Seattle Mariners Sign Jorge Polanco

 The Seattle  Mariners  on Thursday  resigned former second  baseman Jorge  Polanco to a one year contract at just over $7million.  News came out that Polanco  willplay third base this coming season  instead of second.

This means the competition  at second base will be between  Leo Rivas,  Ryan Bliss and Dylan Moore.  Also top prospect Cole Young  might  have a chance as well.  Even if he doesn't  start the season  with Seattle  he could be the guy sometime depending on on how the others do.

I know fans will have doubts on Polanco. He has done well  while being healthy however he has only played 133 games or more in 2017, 2019 and 2021. If he is able to stay healthy  more at third base the Mariners  may do well with him. Jerry  Dipoto and the rest of the staff may think so.

Spring training starts on February  12 with the pitchers and catchers  reporting. We still continue continuing  with Huskies  and Cougarsas far as football and men's  basketball  along with Gonzaga men's  basketball.  Also there is the Seahawks  and the Kraken  too. Go teams 

Cougars Lose To Pacific Again

The Washington State Cougars lost 

another close game to Pacific on

Thursday night this time 70-68. 

Now they were beat twice Pacific 

this season. This is is the first win

at home for Pacific since 2023.

This is the third loss in a row for

the Cougars. The last loss was to

St.Mary's by five points. We could

say the Cougars are playing to

their competition.

The good news is Isaiah Watts made

his return after being out for several

weeks this season and he was in

the starting line. Watts though only

scored eight points however played

29 minutes.

The Cougars had two players score

in double figures with Dane Erikstrup

17 points and Nate Calmese with

13. The interesting thing Pacific had

five players in double figures. What

kept the Cougars in the game only 

One other player for Pacific scored 

points and it was just one.

The Cougars shot better than Pacific

although didn't take as many shots

from the field. The Cougars now are

5-5 in West Coast Conference.

The Cougars play at the San Francisco

Dons on Saturday. The Dons are in

third place with 7-3 conference record

behind St. Mary's who is undefeated

and Gonzaga.  We hope the Cougs

can find a way to win.

In baseball the Mariners made a move

finally Thursday night to the infield.

Bringing back a player who will play

third base instead is what se have 

heard anyway. More details next time.

Gonzaga Wins Big And About Huskies and Cougars

Tuesday the Zags beat Oregon State

98-60 after losing to them a couple weeks ago.

The Zags had four players score 

in double figures. Khalif Battle

who had started before came off

the bench to score 23 points in the

same amount of minutes. Graham

Ike led the starters with 22 points

though he only twenty minutes.

Nolan Hickman who played the

most minutes had 16 points.

Michael Ajayi came off the bench 

with 15 points.

The Beavers had 13 turnovers that allowed Gonzaga to score 23 points

to their four points. The Zags scored

50 points in the  first half and the

Beavers scored 30 points in both

halves. Often it comes down to

runs. The Zags ended the first half 

on a 16-3 run.

The Zags shot well from the 3 point

line making 9 out of 13. Tge Beavers took more 3s but made only six.

They shot better from the field to

by making fifty-five per cent and

making 12 more. Also did better

at the free throw line making eleven

more than the Beavers.

The Zags play St. Mary's on the

road Saturday night. St Mary's

is undefeated in the conference 

so the Zags will have to play their

best to win.

The Washington Huskies play at

Minnesota Saturday morning

at 9 am Pacific Time. The Huskies

have to end a six game losing

streak. February will be an easier

schedule than January for the

Huskies so they need to improve.

Their last game was losing a close

loss at home to UCLA last Friday.

Hopefully the time will get them

in a better place. The Huskies have

eleven games remaining on the

regular season. We hope to see success. Next Wednesday they play

Nebraska at home.

The WSU Cougars take on Pacific

on the road on Thursday night. 

The last time Pacific beat the

Cougars in an upset in Pullman

by one point. The Cougars are six place in the West Coast Conference.

The last outing they gave St. Mary's

a good game though they lost by

four. We hope for a turn around.

We hope for a win by all three teams. 

Seahawks Get New Offensive Coordinator

Reports are out former New Orleans

Saints Offensive Coordinator Klint

Kubiak is expected to be the Seahawks

Offensive Coordinator. 

