Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Jake Bobo Sign

Monday the press conference with

the signing of Jaxon Smith-Njigba 

as the highest paid wide receiver 

receiver in the NFL. This last season 

he showed what he had now going

into his fifth year. It helps that he

isn't a selfish player either. The

Seahawks get him the ball when

he is open and the team needs a 

big play. 

We hope the Seahawks running 

game will be good to make him 

even more productive.

The Seahawks just signed receiver 

and special teams player Jake Bobo. 

He was a restricted free agent. He 

signed avtwo year deal with Jacksonville 

for aboutb$5.5 million. The Seahawks felt

he was valuable to retain especially being 

so good on special teams. He can be 

used when the Seahawks go to four 

receiver too. Being in the clubhouse 

I am sure helps too. 

The Seahawks probably won't draft a

a wide receiver this year unless it is

best player available. The Seahawks 

will hope a running back, offensive 

lineman who can play right guard

and an edge rusher will be the three

top choices. Still go with best available.

Go Hawks!

Seattle Mariners Spring Training Wrapped Up

Monday afternoon the Mariners had

their final spring training game. They

lost to the Padres 10-3.

Luis Castillo started and pitched 

well going five innings and throwing 

75 pitches. He only walked one and

struck five. Luis gave up one run and

that happened in the 5th inning. 

The Mariners got a run when Julio 

hit a single scoring Brendan Donovan 

and Cal advanced to third. Too bad

he wasn't able to score in the first.

Randy Arozarena scored the second

run on a homer in the 3rd inning. 

Interesting Mitch Garver who made

the team as the backup catcher end

up playing first base. Who knows we

could see him there too.

Matt Brash pitched an inning. He

gave up a run however there was

an error. He didn't give up a hit

but a walk.  Carlos Vargas  did

fine in an inning. The rest of the

runs by the Padres were late off

of minor leaguers.

On the pregame radio show manager 

Dan Wilson said that Bryce Miller 

will start the season on the injured

list however won't be out long. In 

fact he will throw in a minor league

game in Arizona. Go on a rehab

assignment. It looks like Emerson 

Hancock  will make one start at

least. 

Not sure yet about JP Crawford.

The Mariners faced a lefty Leo 

Rivas was at short while Ryan

Bliss was at second. 

Let you know how the bullpen 

is set by Thursday. Go M's. 

Seahawks Expected Two Big Signings

Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon

Whitherspoon are expected to

sign two the largest contracts 

in NFL history. 

Both players had great seasons

going into the fifth year of their 

rookie contracts. Doesn't hurt

that both were instrumental in

getting the Seahawks to win

the Super Bowl. 

Smith-Njigba was  NFL offensive 

player of the year. He is expected 

to sign a four year deal over $168

million. Whitherspoon is expected 

to be a three year deal around 

$86 million.  Both will be after

their fifth year is concluded. 

A question will the Seahawks sign

another running back or wait and

draft one. Stay tuned. 

Mariners Win Sunday Night

The Mariners beat the Chicago 

White Sox 4-2 Sunday night. 

Nothing official yet however Mitch

Garver hit a home run in his  first

at bat of the night and then drove 

in the second run as well the word

is that he has made the ball club

as the backup catcher. 

No one was really impressive 

as far as hitting the ball among

the candidates. Being familiar 

with the pitching staff likely 

made the difference. You have

go figure that Garver will play

once a week at catcher. If he 

does bring along his offense 

than we could see him behind

the plate twice a week at times.

The Mariners are hoping to get

Cal some relief behind the plate

and things work out will make 

the difference.

The first couple weeks at least

the Mariners will have a couple 

days off so that gives Cal some

rest. 

Bryan Woo started Sunday night

and he went six innings. He gave 

up  three hits including a double 

that  scored a run. He walked zero 

and  struck out four. If he pitches 

this way much of the season he

will win a lot of games.  

Andre Munoz came in the 7th

and gave up no hits or runs.

He did walk a batter and struck

out one too.  Luis Castillo will

start Monday afternoon in the

final spring game. Thursday 

will be the season opener at

home against the Cleveland 

Guardians. 

We will see whether shortstop 

JP Crawford will be on the

opening roster and the same 

goes for starting pitcher Bryce

Miller. If Miller does start the

season he won't have to pitch

for a week from tomorrow.

We will give you the details on

 both and who will take both

players spot if they go on the

injured list.  Go M'S. 

The Washington Huskies Men's Basketball 2025-26

The recent season of the Washington Huskies was a difficult one.  I am sure everyone 

in the program wanted more success than

what happened. 

The Huskies were riddled with injuries 

and they played in the tough Big Ten

Conference.  The conference ended up 

with nine teams going to the NCAA tournament. Michigan who won the

regular season was a number one 

seed in the tournament. Nebraska was

the unsung team in the conference 

now going to the sweet sixteen. They

had never won a game in the tournament 

in the history of their program. 

German born freshman Hannes Steinbach 

led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding.

Without him the Huskies would have had

less wins. The Huskies had conference 

record of 7-13 tied with USC for 12th 

place. The Huskies actually beat USC

twice in the regular season and again 

in the Big Ten Tournament. They lost

to Wisconsin who made the  NCAA tournament however only by three points

in the  Big Ten Tournament. 

When the Big Ten Tournament happened 

the Huskies had only seven healthy  scholarship players.  The Huskies likely 

lose Steinbach to the NBA and Quimari Peterson who is a senior.  Peterson 

started the season coming off the bench 

however with injuries he had to go into 

the starting lineup. Both of these guys

the Huskies will have to look into the

transfer portal to replace.

