Seattle's Clint Dempsey has been named the MLS Player of the Week following his two-goal performance in the Sounders' 3-2 over FC Dallas last Saturday. Dempsey, who has tallied a club-record five goals in his last two matches, becomes Seattle's first back-to-back winner of the MLS weekly honor since 2009 and the 13th player in league history to nab consecutive awards.

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Twice coming from behind, the last in the 85th minute on a second goal from Clint Dempsey, the Sounders picked up a big road win Saturday night, 3-2 over previously undefeated FC Dallas, which had the best record in MLS.

After a hat trick Saturday in Portland, Dempsey, who had on hand a few dozen family and friends who made the three-hour drive from his Texas home town of Nacogdoches, has five goals in two games, a club record.

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Sounders defender Damion Lowe has undergone successful surgery on his left hip and is expected to miss four months. Also, forward Kevin Parsemain suffered a torn ACL and will undergo surgery soon. Parsemain is expected to miss six to seven months.

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After his hat trick Saturday, forward Clint Dempsey of the Sounders is Major League Soccer's player of the week, as voted by national writers. Seattle's wild, 4-4 draw with the Timbers at Providence Stadium in Portland was due largely to Dempsey's first hat trick in his MLS career and the first three-goal performance in the league this season.

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In his first game back from an MLS-issued, two-game suspension, Clint Dempsey scored two late goals (85', 87') and recorded a hat trick, helping the Sounders cap a wild comeback and salvage a 4-4 tie against the Timbers Saturday at Portland's Providence Park. 

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The  Sounders Thursday loaned midfielder/forward David Estrada to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League. Estrada, 26, has started 18 of 40 appearances in his five seasons with Sounders, scoring five goals. He became the third player in club history to score a hat trick when he struck for three goals against Toronto FC March 14, 2012.

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Absent suspended Clint Dempsey for a second game, the Sounders lost a second match in three games in their Clink fortress when Justin Meram scored at the end of stoppage time to give the Columbus  a 2-1 win on a rainy Saturday night.

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The Sounders Friday signed Kevin Parsemain, a 26-year-old striker out of Martinique who co-led the club with three goals in the 2014 preseason, starting four of six appearances with 248 minutes played. Parsemain has played professionally since 2004, including stints with Le Mans B and Evian in France. He most recently played for Riviere-Pilote in the Martinique first division.

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Defender DeAndre Yedlin was added to the list of Sounders coveted by the U.S. Men's National Team. He joins previously selected midfielders Clint Dempsey and Brad Evans in being asked to train, then play in the USA-Mexico match April 2 in Phoenix.  They depart following Saturday's match against the Columbus Crew at CenturyLink Field, and return for the April 5 Cascadia Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

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Despite absences of their two national team stars, Clint Dempsey (suspension) and Brad Evans (calf injury), following a wrenching home loss and a one-day weather postponement, the Sounders delivered a strong performance Sunday afternoon in Montreal, downing the Impact 2-0 in its seasonal home debut at Olympic Stadium.

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Pulling together a soccer team on the seasonal fly appears a difficult task, the Sounders' 2013 debacle being Exhibit A. They're doing it again in 2014, an awkwardness compounded by a World Cup year when, for the first time, Seattle players -- along with players from other MLS teams in notable numbers -- are called to training as well as Brazil "for club and country," the marketing phrase deployed to help diminish the discontinuity.

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The Seattle Sounders (1-1) won't play the Montreal Impact (0-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday. Major League Soccer said Friday that forecasted heavy snow and cold postponed the game 24 hours to 1 p.m. Sunday at Olympic Stadium. That start time is also weather permitting.

Saturday's forecast is for four to six inches of snow. The stadium roof can only handle an inch of snow.

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Seeds for Thursday afternoon’s news that the Sounders and Seahawks would be splitting their shared business operations were sown a long time ago. In fact, discussions that led to the decision started at almost the same time the teams started working together.

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Major League Soccer Friday handed down a two-game suspension and fined Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey an undisclosed amount for striking Toronto FC defender Mark Bloom in the groin in Saturday's match at CenturyLink Field. Dempsey will miss the game Saturday at Montreal and the March 29 meeting with the Columbus Crew. He will be eligible to return April 5 when the Sounders play at Portland.

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Little brother apparently is ready to break away from big brother.

The Sounders and Seahawks  announced, simultaneously and surprisingly, Thursday that the Sounders' business operations will become independent beginning April 30. The teams have shared business operations since the Sounders were admitted to Major League Soccer in 2007.

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Major League Soccer has yet to make an official announcement, but according to a tweet by The Toronto Sun, Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders will draw a two-game suspension for a blow to the groin of Toronto FC defender Mark Bloom during Saturday's match at CenturyLink Field.

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Clint Dempsey claimed his strike to an opponent's groin was an accident. Coach Sigi Schmid seemed to think the "really soft" goals surrendered were odd mistakes. And all of the Sounders were certain they had control of the run of play Saturday.

But the Clink scoreboard read Toronto FC 2, Sounders FC 1. In a match that seemed to count for more than one result, the Sounders came away from a home game with zero points against a celebrated team featuring World Cup talent.

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To take the sting out of last year’s late-season lameness and better prepare for a run at the MLS Cup, the Sounders junked half of their roster over the winter, importing 14 new players of various ages and experience. In the opener, one of the least-publicized imports, Chad Barrett, roused 39,240 scarf wavers in his first match with a 94^th-minute goal that beat defending league champion Sporting Kansas City 1-0.

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Forward Cam Weaver, among the best local homegrown players in Washington's youth soccer history,  from Kentwood High School to Skagit Valley College to Seattle University, has signed with the Seattle Sounders.  Weaver, 30, played in four preseason matches with one start and has continued training with the team.

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After the dishevelment that ended the previous season, the Sounders Saturday tidied up a bit to start 2014. The fans did their part, providing another sellout and another spectacular pre-game tifo while chanting through an afternoon-long waterfall.

The players did their part, getting what amounts to a walk-off score in the 94th and final minute that broke with last season and broke the hearts of Sporting Kansas City, the defending MLS champion. It all came together in the Seattle sports tradition -- audibly.

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