If it’s reasonable to presume the Oct. 29 playoff match between the Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Galaxy was merely the first half of a 180-minute game, then the aggregate-goal conclusion today in Houston must be seen as the second half.
The day after the World Series is a day I dread, especially if the Yankees win. Denied the anticipation of a real baseball game until April, fans are left to debate the pros and cons of an open-market system that ensures the Yanks can install a highly paid star at every position.
Will Jake Locker play Saturday at UCLA? University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian describes the Huskies quarterback as “questionable,” acknowledging a decision on Locker’s status might not be made until the morning of the game.
Column as I see ’em …
A strangely subdued Qwest Field soccer crowd watched the Seattle Sounders FC walk off the field Thursday night for what could be the last time in 2009.
My wish list for the World Series begins and ends with one word.
A week ago Sunday, I woke up on a lovely morning in Oklahoma City. As I opened the curtains of my hotel room window, I noticed a stadium in the Bricktown neighborhood – a district of renovated warehouses on the outskirts of downtown – and came to understand why The Sporting News recently ranked Oklahoma City as the 37th best sports market in the U.S. and Canada.
Steve Sarkisian insists he liked the play. Well, duh. He called the play, so we can presume he liked it.
Washington-Oregon is an ancient football rivalry made combustible by an equal measure of bitter feelings and sour memories.
The head coach of a major-college football program is not unlike the boss of a big business – or the president of a republic. Because nobody can effectively perform all aspects of the job, it’s necessary that capable, trustworthy underlings be appointed to manage the details.
Halfway through their magical mystery tour of a football season, one that has found tail-kicking defeats transformed into fist-pumping victories and unforgettable victories converted into equally unforgettable defeats, this much can be said of the Washington Huskies:
I am not a fan of replay-booth reviews in college football. Too many plays are reviewed in college – unlike the NFL, there’s no coach’s challenge system limiting the number of times a second opinion can be requested – and, in general, the replay-booth review causes more arguments than it solves.
If what some NFL pundits are saying about Jake Locker is true, the Washington Huskies’ quarterback will be hard pressed to dodge the draft in 2010.
Major League Baseball’s playoff season begins this morning in Philadelphia, where the Phillies and the Colorado Rockies will square off at 11:37. (For reasons that escape me, MLB uses precise times for its postseason schedules, as if throwing a first pitch requires the down-to-the-millisecond planning of a space shuttle launch.)
While the Mariners celebrated their season Sunday with an impromptu Love Boat parade around Safeco Field, it was easy to forget that the team that enjoyed such rare camaraderie in 2009 won’t resemble the team that returns in 2010.
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