Tim Booth, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this July 29, 2019, file photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf talks to reporters at NFL football training camp in Renton, Wash. L.J. Collier has been out for weeks, Metcalf just underwent surgery and Marquise Blair has a sore back. The Seattle Seahawks still have high hopes for their draft class but many aren't even on the field currently(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Seahawks’ rookie draft class hit hard by injuries in camp

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterAugust 21, 2019

RENTON, Wash. — When Cody Barton took a moment to think about it, the Seattle Seahawks rookie linebacker realized he has been going nonstop for about a year.After his college career ended, it was straight into prep for the NFL combine. Then the draft,…

Guyle Fielder, who played for the Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League, talks to visitors, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Seattle prior to a ceremony to honor him at the NHL Seattle Preview Center. The owners and other officials associated with Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL hockey expansion team are seeking to pay tribute to the city's past history with the sport, and have memorabilia from Fielder's playing days on display at the center. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle’s NHL franchise sees future in its past

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterApril 24, 2019

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (41) works in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A new chapter begins: Sox open season in Seattle

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterMarch 27, 2019

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, third from right, is applauded by teammates while leaving the field for defensive substitution in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Major League baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Ichiro says farewell to baseball

by Stephen Wade AP Sports Writers, and Tim Booth AP Sports WritersMarch 21, 2019

FILE - In this June 16, 2014, file photo, United States' Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil. Former U.S. national team captain and Seattle Sounders striker Clint Dempsey has announced his retirement, effective immediately. In a statement issued Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, by the Sounders, the 35-year-old Dempsey said he believes it's the right time to step away from the game. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

U.S. Star Dempsey Done

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterAugust 30, 2018

Sweden's Viktor Claesson, left, challenges Germany's Toni Kroos during the group F match between Germany and Sweden at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, June 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Die Mannschaft Avoids the Mine Shaft

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterJune 24, 2018

Panama's Armando Cooper, right, controls the ball past Belgium's Axel Witsel, center, and Belgium's Toby Alderweireld during the group G match between Belgium and Panama at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Belgium Wakes Up in 2nd Half, Rolls Past Panama 3-0

by Tim Booth The Associated PressJune 19, 2018

Fans hold Ichiro Suzuki jerseys from the Seattle Mariners and Orix BlueWave before a baseball game between the Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Seattle. Suzuki was released Thursday by the Mariners and is shifting into a front office role with the team. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

World Impact: Ichiro’s Greatest Hit Was Proving He Belonged

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterMay 5, 2018

Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers hits a single in the seventh inning of a baseball game as Seattle Mariners catcher Carlos Ruiz looks on, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sale, Devers Lead Way as Sox Salvage Finale

by Tim Booth AP Sports WriterJuly 26, 2017

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, right, holds up a jersey for Eniyah Washington, 6, after Bird signed the youngster to a WNBA All-Star basketball "contract" for the Western Conference team, through the Austen Everett Foundation, Friday, July 21, 2017, in Seattle. Eniyah, also known as Niyah, is herself a basketball player who was diagnosed last year with Acute Lymphoblast Leukemia and is being treated with an intensive chemotherapy process. Bird will represent the Western Conference in Saturday's WNBA All-Star game. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Vets of the West vs. Youth of the East in WNBA All-Star Game

by Tim Booth The Associated PressJuly 22, 2017