Author: SPNW Staff

With 4 league matches remaining, Sounders have yet to beat San Jose or RSL. Last shot is Wednesday at the Clink, when they likely will not have Johnson, Johannson and Gonzalez.

Former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren is out as president of the Cleveland Browns, the second time Holmgren has lost his dream job of running an NFL franchise. Holmgren received the news Tuesday after the 32 league owners unanimously approved Jimmy Haslam III’s $1 billion purchase of the Browns from Randy Lerner.

Alameda Ta’amu, the anchor of the Washington Huskies defensive line a year ago, was arrested in Pittsburgh early Sunday after a police chase in which several cars were struck and a woman was injured. Police charged Ta’amu, a fourth-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers who has yet to play this year, with DUI and

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll didn’t spend a whole lot of time Monday (about three minutes) dwelling upon one of the more dramatic regular-season victories in recent franchise history, Sunday’s 24-23 triumph over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field that many web sites labeled “Stunner in Seattle.”

Panned for picking 5-foot-11 Russell Wilson out of Wisconsin in the third round of last spring’s NFL draft, GM John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll are now being universally praised for making what one CNNSI.com columnist called “a visionary pick.” Hard to argue with that assessment after what Wilson did Sunday: three touchdown passes, including

Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, including two in the final seven minutes, to pull off an improbable 24-23 win Sunday over the favored New England Patriots.

The first — and probably last — appearance in Seattle of Patriots QB Tom Brady will test the future Hall of Famer’s career against Seattle’s No. 1 rated defense.

Senior Jeff Tuel came on in relief of sophomore Connor Halliday to throw two touchdowns and 320 yards through the air, but it wasn’t nearly enough for the Cougars as California beat Washington State 31-17 Saturday night in Pullman, the Bears’ ninth consecutive win over WSU.

The defense provided the opportunities, but the University of Washington’s beleaguered offense could not capitalize as the 11th-ranked USC Trojans held off the Huskies 24-14 Saturday night at a nearly full house of 66,202 at Century Link Field.

Since the NFC West plays teams from the AFC East only once every four years, and since New England quarterback Tom Brady is 35 years old, Brady likely will make the only start of his career in Seattle Sunday against the Seahawks. Most predictors are laying odds that Brady will return to New England a