Battling from behind almost from the outset, Washington cannot fire-up its attack in falling to Clemson, 2-0, in the NCAA championship game at Cary, N.C. The Huskies finish with advantages in shots (9-4) and corners (5-3) yet the potent production (12 goals) of the past five games is missing. The Tigers put UW in a hole before a full minute is gone. A mistake in the back leads to an open net for Clemson's Isaiah Reid at 27 seconds. Just 14 minutes later, Reid scores a second goal on a looping header. Washington's best chance did not come until the 88th minute, when Dylan Teves was on target but saved.

Seattle mounts a miraculous comeback to keep its season alive at Fort Lauderdale. Down 3-2 with less than two minutes remaining, second-half substitutes Ian Bridge and Roger Davies are involved as Davies heads home with 73 seconds to go in regulation. Davies then heads Peter Ward's cross to a wide-open Kenny Hibbitt for the golden goal 3:43 into overtime. The two teams will meet to decide the playoff series two days later, in Seattle.

Alex Megson, like the MASL club itself, becomes a second-generation Star. Megson, 30, is the son of former MISL Tacoma Stars captain Neil Megson and grew up in Gig Harbor. He has played indoor in Chicago, Syracuse and was a teammate of current Tacoma teammate Danny Waltman with Kansas City in 2014.

Megan Rapinoe’s jersey is retired by the Seattle Reign. Rapinoe played for Seattle during its first 11 NWSL seasons while wearing No. 15. No other player in Seattle pro soccer history has had their jersey retired. She holds Reign career records for goals (54) and assists (28), leading the team to three NWSL Shields and three finals. While with the club she was the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Seattle Sounders FC is named as the 2010 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the SportsBusiness Journal and Sports Business Daily in New York. The Sounders are chosen from five nominees: Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Capitals. From its “March to the Match,” to its marching band, in 2009 the Sounders offered season-long innovation and ingenuity, becoming the model franchise for other sports teams to follow. Seattle qualified for the playoffs as an expansion team and set an MLS season attendance as well.

Longtime Portland nemesis Roger Levesque opens the MLS era of the Sounders-Timbers Cascadia rivalry by scoring after 48 seconds, and Stephen King tallies what proves to be the U.S. Open Cup third-round winner, 2-1, before a record crowd of 16,382 at PGE Park. Levesque's diving header is the final touch on a beautiful give-and-go between Sanna Nyassi and King, with Nyassi beating a defender and crossing. King's blistering strike is set up by Nate Jaqua, who drops a ball to the top of the box in the 27th minute.