What does that mean for the offensive

players and assistants coaches on

the Seahawks. We will find out over 

the next couple weeks I expect.

The Seahawks will need to look 

at the  offensive line to begin

with. The tackles been good 

when healthy however have to

upgrade at center and the

guards.

The offensive line has done a fine 

job in the passing game however

the running game not so much.

The Seahawks have the running

backs but have trouble running

behind the line especially on

first down. The Seahawks didn't

make the playoffs for not running

the ball as equal to passing as

far as attempts.  The passing 

game is even more effective

when the running game is.

It wasn't just under Ryan Grubb

but other OCs as well in recent

years.

Right now have no idea whether 

Tyler Lockett or DK Metcalf will

return. We hope that Metcalf

will. The Seahawks have to lower

the salary cap too. Lockett may

if he is willing to take a salary cut

like he has in recent seasons.

Geno Smith has the highest salary

hit right now. So will he return too.

Now that Pete Carroll is head coach

of  the Raiders Geno may go to

that team. 

We hope to see some positive

help on the offense. Go Hawks!

Cougars and Huskies Both Lose and More

WSU Cougars are having a better 

season than the Washington 

Huskies however  both teams play

in tough basketball conferences.

On Thursday evening the Cougars

lost to Santa Clara 93-65. The

 Cougars were down 49-38 at 

half time while Santa Clara Broncos

went on a couple runs. The second

half the Broncos dominated scoring

44 points while the Cougars had 27.

The Broncos were able to stop

Cougars leading scorer Nate

Calmese to three points. LeJuan

Watts led the Cougars in points, 

rebounds and assists. Only the

second time a Cougars man

did a triple in double figures.

Watts had 20 points, 11 rebounds

and 10 assists. Ethan Price had

16 points for the Cougars and 

Rihards Vavers recently activated

came off the bench with 11 points.

The Broncos took almost 20 more

shots than the Cougars and making

10 more. They had ten more rebounds

than the Cougars primarily on the

offensive side. They made four more

3s as well taking nine more. Saturday

evening tge Cougars take on St. Mary's

who are undefeated in conference 

play with seven wins so things don't

get any better.

The Washington Huskies lost their

six straight game losing to UCLA

65-60 in a close all the way in Seattle.

The Huskies only had Great Osobor

score in double figures with 19 points

and had nine rebounds as well.

Huskies not getting much production

from the rest of the guys. Good news

center Franck Kepnang returned from

injury in the second half with seven

points and eight rebounds. Kepnang

who hss been hurt most of his time

with the Huskies missing the last

two years and much of this season

to after transferring from Oregon.

When he has played you can see he

is the heart of the Huskies. We hope

his presence will turn the team around.

The Huskies don't play again until

February 1 when they play at

Minnesota. They follow by playing

Nebraska at home on Wednesday

February 5. They start playing the

lower teams in tge Big Ten so

hopefully some wins.

The Cougars and Huskies football

Apple Cup scheduled September 

20, 2025 in Pullman. It will be

interesting for tge Cougars with a

new coaching staff and players

going through the transfer portal.

Hard to know how good the Cougars

will be. The Apple Cup for 2026 and 27

were announced this week. They

are scheduled September 5 2026 in

Seattle followed by September 18, 2027 in Pullman. They are going

to play Arizona both seasons as well. 

The game will be in Pullman on

September 26, 2026 followed by

September 25, 2027 in Tucson. 

News game out on Friday that former

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete

Carroll was hired by the Las Vegas

Raiders. Some fans I am sure are

not happy with the news while others

are OK about it. Before 1977 and the

Seahawks many local fans were

Raider fans when they were in Oakland.

The Seahawks started in the AFC

West before moving to the NFC West.

The next thing is to find out what

assistants Pete will bring to Las Vegas.

I expect we will hear about a few

former Seahawks assistants. I am

sure the Raiders will have some

turnover over of players like he did

when he came to Seattle. We wish

him the best. 

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Washington Huskies Men's Fall Short Again

It has been a hard patch for the Huskies men's basketball team

losing to teams in the top 30

in the country and make the

NCAA tournament. We were hoping

for tge Huskies this year however

it doesn't look to happen.

New coach Danny Sprinkle the 

Huskies are playing good ball

despite losing. According to most

experts the Huskies don't have

enough physical presence to compete

in the Big Ten this season. This

is something they will need to add

in recruiting and the transfer portal.

