Mariners Make A Deal

We have heard for much of the off season 

the Mariners were looking trade for 

infielder Brendon Donovan. Well it

happened on Monday.

The Mariners gave up third baseman 

Ben Williamson to the Tampa Bay

Rays in the three team deal.  So does

that mean Donovan will start at third

or will it mean Colt Emerson. We will

see by the time spring training is over.

We wish the talented defensive third

baseman Williamson will do well in

Tampa. 

The Cardinals end up getting starting 

pitcher and first round pick in 2024

Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder 

Tai Peete. Neither of them would have

cracked the Mariners roster any time 

soon. 

Donovan is a solid hitter and plays 

good defense. He will likely hit

around 15 home runs and bat .275

or higher. He is versatile to play 

second or third. Emerson could 

be at third or shortstop. 

Donovan is a left handed bat

just like Cole Young and Colt

Emerson so it won't be like

the three will platoon but

Donovan could give each a

day off. He might even play

the outfield on occasion. 

JP Crawford is in his final season 

and can be a free agent after this

season. How he does will determine 

whether he returns or not. JP is

31 years old so he could have a few 

good years remaining. We will see.

Go M's.

Mariners and Seahawks 2026

We know the Seahawks are going

to the Super Bowl next Sunday.

The winner likely will be the one

who plays the best defense and

the least turnovers. Also the

special teams will play a big part

too.

The Mariners begin spring training 

four days after the Super Bowl.

Last year the Mariners missed

the World Series by one swing. 

This year we are hoping a special 

year they play and win the World 

Series.

Having two teams make it to

the top of their sport in the

same year is very special.

Go Hawks and Mariners!

Rick Rizz announced that he

will retire after this season as

the play by play man on radio.

Let him go out on a good note.

Eugenio Suarez Signs With Reds

Eugenio Suarez who the Seattle Mariners 

traded for at the trading deadline to

the Seattle Mariners for his second 

duty and help them do to the 7th

game of the SL Championship series

became a free agent.

There was talk whether he would resign

with the Mariners however closer to

spring training which is less than two

weeks he ended up signing a one year

deal with the Cincinnati Reds for one

year for $15 million.

With the Reds he is expected to be

the dh however could play third

base or maybe first base on occasion.

The Reds who the Mariners picked 

them up from the first time he came

to Seattle.

The Mariners for the most part will

have a right handed and left handed

dh.  When they give Cal Raleigh a

day off mostly against a lefty he

will dh. How often not knowing right

now though likely once a week. Later

in the season the Mariners will rest

him occasion and use him as a pinch

hitter. He has shown the last two or

three seasons he is the teams best

pinch.

On Saturday President of Baseball 

Operations Jerry Dipoto at Fan Fest

hinted of sorts that Colt Emerson 

and Ben Williamson could play on

at third base.  He certainly would like 

Colt Emerson to make the team out

of spring training. The Mariners 

could still make a trade right before 

spring training too. Might sign

a free agent infielder at less

cost than Eugenio as well. 

My thought is depending on how

the season goes the Mariners 

could bring Eugenio back in

August and that could depend

on the Reds and Mariners. They

have traded with each a lot of

times.

Whether JP Crawford bounces 

back or not we may see Emerson 

at shortstop as well. Stay tuned.

Go M's. 

Gonzaga Beats St. Mary's

The two best teams collided Saturday 

night in Spokane  with Gonzaga beating

St. Mary's 73-65 in men's basketball.

The game was tight through much

of the game. The Zags pulled away 

halfway in the second half going on

an 8-0 run. 

Graham Ike who had missed several 

games for the Zags scored 30 points.

He was 11 of 20 from the field including

three 3point shots. 

The Zags shot 46.6 from the field while

St. Mary's shot 34 percent. St. Mary's 

made ten more free throws than them.

Zags to keep them in the game.

The Zags are now 10-0 in West Coast Conference play while St. Mary's is

third at 8-2.  Santa Clara is second

at 10-1. There only loss was against 

the Zags.

The Zags play Portland this coming

Wednesday in Portland. Go Zags.

