WSU Lose Gonzaga while Gonzaga Wins

The WSU Cougars Men basketball 

kept it close in the first half being

down by one. In the second half 

St. Mary's were able to take care 

of them winning 83-67.

St.Mary's shot better making 54.8

percent of their field goal attempts 

They made fifty percent of their

three point shots.  The Cougars did

fine though  not up to their opponent.

St. Mary's made seven more shots.

The Cougars had three players in

double figures. ND Okafor and 

Ace Glass both led with 15 points.

The Cougars next game will be

on Wednesday at Loyola of

Maramount.

Gonzaga beat Pacific at home

71-62. The game was tied at halftime 

then the Zags started pulling away 

in the last half of the second period.

Mariners Come Back Late To Win Sunday

The Mariners game against the Cincinnati 

Red showed again on Sunday that the hitters

are ahead of the pitchers. Most games 

right now minor league pitchers are going 

late in games. The game again was affected 

by the wind in this one.

Final Mariners 14 Reds 8

The Mariners got a run in the first 

inning on a hit by Arozarena. 

The Reds score five runs in the 

second inning. Mariners had another 

run in the 4th. Reds scored three more

in the bottom of the 5th. That was it

for them. Mariners had three in the 5th

followed by in the 7th and tied with 

one in the 8th right after a challenge 

with ABS. The Mariners had 6 in the

9th. That inning it was the minor 

leaguers who scored.

The Mariners pitching was mostly 

done by minor leaguers. Casey

Legumina was the only one who

had pitched somewhat significant 

time with the Mariners last season.

He did fine in one inning.

Monday Logan Gilbert will start

for the first time this spring.

Reliever Jose Ferrer acquired 

for Harry Ford is expected to 

pitch too. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Game Two In Spring and So Does Washington Men BB

The Seattle Marinersost to the San Francisco 

Giants 10,-5 in the second game of the

Cactus Spring.

The Mariners actually led 5-0 after the 

first inning primarily by Mikes Mastrobuino 

grandslam home run. Mastrobuino is

trying to make the team though it won't 

be easy. If he can continue to hit in

the spring he could make it.

In this game he actually played in left 

field showing his diversity. Most

likely he will start in Tacoma for depth. 

Miles bats left handed. Cole Young

hits left handed as does Brendan Donovan.

Also Colt Emerson who the Mariners 

hope to make the team. The extra 

infielder needs to bat right handed.

Leo Rivas who started at shortstop 

in this game bats both ways and then 

there is Ryan Bliss. We will see how 

this works over in the spring.

Emerson Hancock started and went

one and two-thirds innings. He looked

good though gave up there runs only

because a fly ball wasn't handled with

the sun. Munoz pitched the third followed 

by Gabe Speier and Eduardo Bazardo.

The rest of the pitchers were minor

leaguers. 

The  Mariners go on the road to play 

the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The

starting pitcher isn't known yet. 

The Washington Huskies lost to

the Maryland Terripins on Saturday 

afternoon 64-60. This was a road 

game the Huskies really need to

have a chance to make the NCAA 

tournament. They have four games

to turn things around before the

Big Ten Tournament begins. To make

NCAA at this point they need to finish

the top five in the tournament.

The Huskies have had a good season 

though the Big Ten is a tough

conference for men's basketball.

The game was pretty tight throughout 

the second half. Maryland's largest

lead was five while the Huskies was 

four.  The game was tied going into

the last minute. Unfortunately Maryland 

scored all four points.

Maryland made five more three points

and they were better inside two. The

Huskies did shoot better from the field

but wasn't good enough.

The Terrapins did a good job on Hannes

Steinbach who had his lowest rebounds 

with three and had 14 points. Zoom Diallo 

led the Huskies with 19. Wesley Yates 

was the only other in double figures with

12. 

The Huskies will play Rutgers on the road 

in New Jersey on Tuesday. We hope for

better results.

This evening Washington State Cougars 

and Gonzaga will ha e games. We will let

you know how they go. 

Mariners Win Opening Game of Spring

The  Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 

Friday afternoon 7-4. 

Michael Arroyo was the hitting hero.

He hit a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

The Mariners first home run of the 

season. In his second at bat he had 

a double.  Colt Emerson at this point

would be the first promising infielder

 to make the team but maybe Arroyo 

too.

