Sports

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Hey, the Seahawks’ star wide receiver, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and I have something in common. The first thing as far as I can tell. Both of us recently received trophies for winning something with prominent typos. One is understandable. The other? I guess none of the $23 billion in revenue the NFL amassed in 2025 went to a proofreader.

The Mariners’ experiment with a piggyback pitching plan could not have started any better.

From staff reports

Jackson Cox turned in a strong five-inning stint, then Jacob Humphrey broke open a close game with a two-run, bases-loaded double in the seventh inning, and the Spokane Indians topped the Vancouver Canadians 9-2 in the opener of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Avista Stadium on Tuesday.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday refuted a report that interest from potential new owners of the Seahawks has been “soft” during remarks made at the league’s spring meeting in Orlando, Fla.

The disrespect has been noted.

If Lakeside sprinter Brody Doran has his way, a 1A state track and field championship will be secured long before the last event.

“Spokane. Basketball. That’s all you have to say.”

Cheney experienced many of the ups and downs that golf is fully capable of dishing out during Tuesday’s opening round of the State 3A boys tournament.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Alliteration is a big deal on Tuesdays. Mainly as a way to menu plan. It is Taco Tuesday after all. Which makes a Tuesday Trio the right number of column subjects today as well.

SEATTLE – A win was paramount.

The Spokane Indians went into Hillsboro last week with the opportunity to put some distance between themselves and the Hops, who started the week in last place in the Northwest League. The opposite happened, as the home team took four of six games – sending the Indians to the bottom of the standings.

SEATTLE – To be clear, Colt Emerson drove the speed limit on I-5 when he made the much-anticipated trip from Tacoma to Seattle early Sunday afternoon to make his major-league debut.

The Pac-12 and Mountain West announced Monday that they have settled lawsuits that began in the fall of 2024 over the movement of five schools in the regional realignment raid that fueled the rebirth of the Pac-12.

SEATTLE – Can a defending Super Bowl champ be favored to win 14 of its games the following season, considered one of the top two teams to get back to the big game and still feel like something of an underdog?

Lewis and Clark and Cheney have waged entertaining battles for Greater Spokane League 3A/4A boys’ golf supremacy for the last two years with the Tigers claiming the title this spring and the Blackhawks rising to the top in 2025.It’s helped sharpen both programs as they head to their respective state tournaments this week as legitimate title contenders.

DALLAS – Zach Collins’ past year with the Chicago Bulls was defined by his time off the floor.