The trip indeed made it out of the group chat. And for the handful of prominent Mariners players who made the trek to Sunday’s Super Bowl to support their neighboring Seahawks in victory, the result had them dreaming of a 2026 two-fer in Seattle.

The return of the Portland Fire to the WNBA in 2026 will also signal the return of a storied rivalry to professional basketball. It’s been 18 years since the SuperSonics were moved from Seattle to become the Oklahoma City Thunder,

Now that the 2025 Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, no longer need Lumen Field, the SuperMotocross riders will take over.

--The first Cactus League game is coming up on Feb. 20 against the San Diego Padres. Mariners Roundtable will have live coverage from spring training. Brady Farkas will be attending the first four Cactus League games of the season while Teren Kowatsch will be present in early March.

Lumen Field in Seattle will host six World Cup matches this summer. Here's a look at the cheapest tickets available in the Pacific Northwest:

Trophy celebration at Lumen Field will precede two-hour tour through the city.

The fourth-seeded Seattle Prep Panthers (14-8) face their toughest test of the postseason tonight when they travel to South Seattle to take on top-seeded and nationally-ranked Rainier Beach (20-1) in a Metro League 3A boys basketball championship tournament semifinal.