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Hawes to have knee surgery

Posted by Vince

Oct. 10, 2006 6:26 p.m. • 0 comments

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Bad news for the Husky basketball program, already having to replace a big chunk of last year’s NCAA playoff team.

Seven-foot freshman center Spencer Hawes will have arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to repair some damage to his right knee. The Seattle Prep product is expected to be back before games start in mid-November, but he will miss valuable prep time.

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The Seahawks are auditioning outside linebackers this week, according to Mike Sando’s blog. Am I wrong, or is that where Isaiah Kacyvenski played?

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This from Pete Fiutak on FoxSports.com concerning his 10 biggest disappointments things this year:

“7. Bad Pac 10 uniforms: Pac 10 fans think there’s a bias against their conference because the games are three hours behind the ones in the east. Actually, no one wants to sit through three-plus hours of the horrific uniforms. Oregon no longer has a corner on the market with Washington State and Cal taking things to another level. The Bear yellows unveiled against Oregon made the team look like a bunch of really fast mustard packets.”