Seahawks, Cougars men's basketball and Huskies men's basketball end year with loss

The Seahawks had the opportunity to

win Sunday against the Pittsburgh

Steelers although the defense didn't

play well once again.

Final Steelers 30 Seahawks 23

The Seahawks offense played good 

for the most part especially in the 

first half. They had two touchdowns 

in the first half though were behind 17-14.

The Seahawks were able to make three 

field goals in the second half. The offense 

made a critical mistake in the fourth 

quarter fumbling the ball deep in their 

side of the field. Fortunately the Steelers

kicked a field goal still giving the Seahawks a 

chance.  The Seahawks scored final 

field goal with 2:30 left in the game.

An onside kick they were not able to cover.

A critical first down by the Steelers sealed

the Seahawks fate.

Though the fumble had a lot to do with 

the loss the Steelers two running backs

combined for 197 yards rushing and

scored their three touchdowns. Most

teams won't win allowing 197 yards

on the ground. The Seahawks will

need to bring in some players next

season to improve the defense.

The Colorado Buffaloes were able

to beat the Cougars Sunday afternoon

74-67.  The Cougars were able to make

adjustments in the second half but not

enough to overcome a ten point deficit 

at halftime. The Cougars had three 

players in double figures led by Andrej

Jakimovski with 19 points. He usually

rebounds well however only one in

the game. Isaac Jones and Oscar Cluff  

coming off the bench each had 16 points.

The Cougars actually made more shots

from the field the difference in the game 

the Buffaloes made 22 while the Cougars

made six from the foul line.

The Huskies played well in the first

half leading by 11points at halftime.

The Huskies bench did well in the

first half but not so much after that.

Utah made adjustments at halftime 

to go on and win. The Huskies did

well in the first seven minutes of

the second. Each time Utah was able

to get closer the Huskies were able

to respond however eventually they

took the lead and that was it.

Final Utah 95 Washington 90 

Keion Brooks Jr led the Huskies with

25 points. Korean Johnson had 17 and

Wilhelm Breidenbach had 15 off the

bench. Most of their points were in

the bench. Breidenbach played a lot

since Braxton Meah got in foul trouble

early. Right now Breidenbach will play

a lotbif Meah keeps getting into foul

trouble.  Maybe Coach Hopkins needs

to start Breidenbach instead and have

Meah coming off the bench. My 

opinion this will likely be Coach Hopkins

as Huskies head coach. Huskies have

talent and experience however his

teams always have trouble getting 

going scoring early or if they do so

it doesn't last. 

The Huskies will have to do better this

next week against Oregon and Oregon

State. The Ducks have gotten off to a

good start . I see the Huskies  being 

1-3 after next week. Most likely the

same for the Cougars. Both beating

the Beavers. 

The Sugar Bowl is Monday evening.

I expect the Huskies football team

will have better fate than the basketball

team. Whatever happens they have had

a historic season. Go Dawgs!

End of 2023 Begin 2024

The Seattle Seahawks  end 2023 with a 
game Sunday against the Pittsburgh 
Steelers. This is another must-win game.
They lose likely out of the playoffs.  I 
call this is a draw since the Steelers 
are in the same situation.  Whoever 
wins aren't guaranteed to be in the
playoffs however the loser is out. 
The Huskies men's  basketball team 
play Utah while the Cougars take on
Colorado on Sunday. Both teams lost
their opening games of the Pac-12 
schedule  so would be hard to swallow 
another loss. If they lose then coming
home to face Oregon  and  Oregon 
State will be more important. The Ducks
opened the season beating both USC 
and UCLA while the Beavers  beat USC 
and losing to UCLA at home.

On New Year's Day, the Huskies football
team will play the most important game
ever in the Sugar Bowl.  A win means
they will play against either Michigan or
Alabama for the National Championship. 
I am sure most Huskies fans would
prefer to play Michigan.

The Seattle Kraken will play Las Vegas
before the Sugar Bowl outdoors at
T-Mobile Park. It should be exciting to
watch as well.

I was hoping the Seattle Mariners would 
acquire another player before January. 
It looks like we will have to wait.  At the
very least at least acquire one outfielder.

Have a wonderful  New Year's. 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Lose Pac-12 Opener

The Huskies had the opportunity  to  

win the season  opener on the road

at Colorado.  

It isn't  ever easy  to  win  on  the

road however  the Huskies had the

opportunities.  

They had a small lead at the beginning 

of the first  half,  however  the Buffaloes 

were able  to  lead at half time by six 

points. In the second  the Huskies were

able to take a seven point lead Colorado 

were able to turn  around.

Final  Colorado 73 Washington 69

The Huskies were not able to  handle 

Colorado's physically play. Also have

trouble not turning the ball over and 

going several  minutes  without scoring.

Two things the Huskies  have  trouble 

when losing. 

The Huskies  had three players in double 

figures led by Keion Brooks Jr  who had

20 points. Sahvir Wheeler continues

his fine play with 17 points and Moses

had 14. The Huskies  only had 5 points

off the bench all by Koren Johnson.

The Washington  State  Cougars  lost

as well. They were in the game in the

first half down 31-29 however Utah

dominated the second half. The Cougars

again scored 29 points in the second half

however the Utes had 49.

Isaac Jones  led the Cougars with 12

points and had ten rebounds as well.

