
Sizemore will need surgery on elbow; Baseball notebook; Cascade High grad will endure soreness until season ends.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times News Services CLEVELAND -- Indians All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore, a graduate of Cascade High School in Everett, will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow, trainer Lonnie Soloff said Tuesday. Soloff said "there's ...
Bedard set for Fenway? M's notebook; Ace could go four innings Saturday against Red Sox.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK -- Erik Bedard is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today, and the team hopes he can get up to around 55 or 60 pitches. If that's the case, they figure he could throw 60 pitches in a start and get through roughly four ...
A.M. Briefing; Cycling: Astana rider Armstrong awaits start of Tour de France ; Auto racing: George is asked to step down as head of Indy track.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times news services Cycling Armstrong begins quest for eighth Tour victory Saturday: Lance Armstrong says he believes he can win an eighth Tour de France title, well aware his aging legs are not as strong as they used to be. The 37-year-old Texan is ...
Inmate seriously hurt in prison fight.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Seattle Times Staff An inmate at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center was flown to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday after suffering a serious head injury during a prison fight on Monday. Scott McDonald, 45, and his cellmate, Kenneth Smith, got into a ...
Smooth sailing for 'oil-free' food; Organic produce; Engineless sailboat transports goods from Sequim to Seattle.(NWWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Diane Urbani De La Paz; Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM -- Let us follow a strawberry, flush from the field as it travels on wind and water -- but without petroleum -- from Sequim to the big, hungry city. People in Seattle want these oil-free Sequim berries with ...
Live music.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Matson; Seattle Times staff reporter Sir Richard Bishop What hits first when witnessing Sir Richard Bishop play guitar is his reckless skill. On acoustic guitar, he shreds strings and beats wood, lunging and pulsing; and on electric, his raga-range ...
Union serves fare with flair, for half the price.(YourWednesday)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tan Vinh; Seattle Times staff reporter Happy hour -- Chef Ethan Stowell drops the pretense that happy hour is some kind of light endeavor. During happy hour at Union, one of four restaurants he runs, Stowell serves fresh spaghetti with veal meatballs and a ...