Later in the game Leo Rivas hit a

home run too. Most likely won't 

see a lot of home runs out of him

this coming season whether in

Seattle or Tacoma. Both these 

two will see time this year in

Seattle. 

Luke Raley had a couple hits. He

will need to have a good camp

to make the team. It will be either

him or Canzone. The Mariners 

may need to trade him. 

Dane Dunning started however

went into the second inning getting

two outs. He didn't give up a run

however a hit and two walks.

Most of the pitchers Friday won't 

be on the team if any. 

Troy Taylor who last year was injured

when spring training never got it 

going in 2025 pitched an inning 

in this one. He gave up a home run

in the 6th. Importance he is healthy 

and can look something like the

pitcher in 2024. 

Emerson Hancock is scheduled to 

start Saturday against the San

Francisco Giants.

Mitch Garver Back With M'S

I really thought that Garver signed

with the Yankees. I guess not.

He signed a minor league contract 

with the Mariners just a few days ago.

Though he was a disappointment 

in his two years with the Mariners 

as far as hitting goes there is no

pressure on him now. 

To be honest the other candidates 

are not really any different than 

Mitch. The positive is he knows

most of the pitching staff. 

After the Mariners traded Harry

Ford to the Washington Nationals 

and the catchers in camp that

Cal will catch most of the time. 

I do hope that lefty Jose Ferrer

will work out the Mariner hope

for. What we do know the M's 

know how to work with pitching.

The Mariners do need a second

lefty to go with Gabe Speier 

in high leverage cases. We

hope that Speier can stay healthy 

again this season. As we know 

we can't count on a bullpen 

one season to the next. With

depth this really helps.

The Mariners need another high

leverage pitcher to go with Munoz

and Brash so a lefty in this spot 

would be good to whether Speier 

or Ferrer. 

The Mariners have a lot of relievers 

in training camp so if any one new

along with Ferrer be good too. 

I heard that Emerson Hancock 

might go back to be a starter.

I hope he is in the bullpen and

can be used in the rotation if

necessary. I believe the Mariners 

need at least one long reliever 

and he can fit that role. We will

find the answers during spring 

training as we will with the infield.

It will be nice to see Colt Emerson 

in the lineup at third base Friday 

along with Michael Arroyo at 

second.  Not sure that Arroyo 

is ready right now but he is

added depth. 

Enjoy Friday's game as well as the

rest of spring training. 

I do hope the Mariners games will

be found on one of the local stations

as the Kraken are. In fact the Kraken 

signed a new two year contract.

This shows success to me. 

Go M's. 

First Spring Training Game Friday

The Seattle Mariners opening game

is today in Peoria against the Padres.

The Mariners have a mixture of players 

starter. Cal Raleigh will start along with

Julio, Naylor and Arozarena. Julio will 

be at dh. Luke Raley will lead off and

be in center.  Colt Emerson will play 

at third and bat 9th.  Another youngster 

Michael Arroyo will play second and

hit 8th.  Dominic Canzone will be in

right field.

Former Ranger Dane Dunning in camp

on a minor league deal will start for

the Mariners. Expect him to go two 

or three innings. Dunning is one of

the guys to give depth to the starting 

rotation. 

Later we will let you know how it goes.

Go M'S 

What kind of Year will Cal Have

I know a lot of fans and media are

wondering how many home runs

he will have in 2026.

Likely he won't have 60 home runs

like last year. I see he could have 

a better year with a higher batting 

average and less strike outs. 

So many count on home runs 

however there is more to offensive 

baseball. If Cal can drive in almost

as many runs and how about more

walkoff hits. Maybe his on base

percentage increases so he score 

more runs. Right now Julio is

expected to bat behind him. What

if Julio drives in more runs  along

with Josh Naylor. The Mariners 

will have him for a full season we

hope. Maybe Randy Arozarena 

will drive in more too. If Cal can

drive in more runs with the bottom 

of the order getting on or Brenden 

Donovan at lead off. 

The importance is the Mariners 

offense be better on a whole.

A saw an improvement with

the Mariners scoring more times

with the bases loaded or runners

on third last year. What if that

increases more in 2026. 

The Mariners sometimes would 

score in the first couple innings 

than nothing until later in the

game. Be nice to see improvement 

there too. It doesn't have to be

with home runs.  Last September 

the Mariners showed they could

hit more doubles. This would be

be great to do so earlier on

especially at T Mobile park.

