“The Seattle Seawolves (3-5) beat visiting Chicago 28-22.”
That was The Seattle Times print-edition coverage on Saturday morning of the Seawolves’ game Friday night.
One sentence. Six words. Four numbers, two hyphens and two parentheses.
They could have said a lot more, as perhaps the Seawolves staffer who supplied the information had done.
- J.P. Smith earned his 100th caps, only the second to do so in Major League Rugby.
- Seattle, who sits at the bottom of the Western Conference standings in Major League Rugby, beat the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference.
- That Seattle got on the scoreboard first as Rodney Iona slotted a penalty kick, the first of his 13 points he added in conversions and penalty kicks to the Seawolves’ total score.
- That Divan Rossouw, Riekert Hattingh and Lauina Futi scored tries, all of which keeps the Seawolves closer to getting into the playoffs this coming summer.
There is a way to get more than six words in the local newspaper: Take this man off the sidelines and into the lineup. Marshawn Lynch at stand-off, at No. 8, on the wing, in the centers for a half, or until the first hydration break. Or let Marcus Peters play some defense. The crowd of reporters, columnists and photographers would strain the attendants at the entry gate.
This has been suggested to the Seawolves previously by an unnamed source. And big names, especially American football names, get coverage. Read it here: Marshawn Lynch, Marcus Peters join ownership group for Seawolves.
And read it online, where the readership is tallied to see which sports capture the most eyeballs.