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Fresh out of high school, Joe Hoffman told his wife-to-be that he wouldn’t marry her unless she was a Seahawks fan.

Philipp Grubauer made 27 stops and turned away a penalty shot but the Kraken couldn’t kick their bad tendencies in a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Whitworth asserted itself as the clear front-runner in the Northwest Conference, handily defeating the league’s No. 2 team.

SEATTLE – The Mariners added some pitching depth and versatility to their 40-man roster, making a small trade Friday afternoon with the New York Mets.

From staff reports

Gonzaga Prep senior Dylynn Groves, younger brother of Tanner and Jacob Groves who both starred at Shadle Park and Eastern Washington before transferring, missed a year and a half of his high school basketball career with an injury.

The College Football Playoff’s 12-team format will remain in place for at least the 2026 season after Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey failed to agree on an expansion plan by the Friday deadline.

Hunters have until Jan. 31 to submit how they fared during turkey and big game seasons.

The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to allow teams to place corporate sponsorship logo patches on game jerseys, equipment and apparel during regular-season competition, opening up another potential revenue stream for schools.

Mike Macdonald set the path to this point.

RENTON, Wash. – Cooper Kupp is one of only three receivers to win the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award in the last three decades, doing so in 2021 when he was with the Los Angeles Rams.

RENTON, Wash. – Concerns about the left tackle situation for the Seahawks going into the NFC championship game can calm down a bit.

Carl Van Loon, of Cottonwood, Idaho, probably wishes he would have chosen a different box to dispose of the parts from the whitetail buck that he poached from his property in 2024. 

The original ski lodge at Palouse Divide was built in the late 1930s with stone and timber that was collected on-site. According to the Idaho Heritage Trust, it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps as part of a joint venture between the CCC, the U.S. Forest Service, and what was then Washington State College.

If it’s a nice day and there’s snow on the ground, the Palouse Divide Nordic ski area is probably the happiest place in Benewah County, Idaho. There’s a buzz in the parking lot, anticipation at the trailhead and cheerful banter on the trails.

They don’t share many of the same characteristics on the court, but Gonzaga forward Graham Ike and San Francisco guard Ryan Beasley have a few things in common heading into Saturday’s matchup between the Bulldogs and Dons at McCarthey Athletic Center (5 p.m., CBSSN).

When Gonzaga officially closes its final chapter in the West Coast Conference two months from now, it could be worth taking a trip down memory lane and ranking the various streaks Mark Few’s program kept up during the team’s time in the league.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s Friday. I think. This time of year, with gray days that all look alike, it can be hard to remember. But the calendar on my phone assures me it is, so we have an assignment. Look ahead to the weekend in sports. That’s easy. Especially this week. One event looms over everything.