Jaylen Wells had 10 points off the 

bench as the only other in double 

figures.

The Cougars downfall was shooting

poorly  in the field as well as at the

foul line. Outside the 3 point line 

made only 4 of 20 while making

12 of 21 free throws. The Cougars

to were unable to take the edge

of 24 offensive  rebounds to the

Utes 8.

The Cougars will play at Colorado on

Sunday while the Huskies play the 

Utes. Both teams will have to do

better to come home with a win.

Gonzaga didn't  fare well  either

losing to San Diego State at home

Friday  night 84-74. 

The Zags shot poorly behind the

3 point line making 5 of 19. San

Diego State didn't  do much better

but had more shots and made three

more. The Zags made seven more

points from the foul line but wasn't 

good enough.

Graham  Ike led the Zags with 20

points and 10 points. The Zags 

will have six days off to recoup 

from the loss facing Pepperdine 

at home on Thursday January 4th. 

Go Zags!

Seahawks Thursday

The Seahawks  take on the Pittsburgh 
Steelers on Sunday at home. Another
must-win game to make the playoffs.  
I  am sure the fans will be loud as
well. A team the fans at least don't 
like because of the loss to them
in the Super Bowl. 

The Steelers beat the Bengals last 
Saturday  34-11. The Steelers have 
the same record as the Seahawks 
at 8-7.  It is a must-win game for
them as well.
Mason Rudolph is the current starting 
quarterback for the Steelers. He threw
for 300 yards against the Bengals.
George Pickens was the Steeler's top
receiver in the game with four catches 
for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns. It
will be important  for  the Seahawks 
to stop him.

Nagee Harris  was the Steeler's  primary
running back who carried 19 times for
78 yards. As we know the Seahawks are
not good against the run. It will help
if the defensive line and edge rushers 
can get to Rudolph as they did
late in the game against the Titans.

The Seahawks  need to give Geno Smith 
time in the pocket too. Last week the 
Steelers  had three pass interceptions 
so can't let that happen again. Also,
the Seahawks need to have a good
running game. Somewhere around
30 carries would be nice.

Seahawks at home should win. Hope 
it doesn't come down to the end. 
Three close wins in a row is hard to 
come by. Go Hawks!

 

The Year of Washington Sports

As we are in the last week  of 2023
we look at the local college and
professional sports teams.
The highlight  has to be the Washington 
Huskies being undefeated  13-0
heading into the National Championship 
series. Has to be the best season ever
for them for whatever the final results
happen. Can debate with the 1990 team.
The Seahawks made the playoffs in
2022-23 season and see whether it
will happen again.

The saddest  news was the end of the
Pac-12 conference with everyone leaving
besides Washington State Cougars and
the Oregon  State Beavers. The primary 
reason was over TV money. Can blame
other schools  for leaving  however
we would have to subscribe to Apple TV
to watch our favorite team.

The Seattle Mariners had a good season 
just missing the playoffs by two games.
After the season, they traded Eugenio Suarez 
to Arizona  while Jarred Kelenic, Marco 
Gonzales and Evan White for basically 
nothing.It was a salary dump by the Mariners.

In other good news, the Seattle Kraken made
the NHL playoffs  in only their second season 
and won their first round and almost the 
second round going seven games.

We hope the future  will be bright for all
the sports teams in Washington.  

Mariners Sign Veteran Catcher

Though not official until after the

holiday it was announced  the

Mariners have signed veteran 

catcher  Mitch Garver to a two-year

contract for $24million.  In the minds 

of the Mariners an upgrade from

Tom Murphy who signed a few days

earlier with the SF Giants for two years

at $8million.

Garver will have to pass his physical

to make it official first. He likely will

get most of his at bats being the M's

primary dh. Could see him at first

base as well on occasion.

Not known for having a good glove

at catcher is why he will dh for the

most part.  The Mariner's acquired 

two catchers already during the

off-season. Seby Zalva in the trade

with the Diamondback's for Eugenio Suarez and Blake Hunt from the Tampa Bay Rays.

One of the two could start the season

with the Mariners as the third catcher.

They are both known for their defense 

than offense. 

Last season with the Texas Rangers 

Garver in a part-time role hit ..270

with 19 home runs and 50 RBIs.

Garver should be an upgrade at dh

where the Mariners struggled all

last season. He caught in 28 games 

last season. Whether he plays that

many games this next season at 

catcher will depend a lot on how

the Mariners are doing.  Garver is

a right handed hitter so could see 

him catch against lefties when Cal

Raleigh needs a day off behind the

plate. 

Now we see who else the Mariners

will acquire. They could use at least

one outfielder if not two with good

major league experience. Picking up

a third baseman would be nice to

otherwise have to depend on someone

is more of a utility player. We will get

to that later. Spring trading is now

less than two months away. Go M's.

Seahawks Win Again

The Tennessee  Titans lead at halftime 

10-3 however  Seahawks  turned around 

to win 20-17.

The Seahawks  had two touchdowns in

the 4th to win. The Titans were able to 

come back to take the lead after the 

first down however key catches by

Tyler Lockett  who was open a lot of

the game and catch by DK Metcalf 

setup the final score by tight end Colby

Parkinson  with 57 seconds in the

game made it hard for the Titans to 

tie  or win the game. 

