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• Art Thiel: Seattle’s NBA bid now a jump ball

  April 7, 2013 in Sports on Page C7 Who does the NBA tell to drop dead: Steve Ballmer or Ron Burkle? In a sentence, that difficult question is why NBA bosses went temporarily into a fetal position Wednesday …

• Thiel: Seattle franchises have left much to be desired

  March 6, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Migawd. Do we have a

• Lou hits a homer with fans without closer fences

  February 2, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 Lou Piniella was back in town this week. Seattle couldn’t get enough of him. From the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to the Metropolitan Grill to a Safeco Field fundraiser …

• Thiel: The perch for Seahawks fans in D.C.

  January 6, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 WASHINGTON – The “Hawks Nest” in the nation’s capital shares some touches with its Clink end zone-section namesake in Seattle: It’s crowded, noisy, near a construction zone and has a …

• Thiel: Seahawks the team no one wants to face

  December 24, 2012 in Sports The words unspoken in Seattle for seven years since the infamy in Detroit, now may be used with reckless abandon. Super Bowl.

• Hawks’ true believer

  November 24, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 Run the table? Well, that isn’t realistic.

• Seahawks owe Wilson shot at starting

  August 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 If Russell Wilson doesn’t start the Seahawks’ third exhibition game Friday in Kansas City, it will be an abdication of coach Pete Carroll’s strategy in camp, as well as his … 2

• Art Thiel: You have to be pulling for Brian Banks

  June 8, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 For every Seattle sports fan pulling mightily against the success of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA finals, take a break. For a few minutes, try pulling FOR something. 2

• Safeco middle-aged among MLB parks

  April 9, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Not to jar your Easter weekend idyll of church, baseball and daffodils, but, um, Safeco Field is middle-aged. At least as far as baseball stadiums go, Seattle’s secular church of …

• Baseball in Japan not in jeopardy

  March 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 TOKYO – As one among the seemingly hundreds of Japanese and American officials and media mingling on the Tokyo Dome field before Monday’s game, I weaved from handshake to interview …

• Mariners seek value for ‘historical’ player

  March 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 TOKYO – To see Ichiro adored his homeland is a remarkable thing. Which only complicates matters.

• Seattle could surely host Super Bowl if Indianapolis can

  February 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 The Super Bowl in Indianapolis: Revenge of the Agri-Nerds.

• Jackson the answer?

  January 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 As you peruse the NFL playoffs, it’s worth considering how thin the margins are in the NFL, particularly between the 7-9 Seahawks and 13-3 49ers, NFC West champs who are … 2