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Seattle, WA - The Seattle Kraken will wrap up their 2024–25 season Tuesday night against the LA Kings on Fan Appreciation Night at Climate Pledge Arena. It's the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season, with Seattle winning two of the first three (2–1 on April 7 in LA and 4–2 on Jan. 18 at home). The Kraken are 7–6–1 all-time vs. LA, including a 2–3–1 mark at home.
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Chicago Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher doesn't score often. When she does, though, she makes history. The former U.S. women's national team player earned the league's goal of the week for her stoppage-time equalizer against Seattle Reign, the first goal of her league career dating back to 2013, coming in her 200th appearance. Advertisement Naeher, who retired from international duty in 2024 after a decade with the U.S., has two World Cups and two Olympic medals to her name. However, on Monday night, the 37-year-old added something almost mythic to her resume: a tap-in goal in stoppage time to complete a three-goal comeback for Chicago. 'I get the hype now about Alyssa,' Stars midfielder Bea Franklin joked to The Athletic. 'On a more serious note, it was like we were living in a movie, and I just felt pure joy for our team and for Alyssa.' ALYSSA NAEHER'S FIRST-EVER NWSL GOAL AND ON HER 200TH CAREER APPEARANCE TOO!!!! — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) August 19, 2025 Though Naeher has scored for the U.S. national team, including converting penalty kicks in three consecutive shootouts from 2023 to 2024, this goal is special. She is only the third goalkeeper to score in the NWSL, joining Michelle Betos and Bella Bixby. The Athletic asked Naeher's Chicago teammates to relive the moment. For 73 minutes, the night belonged to Seattle. A strike from forward Jess Fishlock in the opening three minutes, a bicycle-kick beauty from Jordyn Huitema and a lightning bolt from Emeri Adames just seconds after halftime had the home crowd at Lumen Field roaring. By halftime, the Reign looked untouchable; head coach Laura Harvey's grin told the story of three points all but secured. Soccer scripts rarely stick to a plan, though. Chicago clawed back, first through Brazilian striker Ludmila in the 73rd minute, then from defender Camryn Biegalski five minutes later, to make it 3-2. In the 99th minute, two minutes beyond the original seven, Chicago won a corner, and chaos erupted in the box. As Chicago set up for the set piece, Naeher sprinted toward the goal. With their brick wall moving forward, center back Sam Staab knew what that meant for her on defense. Advertisement 'I saw Alyssa run by me to go on the (Reign) keeper. I looked at (defender) Taylor (Malham) and said, 'Just don't get beat or let them out,'' Staab recounted to The Athletic. 'Right before the corner was about to be taken, I just had so much faith that we were going to score on this play. It felt like slow motion as I was watching the ball bounce around in the box,' Malham added. When the outswinging corner reached roughly 10 yards out from goal, Canadian midfielder Julia Grosso headed the ball into the scrum of players. 'I honestly think I blacked out a bit after I headed the ball and had no idea who hit the ball in the goal,' Grosso said. 'I'm so honoured to play alongside a legend and a great leader (like Naeher).' Reign keeper Claudia Dickey got a hand to the ball on the first few attempts, but couldn't clear it cleanly. 'The end was chaotic. Bodies everywhere. We knew it was the last kick of the game,' Naeher told the reporters after the game. 'Ally (Schlegel) is flying on the ground. I don't know who kept it alive in the first place to get a head on a foot on it. Claudia (Dicky) is diving, making, I think, one or two saves, and still the ball's bouncing around. That's just our group's mentality: throw every limb possible at it until the ball finds the back of the net.' Naeher smashed it in, though in the confusion, it wasn't immediately clear even to her. Biegalski was at the top of the 18-yard box. It was hard for her to see what exactly was happening, too. 'I originally thought the ref had called offside, so I threw my hands in the air like, 'What the heck!' Once I realized he had called a goal and I found out it was Alyssa who scored, I had chills from my head down to my toes,' Biegalski said. Rookie Jameese Joseph, who has a goal and two assists this season, was also unsure of where the ball was after Grosso's header. Advertisement 'I was at the top of the box and initially thought (it) hit the cross bar, (then) ducked underneath and over the line, so I immediately turned to the ref to make sure he looked at it. But by the time I turned around again, I see a bunch of bodies on the line and the ball in the back of the net and Alyssa's hands up in the air, and I immediately knew it was magic. 'She leads and advocates for us like no other, and I'm grateful to be led by someone like her. Her grit and determination to come up in the last few minutes show her heart.' German center back Kathrin Hendrich had made her way to the box, to her typical spot, on the corner. When she saw Julia's header come in, she was just focused on getting the ball across the line. 'I just thought, we need to bring the ball over the line, doesn't matter how. So, I ran to the ball and tried to keep it in the dangerous area,' Hendrich said. 'I just remembered that I saw Alyssa on my left, and I was surprised because I was thinking, 'Why is there a green player?'. Then I realized it was her, kicking the ball over the line. … I just felt happiness and a little bit of pain because I jumped against the post.' Another player who felt a mix of joy and pain was forward Ally Schlegel, who was on the ground with a cramp after the goal went in while the rest of her team celebrated Naeher's goal. 'I think I blacked out for most of the experience except for seeing Alyssa's foot smacking the ball into the goal past my face as my calf was completely cramped,' Schlegel said. 