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Seattle Torrent Sign Alex Carpenter, Protect Her From Expansion Thieves
The Seattle Torrent re-signed forward Alex Carpenter to a 3-year PWHL Standard Player Agreement on June 2, keeping one of the franchise’s foundational pieces through 2028-29 and committing one of the team’s 3 protection slots under the league’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process (proper noun) ahead of 2026-27. If that sounded like word salad, it’s the entire expansion process is word salad. Carpenter signed as one of Seattle’s foundational players in June 2025 and played all 30 regular-season games of the inaugural season, serving as one of the first alternate captains in team history. The 32-year-old from North Reading, MA, tied Julia Gosling for the team scoring lead with 20 points, led the Torrent with 12 goals, and ranked second with 8 assists. Carpenter came to Seattle after playing 2 seasons with the New York Sirens. She’s the third all-time leading scorer in PWHL history with 63 points (31, 36A) and she has 16 power play assists, the actual most in league history. She’s also an Olympic medalists, having won gold in the 2026 Winter Games, and winning silver in Beijing 2022 and Sochi 2014. (She was left off the She represented the United States at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and won her first gold after silver in Beijing 2022 and Sochi 2014. (She was a shocking cut from the 2018 gold medal-winning Pyeongchang team, so Milan was her first Olympic gold). She has 18 Olympic points (11G, 7A), which is fifth all-time in U.S. Olympic women’s history. The PWHL is adding four teams this season, and since so much of the league is not under contract, they can’t do a traditional expansion draft, so they have this byzantine six phase process that is…well, the video does a good job explaining it. But Carpenter is locked into one of the 3 protection slots available to teams during Phase 1. Teams have until today at 2pm to finalize their three protection slots before Phase 2: Expansion Team Foundational Signing Period. (No, seriously, that’s how it’s officially communicated by the PWHL. That is a proper noun.) There’s going to be a lot of turmoil with the league expanding by 50% from 8 teams to 12 teams. In addition to all the roster turnover, the Torrent also fired head coach Steve O’Rourke. These first few years of expansion are real Wild West.
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Oregon petition to ban hunting and fishing moves closer to ballot
The petition aims to expand animal cruelty laws and criminalize injuring, breeding or killing animals except in cases of self-defense or for veterinary care.
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Lahn’s win in GOP primary for Iowa governor is a setback for Trump that could signal MAHA strength
Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.
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Hospitals see diseases resurge as vaccinations decline
While most children recover, these diseases aren’t benign. Many children endure extended hospitalizations. Some infections can be fatal.
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New HUD rules put $26M of King County’s homelessness funding at risk
The reason homelessness has increased, advocates say, is not because of Housing First but because it has not been scaled to the level of need in Seattle.
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Seattle police officers allege anti-gay discrimination in promotions
Two openly gay veteran Seattle police officers have sued the department, alleging they were passed over for promotion and discriminated against.
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Seattle’s World Cup homeless shelter goal was another shot and a miss
Will it matter to Seattle voters that Mayor Katie Wilson's first big promise — to set up 500 shelter units by the World Cup — is falling short, by a lot?
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Alongside World Cup, Seattle’s street soccer scene is alive at Judkins Park
Born out of a Central District resident’s desire to see the park’s unused tennis courts have purpose, this scene has grown thanks to the players and organizations that are a part of it.
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Seattle aims to move people from streets to shelter before World Cup
The groups behind the effort hope to prove a bigger point: that Seattle can address homelessness effectively if people receive the right kind of help.
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Will Russell Wilson succeed as an NFL analyst? Brock Huard has some advice
Russell Wilson is pivoting to the broadcast booth. Brock Huard, who has succeeded as an analyst, has some advice for the former Seahawks QB.
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Cheaper, alternative health plans are having a moment, but critics urge caution
Consumer advocates dismiss alternative insurance as “junk insurance,” while proponents say restricting alternatives to pricey marketplace plans risks driving up the number of uninsured.
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The Revolutionary War’s chief villain is being rehabilitated — just in time for America’s 250th
Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday.