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Clint Dempsey shot past Vancouver goalkeeper for his first and second playoff goal in two seasons, as the Sounders advance to the MLS Western Conference finals.

Yakima native Dale Scully met his wife Karen while attending school in New Jersey. Their eldest son, Jacob, was born in New York City. That said, the Scully's have planted their children's sports roots deeply in the Pacific Northwest, despite having lived and raised their family (daughter Ellie and other son Andrew) in Ellensburg, WA, Patterson, NJ, Ft. Pierce, FL, Toccoa Falls, GA, - even UGANDA

Competing in the club's first-ever MLS Cup, Seattle Sounders defeated Toronto FC last night in front of a record crowd of 36,045 at BMO Field in Major League Soccer's 21st championship match. The Rave Green claimed their first MLS Cup title via penalty shootout following 120 minutes, with Stefan Frei standing tall in goal and defender Roman Torres netting the winning penalty to seal the victory. R

HOUSTON (AP) — Chad Marshall scored in the 94th minute to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-1 tie with the Houston Dynamo on Sunday. Marshall buried the finish from a behind the 6-yard box after Oalex Anderson's cross deflected off goalkeeper Joe Willis and defender Raul Rodriguez...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Walker Zimmerman forced extra time with a 91st-minute goal and scored the clinching for penalty kick to help top-seeded FC Dallas reach the MLS Cup Western Conference finals with victory Sunday night over the Seattle Sounders in their two-game series...

SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Dempsey broke a tie on a direct free kick in the 86th minute in the Seattle Sounders' 2-1 comeback victory over FC Dallas on Sunday in the first leg of their Western Conference semifinal. Dempsey drove a shot from 25 yards into the upper right side of the net...

SEATTLE (AP) — Clint Dempsey scored two goals and assisted on another, all in the first 20 minutes of the game, as the Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 to wrap up an MLS playoff berth Sunday. The Sounders (15-13-6, 51 points) ended the regular season on an eight-game unbeaten streak (4-0-4)...

HOUSTON (AP) — Obafemi Martins scored in the 82nd minute and the Seattle Sounders eliminated the Houston Dynamo from playoff contention with a 1-1 draw Sunday. The Sounders (14-13-6) extended their undefeated streak to seven games, but missed a chance to clinch off a playoff spot...

SEATTLE (AP) — Chad Barrett scored in the third minute of stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-1 tie with the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of 56,097 fans Sunday night at CenturyLink Field. Marco Pappa started the play with a corner kick from the attacking right side...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Sounders defender Chad Marshall has been released from the hospital a day after suffering a neck sprain in practice. The Sounders announced Marshall's diagnosis on Thursday. Marshall was injured during practice on Wednesday after colliding with a teammate and hitting his head on the ground during a drill...