Ahead of the final leg of three road games in a row, this one against the LA Galaxy Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN), uncertainty hangs over the Seattle Sounders. In need of points after a 1-2-3 start, Seattle can’t be certain what combination of players will give it a chance at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA.

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As the Seattle Reign enters its fifth season, a need for a breakout year in the National Women’s Soccer League is palpable. In 2016, the NWSL became the first women’s U.S. professional league to last four years. Entering year five, upgrades suggest it may become a long-term part of the sports landscape.

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VANCOUVER, B.C. – If Fredy Montero wanted to quickly ingratiate himself to Vancouver Whitecaps fans, he found a perfect way. The Colombian, who scored a club-record 60 goals for the Sounders during his time with the club from 2009-2012, knocked in two with his head at B.C. Place Friday night to hand Seattle its second loss of the season, 2-1.

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Fredy Montero, who scored a club-record 60 goals during the first five years of the MLS Seattle Sounders, will be on the pitch against his former club when Seattle makes the trip up I-5 to face the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first Cascadia Cup match of the season (7 p.m., Q13 Fox). The former Sounder, beloved by many fans, left the club for Europe in 2014, before returning to MLS this season on a loan from Chinese side Tianjin TEDA.

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Andrew Harvey of Sportspress Northwest will get a chance to fulfill a professional passion by adding play-by-play broadcasting to his repertoire starting Friday when he joins the Sounders radio broadcast team part-time.

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When Nicolas Lodeiro scored on a world-beater volley in the 84th minute, the Seattle Sounders looked certain to pick up their first road win of the season and second win ever on the road against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night. Six minutes later, Sounders-killer Chris Wondolowski slipped between five defenders and scored an equalizerl in the final seconds to salvage a draw for the hosts, 1-1.

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The Seattle Sounders held expansion Atlanta United scoreless for the first time in the new club’s history at CenturyLink Field Friday night, finishing with a 0-0 draw despite fielding three second-choice players in its back line. Substitutes Clint Dempsey and Will Bruin each created promising scoring opportunities, but neither converted.

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When the Seattle Sounders host expansion franchise Atlanta United at CenturyLink Field Friday (7 p.m., FS1), they will glimpse a bit of their early selves. The Sounders are kings of the hill, but Atlanta United has quickly become one of the most popular new kids in school with cool uniforms, throngs of fans and deep pockets.

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The Seattle Sounders used Saturday’s international break from MLS play to schedule a friendly against Club Necaxa from Mexico. For Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer, the  1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field was an opportunity to get players minutes and evaluate a crop of young signees who haven’t seen much action since preseason ended.

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The opportunity for a face-plant was rich: National TV, sellout crowd, unveiling of the MLS championship banner, and a what-in-THE-hell sunny afternoon in a Seattle March weekend. Really, it was all set for "La La Land wins best-picture Oscar -- not" moment.

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Newcomer Harry Shipp played a pivotal role in the Sounders' 3-1 victory in the home opener over the New York Red Bulls Sunday, fitting in well with a free-flowing attacking style that dragged New York’s defense all over the Clink field, allowing Shipp to bag an insurance goal late.

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The Seattle Sounders are on a mission to become the first club to repeat as MLS Cup champs since the LA Galaxy did in 2011-12, and just the fourth team to do so since the league began in 1996. The goal of avoiding giving the 2016 championship run the appearance of flukiness is complicated by the peculiarities of MLS.

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If Sounders fans are honest --  a virtue recently in cultural decline -- they would probably admit that the way the MLS Cup was won last season was sufficiently preposterous to be akin to being struck dead in a forest by a meteor.

Much more pleasant, certainly, but just as random.

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Forwards Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris of the Seattle Sounders were added Wednesday to the 24-man roster for World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama by U.S. Men's National Team coach Bruce Arena. Dempsey and Morris will report to training in San Jose Sunday ahead of the Honduras match March 24.

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Despite giving up two first-half goals, the Seattle Sounders put their substitutes to good use Saturday at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, securing an equalizer in the final minute of stoppage time in a 2-2 draw against the Impact. Will Bruin, who subbed on in the 85th minute, punched in the tying goal with seconds to play.

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If you had told Harry Shipp two years ago that the Seattle Sounders would be the third club in his four-year career, he wouldn’t have believed you. The 25-year-old midfielder and former contender for MLS Rookie of the Year has arrived, though, and is preparing to visit his stopover club when the Sounders face the Montreal Impact Saturday (4 p.m., JoeTV).

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A second-half goal from Clint Dempsey was not enough as the Seattle Sounders lost their season opener on the road Saturday to the Houston Dynamo, 2-1. The Sounders won the possession battle, holding the ball for 64.1 percent of the match, but could not finish in the attacking end.

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As they begin their first title defense on the road against the Houston Dynamo Saturday (5:30 p.m., Q13 Fox), the Sounders' hope is that their off-season acquisitions can fill in behind the starters to replicate last season's success -- from the beginning. The Sounders in 2016 had their worst-ever start before rebounding behind the mid-season signing of Nicolas Lodeiro to win the MLS Cup.

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Seattle Sounders legend Zach Scott pulled on the jersey one final time Wednesday night for a testimonial match in his honor at Memorial Stadium. Scott spent his 15-year professional career as a Sounder in the A-League, USL and MLS, winning four U.S. Open Cups, a Supporters’ Shield, and three national titles.

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“What else is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks? Football hats? But sure, I’m the foreign one.” — Former president Obama, after Republican senator Ted Cruz called a basketball hoop a “basketball ring.”

For all those who consider sports a haven from the maelstrom, I'm sorry. In the coming months and years, you'll have better luck getting a dog to stop his bark at ba--.

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