PRO FOOTBALLThe Dallas Cowboys are getting a new stadium. The one they have isn't state-of-the-art enough for them. But at least Arlington's city officials are being good sheperds of their community's resources. Or something, as this story shows.
SEAHAWKSNow that the furor over Deion Branch has subsided (not really; here's a Oregonian story about when Branch might play), we can get back to Sunday's opponent, the Arizona Cardinals, right?Not until we cover the biggest injury the Seahawks have suffered in years. Long snapper…
HUSKIES, COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATE 4:25 P.M.Reading Jerry Brewer's column in today's Times, it struck me how it could have been written about the Cougars as well. Read it and tell me if you don't think there aren't parallels in the two programs right now. Just…
MARINERSThe firing of Ron Hassey (and to a lesser extent Dan Rohn) is one of those moves that forces you to wonder if more moves are on the way.According to this P-I story, there are more questions about this change than could be answered on…
THE LATE NEWSWednesday's the day for the defense at UW to talk with the media, and the subject this week was the secondary's performance, according to Bob Condotta's blog.The thin Mariner bullpen just got a little thinner with the news Rafael Soriano will miss the…
WHLThe Everett Silvertips' Moises Gutierrez was injured while in training camp with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The extent of the injury is not yet known.
SEAHAWKS UPDATED: 2 P.M.After Deion Branch met the media in Seattle yesterday, the Seattle columnists delivered their impressions.Call it a mixed bag.Take Steve Kelley's column for example. The Seattle Times columnist calls Branch the anti-T.O., and a receiver who will only make the already good…
HUSKIESThis week's visit from Fresno State brings Paul Williams back to Husky Stadium, a place that holds tough-to-face memories. And his older brother.See, Paul is a receiver for FSU. His older brother J.D. is a secondary coach with the Huskies. And the memories? Painted in…
PREPSThe organizers of the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge on Dec. 9 released the schedule Tuesday, and Kevin Love and Lake Oswego High will be playing. The schedule includes some great games, but no Greater Spokane League teams. Why, you may ask? Because the league is…
CHIEFS, WHLThere was a short in today's paper about the Chiefs trading the last of the Lynch Mob, as they were affectionately known when the four brothers played in Spokane.But that wasn't the only Chiefs-related news (read Northwest WHL news) I found today.Here is an…
PREPSWho would have thought a baseball coach hiring would move the attention meter?If the comments posted on Greg Lee's Idaho Prep Sports blog are any indication, then Coeur d'Alene athletic director Larry Schwenke's decision to recommend Chris Stangel, a former California policeman, be hired as…
HUSKIES, COLLEGE FOOTBALLIn the aftermath of the Oklahoma game, UW quarterback Isaiah Stanback doesn't feel he has to worry about his starting quarterback spot. He says he's just going to play, do his best and leave the rest up to the coaches. He is still…
PREPSWe're going to start today with a sad note – and an always-needed discussion.A North Thurston high football player was killed in a one-car rollover accident early Sunday morning. Police think alcohol was involved. Kids, you are not indestructible, though you may think you are.…
QUESTION OF THE DAYThe Seahawks made a big play Monday, and it wasn't on the field. We want to know if you think it was the right call or a fumbled one. So here's our question ...Are you pleased with the Deion Branch pick up…
SEAHAWKS UPDATED 2:55 P.M.; UPDATED 7:40 P.M.So Seattle has decided to part with a (reportedly) first-round pick in next year's draft for one of the league's better receivers.How will Deion Branch do in Seattle? And who will be dropped to make room (my guess, Bobby…
COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATED 2:15 P.M.So how did I do with my first Pac-10 picks?Well, here they are. You decide ...Oregon State over Boise State in a close one.Oklahoma over Washington, but closer than people think.Stanford barely over San Jose State.Arizona over LSU. The Wildcats are…
SEAHAWKSThere are two ways to look at the Seahawks' 9-6 win over Detroit on Sunday.There is the glass half-full way. That entails filling said glass with Jim Jones Kool-Aid and gulping down the concoction, thinking of the offense, an offense that no longer has Steve…
We received two comments after the Battle of the Palouse, and both made some decent points.Jimmy understands why both sides would want to take a hiatus in the rivalry. He's right, the games do to seem to be pretty similar, though I think that will…
COUGARS, VANDALSSaturday, WSU put a whipping on the University of Idaho.There’s no way to deny it.You watched it, either in person or on TV. So did a large group of reporters. This morning, I’m going to go over how they saw it.Let’s start with the…
FINAL UPDATE: 6:35 P.M.This was a rout. In every way.The Washington State Cougars showed there is a lot more than an 8-mile divide between themselves and their Palouse neighbors from the University of Idaho.A divide that no matter how long the Vandals left their starters…
First-half version ...Alex Brink showed his performance at Auburn was an abberation. He hit 10 of his 12 passes for 192 yards, though some 65 of them can be attributed to Jason Hill's legs. Speaking of legs, Brink, taking up the slack with DeMaundray Woolridge…
With the Cougars leading at the quarter, the Vandal fans cane take solace in one fact: The Vandals' start this year is better than the start they had last year.Which isn't saying much being that it took the Cougars all of 69 seconds to score…
BATTLE OF THE PALOUSEOK, enough with the preliminaries.It's time to play.Click here up to game time, and we will have news, notes and links to important aspects of today's Battle of the Palouse. And we'll try to answer any questions you may have – just…
PREPSThere were some great games last night, which isn't unusual. It seems like every week in high school football something spectacular happens.Think they were dancing in Garfield and Palouse last night? The Vikings ended LaCrosse-Washtucna's 49-game winning streak with a 46-18 victory in Washtucna. Gar-Pal…
SEAHAWKS, MARINERSI'm going to combine the Seattle-area pro teams today, because of time constraints.But I still have time enough to say, no, I'm not over it. The Hawks got hosed in the Super Bowl – and the Steelers are still getting every call, as witnessed…
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