For a while the Huskies looked like 

they could upset the Oregon Ducks

especially in the first have however

ran out of steam losing 82-71. Again

they were led by Great Osobor in

scoring and rebound. He had 20

points and eight rebounds. 

Zoom Diallo continues to be the

future leader of the backcourt

as he had 18 points. Tyler Harris

had 15 points as well being the

third and final player in double

figures. Besides being more 

physical the Huskies need more

help out of the backcourt  and

coming off the bench. They have

no consistency in either place.

The Huskies three point shooting

wasn't good making only four out

of twenty-one shots. They  are

improving from the  foul line where

they missed only twice going 15 of

17. In a close game that will really

help. 

The Huskies play UCLA at home

on Friday night. This again will

be a tough game. They have eight

days off before playing Minnesota

on February 1. They two have had

a rough patch like the Huskies though

they have won two straight games.

The Huskies have 12 games remaining

on the schedule in the regular season

so they will need to see a much

improved record as well as performance. Though it has been

rough the Huskies future looks

good especially if they can get

more physical. Go Dawgs!

Ichiro Makes Baseball Hall of Fame

Tuesday it was announced former Seattle  Mariners  

outfielder  Ichiro  Suzuki made the Major League

Hall of Fame as suspected by everyone  in Seattle 

anyway. 

Ichiro  as he was just  called got every vote except 

one by the baseball  writer who were eligible to

vote. My opinion that writer should never get the

privilege  to vote again. Under these circumstances 

they should have thrown out vote.

Ichiro  made the Hall of Fame  along with pitchers

CC Sabathia  and Billy  Wagner. If I  had a vote they

would have been the only three I vote for though

you can vote for ten players who are eligible. 

In his press conference  Tuesday  Ichiro had no

idea when he came to Seattle  he would end up

making the Hall of Fame.   I  am  sure  none of

us thought that either and he becoming one of 

the great hitters of all time.

The Seattle  Mariners  announced they are retiring

Ichiro uniform number 51. If you remember another

good Mariners player pitcher Randy Johnson wore

that number before Ichiro.  No one will wear it again,

I am sure every long time Mariners fans remember 

on April 11 2001 Ichiro threw out Oakland  A's outfielder 

Terrence Long at third base. This is the same year the

Mariners won 116 games, Ichiro  was named rookie

of the Year and Most Valuable  Player  in the American 

League. We were able to see many more catches by

Ichiro  as well as many memorable hits. Thanks Ichiro. 

We glad you spend the baseball  season  still in Seattle. 

Ichiro  also got a call from another former Mariners 

outfielder  in Ken Griffey  Jr.  to congratulate him. 

Go M's.  

Mariners Right Now

I am sure most Seattle Mariners fans

are disappointed  in what the team

has done to make it better to make

the playoffs  in 2025.

We could say they haven't done a

whole lot and national baseball 

writers including those who are

former general  managers have 

given the Mariners management 

a failing grade at this point.

Again this comes down to ownership.

We could say they want to keep 

money in their pocket which is true

I  am  sure.  I  have  said all along 

that they are not seeing things right

since they could make a whole lot

more money  by acquiring one or

two position players.

The Mariners  make the playoffs  

means more fans watching in person 

as well on TV.  The Mariners  did sign

all the players who were up for 

arbitration which increased the payroll 

over last year or at least got it closer.

Every time I  see them sign someone 

who was dfa or waived by another

team shakes my head. Most of those

are pitchers and the Mariners  have 

one or two spots at most in the bullpen 

to make it. Half of the 40-man roster

is made up of pitchers. In recent days

they signed a few infielders however

the most part they will be playing in

Tacoma for depth.

At least there is three weeks until spring 

training so still some hope to pick someone 

up. Of course they can during camp however

how good is that.

It comes down to Julio getting  off to a

batter start and Can Raleigh  having another

good season  though be nice if his batting 

average goes up. We hope that JP Crawford 

has a better season than last year. Victor 

Robles has the same season  as last year

and a full season  of Randy Arozarena will

help in left and dh. Mitch Haniger looks

better than last season at dh and an occasion 

in the outfield. Luke Raley  has a consistent

season  at first base and occasion time in

the outfield.   Mitch Garver has a better year.

