Asking the public for help in naming things is flirting with disaster .

Some smart aleck always suggests a name like Boaty McBoatface or the Fred Durst Society of the Humanities and the Arts.

The public giggles, votes with a laugh and suddenly your sophisticated business widget is dubbed something silly.

That said, the Seattle Seahawks got their moniker through a fan contest held in 1975, when more than 20,000 people entered suggestions.

There’s no shame in that name.

So this got us thinking ...

On Monday, COLLiDE Sport — the madcap minds behind the Portland Pickles and Portland Bangers, announced they are bringing a new women’s soccer team to the Northwest. This new USL W League team will take the field in May 2026 as part of the Northwest Division and will have its own brand

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