The Mariners pitching should be

better to with a healthier starting

rotation. The bullpen improve

with help for Munoz, Brash, Bazardo 

and Speier. 

So I can see Cal having a greater

season offensively with less home 

runs and a more mature Julio. 

Go M's. 

Gonzaga and Washington State Men Both Win

Gonzaga won easily beating San

Fransisco Dons 80-59.

The Zags shot 56.8 from the field.

Over half their points were made 

Inside with 46. On the other hand

the Dons shot 36.7 percent from

the field. 

It will be important that the Zags 

continue hitting well inside. When 

they get to the NCAA tournament 

they will need to shoot better from

the 3 point line especially if they 

make it to the later rounds.

The Zags went most of the way

with their starters with four of

the five scoring in double figures.

Another key to their success.

In fact the four combined for

59 points exactly what the Dons

scored.

The Zags have three games 

remaining on the regular season

They are at home against Pacific 

ln Saturday.  Go Zags!

The Washington State Cougars 

beat Pacific at home  87-70.

Going by their records this

would be an upset but it isn't 

never easy to win on the road.

The first half was where more points

were scored with the Cougars led

51-40. The  Cougars shot 56.7

from the field. The difference though

they made 50 percent from outside

the three point line going 14 of 28.

Pacific made  8 of 21. 

 

Rihards Vavers led the  Cougars with

21 points with four in double figures.

The Cougars will be home Saturday 

taking on St. Mary's which won't be 

an easy task.  Whether the Cougars

win or not they will have to play well.

The Cougars have had a tough season 

so they will need to play well in the

West Coast Conference tournament.

In fact to make the NCAA tournament 

they will need to win that tournament.

Go Cougars!

With the week off the Washington 

Huskies will play Maryland on the 

road. This is a winnable game though 

never easy on the road especially 

in the Big Ten. Every game remaining 

is important to win. Injuries have 

kept the Huskies from having a 

successful season. The could 

make the NCAA tournament however 

it will be a challenge. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies football: all-time Wide Receivers

The Washington Huskies have some

of the best wide receivers over time 

though it helps having some very

good quarterbacks throwing to them

Reggie Williams is listed as the number 

one receiver in yardage. Rome Odunze 

who was the team that made it to

the national championship game 

and now is with the Chicago Bears is 

number two.  

Denzel Boston who declared for the

NFL draft after the 2025 season is 

listed number 16 however if it wasn't 

the fact he missed a few games he 

be higher. If he did come back for

another season and stayed healthy 

he could move up to number four

if he had 1000 yards.

Jermaine Kearse who played with

the Seahawks among other NFL

teams is number three in yardage 

however holds the record in touch-

downs with 29.  It maybe difficult 

however Denzel Boston had 20

 touchdowns and he stayed could 

move up though passing Kearse 

might be difficult.

Dante Pettis is number four in 

yardage however he and Odunze 

are listed third with 24 touchdowns.  

Mario Bailey who was on some 

good Don James teams in the 90s 

is 7th in yardage however number 

two with 26 touchdowns. 

Jayden Mickens is fifth in yardage 

however third with 203 catches but 

had only 12  touchdowns. Among 

the receivers though he ran the ball 

more than any with 32.

Jalen McMillan who was on the team

team with DeBoer when they went to

National Championship game losing 

to Michigan after the 2023 season is 

sixth in yardage. He missed about 

half the games that season. Had he 

played the full season Jalen may have 

been number four behind Kearse. 

Mario Bailey was the Huskies best 

receiver in most categories until 

the 21st century when the guys 

above him came on the scene. He 

played between 1988 and 1991.

Jerome Pathon was next at eight 

and.he was the next best receiver 

to finish the 21st century. He had 

six less catches then Bailey and 

30 yards. The biggest difference 

was Bailey had 26 touchdowns 

while Pathon had 16.

These are the Huskies top right

receivers as far as catches, 

yardage  and touchdowns. Go 

Dawgs!

Mariners: Victor Robles and Ryan Bliss

This spring training these two Mariner 

players are back. They both missed 

most of the 2025.  Robles was back in

September however he didn't see

much playing time so made us realize 

he wasn't totally healthy yet.