Donovan Solano puts up similar marks as

he did last season  with San Diego.  

Now we come to second and third base.

We really  still have question  marks both

positions  though they do have Ryan Bliss

and Leo Rivas  who can man at second.

Both exciting  players however can they

hit major league  hitting consistently.  If

so that takes care of it. I won't say third

base until what we see when spring  comes

or they acquire  someone or not.

What we hope for is a better hitter ball

club the way it is or maybe. We hope

for a surprise.  Oh yes we could see

Colt Young at second base. Go M's. 

Zags Upset Again Cougars Win

For the second game in a row Gonzaga

was upset this week in a close game. 

They lost to a good Santa Clara team

at home on Sunday 103-99.

Gonzaga likely make the tournament

however they have to get back to

their winning ways. They showed

the offense is good however must

have good defense as well.

Tyeree Bryan had a career high 35

points for Santa Clara including 

making seven 3s. They had three

others in double figures. Camaron

Tongue came off the bench for

nine minutes and had 11 points. 

It certainly helped in the victory.

Santa Clara shooting and making

more threes helped a lot in the

victory.

The Zags had four starters in double

figures led by Nolan Hickman with 24

points. Braden Huff came off the

bench with 16 points in ten minutes.

Makes me wonder why he doesn't

play more minutes. 

Washington State Cougars beat

Portland for the second time this

year winning Saturday 92-70.

Nate Calmese cintinutes to be

Cougars leading scorer in most

games. In this one he 23 points. 

Tge former Washington Huskies 

player you wonder why former

head coach Mike Hopkins didn't

play him more. A good reason

Hopkins isn't coaching the Huskies

and can't blame Nate for moving

on though he certainly looks like

he would have been good on the

team this year however the Cougars

gain for sure.

The Cougars had three other starters

score in double figures and ND Okafor

had 12 off the bench. It will help the

Cougars a lot if he can help on a 

regular basis.  The Cougars will

play on Thursday.

St. Mary's is in first place of the

West Coast Conference with a

6-0 record. They take on San Francisco

and the Cougars this week. San Francisco. is second place followed 

by Washington State, Gonzaga 

and Santa Clara in third. Go teams.

Cougars Win Zags Upset

It isn't easy to play on the road

and both the WSU Cougars and

Gonzaga both had to do so on

Thursday night. Only the Cougars

were victorious. The Cougars 

beat San Diego 65-61.

The Cougars led off with a 13-0

run in the first three and a half 

minutes before the Toreros score. 

The Cougars couldn't score for

five minutes in the middle of the

first half that allowed the Toros 

to get back into the game.

The last 3:33 the Toreros went on

a 9-0 run to take a 27-25 lead at

halftime. The Cougars scored a

bucket early in the second half 

however couldn't score for five

minutes. They did catch up and 

took the lead 1:48 remaining in

the game on a Nate Calmese

3 pt shot. Calmese made four

free throws in the  last six seconds

to ice the game. He scored 22 of

his team leading 27 points in the

second half.

Dane Erikstrup was the only other

Cougar scoring in double figures

with 12 points and led them with

ten rebounds. It was his first double

double of the season. The Cougars

next game at home against Portland

Saturday afternoon at 3 pm local time.

Go Cougs.

Gonzaga was upset by Oregon State

in overtime 97-89. Gonzaga led by

five with six minutes to go in regular

time however the Beavers went on

a 8-1 to take a three point lead in

tge last few seconds. All they had

to do was foul a Zag player to win

instead gave up a three point shot

for the tie. The Beavers outscored

the Zags 14-6 in overtime.

Tge Zags had all five starters score

in double figures. They were led by

Graham Ike with 26 points. Ben

Gregg had 15 points and led the

Zags with 13 rebounds.

With the loss the Zags are in second

place in the WCC while the Beavers 

and Cougars along with Santa Clara

tied for four place. Gonzaga is home

Saturday evening against Santa Clara.

Go Zags!

Washington Huskies Men's Lose Again

The Washington Huskies Men's Basketball team lost for the 4th

straight time. Wednesday night

it was to Purdue 69-58.

The Purdue Boilermakers are 6-1

now in the Big Ten while the Huskies

are 1-6. Purdue is third in the Big 

Ten while Michigan and Michigan

State who both beat the Huskies

are undefeated. 

