A lot of us applauded NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for taking tough stances in response to player misconduct. Read more...

Bill Bavasi is in his fifth season as general manager of the Seattle Mariners. So he has been given sufficient time to produce a winner. Read more...

Fueled by rumors that have been either denied or called misinterpretations, the topic of the day is whether the Mariners should try to bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle. Read more...

Look, I wouldn’t be writing about horse racing today if Eight Belles hadn’t snapped both front legs and been euthanized at Churchill Downs on Saturday just after the finish of the Kentucky Derby. Read more...

KIRKLAND – From the sideline of one of the Seattle Seahawks’ minicamp practices, I heard a coach flub a new player’s name, calling him the name of the guy who had his jersey number last season. Read more...

KIRKLAND – NFL fans take note: The guys who do this for a living conduct mock drafts and grade their efforts, too. Read more...

KIRKLAND – Before we get too far into our discourse on Red Bryant’s leadership qualities, his citizenship, his charmingly good-natured attitude and his noble perseverance in the face of childhood hardships, it might be worth describing the time he tried to decapitate an offensive tackle with his fist. Read more...

In his years with the Seahawks, Shaun Alexander often was at his best when he had to change directions because the planned path was obstructed. Read more...

I’ll tell you who should chip in to build a new arena for the Seattle SuperSonics. Jim McIlvaine. Calvin Booth. Jerome James. Vin Baker. Patrick Ewing. Kenny Anderson. Danny Fortson. Read more...

KIRKLAND – When the theory was suggested to Tim Ruskell, he agreed that it probably takes three seasons before anyone can fairly evaluate the quality of an NFL team’s draft. Read more...

We can’t be certain yet whether Howard Schultz is a belated local hero or a guy who realized Clay Bennett just opened the door for an easy image restoration. Read more...

This may be like the painful realization that the person in the process of dumping you seems to be getting a lot more attractive. But if it doesn’t hurt too much, it might be time to speculate what the Seattle SuperSonics might look like next season. Read more...

We can’t be sure if this is just the last home game of a bad season or the disheartening end of an era. Read more...

I’m going to guess that organizers of the Beijing Olympic torch relay had something else in mind when they titled it the “Journey of Harmony.” Read more...

Before they arrived at the name for Seattle’s new Major League Soccer team, somebody should have given long thought to calling it the “SuperSonics.” The name should be available soon, and it has 40 years of regional recognition behind it. Read more...