BULLDOGSI'm just throwing this out for discussion.Right now, if you stop Sean Mallon, you stop the Gonzaga Bulldogs.If you spit out your coffee, I'm sorry. But I've got the numbers to back it up.Let's look at the 6-foot-9 senior's West Coast Conference stats by game:Loyola-Marymount…
PREPSUsually I lead with the local prep stories, but today I'm breaking that habit to link to this Seattle Times' story on Franklin's win over Roosevelt in boys 4A action.See, it seems Franklin coach Jason Kerr is having some issues with his team, so he…
MARINERSIf you want to know why Bill Bavasi is considered the worst general manager in baseball, you have to look no further than this column by Larry Stone of the Times.The Mariners are dragging their heels on a contract extension for Ichiro.Now, I'm not one…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLA light day as it relates to college basketball news. The P-I's Dan Raley has a good feature on WSU backup point guard Taylor Rochestie, who started his college career at Tulane, until hurricane Katrina forced him from New Orleans.The News Tribune advances the…
U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSI'm not going to forget today.If you are a fan of figure skating, here are the links to our coverage in today's paper. We had a story by Jeff Bunch on the junior ladies' championship, one on the first two parts of…
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