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Release all names of cheaters

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.

Huskies score stunning coup in Montana

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.

Offseason? Not in NFL

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.”

Boling: Pittman hopes for job security with Seahawks

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.

Boling: Jim Owens couldn’t outlive 1969

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.

Boling: Crafty Washburn raises his trade stock

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.

For Huskies' softball champs, pride spelled with purple 'W'

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.

Boling: ‘Big Wally’ has huge heart for football

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.

Boling: NFL tapping lottery, so why not colleges?

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.

Boling: Hasselbeck shows his back is back

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.

Boling: Vick deserves chance at redemption – but not here

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.

Sounder goes from Cuba to Seattle . . . through Wal-Mart

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.

Boling: Take high road, Mike, and observe silently

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’.”

Pugnacious Schmid a bonus for Sounders

Published May 12th, 2009 - 12:05AM

Consider it rare these days when you get more value than expected for anything you purchase.

Sims knows he’d rather be playing than watching

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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