The Huskies actually played well

in the first half especially on defense

giving up 22 points however they

couldn't sustain it in the second half.

The Huskies were led by Great Osobor

with 28 points however the other four

starters combined for 15 points. This

was an unusual game for freshman

Zoom Diallo who has been scoring

a lot in double figures had only six 

points. Mekhi Mason who came off

the bench had 12 points and played

33 minutes.

As shown by his 28 points Osobor

shot 8 for 9 from the field which

included five 3s. He made seven

free throws as well. An area that

helped in the loss was 17 turnovers.

Purdue had four starters who scored

in double figures. Made up for Osobor's

points for sure. They didn't get much

out of their bench.

The Huskies don't play again until

next Tuesday when the play Oregon

in Eugene. The Ducks are 4-2 in the

Big Ten and 15-2 overall. They are

fifth in the conference. They take

on Purdue on Saturday before facing

the Huskies. 

In football news came out that former

Texas Longhorn wide receiver Johntay

Cook II who transferred to Washington

late in December is no longer with

the program. With Giles Jackson and

Jeremiah Hunter college football 

careers over Cook had a chance to

snag one of the two starting receiver

spots. Reports out were he wasn't

getting along with some of his new

teammates. Now the Huskies will

see who will take his playing time

as well as being a starter. We will

get to that at another time.

The Washington State Cougars

men's play at San Diego Thursday 

night followed by Portland at home

on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars

are looking at ending a two game

losing streak and already have

beaten Portland already. Go Cougs.

Gonzaga who beat WSU in their last

game at home travel to Oregon

State Thursday night as well. They

take on Santa Clara at home Saturday

evening. Go Zags.

Rams Beating Vikings

I normally  post about the the

teams in Washington  however 

I  figured to say something  about 

the Seahawks  rival who are in

the playoffs. 

Although the Seahawks  and Rams

tied for the NFC  West division title 

I  would say the Rams were the team

that should be there.

The Rams won 27-9 and as the score

indicates  it was primarily the defense 

that won the game. The defense  of

the Rams scored a touchdown  on a 

fumble recovery  however another

stop where the Vikings tried for a

first down on a fourth down came 

up short led to another Rams touchdown. 

The  Rams had nine sacks on the

Vikings while Rams quarterback 

Matthew Stafford was sacked

twice. All the scoring happened 

in the first three quarters  as both

teams didn't score in the 4th quarter.

The Rams now travel  to  take on the

Eagles in Philadelphia next Sunday.

I know some won't  want to rout for

a division  rival. I  am  going  to though

really no interest  really who wins.

A good game is what counts when

your team is not in the playoffs.

The Rams play another good defensive 

game they have a good  shot to move 

on. Enjoy the NFL playoffs. 

A Frustrating Seattle Mariners Off-season

The Seattle  Mariners  are about a month

away from 2025 spring training. I  am 

sure  most  of the fans are almost  as

disheartened  as I am  at this point. 

Last season  the  Mariners missed out

making the playoffs again by one game. 

This time though they had a ten game 

lead of the West Division in June which 

they couldn't hold onto. 

Scott Servais  who was a friend of President 

of baseball operations  Jerry  Dipoto ended

up being fired in early  September.  The 

Mariners  defense  didn't  look good in the

series against  the  Dodgers.  This meant 

that Scott Servais  had lost the team.

Besides Dan Wilson  becoming manager 

former Mariner great hitter and former

hitting coach took over the position once

again. The Mariners  hitting  which had

been poor to say the least on the season 

did improve in September.  Most fans

and media new Edgar  likely  would not

return  as hitting coach in 2025. That is

true however he is now the Senior Director

of hitting strategy for the Mariners.  This

means though Edgar will not be on the

road during the season  we will see him

at home games. His philosophy  on

hitting that was going on in September 

will continue this spring and throughout 

2025 season. 

We are hoping the Mariners  will  make

at least  one major acquisition  soon

we hope the hitting  will improve no

matter what. Currently  the Mariners 

have Mitch Garver and Mitch Haniger 

on the roster. I  have heard  speculation 

that they could  be  traded to the Miami 

Marlins however what the Mariners  get

in return  who knows. Though they may

not be who they were once being better 

than last year would be a plus if they are

on team.