'I don't think any moment could describe Alyssa or this team more: from the bodies flying everywhere to the belief to the celebrations after the fact. There is no one easier to celebrate than Alyssa.' There was a belief among the team, even as the minutes clicked away, that Chicago, which only has one win this season, would find a way to get a point in the standings. Advertisement 'I remember standing on the sideline with some of the girls and saying out loud, 'Please let this go in,'' said forward Ava Cook, who was an unused sub during the match. 'I was sprinting onto the field and immediately circled back, realizing we still had to finish the game. I pretty much blacked out from going nuts on the bench, but I had enough adrenaline to run a marathon.' The draw didn't do much for Chicago's standing in the NWSL table. They are still second-to-last, only ahead of the Utah Royals, but the players described the moment as a reason to celebrate. Their team, which recently announced new head coach Martin Sjögren will join the Stars following the 2025 NWSL season, might have to look toward another rebuilding offseason. For now, though, the members of the team have a new spark to carry them through the weekend and possibly the season. 'I felt so much pride to be a part of this team playing in front of an amazing keeper, but I also felt an urge to get back because we still had to close out the game,' Biegalski said. 'Alyssa scoring during her 200th appearance to tie the game is about as 'Chicago grit' as it gets.' Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
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Never been a sinner, I never sinned: Phillies 11, Mariners 2
In the majority of his starts this season, Jesus Luzardo has been either very good or very bad. Facing the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon, the Phillies got the very good version. His six dominant innings, combined with an offense that constantly had runners on base and eventually got a lot of them home, led the Phillies to an 11-2 win, and a sweep of the Mariners. In the first inning, it wasn't clear that we were getting the good Luzardo. Julio Rodriguez got the Mariners on the board first with this blast. It's hard to blame Luzardo too much for that one. If a guy is able to hit that pitch out, you tip your cap. The rest of the inning was more predictive as Luzardo struck out the other three batters he faced. Striking out batters was the theme of his day as he racked up 12 of them in his six innings. The Mariners only managed two more hits against him, and one of those was erased by a pickoff. For a while, it looked like the Phillies' offense was going to waste Luzardo's outing. They were racking up lots of base hits but didn't sequence them especially well. Trea Turner led off the game with a triple and scored on a Kyle Schwarber sacrifice fly, which was great, but the Phillies went on to leave two runners on base in the frame. In the second, Bryson Stott had a splendid at bat, ending in an RBI double. But once again, the Phillies left two runners on and failed to record a big inning. Then despite getting two hits in the third, a double play prevented them from scoring any runs. Max Kepler made it 3-1 when he led off the fourth with a home run, but an additional two hits and a walk in the inning resulted in zero runs thanks to another double play. Frustrations were rising when the Phillies left two runners on base in both the fifth and sixth inning. It certainly felt like those missed opportunities were going to cost them, especially when David Robertson relieved Luzardo and gave up a home run to Eugenio Suarez. (And it was the right decision to remove Luzardo.) Those frustrations ended in the seventh. With two men on, Bryson Stott (3-5 on the day) singled one home. The floodgates opened. Trea Turner (5-6) hit an infield single to score another run. Schwarber's single combined with an error brought two more in, and Bryce Harper chipped in an RBI single to make it 9-2. Kyle Schwarber's two run home run in the eighth felt like it was just rubbing it in the face of a Mariners' pitching staff that spent the last three days being abused by the Phillies' hitters. With a large lead, it was a good time for Jose Alvarado to make his return. The lefty pitched a clean eighth inning in his first appearance after his 80-game suspension. That wraps up one of the best series the Phillies have played all season. They received three strong performances from their starting pitchers, and the offense largely had its way with what is normally a good Mariners pitching staff. Hopefully, the off day on Thursday doesn't halt their momentum, and they can run similarly roughshod over the Nationals this weekend.
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- CBS News
Phillies cap off sweep of Seattle Mariners with 20-hit, 11-run clobbering
Trea Turner had five hits and a pair of RBIs, Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in five runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with an 11-2 victory Wednesday. Turner has six multihit games in his last seven. He led off the game with a triple and collected four singles. Schwarber hit a National League-leading 45th homer and had an RBI double, a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly. He leads the majors with 110 RBIs, a career high. Max Kepler had three hits, including a homer, and Bryson Stott had three hits and two RBIs for the Phillies, who have won four straight. Jesús Luzardo (12-6) struck out 12 in six innings. He allowed one run on three hits. Julio Rodríguez and Eugenio Suárez each hit solo homers for Seattle, which has lost five straight and seven of eight. Luis Castillo (8-7) allowed three runs on 10 hits in four innings. Major league home run leader Cal Raleigh went 0 for 4. Raleigh, with 47 homers, is one shy of matching the single-season record for home runs by a catcher. Reliever José Alvarado made his first appearance for Philadelphia after serving an 80-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. He received an ovation from the crowd and pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out Raleigh to end it. The Phillies scored 29 runs and compiled 48 hits in the three-game sweep of Seattle — their most hits in a 3-game span since 2007. The Mariners return home to start a weekend series with the Athletics on Friday. Neither has named a starting pitcher. Philadelphia plays host to Washington for three games beginning Friday. RHP Taijuan Walker (4-6, 3.34 ERA) goes for the Phillies. The Nationals have not announced a starter.