Zoom Diallo and Wesley Yates are

the two next important players next

to Steinbach. They both will be juniors

next season so they likely take another

step forward.  

My grade for the Huskies would be 

incomplete since injuries were not 

allowed to see how good the team was.

In the months ahead we will hear 

about at least two new new players 

coming in for significant playing 

times and a freshman or two as

well. Go Dawgs!

Cubs Beat the Mariners Saturday Night

The Cubs beat the Mariners 7-1.

George Kirby started and pitched

well. Likely he will pitch game 

two the regular season.

Kirby went five and one-third 

innings give up six hits and one

run in the first inning. Gabe Speier 

came in and struggled giving up

three runs on four hits including

a home run. Eduardo Bazardo 

pitched the seventh inning giving

up one hit and no runs. It was

minor leaguers who went the 

rest of the way.

News came out Saturday that

Colt Emerson is being sent

down  to start the season with

triple A Tacoma. At some 

some point of the season we

will see Emerson in a Mariners 

uniform. 

It will be interesting what other 

moved will be made. Will JP

start the season of go on the 

injury list. The Mariners likely

go with five infielders and

six outfielders/db. Go M's. 

Gonzaga's Season Ends

Texas who upset BYU on Thursday 

has now beaten the Zags 74-68.

The game was close all the way.

Texas now goes to the Sweet Sixteen.

The Zags were hoping to go to

the final four at least however Texas 

been hot recently. Had the Zags had

Braden Huff it might have been 

another story.

Graham Ike a seniored the Zags with

25 points making 10 of 22 from the

field. Texas did a good job on him

where he had only three rebounds.

Jalen Warley was the only other 

one to score in double figures. 

with ten points. 

Braden Huff will be a senior next

season and the main big man. 

The Zags will have to find another

one. They are good with returnees 

at guards however the front court

will need help. 

We will see in the months ahead 

who comes to the Zags. 

Mariners Crush Guardians

Friday night the Mariners best offense 

output of spring training against the

Cleveland Guardians who they open

against next Thursday of the regular 

season  winning 20-8.

The Guardians scored first with two

runs in the first inning. Jose Ramirez 

hit a two run homer off of minor 

league starter Gabe Mosser.  

The Mariners had ten runs scored in

the second inning beginning with

a home run by Cole Young.  Brendan 

Donovan hit a double scoring two 

more runs. Dominic Canzone who 

return from WBC playing for Italy 

hit a grand slam as well in the 

second inning.

At this moment we are not sure 

that JP Crawford will start the

season so the Mariners started 

Cole Young at shortstop and Leo

Rivas at second base. Young

had a great game hitting a double

and a second home run.  Young

and Canzone each had five this.

Young also scored four times.

The likelihood is if JP doesn't 

start the season Rivas would be

at short and Young at second but

the Mariners wanted to see how

Young look at short too.

Victor Robles who had struggled 

at the plate during spring had 

four hits including a home run

and driving in four runs. Julio

had three hits including a home

run.  Every player who started 

had at least one hit in the game.

The Mariners used four relievers 

who likely will be in the bullpen.

With three games left in spring

training they may get one more

appearance.  The last game will

be on Monday against the Padres

in Peoria. The game will start at

12:10 pm then the M's will fly

to Seattle.   

It was announced that  Logan 

Gilbert will start the opener 

on Thursday. The Mariners 

play Saturday night  against

the Chicago Cubs. It is a night

game because it is hot weather 

in the Phoenix Arizona area. 

Not known yet who will start 

the game though likely the

one who will follow Gilbert. 

By the way Gilbert did pitch 

on Friday in another game.

The Mariners didn't want to

see him against the Guardians 

in his final tuneup. Go M's. 

Look At the Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball

This last season for the Cougars wasn't 

a good one on men basketball. They

ended up with placing eighth in the

West Coast Conference with a record

of 7-11 and an overall 12-20 record. 

The worst was they had a 1-11 record 

on the road.

Next season the Cougars will be joined

up in the new Pac-12. Gonzaga should

be favored to win. News  came out that 

the Cougars have one of the worst 

budgets in the conference for men's 

basketball. I expect much of the athletic 

program budgets go to the football 

team. 

The world of NIL and the transfer portal 

it will be interesting to see how the 
Cougars end up doing.  Most of the

teams are coming over from the

Mountain West. Generally they do well

in college basketball so hopefully can

be a competitive conference with the

Cougars included. 

We will see over the months ahead 

who returns to the Cougars and who

makes up their squad. Go Cougs!

Mariners Win Thursday Night

The Seattle Mariners have a week 

until the season begins.  The two

main questions will Bryce Miller 

be in the starting rotation and

JP Crawford start at shortstop.

If not who will be on the roster

to take their spots.

The Mariners beat the A's 6-4.

The Mariners used minor league 

pitchers like using a bullpen 

only.  The A's scored first with

three runs in the third inning then

the Mariners scored all six of

their runs in the seventh inning. 

A's scored their last run in the 8th.

The scoring for the  Mariners  began

with Randy Arozarena hit a single 

to drive in the first run. Ryan Bliss

hit a single to drive in two runs.

 Cal back for his first game after

the WBC hit a double to drive in 

the last three runs. He was at dh 

while Mitch Garver was catching.

Whether he is the backup catcher 

or not to start the season we will

see. Go M's.