Washington Huskies Win On The Road

The Washington Huskies losing to Illinois 

Thursday were able go in and beat

 Northwestern 76-62 Saturday.

The Huskies defense made the big

difference and the Big Three for

them did the scoring. Hanes Steinbach 

and Zoom Diallo both had 22 points

while Wesley Yates had 21. 

Yates had 15 points in the first

half however he did well on defense 

too. Northwestern got within  nine 

points under seven minutes then

Diallo did his job making some key 

shots. Steinbach made a three pointer

as well. This allow the Huskies keep

control. If the Huskies keep this up

they will be a threat down the stretch.

Steinbach had 14 rebounds as well.

Kepnang had 9 rebounds however 

he had some key block shots too.

The Huskies come home to play

Iowa on Wednesday. Iowa is 5-4 

in conference play.  They haven't 

played well on the road so hopefully 

the Huskies will take care of them.

Go Dawgs!

WSU Cougars Beat Portland In MBB

Washington State Cougars men's team 

starting to get better after a slow start

on the season because of new roster

with the transfer portal.

WSU 104 Portland 74

The Cougars scored over 50 points in 

both halfs. Portland had 31 points 

in the first half and came out with

43 in the second half.

Eemeli Yalaho forward led the Cougars 

with 26 points a career high. He shot

8 of 10 from the field as well as perfect

from the foul line with five.  He had 

nine rebounds as well. The Cougars 

had five players in double figures 

including two off the bench.

The Cougars shot very well especially 

in 3 point shots making 16 of 30.

Keep doing that they will win more 

games.

The Cougars will play the Beavers of

Oregon State Wednesday.  This could 

be a good game.

Isaiah Watts who transfered from

Washington State to  Maryland. 

He is averaging 5.1 points a game.

He is playing 21 minutes a game 

as a starter.

We will look at other former Cougars 

who are still playing college basketball 

games.

Go Cougs!

Mariners Lose Logan Evans For 2026

On Friday the .sriners announced that

pitcher Logan Evans had surgery on his 

right arm and he will miss the whole 

2026 season.

Last year Evans spent most of the year

triple A Tacoma however was called up

when Logan Gilbert went on the injured

list early on in the 2025 season.

Emerson Hancock started last season 

in the rotation with George Kirby on

the injured list. He and Evans were the

6th and 7th starters.  Bryce Miller 

missed some time as well. This year

Evans was expected to be the 6th 

starter as Hancock was moved to the

bullpen. He is expected to be in the

bullpen to start this year.  I would like to see him be the long reliever to start 2026.

With Evans out Hancock could be the

6th starter once again although the

Mariners acquired a couple pitchers

who have some major league experience. 

They will have Casey Lawrence again 

at Tacoma if they need a starter for a

couple turns in the rotation.

We just hope the Mariners rotation 

will stay healthy most of the year. 

The rotation should be where each

starter goes at least six innings each

time out most of the time.  Like to

see Castillo and Kirby especially be

better this year year. Gilbert should

be back where he was and the same 

goes with Bryce Miller. 

The pitchers and catchers report on

February 12 for spring training. There

will be Munoz and Speier pitching 

in the World Baseball Classic as well

as Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and

Josh Naylor so we will be seeing

more of youngsters during spring 

training games.  Go Mariners. 

Cougars Men Win Huskies Don't

The WSU Cougars beat Seattle U 70-58. 

The Cougars best the Redhawks outscoring

by six points in each half. 

The score was Cougars ahead by two points

around eleven minutes remaining of the

game when they took control. The Redhawks 

had a good preseason however the WCC

being a tough conference hasn't been kind

to them. 

The Cougars had three players scoring

in double figures while the Redhawks 

had two.

Rihard Vavers led the Cougars with

24 points being the player of the 

game.  He was hot making 8 of 10

in field goals. 

Cougars next game will be home as

well playing Portland at home. Though

the Cougs got off to a hard start we

hope more success the rest of the way 

The Washington Huskies lost to Illinois 

on the road. Illinois is a pretty good 

time. The Huskies will need to win

most of their games at home while

stealing some on the road which this

one wasn't one of them.

The Illini beat the Huskies  75-66.

The Huskies did better in the second 

half where they were outscored by

only two points.

