Nine months after rumors first began swirling, and five months since reaching an agreement in principle, the Seattle Reign’s sale from OL Groupe is finalized. A partnership of Sounders owners and global investment firm Carlyle Group take over for a price of $58 million. Sounder majority owner Adrian Hanauer will serve as governor on the NWSL board. Maya Mendoza-Exstrom moves from the Sounders COO to the Reign’s chief business officer. Reign staff move to the Sounders’ Longacres headquarters.

Stumbling out of the gate for the second season in a row, the Sounders fall, 3-0, at upstart San Diego. Already without Paul Arriola and Jordan Morris, Seattle must pull Alex Roldan and Albert Rusnak early. The Sounders are 1-3-3, tying for their second-worst start in the MLS era.

Sounders goalkeeper Preston Burpo is making his move to the big time. After nine years with Seattle, punctuated by a championship season in 2005, Burpo is signing with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Chivas struggled through a tough expansion season, finishing with a dismal 4-22-6 record. Burpo is the Sounders USL career leader in shutouts (46) across all competitions. Joining him on the Los Angeles-based Chivas team will be Brent Whitfield, a rookie midfielder last year with Seattle.

A longtime staple of men's collegiate play, the Seattle intracity series is pared to a single match. Seattle Pacific defeats Seattle University, 1-0, on a Marcus Hahnemann shutout and John Heimbigner goal at Memorial Stadium. It's the fifth shutout win in a row for SPU. Washington has opted not to play either the Falcons or Chieftains for the first time since 1967.

Whitworth comes up short in its bid to reach the NCAA Division III final, falling to Minnesota's Gustavo Adolphus, 2-1, in semifinal at Greensboro, N.C. Skye Henderson scores for the Pirates. Their first loss in 18 games concludes their best-ever season, setting records for total victories (19) and winning percentage (.886).

Cristian Roldan assists both Haji Wright goals in a USMNT 2-1 comeback win over Australia in Commerce City, Colo. Roldan's through ball allows Wright to equalize in the 33rd minute. In the 51st, he plays Wright into a 1v1 situation for the winner. The assists are Roldan's first since 2021.