In the NCAA tournament Gonzaga 

beat Kennesaw State 73-64. It

wasn't an easy game and the Zags

could have been upset. Kennesaw 

was up by 13 points in the first

half before the Zags went on a 10-0

run.  The Zags were able to get a

ten run lead before the end of the

game. Kennesaw became very

physical. Zags Graham Ike was

charge for a fragrent foul where

Kennesaw made two free throws 

and a field goal to make it real 

interesting. I am not sure how

Graham was charged with a

fragrant foul when a defender 

came over to double team him. 

After the game Zags head coach

Mark Few said it was the defense 

that helped them to win. This was

how it was when they lost Braden 

Huff for the season.  The Zags 

take on Texas who upset BYU

in the game before there's.

It was a similar game as theirs

where Texas built a large lead 

the only difference BYU wasn't 

able to take a lead though it

did become close. This game

will take place on Saturday.

The winner will then go into

the sweet sixteen. Go Zags. 

Emerson Hancock Starts Mariners Beat Brewers

Emerson Hancock went three and two-thirds 

innings. His starts stats don't look great

since he gave up three runs however he

didn't walk anyone and struck out four.

The rest of the pitching came from minor

leaguers. 

Brendan Donovan led off the game 

with a home run. Luke Raley who 

continues hot during the spring

hit a three run homer in the third 

inning. In the 5th Raley hit a double

to drive in another run. Randy Arozarena 

hit a home run scoring him and Raley.

Tyler Black was the Brewers offense

driving a run in the 2nd inning with 

a sacrifice fly and in the 4th  a triple

driving two runs.  

Final Mariners 7 Brewer 3

The Mariners play a night game on

Thursday against the A's. The Mariners 

isn't known yet. 

Julio Rodriguez was in the lineup 

however had no hits.

Go M's 

A lot of Mariners fans are upset that 

 Cal Raleigh didn't start or make an

appearance in the loss to Venezuela 

Tuesday night.  You would have thought 

he at least pinch hit at some point.

 Cal shown he is a clutch pinch hitter 

Will this fuel Cal in the regular season.

Mariners Lose and Win Split Squad Tuesday

The Seattle Mariners lost game one

at home against the Padres 9-6.  

Luke Raley is coming off an injured 

plagued season last year. He was player 

of the game having three hits including 

a home run in the first inning. Raley

and Victor Robles who had an injured

year in 2025 both come back after a

good 2024 season. 

The Mariners could start this out as

a platoon in right field. How it works

out will decide whether it stays that 

way. Robles was the starter in 2024

when he came over from the Nationals

on waivers. Besides being in right

field we can see him in center when 

Julio needs a day off. Raley could

play first base if Naylor needs a day

off though both hit left handed.  All

depending on how Dom Canzone 

does as dh we could see Raley be

there against righties.  We hope 

Raley can be a good pinch hitter

as well. In 2024 Raley had 22 home 

runs so that could be a key too.

Luis Castillo started and went four 

innings giving up five hits and two 

runs. Both runs were solo home runs

by the Padres. The Mariners starters 

often give up home runs. If they can

reduce the amount of homers this 

season that will help.

Casey Leguimina was the first to reliever 

in and went two innings giving up no hits

and no walks. He looks like he could be

the seventh of eighth reliever. Casey could

go two innings if needed. The last two

relievers will likely do that.  The Mariners 

season starts in a week from Thursday

so we will see.  The Mariners only have

six days of games before coming to

Seattle. Friday afternoon they have what

is called the breakout game against 

Milwaukee Brewers. That will be with

the top prospects.  At night they will

play the Cleveland Guardians. 

In the second game the Mariners won

beating the Rockies 10-6.  Cooper 

Criswell made another start as he or

Emerson Hancock could be the 5th

starter if Bryce Miller can't begin the

season.  He went three innings giving

up five hits and two runs. Depending

on the other starters we could see

either Criswell or Emerson go three

innings in starts until Miller gets back

if he starts the season on the injured 

list.

The Mariners had Ryan Bliss lead

off and play left field which we 

haven't seen from him since he

is a middle infielder.  He could be

the utility player if JP starts on

the injured list. Last year Bliss

started the season opener at

second base however was injured 

early on and missed most of the

season. 

Leo Rivas started this game at

shortstop. He walked three 

times and scored twice.  Most

likely Rivas will be on the opening 

roster and may start if JP can't.

The Mariners play the Brewers 

on Wednesday afternoon. Not

sure who will start yet. Go M's.

The World Baseball Classic 

Venezuela is leading 2-0

going into the bottom 7th inning.

The USA has only two hits.

Mariners Eduardo Bazardo 

was the first reliever for

Venezuela coming in the 

5th and got all three hitters

out. USA will have to come

alive if expected to win. 

JP Crawford Still Ailing

JP Crawford it looks like won't start the

season for the Mariners at shortstop. 

He is off to see an expert. He has only 

played a handful of games during

spring training. How long he will be

out and be on the injured list I am sure 

we will know soon.

That means that either Colt Emerson 

or Leo Rivas will start at shortstop. 

If Rivas is the shortstop than it means 

that Ray Bliss will likely be the backup

utility player. The Mariners would want 

Emerson to play everyday in the minors

if he doesn't start for the Mariners.

The likelihood Emerson will be called

up at some point possibly in May 

whether Crawford is ready to go or

not. 

I am sure fans still wondering about

Cole Young being the starting second

baseman. I could see Crawford move

over to second base because of his

shoulder.  If both Emerson and Young 

are doing well I could see Crawford 

being the backup. He is in the last 

year of his contract. This doesn't bid

well for him to get a new contact next

year at least for the Mariners.  Most 

likely he is going have to take a pay 

cut. 