Robles will be the everyday right

fielder. He is much like Josh Naylor 

as far as attitude and being great

in the locker room. He does have 

speed. He once was the Mariners 

lead off hitter however it looks like

newcomer Brendan Donovan will

be it this year. So Robles will be in

the second half of the batting order.

Where he will be will depend whether

Cole Young and Colt Emerson are

in the lineup.

Ryan Bliss did miss the season 

after being hurt early on in 2025.

Like Robles he has speed too.

He is in competition with Leo Rivas 

to make  the opening day roster. Being

a right handed hitter he may platoon 

with Cole Young starting against lefties 

it at least tough lefties that is. Rivas

on the other hand is a switch hitter

so he might have an edge.  Both players 

can play some third base as well as 

second along with shortstop. When 

not starting they both can be used

as pinch runners. The Mariners don't 

have many players to pinch run for

however opportunities will arise I

am sure. 

Starting pitcher Bryce Miller says he 

is healthy so if he can get back to

his 2024 level will improve the rotation 

for sure. We can say the same for Logan 

Gilbert and George Kirby. 

Again first game in spring training begins

this Friday against San Diego. Speaking

of the Padres Ty France is now back

with them after signing as a free agent.

Most likely he will be used as a pinch 

hitter most of the time. 

Go Mariners!

Spring Training Full Open

All the players should be in camp

beginning on Monday. The first

preseason game will be on Friday

against the San Diego Padres.

The regular season begins at home

on March 26 against the Cleveland 

Guardians followed by the New York

Yankees. The first road trip will be

at the California Angels followed 

by Texas Rangers beginning on April 

2. 

Those who want to know the World 

Baseball Classic begins on March 5

and ends with the championship on

March 17. The Dominican Republic 

being one of the favorites Julio 

Rodriguez might be the last to return 

to training camp.

The pitchers and catchers started 

last week last year's number one 

pick KadenAnderson is getting great 

reviews. He might not spend much 

time in the minors. Ryan Sloan the 

number two picks in 2025.is having 

a great camp as well. It will be 

interesting to see what the rotation 

will look in 2027.

As far as position players fans will 

want to watch newcomer Brendan 

Donovan along with Colt Emerson 

number one pick in 2023.  Brendan 

Donovan likely will.start at third base 

unless Emerson makes.the club. If 

that happens then we will see

Donovan play some third along with 

second and the two corner outfields. 

Cole Young is expected to start at 

second..All three Donovan, Emerson 

and Young hit left handed. Emerson 

makes the team he likely will backup 

JP Crawford. What we .do know 

Donovan will be in the lineup most 

games. 

We will get up more on the Mariners 

as spring training goes and the season.

Let you know who the best player of 

each game and any other news 

happening. We keep up to date on 

the Seahawks off season.

Seahawks Hire Offensive Coordinator

There was thought that the Seahawks 

would hire within the organization 

for the offensive coordinator with

possible of four offensive coaches 

however it looks like it won't be the 

case.

It looks like division rival San Francisco 

49ers tight end coach Brian Fleury.

He is credited in making George Kittle

the tight end he is.  So the Seahawks 

will look at improving the running 

game. This last season teams like

the Rams used three tight ends at 

times.  We could see the Seahawks 

do more of the same though they

began the season using a fullback.

Rookie Robbie Ouzts was the starter 

however he played in 12 games so

it was used in limits. If he can stay

healthy next season that would help.

Brady Russell was the backup however

he is best on special teams and used

some as the third tight end. 

AJ Barner was the Seahawks primary 

tight end being second in receptions

to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

He had the loan offensive touchdown

in the Superbowl. We see what his 

approvement next season. Could have

some good catches like Kittle. 

At this point don't know the status

of Ken Walker III however the Seahawks

likely try to keep him. If they can't 

sign him to a multi year contract 

they can put the franchise tag on him. 

Zach Charbonnett is expect out 

for some of next season the Seahawks 

could look at drafting a running back

as well. 

News is that quarterback coach

Andrew Janocko is going to the 

Las Vegas as offensive coordinator 

to be with Klint Kubiak. He to

interviewed for the same position 

with the Seahawks. Now we see

who might be the next Seahawks 

qb coach and whether other

offensive coaches stay or not. 

Go Hawks!

Gonzaga Beats Santa Clara On the Road

It isn't ever easy to win on the road

however the Zags were able to though

got off to a slow start. 