The defensive line got to quarterback 

Ryan Tannihill including a sack to

clinch it. The Seahawks need to win

the final two games against the 

Pittsburgh  Steelers at home next

and then Arizona Cardinals in the

final game of the season. 

The Steelers beat Cincinnati  Bengals 

on Saturday so they look like a handful 

so it won't  be easy. Go Hawks!

Seattle Mariners Make Trade or Sign Soon

I am sure the Seattle Mariners fans wished the team would make a move before 

Christmas but likely not happening. I 

wish they would make a statement that

they were working on something. A bad

off-season so far to say the least. At 

least something happens before 2024.

A look at the Mariners top five prospects

currently. Number one is Cole Young 

drafted at shortstop though may be the

Mariners future second baseman. Projected to be a Mariner in 2026. He 

played first half at Modesto followed 

by Everett. He probably start at Everett

this coming season. He is likely promoted

sometime to double A Arkansas. He 

could be a Mariner in 2025.

Harry Ford catcher is projected to be

a Mariner in 2025. The question at catcher

or elsewhere.

Number 3 is outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez

projected for 2025. So the Mariners could

have two or three position players the 

same year. He played at Modesto then

Everett where he likely start this coming

season.

Number four is shortstop Colt Emerson

number one pick in 2023. He is projected

for 2027. He played 16 games for Modesto

in 2023. Likely start 2024 at Modesto and

move to Everett if Young goes to Arkansas.

Number Five is infielder Michael Arroyo. He could play second, third or shortstop. Could be a super utility player if not a starter.  He played most of 2023 at Modesto. He could

play there in Modesto again before going

to Everett before 2024 is over. He is 

projected for 2027 as well.

Having three of the Mariners top five prospects in the infield it would not 

surprise me if at least one of them

is traded before any of this time.

The Mariners have two other shortstops

listed as top prospects at seven and ten.

Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Football and Men's Basketball

Friday is the ending of early  signing

for incoming freshmen  and  those

through the transfer portal.

The Huskies signed 16 incoming 

freshmen  and  five transfers. The 

Huskies have six running backs

under scholarship so may add

another for depth or maybe Dillon 

Johnson will have decided to go

to the NFL  instead.

The Huskies will be losing three

defensive line. They have picked 

up one in the transfer portal so

far. May add another one or two 

there. I  could see picking up

another edge rusher, linebacker 

or a defensive  back. We see what

happens.

The Washington Huskies  men's 

basketball  team beat Eastern 

Washington 73- 66 Thursday 

night. This ends the Huskies 

non-league schedule with an

8-3 record. Shows a good sign

heading into Pac-12  season.

The Huskies open the Pac-12 

schedule on December 29 at

Colorado  followed by Utah

on New Year's Eve  before 

coming home against Oregon 

and Oregon  State.

Center Franck Kepnang missed 

the game because of injury. How

long he will  be out don't know.

Hopefully  this break he will be 

back soon. His heart for playing 

is as important  as  anything.

The Huskies were led by Keion 

Brooks Jr. with 20 points. Moses 

Wood had 17 while Koren Johnson 

had 11 coming off the bench. The

Huskies likely will go with nine

players for the most part the rest

of the way. 

On the eastside of the state the Cougars

won a close game as well beat Boise State  

66-61.  Isaac Jones  having a good season 

led the Cougars with 21 points. Myles Rice

having a good  season  to so far had 14.

Jabe Mullins who hadn't score well before

had 13. It will be important  for the Cougars

to have success with  Mullins  coming off

the bench as well in Pac-12 schedule.  So

the same success with Jones and Rice.

The Cougars end the non-league season 

with a 9-2 record. We hope  for their success 

too. They play Utah the same day Huskies 

open  up. 

Seahawks Thursday

The Seahawks are off to Nashville 

to play the Tennessee Titans on

Christmas  Eve morning.

The Seahawks  may have or not 

Jamal Adams  who didn't practice 

on Wednesday.  Many fans were 

upset that Adams didn't come

to the field on Monday  night 

though he was not being a participant 

in the game. 

Now we have a quarterback controversy 

as Geno Smith participated in practice.

Sounds like he may start if he is healthy 

enough. The Seahawks  better win for 

one to keep  playoff chances  and a lot

of boos if they lose especially  if Drew 

Lock doesn't  play at all.

The Seahawks  are a 2.5 point favorite 

in the  game so it could come down to

a field goal. The Seahawks  lead the series 

10-7. The Titans have won the last two

games between  them so the Seahawks 

should win right? Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies and WSU Cougars Early Signings Plus More

Wednesday  was the first day of early  

freshman  for 2024 in football. 

The Huskies are ranked at 29 in the

nation as far as players that have 

committed to the University.  They 

have 21 committs with 15 signing 

on Wednesday. These players are 

either  four or three-star recruits.

This only comes from so called 

experts.  It doesn't   mean this how 

things end. Some players don't  

mean to match what they come 

out in high school. Most of these 

guys are 18 years old. You  can 

look at players who get drafted

in the first round of the NFL as well. 

Coaching and maturity have to do

with it as well.

The player signed at this time four are 

four-star  recruit recruits the remaining 

are the eleven three-star  recruits. The 

Huskies  signed one quarterback four-star 

Dermaricus Davis out of Rancho Cucamonga 

California.  Dermaricus may redshirt though 

could see him in four games in which he

can keep  it. The Huskies  have Austin Mack

who came out early last year.