It looks like the Seattle Supersonics 

will be an expansion team in 2028.

The NBA will be taking bids soon

on the ownership. I thought it was

the Kraken for sure however could

be another group. Las Vegas will be

the other team. It will be interesting 

to see how long the team takes to

become good.  Will the general manager 

and coach have some ties to Seattle 

as well. Stay tuned!

Seahawks Free Agency so far 2026

In recent days with free agency beginning 

they have made a few moves so far 

Ken Walker III was not resigned and

went to the Kansas City Chiefs. He said

in press conference he wasn't happy 

about his playing time during the 2025

season. Of course they had Zach Charbonnett as well before he was hurt during the 

playoffs.  The MVP of the Super Bowl 

I can understand his frustration. The

question to is did they use him right as well.

He should have been used in the passing game a bit more too.

The Seahawks signed Green Bay Packers

running back Emmanuel Wilson. He is big so

likely do Zach work until he is ready. George 

Halini may have the job starting. Seahawks 

may draft a running back in the second draft

More Seahawks news later. Go Hawks!

Mariners End Losing Streak and Zags Go To Portland

The Seattle Mariners ended their

losing streak beating the Cincinnati 

season on Sunday 6-3. George 

Kirby said that the Reds were 

aggressive against him. He went 

four and two-thirds innings giving 

up two runs.

Andre Munoz was back from the 

WBC. He pitched the sixth and 

struck out three. Matt Brash pitch 

two-thirds of an inning and struck 

out two.

Randy Arozarena was back too. He 

batted second. No hits but two walks 

and scored a run.  Brendan Donovan 

had a big day going four for and driving 

in three runs. He could be difference 

this coming season for the Mariners.  

The Mariners big inning was the fifth 

where they scored five runs 

The Mariners won't play on Monday 

and Tuesday they will have split 

squad games. With United States 

and Dominican Republic playing 

Sunday night in the semis they

will have someone back on 

Tuesday. 

In the NCAA tournament Gonzaga 

will be the number three seed in 

the West region and play Kennesaw 

State number 14 on Thursday in 

Portland. I am sure the Zags will 

have a big crowd on hand. Go Zags!

Angels Beat Mariners Saturday

Again the Mariners lost 6-2 this time to

the Angels. Logan Gilbert put in his

tine. He went 2 and 2/3 innings. He 

gave up six hits and two runs. I am sure

he was working on some things. The

importance is getting ready for the 

season.

Come Young is looking good including

a couple hits and has done so the last

week or so. Colt Emerson had a

couple hits too.  Leo Rivas started at

third base. Last season he didn't play

third at all. Most likely he will be the

Mariners utility player so getting some

reps at third is a good idea. We still

not sure how JP Crawford is really

doing. Hard to know whether Colt 

Emerson will start the season in

Seattle or not.

During the season we will give you

the stars of the game and how guys 

are doing.  We are hoping to see 

whether Julio Rodriguez gets off

to a good start. With Cal Raleigh 

now being the franchise player 

and the Mariners signing Josh

Naylor to  a free agent contract 

for five we are hoping that Julio

can be himself. Now at 25 years 

old he is starting to see maturity 

and we hope to see his best season 

coming forward. Looking at his

stats they all look good but most

of what he has done has been after

the all-star break at least offensively.

Julio has been steady playing defense

all the way. We are hoping a good 

season beginning the regular season 

that starts in less than two weeks.

Go M's.

Mariners Lose Friday To Dodgers

Kade Anderson got off to a rough

start in his third start of the spring.

He gave up a three run homer to

former Mariner Teoscar Hernandez.

Kade settled down after that going

three innings and not giving up

another run.

The Mariners actually tied the game

in the second inning. The game was

silent until the sixth inning when the

Dodgers scored six runs. It started

with new Dodger Kyle Tucker hit a

solo home run off of reliever Robinson 

Ortiz who ended up giving up four the

runs without recording an out.

The Mariners scored a single run in

the 7th.  The Dodgers scored their

final run in the top of the 9th.

Colt Emerson hit a three run homer 

in the bottom of the 9th to make it

closer than it really was. 

The Mariners will play the Angels 

Saturday afternoon in their park.

Logan Gilbert will start for the 

Mariners.

The United States beat Canada

7-5 in the WBC.  The Canadians 

did have the tying runs on second

and third in the 7th inning however

United States didn't allow another 

run.

The United States will take on

the Dominican Republic on Sunday. 

Go USA. 

Chicago Cubs Beat Mariners Thursday

The Cubs beat the Mariners 7-4 on

Thursday.  Emerson Hancock went

four innings giving up four hits

and two runs He didn't walk a batter

once again however struck out five. 

Pitcher Josh Simpson gave up three

runs in the 7th to make the difference. 

At this point it doesn't look good

for him as the Mariners don't have many openings in the bullpen. 

Minor league player for the Mariners Colin

Davis had the big hit having a three run 

homer in the 8th. 

The Mariners take on the LA Dodgers 

Friday night in Peoria. The starting 

pitchers are not announced yet 

With Mexico out of WBC we should 

be seeing Andre Munoz and Randy 

Arozarena soon. Munoz pitched the

final inning Wednesday. He should be 

in camp soon but his next outing we

will see.  Go Mariners!

Narrow Loss By Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies had to make

another comeback to have a chance 

to beat a very good team in Wisconsin.

The odds 8 against them since they 

had only seven healthy players. The

Badgers beat the Huskies 85-82 after

Washington had to come back from

another double digit deficit.