The Zags had four players who scored 

in double figures with three having 20 

points or more. Graham Ike led again 

with 21 points and dominated the 

boards with 15.

The Zags shot 56.7 percent from the

floor though not well in 3 point shots

at just over 16 percent. Nice to know 

they realize that. Another area needing

improvement is foul shots where they

made 19 of 29.  Making 66 points  inside

helped them a lot.  This where they need 

to do when they go against good teams.

The Zags are now back at the top of

the West Coast Conference at 13-1.

Santa Clara is 13-2 with both losses

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

Gonzaga's  next game will be at

home on Wednesday against San

Francisco. The Dons are struggling 

this season however doesn't take

them lightly. The regular season 

ends on February where they

face St.Marys so should be another 

great game. After the Dons they play

Pacific and Portland who they have

the only loss. Go Zags. 

Washington Huskies Men's Beat Minnesota

The Washington Huskies went pretty much

with their starters beating Minnesota at

home  69-57.

Forward Hannes Steinbach had another 

big game this time scoring 26 points 

along with 9 rebounds.  He  made  12

of 17 from the field.  Zoom Diallo was 

the only other one to score in double 

figure with 17.  In total the two scored

43 out of the Huskies 69 points.

The Huskies were without Bryson 

Tucker. He has started most of the 

games he has been in. The Huskies 

went with three guards as Quimari 

Peterson started with Diallo and

Wesley Yates. Peterson and Yates 

each had only five points.

Freshman Courtland Muldrew was

the main one off the bench going 21 

minutes.A guard has only played 12 

games. He had 6 points and five 

rebounds.

The Huskies were able to make 

63 percent of their field goals

and the main reason they won 

although they dominated in 

rebounds  with 27 to Minnesota 

18.

The Huskies have a week off

as far as play going  next 

Saturday at Maryland which 

is a winnable game. 

We hope Tucker will be back for

that one. We hope to Wesley 

Yates will be feeling better.

Currently Santa Clara is ahead 

of Gonzaga by five in the second

half. We see how it goes. Go Zags. 

Seahawks News As of Now

Now that we have the parade after

the Seahawks won the Super Bowl 

they have signed 15 future contracts 

and their offensive coordinator Klint 

Kubiak is now the head coach the

Las Vegas Raiders who will be the

Seahawks new OC. This will be a

credical signing for sure. 

Conner Senger pass game specialist

for the Arizona Cardinals is one guy

who the Seahawks looking at. So far 

the only candidate being interviewed 

outside the Seahawks coaching staff.

They are interviewing four coaches 

already in the organization.Since the

Seahawks want to continue in the

running game as part of the offense 

it will be interesting to see how much

Senger is on the running game.

Justin Outten who is a strong candidate 

within was considered to go to the

Raiders was declined to be interviewed 

for a job with them.  He is an assistant 

line coach/running game specialist so

a good thing. We will see if any coach 

on the Seahawks actually go to the Raiders.

The Seahawks hired former Baltimore 

Ravens defensive coach Zachary Orr

to be inside linebacker coach. Orr

actually replaced Mike MacDonald 

as defensive coordinator with the

Ravens. With head coach John Harbaugh

fired after losing in the playoffs.

Harbaugh now is the head coach of

the New York Giants. 

Stay tuned to find out who the next

offensive coordinator will be.

Go Hawks!

.

Seattle Mariners Future Look Like

This coming season the roster looks 

pretty solid though a spot in the bullpen 

could make a difference and so on

the bench.

Next year 2027 could look something 

different. The Mariners starting rotation 

is  set this season unless injuries

happen. Next year the rotation could

change.  Lefty Anderson the Mariners 

number one draft pick how long will

it take him to be in the rotation. He

was the best lefty in college baseball 

last year and he could crack the rotation

Since the Mariners starters are all

righties this year that would be nice.

So does that mean the end of veteran 

Luis Castillo. May come down to his

season this year..

Ryan Sloan right handed pitchers who

was drafted in the second round out

of high school in 2024 could be ready 

or close to it. Whose spot would he take.

George Kirby could be the guy. It depends 

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

top two pitchers in the rotation. 

As far as the infield talk will be about

newcomer Brendan Donovan and number

one prospect Colt Emerson  to see if he

makes the team out of spring training.