At this point Garver will be the backup

catcher while Haniger  will dh some

and most likely  against left. We may

see him in the outfield on occasion 

although Victor Robles is the starter 

right fielder.  Depend on how Haniger 

hits we could see him at first base too.

This  comes down to whether  the M's 

sign Justin Turner or Tyler  Locklear 

or bring in someone  else.

News came out today that the Mariners 

signed veteran infielder Donovan Solano.

He is 37 years old however he did hit

.286 last season.  Donovan hits well

against lefties. The likelihood  he could

play third base in a platoon situation 

although he could be the regular there

as well. Also last year he played a little 

first base and second.  It comes down 

to any other moves the Mariners make.

Right now with Solano the Mariners 

have ten spots filled not including 

a starting second baseman. Whoever 

is the second baseman would leave 

two on the opening roster to be filled.

The chance would be whoever would

play first base against lefties and 

second base or third baseman. Dylan 

Moore I  include in the eleven along with

Garver and Haniger.  Dylan would fill

any of the infield  spots as well  as

outfield if necessary. Go M's.  

UW Loses Again

It has been a tough start for the

Washington Huskies men's

basketball team. They were

beaten by Michigan 91-75.

A positive note it wasn't as bad

as the loss to Michigan State.

The loss now makes the Huskies

1-5 in the  Big Ten. The Huskies

were not able to slow down the

Wolverines.  I am sure you could

tell by the score.

Great Osobor who didn't play

well in the last two games did

respond with 23 points and 11

rebounds. Zoom Diallo and

Mekhi Mason each had 13 points.

Mason only played 16 minutes

so maybe he should have played 

a few more minutes. They were

the only ones in double figures.

Again not a good year on the

road. The Huskies need to play

better competition during the

non-league schedule as well

on the road. Most of the non-

schedule are mostly at home. 

They need play a schedule

similar to what Gonzaga does

during the non-league season.

The Wolverines had a couple

more 3s than the Huskies though

shot fine. The other issue the

Huskies were outscored by

Michigan at the line by eight.

The Huskies shot fine they

fouled Wolverines many more

times. The Huskies offense 

doing fine it is the defense.

This week the Huskies only 

have one game against Purdue

at home. They are a good team.

See if they can turn things around.

Go Dawgs. 

Zags Beat Cougars

The first half between Gonzaga

and Washington State was close

for the men's basketball teams.

Gonzaga played good defense 

which led them to have a good

second half that broke open the game.

Final Gonzaga 88 WSU 73

The Zags defense allowed them

to take easier shots. Graham Ike

led five players in double figures

with 21 points however Nolan

Hickman had 19 points with five

3s. Both teams shot over 50 percent

despite good defense. The Zags

made two more 3s than the Cougars

however seven more free throws 

helped the Zags win as well. The 

Cougars are now two games behind

the Zags in conference play. St. Mary's

is still tied with Zags.

Gonzaga will take on Oregon State

on the road Thursday followed by

playing Santa Clara at home on 

Saturday. The Cougars will be at

San Diego on Thursday followed

by Portland at home on Saturday.

They beat Portland already 89-73.

The Cougars will want to end

their two game losing streak.

In major league baseball news former

Seattle Mariners manager Scott

Servais has been hired by the San

Diego Padres as special assistant

in player development which held

with the Texas Rangers and Los

Angeles Angels before coming the

Mariners manager. We wish him

the best. 

WSU Cougars Men's Get Upset

The Washington State Cougars were 

upset Thursday evening by Pacific 

Tigers at home 95-94. It was the 

Cougars first loss at home on the.

The Cougars had to overcome a

ten point deficit at halftime to 

tie at regulation. The Tigers were

able to score eleven to the Cougars

ten in overtime. The Cougars are

now one game behind St. Mary's

and Gonzaga. The Cougars play

the Zags on Saturday night in

Spokane. The Cougs will need

to win to stay pace with the Zags.

The Cougars were led by Ethan 

Price with 28 points. Each Cougs

starter scored in double figures 

and played 30 minutes or more. 

The Pacific Tigers had four players

in double figures however were led 

by Lamar Washington who had

40 points. He hit the winning shot

as well. Lamar averages 12.7 points

a game and a transfer from Texas Tech. We hope this one of the minor

glitches for the Cougars.