Freshman Hannes Steinbach led the 

Huskies with 25 points and 16 points.

Most likely the Huskies season has

ended. Steinbach was the Huskies 

best player. He was named third team

in  Big Ten and first team freshmen.

Expect Steinbach not to return since

word is he will likely be a lottery pick

in the NBA. We thank him so much.

One of the best freshmen the Huskies 

have. 

Zoom Diallo had 24 points. Both he 

and Steinbach made ten field goals.

Quimari Peterson had 14 points. A

senior he average nine points. Some 

of the season Peterson did a good 

job coming off the bench then injuries 

happened where he became more 

value. The Huskies will have to see

where they can pick up someone

to take his spot. 

Wesley Yates had only six points 

making one out of  six shots. Had

he made two more shots they may 

have won but I wouldn't li that on

him. Yates and Diallo should be

key players next season going in

as juniors. 

Courtland Muldrew a freshman had 

eight points and playing 31 minutes.

He played limited action being in 18

games.  JJ Mandaquit another freshman 

who missed this game played in 22 games

and average 5.2 a game. He started some

games early on in the season.  Both 

these two could be keys to next year's

team as well if they return.

Having more healthy team next year

will be good. Playing in the Big Ten

isn't easy.  Go Dawgs!

Wednesday Mariners Lose To Colorado

The Seattle Mariners lost to the

Colorado Rockies Wednesday 

11-7. 

Luis Castillo started and three

and a third innings. He gave up 

one run on two hits. Matt Bradysde 

his first appearance of the spring 

giving up run. He should be ready 

when the season begins.

Seven of the runs happened when

the Rockies scored off of Casey

Lawrence who likely played for the

Rainier's in Tacoma. He adds depth

in case the Mariners need a starter

or reliever during the season. 

There are others ahead of him but

he could come up for one appearance 

if necessary.

Cole Young was the Mariners player

of the game having three hits include

a home run and driving in three. He

batted 7th  in the order. JP Crawford 

made his second appearance 

at shortstop in the spring where he had

a couple of hits while batting 6th.

Emerson Hancock will start Thursday 

for the Mariners on Thursday. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Beat USC in Overtime

The Washington Huskies had beaten the

USC Trojans twice before this one in

the Big Ten Tournament.  The Huskies 

are shorthanded having only seven

scholarship player available because 

of injuries. 

The Trojans led most of the first half

and at a time led by 15 points. It look

a bit hopeless though the Huskies 

did well in the second half getting back

to a tie. 

The Trojans did a good job on Hannes Steinbach as he had ten points with 

seven in the first half. He did have eleven 

rebounds so another double. Zoom

Diallo led the Huskies with  22 points.

He shot seven for 20.  Wesley Yates 

and Quimari Peterson each had 15.

Peterson made all his points behind the

3 point line going five for ten.

The Huskies will take on number five

Wisconsin on Thursday again at 11:30

am. Go Dawgs 

Mariners Beat Royals Tuesday Gonzaga Men Win Too

The Seattle Mariners won a close spring

training game in Peoria Tuesday afternoon 

4-3.  The Mariners have another season 

of games with the winner by one run it

is a good idea to start in spring. We do

hope more wins with at least two run

difference with the Mariners winning 

but we can take we can get. 

Cooper Criswell had his second outstanding 

game starting in a row for the Mariners.

Criswell went three and one-third innings

giving up two hits, no runs, no walks and

five hits.  He won't be in the starting rotation 

unless  there are injuries.  He could be a

reliever starting the season. If so he would 

be a long reliever. Emerson Hancock though

right now looks to be the first guy to start 

if the Mariners need a starter.

The  Mariners scored a run in the second 

inning and two more in the fourth.  The

Royals tied the game on a three run

home run in the sixth inning off a Mariners 

minor leaguer. The Mariners scored the

4th run in the bottom of the sixth.

The Mariners bottom of the order did

most of the damage.  The four runs 

didn't include any home runs.

The Mariners play the Colorado Rockies 

Wednesday in Peoria. No scheduled 

starting pitcher as of yet however the

Mariners could start Kade Anderson 

once again. If so we could Ryan Sloan 

pitch as well. Go Mariners!

In college men's basketball Gonzaga beat

Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference 

championship game  79-68. The game 

wasn't as easy as the score shows. 

Santa Clara led by four points at halftime.

The Zags didn't take the lead until

halfway in the second half. 

Mario Saint-Supéry led the Zags with

21 points. What helped the Zags as

he made 6 of 12 shots all 3 point shots.

That doesn't happen often especially 

on the Zags. Tyon Grant-Foster came

off the bench with 20 points. He made 

seven of eleven from the field but only

two out of three from three point line.

Graham Ike the team's leading scorer

on the season had 15 points. Santa 

Clara was able to stop Ike with having

four rebounds but the rest of the

players made up for it.

Winning the West Coast Conference tournament the Zags qualified for the

NCAA tournament. We will find out

on Sunday who will play in the

tournament. 

Washington Huskies play USC Trojans 

in the Big Ten Tournament first round 

Wednesday morning at 11:30 am.

The Huskies beat the Trojans twice 

on the season so see if they can do

it a third time.  Huskies are the 12th

seed while Trojans are 13. Go Dawgs!

Gonzaga In WCC Tournament Championship

Gonzaga men's beat Oregon State 

in the semifinals of the WCC 

Tournament Monday 65-56.

They play Santa Clara who beat

St. Mary's in an upset 76-71.

