Portland's Clan Macleay became the first Oregon representative to win a Northwest championship, defeating Seattle's E&E Meats, 2-1, at Columbia Park. Macleay pushed across first-half goals through Ron McSkimming and Jim Clenes. Norman Frost replied for E&E early in the second period for the Washington winners.

Lucas Meek scores the golden goal in the 105th minute as No. 7 Washington knocks off No. 2 Stanford away, 2-1. It's the Huskies' (9-1-0) fifth straight and they remain perfect in the Pac-12. Meek's goal is his sixth in the last seven matches. His diving header comes from a cross by Blake Bodily. Gio Miglietti opens the scoring in the 16th minute, but the Cardinal pulls even just after halftime.

Preki, 24, returns to Tacoma, taking a pay cut from his $75,000 salary. Portugal’s Estra De Amdadora had signed him to a three-year contact during the summer, but the Stars negotiate his release.

Former NASL Rookie of the Year and hometown hero Jimmy McAlister is traded by Seattle to the Toronto Blizzard. McAlister, 22, had played four seasons at left back. In exchange, the Sounders get U.S. Olympic team captain Greg Makowski.

Two weeks after entering the race, Los Angeles lawyer Alan Rothenberg easily wins the U.S. Soccer presidency. With 343.9 votes Rothenberg out-polls incumbent Werner Fricker (169.66) and USSF treasurer Paul Stiehl (69.2). With the World Cup coming to the United States in four years, FIFA leadership recruited Rothenberg to the race.

Seattle's charter National Women's Soccer League team will be named Reign FC and play 2013 at Tukwila's Starfire Stadium. Reign FC pays homage to the city's first professional women's team, the Seattle Reign of the American Basketball League, which folded in its third season, in 1998. The other seven NWSL teams will be located in Boston, Chicago, Western New York, New Jersey, Kansas City, Portland and Washington, D.C.