Seattle and Claudia Dickey can only hold off Boston and Aissata Traoré for so long, with Traoré getting a stellar goal in stoppage time. But in the end, the Reign get the goals and the 2-1 win. A victory for Etsy witches everywhere.

Maddie Dahlien makes it 2-0 for Seattle with a perfect tap off a great ball from Madison Curry Reign break the drought AND add another in the run of play

Sofia Huerta gets her seventh NWSL penalty all-time, scoring an absolute beauty to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. The Reign snap a five-game scoring drought and head into the second half with the hopes of securing their first win since March 28.

Less than 1/3rd through the NWSL regular season, we now have had 7 straight red cards this season and 11 total The 2025 season had: 7 straight, 11 total The 2024 season had: 8 straight, 17 total The 2023 season had: 12 straight, 14 total

With a 3-0 loss to Kansas City, the Dash have now lost four of their last five games after the international break. This take is unfortunately getting colder by the day (though I stand by the article).

We’re only a quarter of the way through the season, and the circle of parity is complete. Gotta love this league

Surprised by the Dash’s early success? Houston isn’t. Talked to Fabrice Gautrat and Malia Berkely about the underdog mentality, leadership structure, and internal motto — “All we have is all we need” — that led them to this point.

Sitting at 5th place in the NWSL standings, the Houston Dash are off to a hot start. "We just love being here, together, work hard together. There’s just a really unique culture within this team," head coach Fabrice Gautrat told @karimandered.bsky.social: equalizersoccer.com/2026/04/23/c...

She changed the club. She defined an era. One last season to watch her write the final chapter. 👑 Jess Fishlock will retire at the end of the 2026 NWSL season, closing one of the greatest careers in NWSL history. ➡️ rgnfc.com/4cCwzhE

One last item from last night’s USWNT game — I wrote about the debut of the newly-installed, World Cup-ready grass at Lumen Field. sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

The USWNT fell to Japan in a 1-0 loss in Seattle on Tuesday. But postgame, Emma Hayes pointed to games like this as a chance for the team to improve. "I’m a developer of players and they need to go through these things," she said. sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

36,128 is the announced attendance in Lumen Field, surpassing the Seattle record (34,130) set by the Reign at Megan Rapinoe's retirement game in 2023.

Hayes makes her first batch of USWNT substitutions in the 65th minute, bringing on Sophia Wilson, Trinity Rodman, Tierna Davidson and Gisele Thompson. Emily Sonnett, Emma Sears, Olivia Moultrie and Lilly Reale are subbed off.

Japan holds a 1-0 lead at halftime after a great goal from Maika Hamano, who gets around the USWNT back line in the 27th minute. On the other end, this young U.S. lineup hasn't been able to get a lot of quality chances on offense either. I'm curious if Hayes will make any changes at halftime.

Emma Hayes swaps out the full starting XI for today's game, featuring Captain Claire Hutton and Phallon Tullis-Joyce (a former Reign goalkeeper) making her return to Seattle.

I’m here at a very rainy Lumen Field, getting ready for the USWNT to take on Japan. After winning the first match in the three-match series, the U.S. will aim to get another win in their first game in Seattle since 2017.

Seattle, whose last time hosting the USWNT was a decade ago, is set to give the team a warm welcome back. Very excited to cover this game in person tomorrow.

The Reign end their Spokane road trip with a 0-0 draw against the Denver Summit, picking up 7 points across the three-game series. Not bad at all.

Ahead of the Reign’s last “home” game in Spokane, I’m re-sharing the article I did for The Equalizer in February on how and why the endeavor came together. So far, the Reign’s Spokane wins have been a pleasant surprise. Can the Reign make it 3-for-3 tonight? equalizersoccer.com/2026/02/05/s...

My sister and my roommate went to the Reign game in Spokane and they went out to dinner afterwards and if you’re wondering Spokane is not very big

Jess Fishlock's face when she was asked about the blown call where her shot went in and it wasn't reviewed #NWSL 🤣😂

The most succinct postgame thought from that mayhem might be from Jess Fishlock: “This game is gonna be a really hard, difficult, painful lesson for all of us.” #NWSL

Same Claudia, same

Maybe if I keep watching the Seattle-Portland from up here it can’t hurt me

Between March Madness, the World Baseball Classic, the return of the NWSL and much more, it's a great time to be back at Yahoo Sports as a breaking news writer. And in the spirit of that, here's my preview breaking down what should be a very exciting 2026 season: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

Complete NWSL season preview playlist! With guests @catabush.com @lesleyryder.bsky.social @gnocchifc.bsky.social @trebtracy.bsky.social @bekkimorgan.bsky.social @abigailsegel.bsky.social @karimandered.bsky.social @phuocerman.bsky.social @risswillett.bsky.social @jennatonelli.bsky.social and more!

Delighted to make my podcast debut with the boys of @xowngoals.com and share my very optimistic (perhaps too optimistic) take on the Reign and their young core ahead of this season

On the audio side: Evan and Eric at @xowngoals.com spoke to @abigailsegel.bsky.social on Orlando open.spotify.com/episode/7L2H... and @karimandered.bsky.social on Seattle

For this week's edition of TurfBurn, I wrote about Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson, who spoke last month about returning to the field after welcoming their daughters in the fall. "It’s a whole different perspective," Wilson said of her time away. kariandersonwrites.substack.com/p/mallory-sw...

put it in the Louvre

Thrilled to make my freelance debut with The Equalizer for this story about the Reign's matches in ONE Spokane Stadium. Last week, I spoke to Reign forwards Mia Fishel and Emeri Adames and the club's Chief Business Officer Maya Mendoza-Exstrom about what the unusual move means for the team.

At my first NWSL Media Day last week, I spoke to Denver Summit forward Ally Brazier (née Watt) and Boston Legacy goalkeeper Casey Murphy, who both spoke about the early days of preseason and what it's like to build an expansion team from the ground up. kariandersonwrites.substack.com/p/we-get-to-...

For this week's edition of TurfBurn, I broke down the High Impact Player rule, digging into the NWSL's attempt to keep Trinity Rodman in the league through a familiar, but somewhat controversial structure. Read more here: kariandersonwrites.substack.com/p/breaking-d...

There's a lot going on in the world right now, but I wanted to share that I started a substack earlier this week! I'll be writing about women's soccer on a weekly basis through my new newsletter, TurfBurn. Here's the first post if you want to give it a read: open.substack.com/pub/kariande...

News about Trinity Rodman’s ongoing negotiations with the NWSL has reignited debate about the league's restrictive salary cap — and puts the NWSL at a crossroads. For Yahoo Sports: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/break...

The upset of upsets...though is it really that much of a surprise? Gotham stuns the Current in extra time to advance to the NWSL semifinals: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/break...

NWSL Decision Day is today, with teams simultaneously finishing the 2025 regular season this afternoon. Last week, I spoke to players and coaches about the league's return to the chaotic format, and how they're approaching the day. For Yahoo Sports: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

Greetings from Lumen Field, where I’ll be covering the Leagues Cup final for Yahoo Sports. We’ve got a full house here as the Sounders host Inter Miami.

(Making my Bluesky debut!) Ahead of the Club World Cup, the Seattle Sounders have been adding to their fanbase with First Match On Us, a program offering free tickets to new fans. For YahooSports, I spoke with the Sounders front office, and a few first-time fans: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...