Washington Huskies Huskies Lose Big Time

The Washington Huskies first

road game in 2025 in the Big Ten

turned out to be a bust. They

lost to Michigan State 88 -54.

This was the Huskies largest defeat

in men's basketball in 22 years. 

Michigan State went on a 16-0

early on in the game and never recovered. The Huskies had only

13 points in the first half while

the Spartans had 42. Scoring 13 

points in a half will be hard for

any team to win.

Tyler Harris was the only one in

double figures with 14 points for

the Huskies. Zoom Diallo was 

second with eight. Great Osobor

who is usually the teams leading

scorer had only six points and went

0 of eight on the floor. The Huskies

only made  3 of 16 in three point

shots. Even shooting better they

wouldn't have won the game it

would have looked better on the

scoreboard. 

The Huskies take on Michigan

this Sunday. Friday morning give details of the  Cougars game.

Mariners Sign All Eligible Players For Arbitration

Every player on the Mariners roster

who were eligible for arbitration

were signed by the Mariners it

was announced by the team.

This means that the Mariners will

not go to arbitration to decide

whether it is the amount the team

wanted or the player. That is a

good thing for both sides. The

arbitration judge decides one

side or the other. The players all

got raises in the process though

may have been below their value.

The Mariners could have signed

players to a multi year contract

as well. Most likely wouldn't have

been many.

The Mariners have picked up a

couple of relievers off waivers.

There isn't a lot of spots available

so several will compete for maybe

two spots. It would have been nice

to pick up someone to fill at the

top of the relievers however not

at this point. Now we have to see

whether the Mariners will pick up

at least a couple of infielders.

I would say a disappointing off

season so far but they can still

turn it around.

Washington Huskies play at Michigan

State Thursday night. We will be up

on the results. WSU Cougars will be

home against Pacific as well. Gonzaga

beat San Diego Wednesday 93-80. 

Gonzaga and St. Mary's are at the

top of WCC each with 4-0 records.

Cougars win would put them with

the same. 

Seahawks Already Made A Move

Mike Macdonald  had a press conference 

this morning  about how he though the

Seahawks  played in the final game of

the season.

Later on the Seahawks  fired offensive 

coordinator Ryan Grubb. I  wonder Grubb

goes to Alabama or another college or

moves onto another NFL team.

I am sure Huskies  fans are upset that

Grubb was fired by the Seahawks. The

team has gone through several offensive 

coordinators over the last several years.

Maybe Grubb will stay in Seattle and the

Huskies.  That would be a hard one with

Fisch being head coach. 

Be interesting  to  see  any other assistant 

coaching moves well. The Seahawks do

need to improve  the offensive line.

Go Hawks!

Seahawks Beat Rams In Final Game

The Seahawks have trouble playing

the LA Rams however Sunday in

the final game of tge season they

won in a close game 30-25. It

came down to the last play of the

day where the Rams had a chance

to score a touchdown instead the

ball went incomplete.

The Rams will be in the playoffs

though the two teams tied for

the season with 10-7. The Rams 

won all the tiebreakers. Some years

the Seahawks would have made 

the playoffs. Losses to the Packers

and Vikings hurt the Seahawks

chances to make it.

Unlike the Rams who didn't start

Matthew Stafford while Seahawks

did go with Geno Smith. It was good 

game for Geno throwing four touchdowns and no interceptions.

Zach Charbonnet had a good game

rushing 14 times for 59 yards. Kenny

McIntosh has 7 carries for 49 yards.

In the passing game Geno threw to

the tight ends ten times with Noah

Fant and AJ Barner each with five

and both had a touchdown. DK

Methalf and Jake Bobo each had a

touchdown. Now we see what the

offseason looks.

In college basketball the Washington 

Huskies lost a close game to Illinois

81-77. The Huskies are showing they

could be a team to recond with.

DJ Davis had a great game for the

Huskies scoring 31 points including

hitting seven 3s. In all the Huskies

made 10 of 26 behind the arc while

Illinois made 5 out of 26. 

The Huskies go on the road Thursday

evening against Michigan followed

by Michigan on Sunday. Both will

be tough for the Huskies to win

however we hope for success.

Go Dawgs!

WSU Cougars Beat San Francisco

The Washington State Cougars 

continue to be undefeated in

the West Coast Conference by

going to 3-0.