The Huskies shot 44.8 percent from

the field which was better than the 

Illini. The difference they made more

3 pointers than the Huskies.

Impressive the Huskies shot 100

percent from the foul line. The 

Illini though made five more free

throws.

Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies 

with 15 points and 12 points. He

is the leader on the Huskies for 

both. Wesley Yates back from 

the injury list for two  games 

had 13 points while Zoom Diallo 

had 12.

The Huskies play Northwestern 

on the road on Saturday. They have

a conference record of 2-8 so this

will be a good chance for the Huskies

to win. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies Football Going Forward

The Washington Huskies were looking

to bring in another quarterback even

after Desmond Williams Jr.  decided

to return. They have three quarterbacks 

besides Williams but with no college 

experience so Elijah Brown a transfer

from Stanford is now onboard.  He has

three years of eligibility left so he if

becomes the number two quarterback 

he could be around all three years

though with the portal we never know.

Last season he ended up starting the

last three games for Stanford so that 

is good. 

Williams has two years of eligibility 

left however we know now he could

leave after next season. Though he is 

a talented quarterback his size could

keep him from going to the NFL until

his eligibility is up.  Off course we

don't know how long Coach Jedd 

Fisch will be around either.

Let you know I am working on a

post about the top receivers who 

have played at Washington over

the last several decades. Stay tuned.

The Washington Huskies men's 

basketball team have a lot of talented

players however injuries I am sure 

has cost them a few wins and the talent

in the talent in the Big Ten from

reaching the NCAA tournament. 

I expect at least eight teams will

be in the tourenament. Michigan, 

Michigan State, Nebraska and Illinois

the Huskies next opponent on

Wednesday should be in. 

No matter what watch the Huskies 

play whether win or lose.  Go Dawgs.

played 

Seahawks Going To Superbowl

In two weeks the Seattle Seahawks 

will be going to another Super Bowl.

This was quite an offensive explosion 

by both teams although each had

some great defensive plays as well.

Final Seahawks 31 Rams 27

Sam Darnold may have had his best

game as a quarterback. All the doubts

on whether he could do it or not.

He threw three touchdowns to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo and former Ram

Cooper Kupp out of Yakima Washington. 

Rashid Shaheed  caught a 51 yard catch

to setup a touchdown.

Ken Walker III had the first touchdown 

in the game. He carried the ball 19 

time with Zach Charbonnett out with

injury. He won't be available for the

Super Bowl either. 

Cornerback Woolen that had a key

penalty for taunting. The Rams made

a touchdown against him right after 

that.  Personality I think he should have

been taken out for one play anyway. Still

they are going to the Super Bowl and

that is the main thing. Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Men's Beat Oregon

The Washington Huskies beat the Oregon Ducks ending a three game losing. As

I have said before the Big Ten Conference 

is a tough basketball conference. The 

Huskies lost to Michigan, Michigan State 

and Nebraska who most teams would 

have lost too.

Sunday afternoon win Washington  72

Oregon 57.  The Ducks had lost five games

in a row coming into this game the

Huskies three last opponents. 

The Huskies took 23 more shots than

the Ducks as well as making 12 more.

The Huskies had a good day in shooting 

3s making 10 of 21 besides taking more 

than usual.

The Huskies spread out the scoring with

five players  scoring in double figures

Diallo, Peterson and Jacob Ognacevic 

each had 12 points. Steinbach and 

Kepnang both had ten. These two 

dominated in rebounds with 13 and

14 each.

Things won't get easier as the Huskies 

take on Illinois on the road on Wednesday.

They are ranked #11 in the country. 

WSU Cougars beat Pepperdine Saturday 

95-79 at home.  Simon Hildebrandt led

the Cougars with 19 points. Ace Glass 

had 18 points. In all the Cougars had 

six players in double figures.  The

Cougars won because they ten more

3 pointers. Both teams shot over

50 percent from the field. 

The Cougars next game will be at

home on Wednesday against 

Seattle U. 

Gonzaga beat San Francisco 68-66.

