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KeyArena: Could it again be more than the home of Seattle University basketball?

UW defensive statistics may cause future shock, too

Posted Fri, Dec 30, 8:35 a.m.

In losing at the Alamo Bowl, the Huskies' offense showed promise for a bright future. But the defensive failures don't bode well for next year.

Mixed feelings about the new Husky stadium

Posted Tue, Nov 8, 2 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

A longtime fan casts a cold eye on the numbers, the risks, and the shifting rationales for a dramatic remake at the UW.

Bow down to Husky Stadium

Posted Sun, Nov 6, 8:42 a.m.

In the last game in the 91-year-old stadium, about to be dismantled, the Huskies themselves get dismantled by the Ducks.

UW, Seahawks get a little disrespect

Posted Thu, Oct 20, 4 p.m.

The local football teams may be on a bit of a roll. But you couldn't tell it from the betting lines this week.

Sports weekend shows Seattle fans still love their winners

Posted Sun, Oct 16, 10:45 a.m.

By Ryan Burnett/Murrow News Service

Big attendance for both the Sounders FC and University of Washington Huskies games carries a lesson about what can succeed here.

Nature's bridge

Posted Mon, Aug 8, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The death of an eagle says a lot about the misty magic of the 520 bridge, the poor man's waterfront, and about living in Seattle.

Emmert has chance to earn his higher-ed bucks

Posted Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

The former University of Washington president is head of an organization that has to decide the athletic fate of one of the nation's top college-football programs. Ironically, the case involves Ohio State, which was the only public university paying a president more than what Emmert received at the UW.

UW vs. WSU: Something for players to tweet about. Or not

Posted Thu, Mar 10, 12:30 p.m.

What you tweet can be used against you. And it's why some athletic departments have started to monitor what their student-athlete say through social media.

Seattle's sports miseries: City gets what it deserves

Posted Thu, Aug 26, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Lou Piniella and Mike Holmgren could provide leadership, but it's not the city's style to support leaders. And look at the Seahawks and Mariners' front offices, where we have background figures and managers who administer, not lead.

New book kicks fans' college football illusions away

Posted Mon, Aug 23, 2 a.m.

The book by "Seattle Times" writers focuses on the transgressions and excesses in the University of Washington football programs and enablers of all the problems, including the fans.

Nike move on labor issues is relief for UW

Posted Tue, Jul 27, 2 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Nike and a Honduran labor union have reached an historic agreement, taking a great deal of pressure off the University of Washington, President Mark Emmert, and incoming interim President Phyllis Wise.

UW committee advises end to Nike relationship

Posted Fri, Jun 11, 5:14 p.m.

By Pete Jackson

The UW could be just the second in the country to sever ties with Nike over worker rights and transparency issues. That's presuming Mark Emmert approves, at a time when he is about to leave for the NCAA and his university faces big budget issues.

Bigger college football leagues, more games, maybe a playoff

Posted Fri, Jun 11, 2:50 p.m.

Just when Seattle sports fans can hardly take any more Mariners, college football jumps up to provide a distraction.

Huskies win! (Sorta.)

Posted Sat, Jan 2, 12:49 a.m.

By Monte Enbysk

The Ducks botch the Rose Bowl, which given the tense UW-Oregon rivalry is practically a victory for Dawg fans.

A New Year's poem

Posted Fri, Jan 1, midnight

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Not all the past decade was a curse. A look ahead, this one in verse.

Greetings from Pasadena, Husky fans!

Posted Thu, Dec 31, 2 p.m.

By Monte Enbysk

For a transplanted Duck, there's a special joy in this year's Rose Bowl. 'We're here and you're not.'

Humor: UW to eliminate all students on Jan. 1

Posted Sun, Dec 13, noon

By Steve Clifford

Hailing the move, President Emmert says it should vault the university to the very top of all research universities, particularly in such ratings as class size. The football team is also expected to improve.

JFK and Seattle: How the city mourned

Posted Sun, Nov 22, noon

By Feliks Banel

Forty-six years ago today, with the nation's attention on Dallas, the president's assassination hit hard in the Northwest.

Quick: Who's the most accomplished?

Posted Fri, Nov 20, 5 p.m.

Playing the name-a-great athlete game while thinking ahead to an otherwise unpromising Seattle sports weekend.

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Mariner, Husky stars need to play their coaches' way

Posted Sun, Jan 29, 4 p.m.

by Ted Van Dyk

Ichiro Suzuki and Tony Wroten both delight and frustrate Seattle fans, often at the same time.

UW's last-minute show warms up the MLK basketball events

Posted Mon, Jan 16, 2:05 p.m.

For much of the game, the Huskies put on a how-not-to primer for the high schoolers playing in holiday events.

Dawgs get a road win in a league receiving little national recognition

Posted Sat, Jan 7, 3:55 p.m.

In its first year of expansion, the new Pac-12 is struggling along without a team in the Top 25. Even a WSU loss to Colorado may not change that, perhaps raising the embarrassment level for a league that has Gonzaga in its backyard.

QB can be a wandering life: witness Jake Heaps

Posted Tue, Dec 6, 10:15 p.m. 2011

The former Skyline High School star may find that leaving BYU could be just the first of many stops.

Neuheisel always lands on his feet

Posted Tue, Nov 29, 4:30 p.m. 2011

But, just in case the former UW coach is wondering what to do after his dismissal from UCLA, here are a few options offered in the spirit he left behind in Seattle.

Dawgs await bowl, while several Pac-12 coaches wait for exit

Posted Sun, Nov 27, 9:55 a.m. 2011

The upsides look bright at the UW with Kasen Williams and other young players. If Dennis Erickson is let go, won't he still be tanned, rested, and ready for another Pac-12 venue?

Fast and young: UW basketball start could mean good things in March

Posted Tue, Nov 15, 5 p.m. 2011

Tony Wroten is looking as special as expected. But the team as a whole could be shaping up the same way.

Dawgs win, Hawks lose, refs lose too

Posted Sun, Oct 30, 5:38 p.m. 2011

The verdict from Buckley's sports bar: "Michael Hartvigson had the damn ball!"

Pigskin pessimism

Posted Sun, Oct 23, 2:42 p.m. 2011

The Huskies have an offense but not enough defense against Stanford. No offense from the Hawks against Cleveland. But, stay tuned.

An 'almost' for the Seahawks; domination for the Dawgs

Posted Sun, Oct 2, 7:09 p.m. 2011