Even if he is not should be on the ball 

club at some point.

So this comes to 2027 the Mariners 

msy have several young ball players 

on the ball club.  We first let's see 

how 2026 goes. We are all hoping 

that the Mariners make the World 

Series. The five to six weeks will be

interesting. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Lose Again At Home

The Washington Huskies were upset

st home in a low scoring game to

Penn State 63-60. This means the 

Huskies will need to win almost all

their remaining games to make the

NCAA tournament. This was Penn

State first win on the road in Big Ten 

play.

Freshmen Hannes Steinbach led

the Huskies with 19 points and

14 rebounds. Steinbach likely 

will go to the NBA after one season.

Wesley Yates was the only other

player for the Huskies to score in

double figures with 11 points. They

played mostly with six players.

The Huskies shot only 37.7 percent

and was the main reason they lost.

The Huskies will play Minnesota 

at home on Saturday.   Minnesota 

lost at home on Sunday to Maryland 

however they will be more rested 

than the Huskies. Go Dawgs!

Klint Kubiak Off To Las Vegas

Can't blame someone whose dream

has been to be a head coach in the

NFL.

One day after the Seahawks won

the Super Bowl offensive coordinator 

Klint Kubiak was named head coach 

of thess Vegas Raiders.

I hope the Raiders give him a chance

no matter how they do next season.

Former Seahawks head coach Pete

Carroll only made it one season.

The Raiders I expect need a lot of 

help. It will be interesting what 

coaches may move over from the

Seahawks. The likelihood it will

be a few offensive coaches. 

This means promotions on both

teams. I am sure the Seahawks 

know who the next offensive 

coordinator will be. It will be

in-house as four offensive coaches 

are being interviewed Thursday 

and Friday. We will let you know who

it will be. 

The Seahawks could lose a few offensive 

players to in free agency. I am sure they will

try to keep as many as they can. Ken

Walker III will be one they will try the

best to keep. It may take putting

the franchise tag on him though.

The next few weeks should be interesting.

Go Hawks!

Gonzaga Beat WSU Cougars Tuesday Night

The Cougars didn't have a good 

first half scoring  on 21 points

while Zags had 48. Did much better 

in the second but couldn't overcome.

Final Zags 83 Cougars 53

The Zags always bounce back after 

a loss. They are now ranked 12th

so they at this point they are not

a number one seed for the NCAA 

tournament.

They shot muh better than the

Cougars and making 34 shots 

to the Cougars 18.  Neither shot

well from outside in the 3 point shot.

The Zags had 50 points inside

compared to the Cougars 22. 

The Cougars had 21 turnovers while

Zags had 10. 

Graham Ike led the Zags with 20 points

with three others in double figures.

The Zags will play Santa Clara on

their court Saturday. Both teams 

are 12-2 however Santa  Clara 

plays Seattle U Wednesday night.

They should be favored.. The Zags 

 beat Santa Clara the first time 

early January but it will be important 

to win again. Go Zags!

The Cougars on the other hand 

don't play again until next Wednesday 

at home against Pacific. The Cougars

are 6-8 in West Coast Conference 

while Pacific is 7-6. The Cougars 

have lost three in a row so important 

to get back to winning ways.

Wednesday night the Huskies play 

at home against Penn State. The

Huskies are 4-9 in the Big Ten and

have lost two in a row. Pen State 

is 1-12 so the Huskies can't afford

sn upset. Go Dawgs!

Major League Baseball Has Arrived

Sunday the Seahawks won the Super Bowl 

in fine fashion for the first time in 12 

years.  Now spring training begins this 

week for the Mariners. 

Most of the roster is set for the Mariners.

Injuries could open up a spot for someone.

Those playing in the WBC reported on Monday.  On Thursday the rest of the

pitchers and catchers will report. The

position players will come next Monday. 

I wonder if the Mariners will make

another trade or bring in a free agent.

I don't think Canzone and Raley will be

both on the team. Only if Robles isn't 

healthy.   Will the Mariners make a

trade if Colt Emerson isn't quite ready 

to go. I guess we will see.

While training camp is going on we can

still keep an eye open on the Seahawks.

Who is staying and who is going. We

question when Sam Darnold sign. I

guess he will be back next season. Lol

We get more into Seahawks over the 

next six months on occasion.  Who

won't return as well who stays. The

coaching staff will have moves to.