The Dons were down eleven at halftime 

but made the game interesting. The 

Zags again were without leading 

scorer and rebounder Graham Ike 

again.  Jalen Warley led the Zags

with 19 points. Tyon Grant-Foster

and David Fogle each had 15 points

off the bench. 

The Zags don't play again until coming

Saturday at home against St. Mary's.

A tough opponent so hopefully Ike

will return.  Go Zags!

Seahawks at Home Against the Rams

The Seahawks have been playing 

pretty good ball especially against

the 49ers. They beat the Rams

to become the number one seed.

The Seahawks are favored by a

field goal so we should expect 

a close game. This could be better 

than the Super Bowl. 

The Seahawks defense has been 

outstanding so they keep it that

way I see a victory. The key to

is the Seahawks running the ball

primary and not make many 

turnovers. 

The Seahawks lead going into the

fourth quarter will be a good sign.

It would be nice to have at least 

a ten game lead going into the 4th.

Go Hawks!

Gonzaga Wins while Washington Loses

Gonzaga beat Pepperdine for the 51st

time in a row 84-60 at home Wednesday 

night. 

The Zags had five players who scored

in double figures with four coming off

the bench. Again they were without

Graham Ike along Braden Huff who is

out for a while. David Fogle freshman

guard led the Zags with 17 points off

the bench. Ismaila Diagne 7 ft center

in for Graham led with 10 rebounds 

and only two points. 

The Zags shot 47 percent from the

field while Pepperdine shot 34.7

percent. The Zags made 48 points 

inside while Pepperdine only 26.

The Zags will play San Francisco 

Dons on Saturday at home.

The Washington Huskies lost to

Nebraska on the road  76-66. 

The Cornhuskers are undefeated 

on the season so the Huskies 

losing was expected. 

Hannes Steinbach and Zoom Diallo 

we're the two big players once again.

Hannes led with 21 points and 12

rebounds.  Zoom had 18. They were 

the only two in double figures.

Jacob Ognacevic who had been out 

with injury and recently came back

started his first game at power forward.

He had only five points. The Huskies 

play Oregon at home on Sunday at

noon.

The WSU Cougars lost at San Diego 

96- 92. They came back from being

down ten points in the first half.

Ace Glass  led the Cougars with 

29 points and 7 rebunds. ND Okafor 

had 21 points while Rihard Vavers 

had 16 points coming off the bench.

The Cougars will look to win on

Saturday afternoon against Pepperdine 

at home. 

Seattle U won and now has a 14-7

record by beating LMU 69-59 by

getting off to fast start. They have 

a 3-5 record in the West Coast 

Conference and tied with the Cougars.

They take on Pacific on the road 

Saturday. Next Wednesday they 

play at Washington State. 

The Cougars and Huskies Football Transfer Portal

The WSU Cougars had a strong group 

who left when a coaching change 

happen. 

The Cougars were able to bring in 26

transfers while 37 went into the portal.

There are ten who didn't sign anywhere

when the portal closed on January 16.

The Cougars brought back most of 

those who didn't sign anywhere which 

is good. That allows for depth on the

team.  The Cougars had 15 players who followed Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State. 

Unlike past years since the transfer 

portal came alive there isn't another 

one after spring practice so the Cougars 

have what they got.

Quarterback Jaxon Potter who was one

of the first Cougars to port out even 

before Jimmy Rogers left as head coach

is now at Old Dominion. I expect he will

be starter. He was the opening starter 

in 2025.  

The Washington Huskies had 11 transfers in while 21 entered the transfer portal. Only 

Kevin Green Jr. and the Parker twins didn't 

sign anywhere. They were late into the portal.

We will see whether they will return. The

Huskies didn't bring in any quarterback even after the whole issue with Desmond Williams 

Jr.. It will be interesting to see who his

backup will be. We may not know until

after spring ball or during fall camp. 

The Huskies chad five defensive lineman 

who went into the portal including the

Parker twins. The Huskies brought in

three defensive lineman so that is equal

to who transfered out besides the Parkers.

The Huskies had three wide receivers besides

Greene who transfered out. Christian Moss

from Kennesaw State was the only wide

receiver to transfer in. The Huskies lost

Denzel Boston to the NFL draft. The Huskies

will have a competitive group there. 

