After an emotional departure from his boyhood club in Chicago, Harry Shipp had a down year in Montreal. Saturday he returns with the Sounders to Montreal to help begin a new MLS chapter.
Author: Andrew Harvey
Andrew Harvey
A lifelong student of soccer whose passion for it outstrips his ability, Harvey is happy to return to the Cascadian mecca of The Beautiful Game. A Seattle native, Harvey was lured into the field of sports media by the high salaries and fast cars that are all too commonplace for sportswriters. As a student at Carleton (MN.) College, he worked as a writer, broadcaster and producer for the sports information department. Harvey graduated from Carleton magna cum laude in history and theatre in 2015. Harvey also worked for the North American Soccer League’s Minnesota United FC, contributing to televised broadcasts from the control room. After completing an internship with Sportspress Northwest, he covers the Sounders and UW men’s basketball as well as contributing coverage on the Seahawks and Mariners.
The defending MLS champs got off to a poor start in the season opener against the fire- up Dynamo in Houston. Clint Dempsey, playing the full game, scored in the 58th minute, but Seattle fell 2-1.
Washington’s Pac-12 tournament aspirations ended in a single night, as the Ducks frequently doubled up on scoring star Kelsey Plum, including the final shot, in sixth-seeded Oregon’s 70-69 upset.
On a good day, the Sounders boast one of the most fearsome lineups in MLS. But at the start of the season Saturday, nagging injuries, newbies and a short turnaround from last season may take an early toll.
After 15 years of service to the Seattle Sounders, Zach Scott had to put up with his dreaded pursuer — the spotlight — in a testimonial match played in his honor at Memorial Stadium Wednesday night.
Chantel Osahor broke her own single-season rebound record Thursday, snagging 20 boards to go along with 24 points in a win over Colorado. Kelsey Plum had 25 points.
Washington was within three points of No. 5 Arizona with under four minutes to play, but couldn’t catch a break and went down 76-68, their ninth consecutive defeat.
Carlos Johnson had his first career double-double and Washington showed stretches of promising play, but late lapses in the final seconds caused Washington to lose its eighth consecutive game.
Out since late August with an irregular heartbeat, Clint Dempsey said Tuesday that he has been cleared to resume full participation with the Seattle Sounders.
Takeaway A nearly 10-minute drought in the first half doomed the Washington Huskies to lose their seventh consecutive game, 85-61, to the Utah Utes Saturday (box) in Salt Lake City. Freshman guard Markelle Fultz missed his second consecutive game, so David Crisp had room to score a career-high 31 points, but it was not enough