There is  college basketball as well.

Gonzaga will make the NCAA tournament.

What seatknv will they be. If the WSU

Cougars turn it up maybe then. The

Huskies have a good team but the Big 

Ten is pretty strong. 

Now enjoy basketball and baseball 

coming up. We hope to see the Sonics 

one day again. They were the first

major sports team in town. I would 

love to see them beat OKC. 

Seahawks Super Bowl Champions

The Seattle Seahawks showed Sunday 

afternoon why defense wins championships.

Final Seahawks 29 Patriots 13.

The Patriots defense showed they are

good as well. They may have won against

any other team.  

The Seahawks scored four field goals

before getting a touchdown after a

turnover.  The Patriots finally had a touchdown in the 4th quarter. The Seahawks had another field goal. The Seahawks defense stole a ball that went for a 

touchdown. The Patriots scored again but

too late. 

Ken Walker III was named MVP of the

Super Bowl. He rushed for 135 yards.

The Patriots covered the receivers 

for much of the game so Walker did

the job help out.

Hard to grade any part of the team

a grade lower than A.  See what

happens heading into next season.

Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Lost At UCLA

The game was close most of the way

though near the end the Huskies had

to foul the Bruins a lot to have a chance

to win.

The Huskies got off to a hot start

however it didn't last though. The

Bruins ended up playing some good

defense and the Huskies went over

four minutes without making a field

goal  in the second half.

The Bruins had an eight point lead

however scraping and fouling at

the end gave them a chance though 

they lost in the end

Final Bruins 77 Huskies 73

Wesley Yates lead the Huskies with 21

points. Hannes Steinbach had 13

points but didn't look like he was part

of the offense like most of the year.

Also the Bruins didn't allow him have

double digits in rebounds either which

he has done much of the season.

Zoom Diallo didn't have a big night

either with seven points only. 

Quimari Peterson had a key three

point shot made at 1: 19  putting

Huskies within six points. Without

that the Huskies wouldn't have 

any chance to win  it would have 

been nice if the Huskies could have

stolen a game on the road but it

wasn't meant to me. A young team

we hope the Huskies learned 

something.

The Huskies play Penn State at home

on Wednesday night.  Penn State 

is at the bottom of the Big Ten with

a 1-11 record. This is a must win for

the Huskies.  The Huskies have

seven games left on the season.

They are all winnable and they 

are 12-12 on the season overall.

Making the NCAA tournament 

this should give them an opportunity.

They don't have a shot to be in

the top six of the conference even

if they won all seven but they could

go into the three or four  next teams.

Go Dawgs.

Gonzaga Wins At Oregon State

The game was different on Saturday 

afternoon for the Zags at Oregon State.

The Zags led by only four points at half 

time however dominated the second 

half winning 81-61.

Graham Ike back for his third game

since being injured for a few. He

dominated once again this time

scoring 35 points. He made 13 of

18 from the field and 8 of 9 from

the foul line. At this point he could 

be a good player in the NBA.

The Zags shot  57.1 percent and

made 50 points inside while the

Beavers had 10.

Gonzaga will play WSU Cougars on

Tuesday night at home. The second

game this year between both teams.

The Zags won at the Cougars  86-65

in their first match up on January 15.

After losing recently the Zags know they

have to do better.

The Cougars lost to Santa Clara in a

tough game in Pullman 96-92. Santa

Clara is a right ahead of the Zags so

maybe the Cougs will knock of the

Zags this time of the can play the

same way.  

Eemeli Yalaho who has been a bit 

inconsistent led the Cougars led

them with 21 points while  Ace Glass

had 20 points.  They had four of

five starters score in double figures

unlike against Oregon State on

Wednesday. Both teams shot well 

from the field though lost despite 

shooting better from outside the

three point line.  Go Cougs. 

The Washington Huskies play UCLA 

on the road. The Bruins have done well 

over the Huskies at home over the

years. The Huskies need this one 

if they want to make it into the

NCAA tournament this March.

Go Huskies.

Gonzaga Loses to Portland On the Road

Wednesday night wasn't good for the

big three in Washington men's basketball 

teams with all of them.

Gonzaga who had won at Portland 

over the Pilots lost them for the first

time since 2014. This was the Zags 

first loss in the West Coast Conference 

this season and the first one since

losing to highly rank Michigan in

December. 

