On a drab Wednesday night above the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field, the radio broadcast is coming to a close as thousands of Sounders FC fans stream for the exits and pour onto Occidental Avenue South.

If Kevin Calabro had grown up in the deep south, where football is king, or in hockey-mad Minnesota, the longtime Sonics play-by-play announcer might have latched onto a sport other than basketball.

Sportscaster Dave Calabro announced plans Tuesday to retire from WTHR-TV Channel 13 after 32 years with the station. In a video posted on social media, the Ben Davis High School and Butler University ...