Gonzaga Beats Santa Clara On the Road

It isn't ever easy to win on the road

however the Zags were able to though

got off to a slow start. 

The Zags had four players who scored 

in double figures with three having 20 

points or more. Graham Ike led again 

with 21 points and dominated the 

boards with 15.

The Zags shot 56.7 percent from the

floor though not well in 3 point shots

at just over 16 percent. Nice to know 

they realize that. Another area needing

improvement is foul shots where they

made 19 of 29.  Making 66 points  inside

helped them a lot.  This where they need 

to do when they go against good teams.

The Zags are now back at the top of

the West Coast Conference at 13-1.

Santa Clara is 13-2 with both losses

against the Zags. St. Mary's is 12-2.

Gonzaga's  next game will be at

home on Wednesday against San

Francisco. The Dons are struggling 

this season however doesn't take

them lightly. The regular season 

ends on February where they

face St.Marys so should be another 

great game. After the Dons they play

Pacific and Portland who they have

the only loss. Go Zags. 

Washington Huskies Men's Beat Minnesota

The Washington Huskies went pretty much

with their starters beating Minnesota at

home  69-57.

Forward Hannes Steinbach had another 

big game this time scoring 26 points 

along with 9 rebounds.  He  made  12

of 17 from the field.  Zoom Diallo was 

the only other one to score in double 

figure with 17.  In total the two scored

43 out of the Huskies 69 points.

The Huskies were without Bryson 

Tucker. He has started most of the 

games he has been in. The Huskies 

went with three guards as Quimari 

Peterson started with Diallo and

Wesley Yates. Peterson and Yates 

each had only five points.

Freshman Courtland Muldrew was

the main one off the bench going 21 

minutes.A guard has only played 12 

games. He had 6 points and five 

rebounds.

The Huskies were able to make 

63 percent of their field goals

and the main reason they won 

although they dominated in 

rebounds  with 27 to Minnesota 

18.

The Huskies have a week off

as far as play going  next 

Saturday at Maryland which 

is a winnable game. 

We hope Tucker will be back for

that one. We hope to Wesley 

Yates will be feeling better.

Currently Santa Clara is ahead 

of Gonzaga by five in the second

half. We see how it goes. Go Zags. 

Seahawks News As of Now

Now that we have the parade after

the Seahawks won the Super Bowl 

they have signed 15 future contracts 

and their offensive coordinator Klint 

Kubiak is now the head coach the

Las Vegas Raiders who will be the

Seahawks new OC. This will be a

credical signing for sure. 

Conner Senger pass game specialist

for the Arizona Cardinals is one guy

who the Seahawks looking at. So far 

the only candidate being interviewed 

outside the Seahawks coaching staff.

They are interviewing four coaches 

already in the organization.Since the

Seahawks want to continue in the

running game as part of the offense 

it will be interesting to see how much

Senger is on the running game.

Justin Outten who is a strong candidate 

within was considered to go to the

Raiders was declined to be interviewed 

for a job with them.  He is an assistant 

line coach/running game specialist so

a good thing. We will see if any coach 

on the Seahawks actually go to the Raiders.

The Seahawks hired former Baltimore 

Ravens defensive coach Zachary Orr

to be inside linebacker coach. Orr

actually replaced Mike MacDonald 

as defensive coordinator with the

Ravens. With head coach John Harbaugh

fired after losing in the playoffs.

Harbaugh now is the head coach of

the New York Giants. 

Stay tuned to find out who the next

offensive coordinator will be.

Go Hawks!

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Seattle Mariners Future Look Like

This coming season the roster looks 

pretty solid though a spot in the bullpen 

could make a difference and so on

the bench.

Next year 2027 could look something 

different. The Mariners starting rotation 

is  set this season unless injuries

happen. Next year the rotation could

change.  Lefty Anderson the Mariners 

number one draft pick how long will

it take him to be in the rotation. He

was the best lefty in college baseball 

last year and he could crack the rotation

Since the Mariners starters are all

righties this year that would be nice.

So does that mean the end of veteran 

Luis Castillo. May come down to his

season this year..

Ryan Sloan right handed pitchers who

was drafted in the second round out

of high school in 2024 could be ready 

or close to it. Whose spot would he take.

George Kirby could be the guy. It depends 

whether would trade him or not.  Logan Gilbert and Bran Woo seem to be the 

top two pitchers in the rotation. 

As far as the infield talk will be about

newcomer Brendan Donovan and number

one prospect Colt Emerson  to see if he

makes the team out of spring training.

Even if he is not should be on the ball 

club at some point.

So this comes to 2027 the Mariners 

msy have several young ball players 

on the ball club.  We first let's see 

how 2026 goes. We are all hoping 

that the Mariners make the World 

Series. The five to six weeks will be

interesting. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Lose Again At Home

The Washington Huskies were upset

st home in a low scoring game to

Penn State 63-60. This means the 

Huskies will need to win almost all

their remaining games to make the

NCAA tournament. This was Penn

State first win on the road in Big Ten 

play.

Freshmen Hannes Steinbach led

the Huskies with 19 points and

14 rebounds. Steinbach likely 

will go to the NBA after one season.

Wesley Yates was the only other

player for the Huskies to score in

double figures with 11 points. They

played mostly with six players.

The Huskies shot only 37.7 percent

and was the main reason they lost.

The Huskies will play Minnesota 

at home on Saturday.   Minnesota 

lost at home on Sunday to Maryland 

however they will be more rested 

than the Huskies. Go Dawgs!

Klint Kubiak Off To Las Vegas

Can't blame someone whose dream

has been to be a head coach in the

NFL.

One day after the Seahawks won

the Super Bowl offensive coordinator 

Klint Kubiak was named head coach 

of thess Vegas Raiders.

I hope the Raiders give him a chance

no matter how they do next season.

Former Seahawks head coach Pete

Carroll only made it one season.

The Raiders I expect need a lot of 

help. It will be interesting what 

coaches may move over from the

Seahawks. The likelihood it will

be a few offensive coaches. 

This means promotions on both

teams. I am sure the Seahawks 

know who the next offensive 

coordinator will be. It will be

in-house as four offensive coaches 

are being interviewed Thursday 

and Friday. We will let you know who

it will be. 

The Seahawks could lose a few offensive 

players to in free agency. I am sure they will

try to keep as many as they can. Ken

Walker III will be one they will try the

best to keep. It may take putting

the franchise tag on him though.

The next few weeks should be interesting.

Go Hawks!

Gonzaga Beat WSU Cougars Tuesday Night

The Cougars didn't have a good 

first half scoring  on 21 points

while Zags had 48. Did much better 

in the second but couldn't overcome.

Final Zags 83 Cougars 53

The Zags always bounce back after 

a loss. They are now ranked 12th

so they at this point they are not

a number one seed for the NCAA 

tournament.

They shot muh better than the

Cougars and making 34 shots 

to the Cougars 18.  Neither shot

well from outside in the 3 point shot.

The Zags had 50 points inside

compared to the Cougars 22. 

The Cougars had 21 turnovers while

Zags had 10. 

Graham Ike led the Zags with 20 points

with three others in double figures.

The Zags will play Santa Clara on

their court Saturday. Both teams 

are 12-2 however Santa  Clara 

plays Seattle U Wednesday night.

They should be favored.. The Zags 

 beat Santa Clara the first time 

early January but it will be important 

to win again. Go Zags!

The Cougars on the other hand 

don't play again until next Wednesday 

at home against Pacific. The Cougars

are 6-8 in West Coast Conference 

while Pacific is 7-6. The Cougars 

have lost three in a row so important 

to get back to winning ways.

Wednesday night the Huskies play 

at home against Penn State. The

Huskies are 4-9 in the Big Ten and

have lost two in a row. Pen State 

is 1-12 so the Huskies can't afford

sn upset. Go Dawgs!