Kavario Middleton’s smack talk put the Apple Cup focus on the Washington Huskies’ offense. Would the Huskies be able to hang 50 on the Cougars? Would the UW offense run up the score as payback for two straight defeats to their intrastate archrival?
Column as I see em...
The big news from the kickoff coverage day for Apple Cup week was Washington Huskies tight end Kavario Middleton revealing his team’s “plan” to score at least 50 points on Washington State.
Sometime next spring, when the sun returns and lawns are awakened from their winter slumber, Barry Crust will coach his last game at Hudtloff Middle School in Lakewood.
For the second time in two seasons, Tim Lincecum, the 25-year-old Bellevue native and former Washington Huskies ace, has won the National League’s Cy Young Award.
A few weeks after Felix Hernandez was snubbed by his major league peers – he didn’t rank among the top three American League pitchers in the Players Choice awards – the Mariners ace got what he deserved Tuesday.
During an ugly, sloppy football game best forgotten, Seahawks middle linebacker David Hawthorne had a day to remember against the Detroit Lions.
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.
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