We will do more of a break down as time goes by. 

Seahawks Will Go to NFC Championship Series

Saturday evening the Seahawks dominated 

the San Francisco 49ers for the second 

time in two weeks winning 41-6.

As the score indicates they dominated the 

game.  It started with Rashid Shaheed 

returning the opening kick off for a touchdown. Not long after that the 

Seahawks caused a fumble to setup 

another touchdown. The Seahawks 

kicked a field to make a field to make it 

17-0 before the 49ers were able to kick

a field goal themselves.

There was not much the 49ers offense 

could do throughout the game. They

tried a few trick plays that for the most 

part weren't successful. The Seahawks 

pretty much went with their running game.

They didn't have to do much passing on

the day. A running game like this one they

aren't going to lose to often that is for sure.

Sam Darnold looked good despite his

injury. Fortunately he didn't have to test

it much. Half way in the 4th quarter 

Drew Locke came in at quarterback.

He didn't have to do much either. 

The Seahawks will play the winner

of Sunday's game next week at home 

between the Rams and the Bears. I

am sure most of the Seahawks will

hope they play the Bears.

In men's college basketball the  UW

Huskies lost to the Michigan State at 

home on Saturday  80-63. They were 

down only by eight points at half time.

Again it is tough to play anyone in the

Big Ten. Zoom Diallo led the Huskies 

with 18 points while Hannes Steinbach 

had 17. The Huskies didn't get much

production from the bench. 

On Friday Desmond Claude said he was

leaving the Washington program at least

for now for personal reasons. Most to 

do with his recent injury. 

Also in town Gonzag beat Seattle  University 

72-50.  Graham Ike sat out the game. Mario

Saint-Supery cane off the bench with 20

points to lead the Zags.  The Zags shot

much better than Seattle U. and dominated 

the rebounding as well. 

The Zags next game will be home

against Pepperdine on Wednesday 

night.  Seattle U. will be home the

same night against LMU.  The Huskies 

play next Wednesday as well against

Nebraska on the road.  

Gonzaga Beats WSU in Pullman

The Gonzaga Bulldogs beat the Washington 

State Cougars in a state rival Thursday night 

86-65. The Zags were without  Braden Huff

who was injured in practice with a knee.

He could miss the rest of the season.

The Zags now are going with three guards

in the starting lineup. Jalen Warley, Braden

Smith and Adam Miller, and all scored 

in double digits. They will need to continue 

as they did in this game to help out

Graham Ike who scored 23 points and 

11 rebounds. 

The Zags shot 50 percent from the field

while the Cougars shot 40.4 percent.

The Zags took more shots than the 

Cougars. It could have looked worse 

however the Cougars made more 3 

pointers. The Zags made 52 points

inside while Cougs made only 14. 

The big difference in the game. 

The Cougars were led by Simon

Hildebrandt off the bench with 

16 points. Ace Glass and Jerone

Morton each had 13 points. ND 

Okafor got in early foul trouble 

playing only 11 minutes and didn't 

score a point. 

Gonzaga will play at Seattle University 

on Saturday. Seattle has struggled in

West Coast Conference however

beat San Diego 75-64.

The Cougs will play San Francisco 

Dons on Sunday. 

Michigan Beats Washington On the Road

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

team were beaten by the Michigan 

Woverines Wednesday night 82-72. 

Michigan is one of the top teams in

college basketball and had their first

loss of the season against Wisconsin 

at home before going to Seattle so we

knew this would be a tough game to 

win. It wasn't just the Woverines it was

the officials making it missing calls

on the floor. 

The Huskies started their same lineup

as they did beating Ohio State however

they did have Desmond Claude and

Yesley Watts back though neither 

had a big effect in scoring. Also forward

Jacob Ognacevic made his first appearance 

of the season after sitting out with injury 

up to this point. He scored 10 points in

16 minutes. We hope to see him make

more of a difference going forward.

Freshman guard JJ Mandaquit led the

Huskies coming off the bench with 

15 points.  Hannes Steinbach though

he got into some foul trouble had 11

points along with 14 rebounds. 

