The Seattle Sounders shored up a back line that has conceded 27 goals in 18 games Saturday, adding Dutch right back Kelvin Leerdam from Vitesse in the Eredivisie using targeted allocation money. The 27-year-old defender is a product of Feyenoord’s youth system.

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Despite a second-half goal from Aaron Kovar, the Seattle Sounders flamed out in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 Wednesday night, losing 2-1 to the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium. Seattle’s Francisco Narbon was sent off late in the first half, reducing the Sounders to 10 men.

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The last time Seattle went to Portland's Providence Park, they were without Clint Dempsey because of a heart problem. Dempsey made up for lost time on a sweltering Sunday night, heading in the equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time against the Timbers after coming on as a substitute just shy of the hour mark.

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The 42,333 packed into CenturyLink Field Wednesday night hoped the Seattle Sounders had rebuilt the traditionally ironclad walls of their home fortress. Despite being poised for a fifth consecutive home win after an early Will Bruin goal, Seattle conceded a tying goal in the game's final seconds for a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC.

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A seminal anniversary in Seattle sports history passed quietly Saturday -- the day 20 years ago that seeded the town's two most recent national pro-team championships. Newbies and youngsters, pay attention: The Seahawks and Sounders have become two of the most formidable franchises in North American sports because of what happened on June 17, 1997.

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In a downpour at Yankee Stadium, a first-half goal from Cristian Roldan wasn’t enough to keep the Seattle Sounders afloat. A pair of second-half scores by New York City FC’s David Villa, one from a controversial penalty decision, sank the Sounders 2-1 Saturday afternoon. The defending MLS champions are 5-7-4 and seventh in the Western Conference.

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As far as banishing demons go, Tuesday’s fourth-round U.S. Open Cup win for the Seattle Sounders will do little to alleviate the collective grief lingering from the 2015 debacle against the Portland Timbers that featured three red cards for Seattle. Still, with both sides fielding backup-heavy lineups, the 2-1 victory over Portland advanced the Sounders in the tourney.

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Two ex-Seahawks, coach Mike Holmgren and RB Curt Warner, are among a class of eight elected to the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday. Also elected: Seahawks and Washington State coach Dennis Erickson, soccer goalkeeper Kasey Keller, Washington RB Joe Steele, Olympic skier Debbie Armstrong, pro basketball star Byron Beck and administrator Gary Wright.

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Playing with a brace on his arm that affected movement and balance wasn’t too great a hindrance for Will Bruin. The 27-year-old forward headed in his fourth goal of the season to give the Sounders a 1-0 win over Bruin’s former club, the Houston Dynamo, at CenturyLink Field Sunday, Seattle’s third consecutive win at home.

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Conceding two goals in the first half and a third in the second, the Sounders stumbled in a 3-0 loss on the road to the Columbus Crew Wednesday. Forced to make six changes to the starting lineup that beat Portland at home 1-0 Saturday, Seattle was outshot 12-6.

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Off the field, Cristian Roldan is the kind with whom everyone wants to be friends. On the field, people will soon seek to wear the same color uniform as the University of Washington product. The Sounders midfielder Saturday was the feisty soul of the Sounders and the sole scorer in a 1-0 rivalry victory over the Portland Timbers.

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For 42 years, the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers battled across the divisions and incarnations of American soccer, besting one another many times over as the rivalry developed into the fiercest in the American game. Never, though, have they met with a championship star over each club’s crest and a pair of ravenous fan bases demanding continued glory.

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In both a literal and metaphorical sense, the sun Saturday afternoon burned off the clouds that have covered Seattle and its Sounders lately. A ricochet goal from midfielder Harry Shipp banished the gloom, snapping a four-game winless streak and providing proof that Seattle still knows how to find the back of the net at Century Link Field.

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Even Humpty Dumpty would offer Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer his sympathies for Seattle’s dreary 2-5-4 start to the season, second-worst in MLS. Absent healthy defenders, Schmetzer has been forced to field eight backfield lineups filled with second and third-choice options, with predictable results.

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Good thing MLS doesn't have relegation, or the defending champions would be a fine candidate for a tumble from the top shelf. After a first half in which Sporting KC didn't have a shot on goal, Gerso Fernandes scored three times in 13 minutes to crush the Sounders 3-0 Wednesday night at Children's Mercy Park.

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David Accam (60th minute), Luis Solignac (73rd) and Nemania Nikolic (76th) scored  goals in a 16-minute span of the second half, lifting the Chicago Fire, normally a gimme win for Seattle, to a 4-1 victory over the Sounders Saturday night at sold-out Toyota Park. The drubbing was such that Clint Dempsey left the match in the 79th minute.

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The Chicago Fire, once seen as something appalling, are flipping the script in hopes of becoming something appealing through a series of acquisitions, including World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany. The club started 2017 3-3-3, good enough for sixth in the Eastern Conference standings as they get set to host the Seattle Sounders Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN2).

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Just as the Mariners have their AAA affiliate in Tacoma, so too might the Seattle Sounders have their minor-league team -- right next to Cheney Stadium. Plans for a 5,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium for the S2 United Soccer League franchise were announced Monday by the Sounders and the Tacoma Rainiers. The estimated opening is 2020.

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Five minutes into the MLS Cup rematch Saturday, the Sounders' Jordan Morris jumped and flicked a header behind him into the net, wrong-footing Toronto keeper Clint Irwin and causing the Clink to erupt in early celebration. Seconds later, assistant referee Adam Garner raised his flag to signal that Gustav Svensson was offside, nullifying the goal and sucking the air out of the stadium.

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The regular-season rematch of the previous season’s championship game is always a high-drama affair. Pundits speculate about what might have been, and how big a chip the losers have on their shoulders. Unfortunately for those who favor easy narratives, Saturday’s MLS Cup match between the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC at CenturyLink Field (noon, ESPN) will lack some of the anticipated intrigue.

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