Author: SPNW Staff

A local group attempting to keep the Kings in Sacramento surfaced Friday afternoon after earlier reports said the sale of the NBA franchise to Chris Hansen and a move to Seattle was done. According to the Sacramento Bee, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness, Mark Mastrov, wants to buy the team and work with the

DeAndre Yedlin is the first homegrown player inked by Sounders FC.  A 19-year-old from O’Dea High School, Yedlin played for the University of Akron the past two seasons. He graduated from the Sounders FC Academy in 2010-11.

According to a report by Foxsports.com and confirmed by The Arizona Republic, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton used the no-trade clause in his contract to nix a proposed trade that would have sent him to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners were reportedly willing to send a “substantial package” of players to the Diamondbacks in order

Forward Fredy Montero will apparently play for a Colombian club for the next six months, although the Seattle Sounders, his club since 2009, have yet to make an official announcement.

According to multiple sources, including  Yahoo! Sports and USA Today, the Seattle group led by hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, has made significant progress in its negotiations to purchase the Sacramento Kings from the Magoof – er, Maloof – brothers that have a majority ownership of the Kings.  An individual described as

C.J. Wilcox knocked down 19 points to reach 1,000 for his career and Washington scored 16 consecutive points to open the game,  winning its second conference game in a row, beating California 62-47 Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. Wilcox became the 37th Husky to reach 1,000 career points as UW improved to 10-5.

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith has a healthy respect for Seattle’s defense, which allowed the fewest points (245) in the NFL during the regular season.

According to multiple reports, including those from the Sacramento Bee and Yahoo! Sports, the Maloof family is close to a deal to sell the NBA Sacramento Kings to a group of Seattle-area investors headed by Chris Hansen of Valiant Capital for approximately $500 million. The Hansen group, which also includes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and

The Seahawks, who play the Atlanta Falcons Sunday in an NFC Divisional Playoff game at the Georgia Dome, placed kicker Steven Hauschka on injured reserve Wednesday due to a calf injury. To replace Hauschka, the Seahawks signed veteran kicker Ryan Longwell.

The Sounders open March 2 against Montreal, the club’s earliest start to a season. Thirteen games will be televised nationally.