The Huskies shot only 34 percent 

from the field which didn't help.

The Huskies next game will be against

Michigan State at home on Saturday. It 

will be another tough opponent however 

we hope the Huskies can win. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies and WSU Transfer Portal Continues

I wonder why some players stay while

others go..I can understand those who 

are not getting as much playing time

as they like. The NIL and what the teams

can spend on players has to do with it.

Those who have high NIL along with

what they can spend as an athletic 

department has a lot to do with it.

I still don't like colleges going after 

players. If the players seek out colleges 

that is different story. Anything seems

to go without teams being in trouble.

I hope that changes with Desmond 

Williams deal where he is now back at

Washington. Stories are that he is

getting $4 million this coming season 

which is ridiculous. Other college sports

need a hand in it two. 

The Huskies have five defensive lineman 

who entered the transfer portal including 

the Parker twins who came during the

DeBoer era. So far the Huskies have 

three defensive lineman who have trans-ferred in. We see how that goes. They do have incoming freshmen to so we will see.

Through the process into next season 

we will see how each position works

out. Currently four wide receivers have 

transferred out however none has come

in. With Denzel Boston declaring for 

the NFL draft who is the number one 

receiver have to look at that to.  

Go Dawgs!

The Washington State Cougars have 

37 transfers after Coach Jimmy Rogers

bolted to Iowa State.  They have done a 

good job bringing in 21 transfers so

far. Five players have transferred in

from schools that were in the old Pac-12 

as the Cougars become part of the new

Pac-12.

The Cougars have four offensive players 

transfer in including quarterback Caden

Pinnick. The Cougars had three quarter-backs transfer out and starter Zevi Eckhaus has

graduated. Pinnick played at UC Davis and 

last season threw 32 touchdowns and 

10 interceptions. 

Beau Phillips who played at Central Washington is listed as athlete for

the Cougars though for the Wildcats 

he is listed as running back so we 

will see where he plays for the Cougars.

They have three new wide receivers 

and a tight end Jack Peterson from

UCLA. 

Next time let you know about the

defensive players positions.

Go Cougs!

Washington Huskies Men's Beat Ohio State

The Washington Huskies despite injuries 

and Desmond Claude away were able to

beat Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday 81-74.

The Huskies lineup was a bit changed 

Bryson Tucker started after coming off

the bench when he returned from injury.

Quimiri Peterson started as well. The

Huskies went with three players up front

as well as Zoom Diallo and Peterson at

the guards.

The Huskies got off to a slow start however 

the gym was close most of the way. The

Huskies were down by two at halftime 

however controlled the second half. Zooms

made  some key shots in the second half.

He led the Huskies with 22 followed by 

Hannes Steinbach with 21. Steinbach had 

nine rebounds as well. 

All five starters played over 30 minutes.

Only Peterson didn't score in double digits

and he had 8 points.  It was important 

for the Huskies to win this one at home 

as the Big Ten is a tough basketball 

conference. We should expect quite

a few make the NCAA tournament 

and we hope the Huskies to be one

of them. 

Wednesday night the Huskies will 

play against Michigan at home.

Michigan who were undefeated 

lost to Wisconsin at home Saturday 

night  91-88 so the Woverines will

look at beating the Huskies. The

Huskies are one of 13 teams in the

Big Ten with double digits in wins

so won't be easy either at home and

especially on the road. Go Dawgs!

Cougars Men Defeated By St. Mary's

The Cougars continue to struggle 

this year. With a new group of

players it could take some time.

With the transfer portal it is hard

to know how long the players 

will stay.

The Cougars were down by 18

points in the first half however

were able to fight back to make

it a game so that is hope.

Ace Glass led the Cougars with

24 points. ND Okafor has been 

improving over the season and

now is a starter. He had 14 points 

and  seven rebounds. 

The Cougars shot well especially 

in the second half shooting 54.5

percent so made more then St.

Mary's however they made more

3 point shots and free throws to

win.

The Cougars will play Gonzaga

at home this coming Thursday.

It will be important that they don't 

get down like against St.Mary's

if they want to upset the Cougars.

Gonzaga and St.Mary's both are

undefeated with 5-0 in the West

Coast Conference.  Santa Clara

is 4-1 while  Cougars are next 

at 3-2.  Go Cougs. 

Gonzaga Beats Santa Clara Thursday Night

The Zags men's basketball team continues 

to roll as they beat Santa Clara  89-77.

The game was tied at halftime however

the Zags took care of the second half.

The Zags shot over 56 percent in the

field. They actually took less shots

from the field than Santa Clara however 

made six more which was the difference 

in the score. Both made about the same

in 3 point shots. The Zags outscored

Santa Clara 50-34 inside. 

For a team to beat the Zags they must

have a good side game or shoot good

at 3 pointers. So far Michigan is the

team to beat them inside.

Graham Ike dominated scoring 34 points

and 11 rebounds for the Zags.  

The Zags next game will be next Thursday 

at Washington State.   The Cougars take

on St. Mary's Saturday. See how they do. 

Purdue Beats Huskies

For the second time this week the 

Washington Huskies lost on the road. 

It won't be easy in the Big Ten on the

road to win.

Purdue 81c Washington 73

Purdue got off to a good start however

the Huskies came storming back in

the second half.

Hannes Steinbach again led the Huskies 

with 17 points.  He shot 7 of 11 from 

the field. The Boilermakers were able 

to stop him in rebounding where he  had 

only 4.  Franck Kepnang had ten rebounds 

to lead the Huskies.

Purdue shot better from the field though

neither did well on 3 point shots. 

The Huskies next game will be home

Sunday playing Ohio State. It will be

important they win since they take on

Michigan next Wednesday also at

home. That will be a tough one for

sure to win  Go Dawgs.

Mariners Not Far Off From Spring Training

As we know time goes by fast and spring

training begins in five or six weeks.

The Mariners signed Josh Naylor short 

after the world series was over. 

The next guy up was trading catcher 

Harry Ford to the Washington Nationals 

for lefty reliever Jose Ferrer. The Mariners 

made another move to the major league

roster by signing free agent outfielder/

first baseman Rob Refsnider to the roster.

Most of the Mariners move have been 

for signing minor Leaguers who will be 

invited to camp or guys picked up off

waivers. Wednesday the Mariners signed

veteran third baseman to a minor league

contract and invited to spring training.

There is word out the Eugenio Suarez 

might sign a free agent contract with

Diamondbacks. The Mariners lost 

Jorge Palanco to the New York Mets

in December.

This means the Mariners may have 

to go after someone in a trade. There 

have been tumors who that maybe. 

Katel Marte and Brennan Donovan 

have been the two main names.

Knowing Jerry Dipoto will the Mariners 

get someone we would not expect

that would be better than either one

of them or be equal. We might see

soon. 

Cole Young right now be the second

baseman and Ben Williamson at third.

Whoever they pick up play either spot 

or both. Will the Mariners trade any

major leaguers or just prospects.

We do know thesriners need to improve 

at utility player as well. Is Colt Emerson 

start in the majors as well. Stay tuned 

to see. The answers may not be far off.

Go Mariners!

Washington Huskies and WSU Cougars Transfer

The transfer portal for the college football 

ends in ten days on the 16th. The exception 

would be for those players who end up

playing for the national championship.

They have from January 20th to the 24th.

The Washington Huskies have brought 

in three players while losing 12. There

are thoughts the Huskies may have 

ten players come in by the deadline.

We will see. For a team that had a 9-4

record seeing that many transfers does

seem a bit high though most of the

players leaving were in back roles.

The most well name leaving was Adam 

Muhammad though a back up this year

was expected to be the starting running 

back on next year's team or sharing the

role anyway. Why he left we may not 

know however he is going to the California 

Golden Bears. There is a possibility that 

the Golden Bears offered him more NIL

money too. The Huskies will miss him

no matter who becomes the starting back. 

Another leaving was wide receiver Raiden

Vines-Bright. I thought he might go back

to his home state of Florida instead is

going to Arizona State instead. Defensive 

lineman Bryce Butler is going to Texas Tech.

Deven Bryant linebacker is going to USC 

Trojans. That leaves eight more players 

to go elsewhere.