The Huskies  have  edge rushers  as four-star 

recruits. Noah Carter from Peoria Arizona and

Ratumana Bulabalavu out of the Army and Navy

Academy in Carlsbad California. The fourth one

signed is offensive tackle Paki Finau from Hesperia 

California.  We will update more of the four-star 

who are  expected  to sign.

The three-star  prospects the Huskies  signed

three wide receivers, tight end Decker DeGraaf

from Glendora, California,  two safeties including

Paul Mencke Jr who  had committed to Duke.

Two defensive lineman,  linebacker Khmori House

from Bellflower California,  cornerback  Elias 

Johnson Portland Oregon  and offensive tackle 

Davit  Boyajyan from Clovis California.  No local

players signed from Washington yet.

The Huskies signed five transfer players. Most

known quarterback Will Rogers  from Mississipp

State. The other four are two defensive lineman 

Sebastián Valdez and BJ Green  along with offensive 

tackle Drew Azzopardi and linebacker Ethan Barr.

The Washington State  Cougars  signed 24 incoming 

freshman and one transfer. Most of the incoming

freshmen were three star though a few not listed. 

Most not four or three-star are listed. The Cougars

signed four offensive tackles with two from Washington. 

Chris  Lino from Seattle Prep and Carson Osmus

from Camas. Signed one quarterback  Evans Chuba 

from Clearwater Florida. Signed two running backs

and seven wide receivers.  Three are listed as athletes 

so could see them on  defense too. The others are

three edge rushers, two inside linebackers,  two safeties,

one cornerback  Kenny Worthy from Peoria Arizona 

and defensive lineman Jackson  Cowgill from Erie Colorado. 

The lone transfer is Syrus Webster a defensive lineman 

from Utah Tech. The Cougars maybe done but could add

a player or  two. The Cougars have eight players including 

quarterback  Cam Ward who went into the portal. Not bad

for a team that is going  down in classification playing most

of next season against Mountain West teams.

News came out on Wednesday  that the Cougars and Beavers

will be going to the West Coast Conference  next year in all

sports except  football and possibly baseball.  Since the

football teams is going to play most of their schedule next

year against Mountain West teams besides each other. Gonzaga 

is in the West Coast Conference  at this time so both teams

will play them twice per year.Also Santa Clara is usually a good

team as well. It isn't  the Pac-12  but still good basketball. 

We learn about that going on. So we wish both teams well.

12 Days Until Sugar Bowl

First of all, I  wish you  a Merry Christmas 
and a  happy new year.  I hope you read
this blog in 2024 whether you have for
a while or you just started. I  will continue 
I give you sports news  on the Mariners, 
Seahawks,  Huskies and Cougars. Also
my opinion on the team and about the
players.

January  1 is 12 days away and likely the
biggest game  in Washington Huskies 
football history. They take on Texas in the 
Sugar Bowl  to play for the national 
championship on January  8.

The Huskies will  take on either #1 Michigan 
or Alabama  who play in the Rose Bowl. The
the game will be before the Rose Bowl so they
will know who they will play before Sugar 
Bowl.
The Huskies  have a new quarterback for next
season Will Rogers, a transfer from Mississippi 
State. The Huskies  have a young freshman Austin 
Mack who will backup Rogers and maybe  the QB
in 2025. Dylan Morris former starter and backup
to Michael  Penix Jr is in the transfer portal. He
will still be on the sideline if they need him. Dylan
we may see again in the future  since he wants
to go into coaching  and  why not a better place
to begin then Washington. 

Beginning today thru Friday the Huskies and Cougars
are able to sign incoming freshmen. After these days
other incoming freshmen will sign too. Going to the
Big Ten  it will be interesting  to  see  who the Huskies 
will sign. The same goes for the Cougars who will be
left with Oregon State in now will be revered to Pac 2.
Top prospects  who may have gone to WSU may go
to Washington. Other prospects may go to the Cougars
who may have gone elsewhere.

Here we will  keep  you  updated on who else comes
thru and sign as freshman and the transfer portal for
both Huskies  and  Cougars. Let you know on the
weekend  how many incoming freshmen  signing this
early. We wish the best for the Huskies of course and
the future of the  Cougars.  

Seahawks End Losing Streak

The Seahawks  needed a victory  Monday 
night at home against the Philadelphia 
Eagles to keep  any chance to  make the 
playoffs. The Seahawks were on a four
game-losing streak. 

The Eagles  were coming into the game 
like it was a must-game as well.  Though
they had three losses on the season they
were on a two-game losing streak which 
now is three. The Eagles had two long 
drives in the first half. The first went for 
a touchdown as quarterback  Jalen Hurts 
went in on a run.  