The Zags led by 14 at halftime.

The closest the Beavers got 

in the second half was ten points.

The Zags shot 48.2 percent from

the field while the Beavers shot 

33.8. Neither team shot well from 

beyond the 3 point line. Most of

the season the Zags were not a 

good 3 point shooting team.

Graham Ike had 24 points for the 

Zags. He made 10 of 17 from the

field. Ike had 11 rebounds as well.

No one else scored in double figures.

The Beavers had two  players  in double

figures scoring.  Together they had 

one more point than the Zags.

Santa Clara shot better than St.Mary's

from the field. The difference was three

point shooting. Only kept St. Mary's 

in the game was foul shooting.

The Zags defense will have to stop

Santa Clara from making 3 point shots.

Go Zags!

Seahawks Free Agency and Mariners Lose Monday

The Seahawks ended up losing Ken

Walker III  as expected and it was 

to the Kansas City Chiefs who signed

him to a three contract. If it wasn't 

for the loss of Zach Charbonnett for 

next season to injury it may not have

been as big of a deal.  We do hope

we see Zach before the end of next 

season.

The Seahawks lost a couple of defensive 

players to including defensive back

Colby Bryant to the Chicago Bears.

He did quite well moving from corner 

to safety as  well as staying healthy.

The beginning of his career he had the

problem being healthy. 

The Seahawks resigned cornerback 

Josh Jobe to a multi year contract 

as they did punt returner/wide receiver 

Rashid Shaheed.  The contract for

Shaheed was $17 million a year. Expect 

the Seahawks use him in multiple ways.

We might see him more out of the 

backfield though his punt returner can

make big difference in field position.

The Seahawks likely lose a few more 

and add as well. They will likely sign 

or trade for a running back. Drafting 

a running back possibly in the second

round is a possibility.

In baseball the Mariners lost Monday 

afternoon in walkoff fashion to the 

Diamondbacks 2-1. Arizona had a 

runner on second with two outs when

pop fly went beyond Colt Emerson 

at short. The game would have ended

in a tie otherwise. 

Bryan Woo started the game for the

Mariners and was happy with his 

outing.  Woo went four innings give

up one run in the 4th inning. Brendan Donovan did well getting two hits 

in the game. He is looking good 

so far. JP Crawford made his first

start at shortstop in the spring. We

hope he will be ready to go when

the season begins. Go M's.

George Kirby Looks Good In Mariners Loss

The Seattle Mariners lost to the 

Milwaukee Brewers Sunday afternoon 

6-3. 

The Mariners scored first on a Leo

Rivas two run homer in the second 

inning. Rivas at this point looks 

like to be their utility player.  He

likely play second and shortstop 

most of the time. Shortstop would

depend on whether Colt Emerson 

is on the opening day roster or not.

Even if Colt starts the season in

the minors he will be on the Mariners 

at some point in the season. 

George Kirby started and pitched three 

plus innings giving up two hits including 

a double in the fourth to the first hitter.

Troy Taylor who is struggling came in 

to replace Kirby. He got an out then 

gave up a single that drove in a runner 

that was recorded as a run to Kirby.

Troy then gave up a three run home run

before being lifted. He was given the

loss in the game. 

Josh Simpson who the Mariners 

acquired from the Miami Marlins

during the off-season gave up two

runs on two hits and two walks. 

 Brennan Davis hit a solo home run

for the Mariners in the sixth inning

to end all the scoring. David is having

a good season. Most likely he will 

start the season in triple A however 

if the Mariners have any injuries in

the outfield we may see him this

season.

The Mariners take on the Arizona 

Diamondbacks Monday afternoon in

Scottsdale with Bryan Woo on the

mound. Go M's 

 

Washington Huskies Lose Final Regular

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

team game Saturday was a bit crazy at 

Oregon and in the end lost 85-79.

The Oregon Ducks got hot right off

the bat making 7 of 7 outside the 

three point line. This allowed them 

to be ahead by 21 points in the middle 

of the first half. They led the Huskies

by 14 at half time. 

The Huskies went on a 29-8 run in

the second half to take a three point

lead with 28 seconds left in the game.

The Ducks won primarily because Huskies head coach Danny Sprinkle went crazy when Hannes Steinbach had to foul after a ball 

was stolen with three seconds left in the

game. Sprinkle thought that Steinbach 

was fouled then was charged with two

technical fouls. The Ducks ended up

making five of six foul shots for the

victory.  It shows how important to

keep your cool.

Steinbach led the Huskies with  26 points

and 13 rebounds. He led the charge when

the Huskies went on their run despite 

having three fouls during most of that 

time.  Steinbach is tied for second in

double doubles in the nation with 20.

A major reason he is likely going to be a

lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

Now both the Huskies and Ducks will

have to see what their pairing will be

in the first round of the Big Ten Tourn-

ament coming up next week. The Huskies 

actually have a better record than the

Ducks so they likely will be set higher. 

Michigan has the regular season title

followed by Michigan State, Nebraska,

Illinois and Wisconsin making the top

five in the conference. Those five

should make the NCAA tournament.

The Huskies real chance is winning 

the Big Ten Tournament. Go Dawgs!

White Sox Beat Mariners Saturday

I have to say if the Mariners going to

lose to the White Sox spring training 

is the best time.

Logan Gilbert pitched well going 

four innings and not giving up a

run and only two hits. Carlos Vargas

went an inning and gave up the 

first run. Jose Ferrer went an inning 

without giving up a run. The rest of

the pitching was minor leaguers.

