The Seahawks are addressing their most glaring need after parting ways with two of their top receivers.

ESPN reports that the team has agreed to a one-year deal with veteran Marques Valdez-Scantling that’s worth up to $5.5 million.

The eighth-year wide receiver is coming off a season where he averaged a career-high 22.6 yards per catch with New Orleans, working under new Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.

Valdes-Scantling signed with the Saints to become their primary deep-threat receiver after being released by the Bills midseason.

The move comes after the Seahawks agreed to trade DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers and released Tyler Lockett.

 

Seattle also made a trade to bolster their defensive line.

The Seahawks signed 4x Pro Bowl defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence to a 3-year deal worth up to $42 million today.

Lawrence will reunite with Aden Durde, who was his defensive line coach in Dallas before Seattle hired him as their defensive coordinator last offseason

The 32-year-old veteran played in just four games in 2024 because of a right mid-foot sprain.

 

Meanwhile, a Seahawks’ cornerback is moving to a rival team in the division.

Tre Brown’s agent confirmed today that he’s signing a  deal with the San Francisco 49ers.

The terms of the contract have yet to be reported.

The 27-year-old Brown played 13 games and made three starts for Seattle last season, registering 26 tackles and one pass defended.

He began the season as their third cornerback, but lost the role after dealing with a midseason ankle injury.

 

The Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals 7-6 in Cactus League play this afternoon.

Seattle led by three runs entering the 9th inning, but KC rallied to score 4 runs and take the win.

Despite home runs by Victor Robles and Julio Rodriguez, the M’s now drop to 6-13 in spring training.

We’ll be re-airing the game on KPUG starting at 7 pm.

 

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are West Coast Conference Tournament champions.

The Zags took down 19th-nationally-ranked St. Mary’s 58-51 last night to secure an automatic bid to the national tournament.

Braden Huff scored 18 points to help the Bulldogs snap the Gaels’ 7-game win streak.

It was also revenge for losing in last year’s title game to St. Mary’s, which ended Gonzaga’s run of four straight conference championships.

The Zags have now won 9 of their last 10 games going into the Big Dance.

The rest of the 68-team field will be revealed this Sunday.

 

The Sounders crashed out of the Champion Cup with a 4 to 1 loss to Cruz Azul last night. 

Seattle failed to get much of anything going in front of the crowd at Olympic Stadium in Mexico City. 

Cruz Azul will now face the winner of today’s matchup between America and Guadalajara in the quarterfinals. 

The Sounders resume MLS play on the road Saturday against St. Louis City SC.

 

The Kraken are looking to get back on track in their return home tonight.

Seattle is hosting the Montreal Canadiens in the first leg of their three-game homestand.

The struggling Kraken have dropped five of their last seven matches.

They’ll look a whole lot different since last time they played at Climate Pledge, having shipped off Brandon Tanev, Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand for an assortment of picks at the trade deadline.

Coverage begins at 7:00 and puck drops at 7:30 on KGMI.

 

The Lummi Nation will be celebrating their recent state basketball championship with a parade tomorrow.

The Lummi boys took home the 1B title in Spokane over the weekend, winning out over top-seeded Almira Coulee-Hartline 53-50.

The community will celebrate the boys’ win and the girls’ team making it to state with a parade starting along Kwina Road at 11:30 am.

It marks the first state championship win for the Blackhawk boys in a decade, and the second in the school’s history.