The Eagles second score was a field goal 
in the second  quarter  after a bend don't 
break defense.  The Seahawks  showed on
the night they need improvement stopping
the run. The Eagles  ran for 178 yards while
Seahawks had 100. 
The Seahawks scored late in the first half.
Though it would have been nice to have a
touchdown they settled for a field. Though
the Eagles  had a chance with less than
two minutes remaining to score again they 
couldn't. 
The Seahawks  had the ball to lead off the
second half. The Seahawks were able to
tie the game on the first drive ending with
a Ken Walker  touchdown 10-10. The Eagles
were able to return the favor on their first
drive of the second half which turned out
to be their last score of the game. 
The Seahawks kicked a field goal at the ten
minute mark to make it 17- 13.  DK Metcalf 
caught a pass to  setup the final touchdown 
of the game and the win. Metcalf had 5 catches 
in the game to lead the Seahawks though no 
touchdowns.  Jaxon Smith-Njiba  caught the
final td with 28 seconds remaining  in  the  game.
Safety  Julian Love had two interceptions  in 
the 4th quarter to  he.lp out  to nail the victory 
to. 
I am sure most fans believe Drew Lock should 
start  next Sunday against the Tennessee Titans 
on the road. The Seahawks record is now 7-7.
There are several teams in the NFC with the same
record so the Seahawks need to win all three
games to make the playoffs.  The remaining 
three games are against teams with losing records.

See what happens.  Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Win A Close One

The Washington Huskies men's basketball

team hasn't lost in a long time to Seattle

University and Sunday evening was a close 

one. The Huskies won in two overtimes

100-99 at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Huskies sometimes and more often

then not off to a slow start. Seattle U. had 47 points to the Huskies 33 in the first.

The Huskies were able to versa their play in second half to go through two overtimes. 

The game was kept close threw the two overtimes. 

The Huskies had six players in double

figures. They were led by Keion Brooks

Jr with 22 points and 9 rebounds.

Sahvir Wheeler who came off the bench

had 19 points and kept dishing out

14 assists as well. 

The Huskies shot well from the field

making 40 of 73. They shot from.behind

the 3 point line 8 of 17 which is good. Seattle did well shooting though not quite as well as Washington though took a

few more shots. Seattle had 46 rebounds

while Huskies had 44 so real close. 

Free throws were close as well. 

The Huskies will take on Eastern Washington on Thursday in the final

non-league schedule.

The Seahawks take on Philadelphia

at home on Monday night football.

Any other news comes forward let

you know. 

Zags and Cougars Lose

The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost Friday at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle to the

Connecticut Huskies 76-63. Second 

time they lost to  a Huskies team losing

to Washington 78-73. They did have a win

between the two losses beating Mississippi

State Valley last Monday 78-40.

The Zags didn't lead throughout the game

which doesn't occur to often. Connecticut

who is ranked fifth in the country and won the national tournament last year led by

eleven at halftime.

The Huskies shot better than the Zags

making 29 of 52 from the field while 

Gonzaga made 23 of 59. Also  the Zags

made only 2 out of 12 behind the 3 point

line. Trouble they had against Washington

as well. The Zags did out rebound Connecticut 32 to 26 but couldn't take

advantage of the differences. 

The Huskies had three players in double figured while the Zags had two. Anton 

Watson hsd 20 points for the Zags and

Ryan Nembhard had 15.

The Zags have one game left before Christmas on December 20 at home

against Jackson State.

WSU Cougars lost to Santa Clara at home Saturday afternoon 69-61. In this game the

Cougars out rebounded Santa Clara as well

but couldn't take advantage as well. The 

Cougars had 44 rebounds to Santa Clara's

36. The Cougars didn't do well behind

the three point line making 7 of 26 shots.

Santa Clara made six with only 16 attempts. 

The main difference in the game Santa Clara made 17 out of 20 from the foul

line while the Cougars had only 10 of 14.

Forward Isaac Jones led the Cougars with 

16 points. They had two other players in

double figures too.

The Cougars will play their final non-league 

game Thursday night at Boise State.

First Pac-12 game will be at Utah on

December 29. Go Cougars!

What's Next On Mariners

We have no idea what of the Seattle Mariners 
are going to do next. We know they need 
to add a couple of outfielders and a DH
who can play in the field as well. Whether 
that is at 3rd or 1st base or the outfield. 

Chairman John Stanton announced this
week the Mariners will take over one
hundred percent of Roots Sports  NW.
This means in his mind avoidable pricing
on cable TV. Does this  mean pricing on
Xfinity as it was when the baseball  season 
ended. We will see, won't we?

There is much more to do for the Mariners 
to get the fans back on their side. I  know
it is disappointing for a team that made
the playoffs  in 2022  for the first time in
21 years then missed out by two games in 
2023 then looks like they are going back to
square one though they deny it. 

Anyway  I  hope to  see  something positive 
over the next couple of weeks.  Go M's!

Seahawks Thursday

The Seattle Seahawks play Monday

night at home against the Philadelphia

Eagles. 

The Seahawks have lost four games

in a row while the Eagles lost to the

Cowboys last week. The Seahawks

could have beaten the Cowboys

between the two 49er losses but 

didn't.

Most fans are not key Geno Smith

and neither is most of the media.

Not his fault the offensive line

hasn't done well because of injuries.

Ken Walker has been out as well.

Zach Charbonnet is fine however

two healthy running backs help.

The Seahawks have injuries on

defense as well. Since the defense

isn't great having some starters out

along with backups to not a good

sign.

The plus sign Drew Lock gets to

practice with the first unit. Second

quarterback doesn't get a chance

to practice a lot and with the best

receivers help.

Complaint the Seahawks don't 

tackle well. I am not sure about

the season however training

camp or even before that they

are not able to. I surprised they

even know how to tackle anymore.

Since injuries are so common

in the NFL cutting down on

tackling during practice sort of

makes sense but looks bad in

games. Tackling should come

back and teams take their chances.

Players don't always practice

during the week either with injuries

so amazing games are as good

as they seem. The reason is they

are so good players. 

I wonder how much practice squad

players practice as well. They should see 

action against the first unit while

the second unit goes against second

unit. The trouble though they don't

have enough players to field a third

unit. Actually thinking about it with 

rosters they do have there should be enough players. First two units come to 44 

players and the rosters are 65  so you have

enough for a third unit to practice and more.

The Seahawks have lost four games

in a row and this one looks like a win

for the Eagles as well. The Eagles 

have given up almost as many points 

as the Seahawks however score more

points. 

The odds are against the Seahawks to 

win this one but to make the playoffs

this is almost a must win. A fifth loss

in a row the Seahawks are likely done.

We wish them the best. Go Hawks!

Local College Men's Basketball

The Washington  State Cougars  had the

most recent game Sunday  beating 

Grambling State  83-65. Not a big 

surprise Makes the Cougars 9-1 while

Grambling State is 2-8.

The Cougars  were led by Jaylen Wells

with 17 points off the bench. Issac Jones

had 16 points and led the Cougars with 

seven rebounds. They had four players 

score in double  figures. They shot 56.4%

from the field.

Grambling  State  was led by junior guard

Kintavious Dozier who had more than half 

their points at 34. A career high. On average 

he scores 14.3 points a game.

Saturday  the Cougars  take on Santa Clara. 

They are  7-3 and be a tough opponent.

Gonzaga who lost Saturday  to the Huskies

78-73 take on the  UConn Huskies  on Friday

night at Climate Pledge  in Seattle. Could

be another loss for Gonzaga.

The Huskies take on Seattle University on

Sunday in a city rival.Since the Huskies and

them have played again Seattle hasn't won

a game and don't  expect it this time.

All the teams start conference  games at

the end of December. 

When Mariners Make Another Move

It has been more than a week since 

the Seattle Mariners  traded Jarred 

Kelenic, Marco Gonzales and Evan 

White to the Atlanta Braves to drop

salary. 

The Braves were busy trading Marco

soon after to the Pittsburgh Pirates

who could use help in the starting 

rotation.  A day or two later White

was traded back to the AL West to

the Los Angeles  Angels. The Braves 

traded one of the players they got to 

the Chicago  White Sox. 

Now that Ohtani  signed a ten year  

deal with the LA Dodgers for $700

million which most of was deferred

other signings and trades should 

happen. The Mariners should be one

of those teams.

I read on a few occasions  what the

Mariners  lineup would look like if 

the season  were to begin today. It

means there is work to do.

Do you think that next season  will

be better than the team that missed

the playoffs by two games. It looks

a rebuild at this point unless the 

Mariners  spend what they picked

up in the dropping of salary.  We can

speculate why they dropped salary.

Mariners  lost money or did not make

as much as they wanted.

I have mentioned  on social  media 

several times that spending money

will make money. Trading Eugenio

Suarez and Kelenic  for the most part

will save on strike outs and the same

for not resigning Taeoscar Hernandez.

The defense of Suarez at third base

along with the two corner outfield spots.

It will be interesting to  see  what happens 

though sooner than later  would be nice.

At least a couple guys before Christmas. 

Get back to this later or soon in the  meantime 

have a good holiday.

Seahawks Take Another Loss

The Seahawks are having trouble

winning games of late. Trouble

they lost twice to the 49ers .

The latest Sunday SF 28 Seattle 16

The Seahawks offense did better

this time under Drew Lock against

SF. The trouble they had trouble

stopping the. The 49ers scored a

touchdown each quarter. 

The Seahawks had a touchdown and

field goal in the first quarter after SF

had their own. Seahawks 10 49ers 7

The Seahawks didn't score in 2nd and

4th quarter. The Seahawks were down

21 to 16 headed into the 4th. SF scored

early on in the 4th. Seahawks had 

opportunity however DK Metcalf

couldn't keep his cool and was kicked 

out on personal foul. A 49er was penalized

as well kicked out. Altercation was by

San Francisco but Metcalf couldn't 

keep it at that. The Seahawks may

have scored and made it interesting.

Christian McCaffrey rushed for 145

yards while Zach Charbonnet had

44 yards for Seahawks. One of the

reasons defense had trouble. 

The Seahawks take on Philadelphia

Eagles next Monday night. The Seahawks

have lost four in a row. They now have

to stop the bleeding. The Seahawks 

have given up 318 while Eagles have

given up 321. The Seahawks have chance

to score however the Eagles have scored

342:while Seattle 280. This means

could be a close game however the

Seahawks need to win. The Seahawks

are tied with the Rams at 6-7. The 

Rams beat Seahawks twice so to

make the playoffs they need one more

win then Rams to get in. Actually

still won't get in maybe. There are

three other teams at 6-7 while Vikings

are 7-6. Go Hawks!

Huskies Upset Bulldogs

Though the Huskies  were on their 
home court most felt #7 Gonzaga 
would beat them and likely convincingly. 

Gonzaga had won 16 straight games 
against Pac-12  opponents so it wasn't 
far fetched. The Husky crowd along with 
Gonzaga fans made it quite emotional.
The last half of the second half the fans
were all standing.  

The Zags had built an 11-point lead 
early on in the second half however the 
Huskies didn't waiver in their play. The
defense was the major reason they won.
The offense often had turnovers and 
playing out of control. 

Keion Brooks Jr led the Huskies with 
17 points and 8 rebounds. The Huskies 
had five players scoring in double
figures. Guard Koren Johnson  scored 
11 points coming off the bench. He
scored all the points from the
bench.

Center Franck Kepnang was the one
playing a lot of emotion as well as good
defense. He had a career-high five 
block shots along with 14 points
and 7 rebounds. Kepnang recently 
has been starting. The reason is his
emotions help the Huskies who 
have been a  slow starting team get
off to better starts. How much he 
plays will be whether he gets off to
a strong start and doesn't get into
foul trouble. This has put former

starter Braxton Meah playing a lot 

fewer minutes.

The Huskies have a week  off before

taking on Seattle University on their

court next Sunday. They finish their

non-league schedule  on Thursday 

at home against Eastern Washington. 

They begin Pac-12 play on the road

at Colorado on December 29 and

finish 2023 at Utah. Go Dawgs!

The Zags play their next game on

Monday  against  Mississippi Valley 

State at home. They take on the

Connecticut Huskies next Friday

in Seattle at Climate Change Arena

in Seattle.  They finish their non-league 

schedule on December 20 at home

against  Jackson State. Go Zags!

Weekend Sports

Here in Washington  state in basketball 
on Saturday  the Huskies are host to the
Gonzaga Bulldogs. How good are the 
Huskies we should find out since it is
the highest-ranked team they have 
played so far. Also heading into Pac-12 
conference play.

The Washington State Cougars take on
Grambling State at home on Sunday in
men's basketball.  A week from now
the Cougars will play Santa Clara at home.
This should be a good match-up since 
Santa Clara is usually  the second-best team 
in their conference next to Gonzaga.
The Cougars finish their non-league 
schedule the Thursday after that
on the road at  Boise State. The
Pac-12 conference schedule begins
the last week of December. They
will play at Utah and Colorado for
the last time in the same conference. 
The Seattle  Seahawks play the 49ers
in the Bay area on Sunday. Geno Smith 
is hurt and a game day decision.  His
time playing on Thanksgiving was a
disaster as we know. Did well against
the Cowboys the following  Thursday.
The question  should we see Geno
play in this one or have Lock play instead.
Personally I  would start Drew Lock and
see how he does. The Seahawks  could 
always  put Geno into the game if Lock
isn't doing the job.
I  would prefer having Geno healthy for
the Eagles on Monday night the following 
week. The Seahawk's chances still come
down to whether  the defense can stop
the 49ers. Go Hawks!

Seahawks Friday

Though they lost against the Dallas

Cowboys on the Thursday before

last it was an entertaining game

and the Seahawks may have won.

This Sunday the Seahawks play the 49ers

on the road. It doesn't look any better

for the Seahawks then the last time they

played two games ago.

It was one of the worst games for

Geno Smith since he wasn't healthy.

Thursday Geno sat out practice for

a groin injury. We hope for precaution

only. The Seahawks win this game

Geno needs to look like we saw against

the Cowboys.

We might see Ken Walker back at 

running back this week though

he had limited practice time.  Also

Zach Charbonet who left the Cowboy

game with injury had limited practice

as well. 

The chances are good that the 49ers

defensive line will be after the Seahawks

and like the last outing won't be a pretty

sight. The Seahawks defense will have

to improve and they are expected to be

without linebacker Jordyn Brooks.

The best to the Seahawks and we hope

a better outcome. 

Winter Meetings Come To End

Besides the trade of  Kelenic, Marco 

and Evan White the fan fare of the

Winter Meetings  end.

One thing we know Juano Soto won't 

be coming  to  Seattle  being dealt

to the Yankees.  How better will  the 

Yankees  be if we care we will  find out.

Ohtani  hasn't  signed with anyone  yet. 

If he signs with the Mariners  it will be

a shock. Maybe it is their point.

Since the Mariners need. two outfielders 

and hopefully  a 3rd baseman hopefully 

hear something  soon. It is sad to hear

poverty  to though they just said about

clearing up money  to improve the team.

I hope they are geniuses instead so next

season  won't  be  a  long one. Go M's 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Beat Montana State

The Huskies football team has made the

most news this year however the men's 

basketball  season  is  underway. 

Washington  Huskies  had maybe their 

best outing so far on the season blowing 

out Montana State 85-61. This was after

losing to Colorado  State 86-81 on Saturday. 

Colorado  State is a good team who beat

Colorado before who is a good team too.

Montana State were within  one point of

the Huskies  16-15 however was downhill 

after that. Huskies  led 43-28 at halftime. 

The Huskies actually had a 31 point lead

before the final score.

The Huskies did this with leading scorer

on the season Keion  Brooks Jr having 

only 9 points. The Huskies were led by

center Franck Kepnang with 16 points 

and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes. Kepnang 

recently  became the starter at center

with Braxton Meah who started last year

coming off the bench. Meah played 15

minutes with 8 points and 4 rebounds.

The Huskies shot 52.5 % from the field

and being 50% behind the 3-point line 

making 8-16. They had 17 assists and 

15 turnovers which they can improve on.

Rebounds they had 44 compared to

Montana  State's 26. 

The Huskies take on Gonzaga Saturday 

at home. Whether they when or lose it

will tell us where they are at.Last  Saturday 

the Zags beat  USC 89-76 and Tuesday 

beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff  111-71. The Huskies 

will have to play  well  to win and not lose

in double figures.  

The Washington State Cougars beat Portland 

State  71-61 last Saturday.  The  Cougars were

led by Isaac Jones with 27 points and 11 rebounds.

It was the second half the Cougars did the job 

as it was tied 31-31 at half time.  The Cougars 

take on UC Riverside at home Wednesday night.

On Sunday  they take on Grambling State. Go Cougs!

Mariners Speak Up

I know Jerry  Dipoto  is  the  president  of 
the Seattle  Mariners,  however,  CEO or
whatever his title  John Stanton should
speak out. Stanton  needs to tell the
fans and media where he and the ownership 
are thinking.

My opinion which I  have mentioned before
adding more payroll  in the right way will
bring championships which means more
profit. Seattle  has  shown with a winning
product fans will come out. I see many if 
not most games will  be sellouts  which 
brings more profit than they have already 
have.

The ownership  group doesn't  see spending
money for the right players then they should 
sell the team. Look at the 2001 roster where
they won 116 games. They had good support 
players besides Ichiro and Bret Boone to mention
a couple of their top players. 

The Mariners might be bringing in the right
players but we need to see action besides words
from Dipoto.  John Stanton  has said before he 

is a baseball fan too. Show us John.

Mariners Make AnotherTrade and Huskies bound.

Sunday evening  the Mariners  made 

another move giving us more questions 

then answers. Obviously we have to

trust Jerry  Dipoto  what he is doing 

though very hard.

The Mariners  traded outfielder  Jarred 

Kelenic, first baseman Evan White and

starting pitcher Marco Gonzales. I  have

no problem  trading at least Evan White 

and Marco. White has been since he 

signed  his extension and the Mariners 

have no starting spot for Marco. Kelenic 

obviously  was in the doghouse since

salary doesn't save a lot. I  may included 

Dylan Moore  in the trade to save more

money. They mave have discussed it

with the Atlanta Braves who were their

trade partner.

What I can't  believe is what the Mariners 

got in return. Though it is salary dump

you think the Mariners could have gotten 

prospects  or at least better ones in return.

The Mariners received two pitchers in

return.  One pitched part of three seasons 

in the major leagues with Kansas City with

little success. Maybe the Mariners can turn

him into a success story. The other is a

20 year old who I am not sure how high

a prospect  he is.

In college football  the Washington Huskies 

are going to play Texas in the Sugar Bowl

on New Year's  evening. The Texas Longhorns 

are favored in the game although they have

the number three ranking while Huskies are

ranked second. The Huskies  will take the

underdog  approach hopefully leading to

the national championship.  Whatever happens 

it has been  a great Huskies  season. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies Will Hear News

Sunday the Washington Huskies

will hear who they will play in

National Championship series

in the first round.

It will be interesting to hear

what comes as number one

Georgia lost to number eight

Alabama in the SEC conference

game 27-24.

It would be nice if the Huskies

played Michigan in the first

round in the Rose Bowl however

that may not happen as Michigan

and Washington both need to

be two and three in order either

way. 

No matter how the national

championship series goes

for the Huskies it has been

an outstanding season being

13-0.

The Winter baseball meetings

are about to start. We will see

what kind of trades the Mariners

make and free agent signings.

I think it is only conjecture the

local med and fans are not 

happy with Mariners ownership.

We have to see that changes

or not. They believe ownership

doesn't care about winning or at

least get into the World Series.

Many want the team sold to

someone who does.

I personally hope they do increase

payroll to get the players they

need to make a better ball club

and not just to please the fans.

Let's see and hopefully good

news.

Will Michigan move up to

number one after beating 

Iowa in the Big Ten conference

game Saturday 26-0.

Seahawks Lost a Wild Game

Thursday  Night  football  on prime 

was quite  entertaining  and wild for sure.

Final Dallas 41 Seattle  35

As you can see by the score neither

defense had a good time. Though the

main reason  the Cowboys  won they

were  able to stop the Seahawks on

4th down three times and the last

one cost the Seahawks  the game as

a Cowboy was able to sack Geno Smith 

around the one minute mark with the

ball turning the ball over and all the

Cowboys had to do was neel and run out 

the clock.

Geno Smith  played a wonderful game

outside the times the offensive line

broke down.  Most of the time they

worked fine. Geno threw for three 

touchdowns and ran for one. If 

he can play this way in San Francisco 

in the next game the Seahawks have

a good shot to beat the 49ers.  The

defense  has to do better.

The disappointing part of the game

besides losing was how many penalties 

the referees called.It seemed like every 

other play at least. The penalties may

have been correct however do they have

to call them each time. Let the players

really  play. It might have been a different 

outcome  if they didn't  call so many 

penalties especially pass interference. 

They affected both teams but the Seahawks 

most of all. The Cowboys scored at least

once after  a  pass interference. 

Now the Seahawks  have ten days to prepare 

for the 49ers. News came out  the game

against the Philadelphia Eagles has been

changed to Monday night. First time a 

Monday game has been changed on flex

schedule.Go Hawks!