Though not much scoring going on

Brendan Donovan had a couple hits.

Mitch Garver started at catcher and 

had a hit. Still not sure who will be

the backup catcher. Dan Wilson 

would like to see Cal have more

rest behind the plate this season.

At this point the offense from the

back up catcher does not look 

like a whole lot. 

The Mariners play Milwaukee on the

road Sunday.  The time change means

the game will be at 1 pm on radio only 

George Kirby will start for the Mariners.

In college men's basketball the Washington State Cougars lost Friday night against 

Portland 74-68.  Portland's big win was 

earlier over Gonzaga. It has been not a

good season for the Cougars. It will be

interesting to see what happens over

the off-season with the transfer portal.

The Cougars will be playing in the new

Pac-12. Gonzaga should be the one 

favored next season. Go Cougs!.

The Washington Huskies play final regular 

season against the Oregon Ducks Saturday 

night. Ducks have done well recently so

could be tough game to end the regular 

season. Go Dawgs!

Seattle Mariners Bounce Back Friday

The Seattle Mariners beat the Texas 

Rangers on their spring training field 

5-1. It was way different than Thursday 

game which is overstated.

Cole Young was the player of the

game for the Mariners with two

home runs and three rbis. The 

Mariners want to be sure he hits 

more fast balls. I figured he listened.

Kade Anderson started and went three

innings and gave up one hit and no

walks. Emerson Hancock continues

having a good spring training. He

went three innings giving up three 

hits, one run, no walks and four strike 

outs. The Mariners used Robinson 

Ortiz a lefty they acquired from the

LA Dodgers last November. He could

be the third lefty. Most likely he will

be the eighth reliever if he makes

the opening roster. 

Logan Gilbert starts Saturday against 

the White Sox. With the time change

on Sunday the afternoon games will

begin right after 1 pm.  Go M's. 

Mariners Blown Out Thursday Afternoon

The Seattle Mariners were more than 

blown out though that was a good 

word since the winds were high

on Thursday afternoon. When you see 

the score a good reason for a mercy

rule in even major league baseball.

Final Padres 28 Mariners 6

This was the second most runs ever

in a major league spring training 

game. The Mariners were close too.

Luis Castillo to who started gave up

six runs in the second inning. Minor

leaguer Tyler  Cleveland gave up

five runs. Both got out only one run.

The Mariners gave up one more run

yo finish the inning. The Mariners 

actually got two runs in the bottom 

of the second. The Mariners ended

up using nine pitchers with each 

giving up at least one run.

I thought maybe Raley and Robles

would play however only Raley did

with three at bats but no hits.

About it for that game. We hope for

better conditions and pitching.

Friday the Mariners take on Texas

in the afternoon. Kade Anderson 

will make his second start for

the Mariners. See how far he goes

this time. Go M's.

Huskies Win Big Wednesday Night

Wednesday night was the final home

game of the season. The Washington 

Huskies men's basketball team dominated

the second half scoring 51 points

to the USC Trojans 29 points.

Final Washington 91 USC 72 points

Zoom Diallo led Huskies with 26 points

making 11-19. Freshman Hannes Steinbach 

who likely played his last game at home

scored 22 points and dominated with 24

rebounds.  Steinbach is expected to be a

lottery pick coming up in the next NBA 

draft .

The Huskies shot 48.1 percent from the

field while the Trojans shot 37.5.

The score could have been worse however

the Trojans made ten more than the

Huskies at the foul line.

The Huskies final regular season game

will be Saturday on the road against the 

Oregon Ducks.  Go Dawgs!

Mariners Lose Wednesday Night

Right now we know that spring training games don't have a lot of meaning

except for those are trying to make 

the teams.

San Francisco Giants won 9-4

With several position players along

with relievers Andre Munoz and Gabe

Speier are in the World Baseball Classic.

Action on that has started.

Cooper Criswell who the Mariners 

signed during the off-season started

and had his best outing so far went

three innings giving up two hits and

no runs. He makes the opening roster

he likely will be the seventh of eighth 

reliever to begin with.  He is considered

one guys to start if one of the Mariners

five starters go down with an injury.

Currently Emerson Hancock is considered 

the first pitcher to go into the rotation 

if a starter does go down. His experience 

being in the bullpen in September gives

him an edge starting there when the season 

begins. We have no idea what the Mariners 

are thinking in that regard. Really doesn't 

look like a lot of candidates besides Hancock

and Criswell are being impressive in camp

among relievers. Both making opening

day roster we could see them go at least 

a couple of innings in each outing if necessary. 

The Giants runs were off Carlos Vargas 

and Jose Ferrer for the most part. Both

are expected to be on the opening roster.

Vargas job again will be coming in the

sixth or seventh inning. He had a lot of

appearances last year being in 70 innings.

A lot of that happened because the Mariners 

had trouble with the seventh and eighth

spots in the bullpen. We hope a change 

there this coming season. 

Ferrer who the Mariners acquired when

they traded catcher Harry Ford to the

Washington Nationals. Ferrer is expected

to be the second lefty to Gabe Speier.

Depending when Speier is needed we

could see Ferrer sometimes in the 8th 

inning or possibly close on occasion 

when Munoz isn't available. This I

expect would depend on how many

left handed hitters will be up. Matt

Brash is expected to be the main

reliever in the 8th and occasion in

the 9th. All depends how close the

game is.

As far as position players go Cole

Young started at second base and

led off. I am sure the Mariners wanted

him to get enough at bats. He had a

hit and drove in one of the Mariners.

