Dave Boling HEADLINES
Published June 18th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Annoying as a water faucet with a slow leak, Sammy Sosa’s name trickled off the “secret” list of drug cheats, dropped on top of Alex Rodriguez’s and funneled into the broadening trail of slime left by those before them.
Published June 16th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Nick Montana may not throw a pass for the University of Washington for a couple of years. But he’s already contributed more to coach Steve Sarkisian’s infant program than is imaginable.
Published June 14th, 2009 - 12:05AM
RENTON – When asked what an NFL player does between the end of the final minicamp and the start of training camp, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu chuckled at an interviewer’s use of the term “offseason.”
Published June 11th, 2009 - 12:05AM
RENTON – A job as a $12-an-hour security guard might not be viewed as a conventional springboard to professional athletic success, but it apparently depends on how efficiently you make use of your time.
Published June 9th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Ralph Bayard, at one point during his reflection on the legacy of former Washington football coach Jim Owens, relied on the time-heals-all-wounds comment.
Published June 7th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Since the act of pitching exceptionally well hasn’t been enough for the Mariners’ Jarrod Washburn to rack up a string of wins, he had to get creative Saturday.
Published June 4th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Even though the pep band and several hundred fans were there to greet them Wednesday afternoon, one might have expected members of the University of Washington’s national championship softball team to exit their bus, fall to their knees and kiss the ground before joining the celebration.
Published June 2nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
To measure the degree of sustained passion Paul “Big Wally” Wallrof carries for the game of football, we may examine his plans to attend whatever camps and coaches’ clinics he can get into this summer.
Published May 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM
The memory fades, but I seem to recall a time when a lot of us felt that college athletics needed to remain at least a passable example of amateur sportsmanship, a place that at least seemed to resist blatant commercialism.
Published May 24th, 2009 - 12:05AM
RENTON – As the Seahawks continue the series of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and minicamps that have made the NFL a year-round job for players and coaches, it has become common for media folks to fill in the time with hopeless projections of how a team will fare even though games are four months away.
Published May 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM
Because we cherish the human capacity for rehabilitation and reinvention, of personal improvement and redemption, Michael Vick will receive a shot to once again earn a living in the NFL.
Published May 19th, 2009 - 12:05AM
TUKWILA – In times gone by, immigrants would trundle their hopes for a new life through Ellis Island, past the inspiringly up-raised beacon of the Statue of Liberty.
Published May 14th, 2009 - 12:05AM
After the emotional good-byes and the recap of 10 years of joys and disappointments, Mike Holmgren seemed ready to hang out the “Do Not Disturb” sign. Or maybe it was “Gone Fishin’.”
Published May 12th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Consider it rare these days when you get more value than expected for anything you purchase.
Published May 10th, 2009 - 12:05AM
RENTON – One game into Rob Sims’ third NFL season, his pectoral tendon ripped off the bone. He finished the game, but could barely lift his suitcase for the flight home.

 
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