The Seattle Sounders hoped that Saturday’s MLS Cup final in Columbus would herald their arrival as a dynastic force in league history by winning consecutive league championships and a third title in five years.

Instead, a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of the Columbus Crew served as a curt ending to a disrupted season.

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The final seconds of the Seattle Sounders’ MLS Western Conference final against Minnesota United FC will be enshrined quickly in Seattle sports history. Monday night provided one of those rare moments where time freezes and reveals the incredible.

The Sounders triumphed 3-2 thanks to a 93rd-minute goal from Gustav Svensson -- the first time in league history a club won a playoff game despite having trailed 88 minutes into the contest.

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Seattle Sounders FC’s back line punched the club’s ticket to the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. Defenders came up big at both ends of the field in a 1-0 win over FC Dallas that showcased grit rather than glitz.

The trip to the league’s penultimate playoff round is familiar. The club has made it to the conference finals in four of the past five seasons.

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Los Angeles FC came to Lumen Field focused on righting a perceived wrong a year in the making -- avenging the 3-1 dismantling the Sounders handled them after a record-smashing 2019 regular season in last year’s Western Conference final. Instead, Seattle sent them packing with a 3-1 win, with all goals scored or manufactured by striker Raúl Ruidíaz.

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Defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders FC ended the regular season with a touch of flair, bucking a recent trend of dreary results in time to secure the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference MLS Cup playoffs.

After a goal-packed second half provided a 4-1 win over San Jose at CenturyLink Field Sunday, the club learned it will open at home against No. 7  LAFC on Nov. 24 (7:30 p.m., ESPN).

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Against the Seattle Sounders in the MLS Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando turned in another legendary performance -- the final one of his 20-year career. It was undone, however, by a goal from Gustav Svensson to propel Seattle to a third conference final in four years.

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The Sounders making the postseason is as sure a sign that it’s October as seeing candy at the front of the local grocery, or witnessing Starbucks customers indulge in pumpkin spice. The club is back, hosting FC Dallas (13-12-9, 48 points) Saturday (12:30 p.m., FS1) as it begins its pursuit of a second MLS Cup.

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Reversal of fortunes is a phenomenon to which most can relate. None can relate more than the Seattle Sounders, who 364 days after defeating Toronto FC on penalty kicks at BMO Field in the 2016 MLS Cup, were soundly beaten on the same field by the same team for the same trophy.

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The Seattle Sounders went through their annual media day at CenturyLink Field Wednesday, demonstrating through discourse and action that the club still seeks for 2018 to be one of the most visible clubs in the world.

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It’s been a busy first few days of the off-season for the Seattle Sounders. The club exercised 11 contract options, declined another, had four players out of contract and lost its primary backup goalkeeper, Tyler Miller, to Los Angeles FC in the expansion draft. Thursday, the club announced it had acquired defender Waylon Francis from the Columbus Crew for $50,000 in allocation money.

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TORONTO – Bullied in the midfield, then bent and broken at the back.

In their second consecutive MLS Cup final against Toronto FC, the Sounders were stopped cold. After not conceding a goal in a playoff-record 706 minutes, Seattle gave way in the second half, and dreams of repeating slipped away in a 2-0 loss at BMO Field.

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TORONTO – Ahead of the Sounders' final practice of the year Friday, something needed to be done to ease the stress of defending their MLS championship in the the same place it was won, at BMO Field. So Roman Torres, to the delight of all, decided to re-enact his championship-winning penalty kick that brought Seattle its first title.

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For the second year in a row, the Seattle Sounders are bound for the MLS Cup finals in Toronto. An early goal in the second leg of the Western Conference finals Thursday put things in cruise control, and Seattle finished off the depleted Houston Dynamo, 3-0, and 5-0 on aggregate.

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After a convincing 2-0 win on the road in the first leg of the Western Conference finals, the Seattle Sounders seem poised to push through for a MLS Cup rematch in Canada Dec. 9 after Toronto FC defeated the Columbus Crew in the Eastern finals Wednesday. Coach Brian Schmetzer isn’t letting his team sleep on the Houston Dynamo, despite the fact that his side hasn’t conceded a goal in its last 452 minutes of play.

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Mike Leach sounded as if he worried what a team of middle-schoolers would do to his Washington State Cougars if they failed to focus. But it was the Washington Huskies who tore them to shreds Saturday night. QB Luke Falk was the MMP: Most Mauled Player, throwing three picks, coughing up a fumble and getting sacked five times for a loss of 38 yards in a 41-14 demolition in front of a capacity crowd of 71,265 at Husky Stadium.

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Entering the first leg of the MLS Western Conference finals Tuesday, the Sounders had never won a match against the Dynamo in Houston. Thanks to an early goal and a crucial penalty kick decision, the Sounders filled in that blank in their history, and took a large step toward returning to the MLS Cup finals with a 2-0 victory in front of a record sellout crowd (22,667) at BBVA Compass Stadium.

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After a two-week break for international play, the Seattle Sounders take on the Houston Dynamo in a two-leg series for a shot at a second consecutive MLS Cup. After defeating Cascadia rival Vancouver 2-0 in aggregate in the semifinals, the Sounders play the first match against the Dynamo in Houston at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (FS1).

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Ahead of a winner-take-all semifinal second leg against the Vancouver Whitecaps Thursday (7:30 p.m., FS1), the Seattle Sounders still have lineup questions due to lingering injuries picked up late in the season. Tied 0-0 on aggregate after the first leg in Vancouver, the Sounders must win the match at CenturyLink Field to advance to the Western Conference finals.

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