Jayda Evans

Sports Writer at Seattle Times

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Jayda Evans: Sounders sign Osaze De Rosario from Tacoma Defiance, adding forward depth

5 days ago | tri-cityherald.com | Jayda Evans

May 8-RENTON - The Sounders have signed Osaze De Rosario (pronounced Oh-SAW-zay Dee-rose-ARE-e-o) from their MLS Next Pro club, the Tacoma Defiance, the club announced Thursday. The deal is through the 2025 season with club options for 2026 and 2027. De Rosario, 23, inked a short-term contract with the Sounders last week to add depth to the forward position. He made his debut in the 4-1 win against St. Louis, entering in the 83rd minute for Danny Musovski.
Sounders, Danny Musovski aiming to keep a pair of streaks alive on Saturday

5 days ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

RENTON — In the span of a month, questions regarding the Sounders’ offense flipped from where will the goals come from to can Danny Musovski keep his scoring streak going? The club will have that answer Saturday. The Sounders are riding a four-game unbeaten streak into a road match against Houston. Musovski scored in each game. His run is a first for a Sounders player in a single season since Jordan Morris in 2016.
Jayda Evans: Why Sounders’ latest win assured Ryan Kent that he can make an impact

6 days ago | tri-cityherald.com | Jayda Evans

May 6-Saturday offered a reminder. Sure, teammates tenderized an already vulnerable St. Louis squad on a losing streak, but Sounders winger Ryan Kent has been searching for assurance that he can still play soccer. Four minutes after entering the match in the 57th minute at Lumen Field, Kent had the assist on the game-winning goal. The Englishman had two assists overall in the 4-1 win. Kent's postgame comments were like an awards ceremony.
Jayda Evans: Why Sounders’ latest win assured Ryan Kent that he can make an impact

6 days ago | bellinghamherald.com | Jayda Evans

May 6-Saturday offered a reminder. Sure, teammates tenderized an already vulnerable St. Louis squad on a losing streak, but Sounders winger Ryan Kent has been searching for assurance that he can still play soccer. Four minutes after entering the match in the 57th minute at Lumen Field, Kent had the assist on the game-winning goal. The Englishman had two assists overall in the 4-1 win. Kent's postgame comments were like an awards ceremony.
Sounders sign Osaze De Rosario from Tacoma Defiance, adding forward depth

6 days ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

RENTON — The Sounders have signed Osaze De Rosario (pronounced Oh-SAW-zay Dee-rose-ARE-e-o) from their MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance, the club announced Thursday. The deal is through the 2025 season with club options for 2026 and 2027. De Rosario, 23, inked a short-term contract with the Sounders last week to add depth to the forward position. He made his debut in the 4-1 win against St. Louis, entering in the 83rd minute for Danny Musovski.
Why Sounders’ latest win assured Ryan Kent that he can make an impact

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

Saturday offered a reminder. Sure, teammates tenderized an already vulnerable St. Louis squad on a losing streak, but Sounders winger Ryan Kent has been searching for assurance that he can still play soccer. Four minutes after entering the match in the 57th minute at Lumen Field, Kent had the assist on the game-winning goal. The Englishman had two assists overall in the 4-1 win. Kent’s postgame comments were like an awards ceremony.
Sounders star Jordan Morris to miss another 6 weeks with hamstring injury

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

Sounders forward Jordan Morris will be out an estimated six weeks due to a left hamstring injury, coach Brian Schmetzer announced Thursday. The club’s all-time leading scorer suffered the injury in last week’s 1-1 draw against Colorado. Morris entered the match in the second half and went to the ground in the 90th minute after making a transition run. Morris walked off the field unassisted and suspected the injury wasn’t severe, according to Schmetzer’s postgame comments.
Sounders, Reign announce regional media partnership with FOX 13 Seattle

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

The Reign and Sounders will get the FOX Soccer treatment on a local scale. Seattle’s NWSL and MLS clubs, which share the same ownership group as of June 2024, entered a multiyear partnership with FOX 13 Seattle to form a unified broadcast platform and expand coverage of each team on an in-depth level. The clubs made the announcement Thursday. FOX Soccer was a one-stop national channel for the sport until the network changed its format in 2013.
Notebook: The latest on injury to Sounders’ Jordan Morris

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Jayda Evans

RENTON — Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris had a second MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of a hamstring injury. The incident occurred on the road during the club’s 1-1 draw against Colorado on Saturday. Initial imaging to evaluate the area when the team returned was “hazy,” according to Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer. “They’re going to retake the MRI,” Schmetzer said.
Danny Musovski scores again, but Sounders leave Colorado with draw

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Jayda Evans

Another goal-scoring feast seemed to be on the table for the Sounders long before kickoff Saturday. Colorado has been scrambling to plug their gaps in goal since backup keeper Adam Beaudry injured his ankle. The club signed Nico Hansen earlier this month then lost U.S. international Zack Steffen to a one-game suspension, which he served against the Sounders. The Rapids signed 18-year-old Zackory Campagnolo on Saturday and put him on the bench with Hansen, 23, in goal against Seattle.