Now word quarterback Desmond Williams 

Jr. has now decided to enter the portal 

after agreeing to coming back. Stay tuned.

The Washington State Cougars had 30

players who went into the transfer portal.

Right now ten have followed Coach Jimmy 

Rogers to Iowa State. Eight on defense 

plus kicker and one offensive lineman.

They have five transfer in so far. Four defensive players and wide receiver 

Tank Hawkins from Florida Gators.

See who elseoved in or the ones

who have moved out.  Go Cougs!

WSU Beat Oregon State While Washington Loses

The Washington Statr Cougars have had 

a rough season so far in men's basketball 

however they were able to rival Oregon State

 Beavers  on Sunday.

Final Cougars 81 Beavers 67

The Cougars started off on a 9-0 start 

the Beavers were a me to go on a run

close it to 14-12  however after that it

was all Cougars. The Cougars led at 14

at half time.  Both schools scored the

same amount of points in the second

half but the Beavers never got closer.

The Cougars shot slightly better on

the field however they made the

same amount of 3s at 9. The difference 

was the Cougars out rebounded the 

Beavers and made more inside shots

to win. 

Freshman Ace Glass led the Cougars 

with 16 points. He shot 7 of 15 from 

the field however only made one of .

seven of 3s. In all four of the five

Cougars scored in double figures.

The  Cougars are now 3-1 in the West

Coast Conference but games won't get 

easier. They take on St. Mary's next 

Saturday who are 4-0 in the conference.

The following Thursday take on Gonzaga 

in Spokane..

The Washington Huskies had to play

Indiana who is a good team. The 

Huskies were able to make it a game 

for a while.  The Hoosiers end up

winning 90-80.

The Hoosiers won because they made

more  3s than the Huskies who didn't 

shoot well..Hannes Steinbach led the

Huskies with 20 points and  10 rebounds.

His father is visiting Hannes from Germany.

He played basketball as well. The Huskies

had five players who scored double figures.

Not much support otherwise.

The Huskies play next at Purdue on

Wednesday. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win Take Number One In NFC

The Seattle Seahawks ended the dominance 

by the San Francisco 49ers by beating 

them 13-3.

It was pretty much the defense doing 

the job though the offense was able

to get it done primarily running the ball.

Kenneth Walker III led with 97  yards 

on 16 carries while Zach Charbonnett

had 17 carries for 74 yards and the 

lone touchdown in the first quarter.

Sam Darnold completed 20 of 26 passes

for 198 yards though no interceptions. 

He had to recover an almost turnover

when he was tripped.  Jaxon Smith-Njigba

made some impressive catches where

he caught six though no touchdowns 

The Seahawks defense were the main 

reason they won. Christian McCaffrey 

had only 23 yards on 8 carries. 

Now the Seahawks wait to see who

they play after having a bye in the

first round. Congratulations Hawks!

Gonzaga Almost Upset Narrow Win By WSU

Seattle Redhawks looked like they 

would upset Gonzaga Friday night 

 however  the Zags did s great job 

to win the game. The Redhawks 

were ahead by 14 before the Zags 

made their move. Both teams 

being rivals I was really hoping for

sn upset. This could be another 

wake up call for the Zags.

The game actually went into 

overtime before the Zags won. 

They outscored Redhawks 15 to 

7. The final 80-72.

Braden Huff and Graham Ike were

the leaders in scoring once again. 

Huff had 28 points while Ike 24. 

Ike also had 10 rebounds as well. 

Ike came off  the bench though 

played many minutes.  Tyon

Grant-Foster came off the bench 

to with 19 points.  They contributed 

the most.

The Cougars won by two points over

LMU. The Cougars are struggling this 

season with a new group of players. 

Playing in a tough conference like the 

West Coast Conference doesn't help.

Final WSU 78 LMU 76

The  Cougars shot 50.9 percent from 

the field however I outscored them 

inside. The Cougars had four players 

scoring in double figures. They were 

led by Rihards Vavers with 17 off the 

bench.Next game will be against Oregon State at home on Sunday afternoon. 

The Zags play  LMU  Sunday.

The Washington Huskies play at Indiana 

Sunday as well.