The Pilots beat the Zags 87-80.  Graham 

Ike the team's leader scorer back after

missing several games with injury was

his second game returned led the Zags 

with 24 points and 10 rebounds. 

Unfortunately  he didn't get a lot of help 

Wefrom other four starters in scoring.

They did have help from the bench where

Mario Saint-Supery had 12 points and

Dave Fogle had 10 ss the only ones in

double figures. Though they don't start

they do play valuable minutes..

One major reason the Pilots won they 

shot 59.3 percent from the field making

more on less shots. They made 14 more

points than the Zags inside. 

This loss may make it hard for the Zags

to be a number one seed in March 

Madness we will see. 

The Zags play at Oregon State on

Saturday and they will have get back

on winning ways. The Beavers beat

the Cougars on Wednesday at home

so they may be high sky to go

against the Zags. 

Two Days Until Super Bowl

I wonder how many people put down

money that the Seattle Seahawks or

the New England Patriots would be

in the Super Bowl plus winning it.

Going into it probably not many 

however those who did made good

return. Those who put down the two

teams to face each other. 

I am sure many Seahawks fans who 

remember the Super Bowl against 

Denver are hoping for the same repeat 

performance. The team who plays the

best defense usually wins. The reason 

the odds are on the Seahawks. 

The defensive backs might not be as 

good as the legion of boom however

the defensive line is likely better though

that would be close. 

The offense will need the running game

go well to setup the passing game. The

country will see how good Jaxon Smith-Njigba is and he was named the best

offensive player in the NFL.

Let's make this a great Super Bowl

that the 12 will never forget. Go Hawks.

Washington and Washington State Both Lose

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

team lost Wednesday night at home. That

doesn't happen often unless they play

a ranking team. 

Final Iowa 84 Washington 74

The.game was close in the first half.

Iowa made a run in the middle of

the second half to win. The difference 

in the game was Iowa's defense.

Wesley Yates had to miss some of

the game as he is still recovering 

from his injury.  This when Iowa

was able take over the game.

Hans Steinbach and Zoom Diallo 

had good games primarily in the

the first half however Iowa was 

able stop them in the second half.

Both teams actually shot well 

but the Huskies mostly in the 

first half.

The Huskies play at UCLA on 

Saturday. See how they do in

that one. Go Dawgs.

The Oregon State Beavers beat 

the Cougars on their court 

Wednesday night 74-64.

It was a turnaround as the 

Cougars led by ten at half time.

It shows the team has to play 

the full game to win.

Neither shot well however the

Beavers won in the inside game.

Ace Glass led the Cougars with 

17 points however made 5-16

from the field. 

The Cougars next game will be

Saturday at home against Santa

Clara so won't be an easy game.

Go Cougs!

More Look At Mariners Positions

Now that the Mariners have gotten 

their guy  Brendan Donovan from

the St.Louis Cardinals the bench 

might look different. 

The Mariners didn't sign free agent 

Eugenio Suarez and Ben Williamson 

went to Tampa Bay. This likely means

that Cole Young and Colt Emerson 

both be on the team. Donovan might

be the super utility player. He hits 

left handed just like Young and 

Emerson. So the Mariners may use

him at 2nd or 3rd depending on

the pitcher and how both are hitting.

Besides the backup catcher and

Donovan the Mariners will have

three bench players.  Rob Resynder 

a right handed bat can play outfield 

and play first base if they want to

give Josh Naylor a game off.

This leaves two more bench spots. 

The thought is Dominic Canzone 

would be the dh against righties. 

Resynder will be against lefties

unless Cal Raleigh is at dh. The

Mariners will need a right handed

bat infielder so that would be Leo

Rivas or Ryan Bliss. They could both

play third , second and shortstop.

Rivas is actually a switchhitter. 

That means no room for Luke Raley.

This would mean the Mariners 

would trade him or possibly Canzone 

or that Canzone start the season at

Tacoma.  

Donovan is expected to be the leadoff

hitter so Cal bat second followed by 

Julio at third. Josh Naylor would bat

at cleanup. Randy Arozarena bat 5th.

Victor Robles bat 6th.  Canzone if on 

the team or Raley bat 7th or Resynder. 

JP Crawford at 8th with Young or 

Emerson at 9th.  Go Mariners 

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!