This was the first real test for

the Cougars.  They beat San

Francisco 91-82. The first half 

was close with Cougars being 

up by one point.

All five starters scored in double

figures for the Cougars. They 

played most of the minutes too.

LeJuan Watts led with 24 points 

along with 12 rebounds.

The difference in the game was

foul shooting where the Cougars

made 34 while Dons had 16. 

The Cougars shot 80 percent

at the line. Both teams were tied

for the lead in the conference.

The Cougars next game will be

Thursday night at home against 

Pacific  followed.by Gonzaga on Saturday. The Zags lead Loyola

Marymount right now and should

win. 

Seahawks At Rams

Sunday will be the Seahawks last

game of the season. As we know

they have trouble playing the Rams.

This game at LA is meaningless

in a way for both teams. It will

be important for those who have

incentives that can be accomplished

for bonuses. Also for those who

want to show for next season as well.

In the weeks ahead we will look at

who had good seasons and expect

to be back as well those who may not.

Enjoy the game whether the Seahawks 

win or lose.  Go Hawks!

Huskies Upset Maryland

Though the Huskies men's basketball

team has had a few lapses on the 

season for the most part they are 

playing well under new head coach

Danny Sprinkle. Not an easy task with 

a new group of playerd either.

The Huskies won 75-69. Both teams

shot the same on the court except they

scored a  few more 3s and they did

better at tge free throw line which is

a good sign too.

The Huskies had a bit of a change 

in the starting rotation. Great Osobar

was the only one with success led in

scoring with 20 and rebounds with 12.

Maryland is known for being a physical

team so Osobar able to get in with

them  is a good sign.

Zoom Diallo freshman standout came

off tge bench for the Huskies to be second in scoring with 18 points. He

continues to be a success story. St

this point they are bringing him off

the bench though he is playing a lot

of minutes.

Grad students DJ Davis was the third

member scoring in double figures as

a trio and he had 17 points. He has 

been inconsistent all season however

I am sure he knows conference play

is real important.

The Huskies had 11 players who 

played however eight will get most

of the minutes. This was important 

win as the Huskies lost  their first

two games to UCLA and USC earlier

in December. The Huskies will play

UCLA again on January 24 and USC

in the next to last in conference play.

Oregon is the only team in Big Ten

to play twice this season while

the rest is just once. Other words 

we won't see Maryland again unless

in Bid Ten tournament or the NCAA

tournament.

The Huskies next game will be Sunday

again at home again this time against

Illinois. They are another tough opponent being 2-1 in conference

and 10-3 overall. They beat Oregon

on Thursday 109-77. The Ducks have had a good season so shows how 

good they are and on the road. Go Dawgs!

Now We Welcome 2025

Now that we start the  New Year

we see what our teams will do.

The  Seattle Kraken are the only

one still playing as far as the 

professional  teams. They have 

been going up and down all season 

long.

The Seahawks  season  just had

there season  end so what moves

will they be making to improve  in

2025.

The Mariners  are the next one to start

and what moves will they make in the

next two months before spring  training. 

The Sounders and Storm though don't 

cover often will get ready for another

season  to and wish them the best.

Last but not least what news will we

hear about the Supersonics and whether

Seattle  has a team in 2026 or 27.

On the college front the Huskies  season 

front just ended for the football team in

awild way. The basketball teams just begin

there conference schedule in the Big Ten.

The baseball teams will begin shortly too.

The football team we will see spring practice

in a few months and who they will continue 

to add from the transfer portal. Though they

did lose a good lot of players some of them

were walkons. At this point they have added

something  like 12 players so we what will

happen over the next months.

The Washington  State  Cougars  on the 

otherhand have mass exit on the football 

team after the head coach, offensive coaches

and both quarterbacks left. It will be interesting 

to see who will be the team season.  Jimmy 

Rogers coming from South Dakota  State 

already has brought along his assistant coaches.

We will update what players come to the Coug

over the months.

The men's basketball  team is doing well starting

out the West Coast Conference with two wins.

We will see next  playing San Francisco Dons

and then real soon Gonzaga. It would be great

to see the Zags, the Cougs and Dawg in NCAA 

Tournament.  

We hope for the best for everyone and a wonderful 

seasons. Right now  the basketball  season  be

enjoyable.  Have a happy New Year.