JP Crawford who has been dealing

with his arm in spring was the dh

having a couple at bats. He didn't 

have a hit although he did drive in

two runs. Leo Rivas who is expected 

to be the utility player started at shortstop.

If JP is able to be started at short when

the season begins we could see Rivas

playing some there early on along with

second base. We hope that JP injury

doesn't continue to bother him early 

on which could see Colt Emerson in

the lineup at short. 

Brendan Donovan is expected to start

at third however if Emerson does start

the season with the Mariners we could 

see him at third as well as shortstop. 

We won't know more for two more weeks 

when we are close to the opener. 

With Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena 

being in the WBC Classic the Mariners

went all with minor leaguers. Dominic Canzone is also playing for team Italy 

in the WBC. Luke Raley and Victor Robles 

who are in camp didn't play against the

Giants. Could see both in Thursday game.

Wednesday night former Mariner Robbie 

Ray started for the Giants. He went two and two-thirds giving up two hits and a run.

He is expected to be in the Giants rotation.

Thursday afternoon Luis Castillo is expected 

to start against the San Diego Padres.

Let you know how it goes. 

Former Washington Husky Dealt To Rams

The Kansas City Chiefs traded cornerback 

Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams.

McDuffie left the Huskies after three

years and was drafted by the Chiefs in

the first round.

McDuffie was a excellent punt returner

for the Huskies as well as cornerback.

He is going into his last season of his

rookie contract and word is the Rams 

will sign him to long term contract too.

The Rams traded their 2026 first round

pick and  three other picks to the Chiefs. 

Missing the playoffs for the first time

in several years the Chiefs look to be

rebuilding in a way. McDuffie was hurt

and missed the end of the season.

The Rams obviously feel he is worth

the risk.

The Rams know that the Seahawks 

are a young team and though the

Super Bowl champion could be the

leader of the  division the next few

years though could lose a few free

agents.  The Seahawks are expected 

to sign wide receiver Jaxon Smith-

Njigba during the off-season to a

long term contract. This is likely 

the reason the Rams picked up

McDuffie.

For the Huskies fans means seeing

McDuffie at least twice a season 

and we hope in the playoffs as well.

The matchup between Jaxon and

Trent could be great.  Go Hawks!

Woo Starts However Mariners Lose

Bryan Woo went two and a third 

innings on Tuesday afternoon for

the Mariners.

First couple innings he did fine.

Had a walk and four strike outs.

A minor leaguer coming in first

to finish the inning hasn't helped.

The Angels won 7-6 however had

three runs in the ninth inning off

of minor league pitching as well.

JP Crawford made his first appearance 

since the beginning of training camp.

JP dh had two at bats including a

walk. Mitch Garver caught as well.

He had one hit. Not sure he will

open the season with the Mariners 

but we could see him at some point.

The Mariners have a night game

on Wednesday at the San Francisco 

Giants. They won't have another 

night game until March 13 against

the LA Dodgers. Go M's 

Seattle Seahawks Going Forward

The Seattle Mariners are not playing 

Monday in spring training as one of

two days off. So here we go on the

Seahawks. 

Winning the Super Bowl a team can't 

go higher though I am sure they will

try to be better so they can repeat as

champions which is never easy.

The Seahawks will likely lose a few

players to free agency and who knows

maybe retirement or releases.

Ken Walker III who was the MVP of 

the Super Bowl could be one of those

guys. All comes down to how much

another team is willing to pay him.

They do have a few on defense as well 

but with the defense they have  they

should find away to still be good. 

They might have to replace but we

will see that over the season.

Zach Charbonnett was hurt in the

first game of the playoffs and might

not play at all next or if he does will

be late in the season. He would have

been the starter otherwise. 

The Seahawks have other running

backs however no one they would 

consider being a starter or would 

have seen more action in the playoffs.

If Walker does go elsewhere the

Seahawks will go out and find someone.

Both Walker and Charbonnett were

second round picks so even bringing

in another running back they may take

another on in the second round of

sooner.

There is talk that the Seahawks may

draft another wide receiver in the

first round to go with Jaxon Smith-

Njigba.  Cooper Kupp is expected 

back and he would be good to work

with that receiver.  A thought is if

he is available that receiver could

be former Washington Husky Denzel 

Boston. 

If Denzel already taken could see

the Seahawks taking another 

offensive lineman to play on the

right side at guard.  The Seahawks 

have four draft picks as of now.

The first, second, and third rounds 

plus the sixth round.  Likely they

will add some more picks. So we 

will see what happens there. 

On the Washington Huskies football

they lost their offensive coordinator.

At this point they are not replacing 

him according to head coach Jedd 

Fisch.  So Fisch will continue play

calling and the position coaches 

will do what they do. I guess we

will see how that works out  Go Dawgs!

Rangers Beat Mariners Sunday

The Mariners scored first with half

the runs on the day on a home run

by second baseman Cole Young.

The Mariners were without the

players who are going to play in

the World Baseball Classic. 

Final was Rangers 9 Mariners 4

Logan Gilbert pitched fine giving

up a solo home run in the second

inning. He went 2 and 2/3  innings. 

A top pitching prospect pitched 

a single inning in the 4th.  Gabe 

Mosser signed a minor league 

contract pitched the fifth giving 

up five runs on seven hits. 

The Mariners won't play Monday 

so next game with be against

the Los Angeles Angels in Peoria. 

The season will start on March 26.

Minor leaguers have reported so

soon we will see players who are in

major league camp be sent own. 

Whoever makes the end of the 

roster we won't know for a bit of

time. Go M's.