UW Huskies

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

Sounders tie Chivas, chancing well but passing poorly

Posted Mon, Sep 21, 8:37 p.m.

By Peter Miller

A weekend of first-cabin sports in Seattle, with Huskies, Mariners, and Sounders all playing top teams. But still the Sounders can't seem to score at home.

Humor: Let those grudges fly!

Posted Sun, Jun 28, noon

By Steve Clifford

It's National Grudge Week, and naturally Seattle is crowded with fun events.

Bow down to Husky athletes

Posted Tue, Jun 2, 9:36 p.m.

Marvels on the field, they can be even more impressive in classrooms. A teacher tips his hat to the national champion softball team.

A championship season for the Dawgs

Posted Sun, Mar 1, 11:20 a.m.

How rare does that sound? (For basketball, it's only been since 1953.)

Husky basketballers keep on over-achieving

Posted Sun, Feb 22, 12:28 p.m.

They remain atop the PAC-10, thanks in part to a nice boost from WSU.

Huskies put on a great display against Arizona

Posted Sun, Feb 1, 1:36 p.m.

As the men's team secures a place in the NCAA tournament, the women's team is floundering in a netherworld.

A suddenly promising look to Seattle sports

Posted Sun, Jan 4, 1 p.m.

The Husky basketball team beats the Cougars impressively, with many players showing confidence

Six New Year's wishes

Posted Sun, Dec 28, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

New leadership, new hopes. And how about some smart decisions on some key issues?

End of a dead-end Husky season

Posted Sat, Dec 6, 4:34 p.m.

Well, there's this. Of 120 NCAA football programs, the Huskies were 117th. And this: there's a new coach.

Willingham wins another: the blame game

Posted Sun, Nov 23, 10:49 a.m.

A dubious sideline call with a minute to go and the Huskies ahead results in a 16-13 Apple Cup loss to the Cougars

For Husky fans, even booing Rick Neuheisel is no fun

Posted Sun, Nov 16, 4 p.m.

The unloved former coach brings UCLA to town for another drubbing of the Huskies. Bad-boy coaches finish with lucrative settlements. Good-guy coaches finish just plain last.

The Seahawks' eastern standard crime

Posted Sun, Nov 9, 6:21 p.m.

As usual, they can't win while "jet-lagged."

A word of support for Tyrone Willingham

Posted Sat, Nov 1, midnight

By Adam Vogt

He's a decent man who inherited more problems than he could turn around in his brief tenure, argues this UW alum.

It's football blight in Seattle

Posted Sun, Oct 5, 3 p.m.

The uncanny synchronicity of the University of Washington Huskies and the Seahawks.

With Jake Locker injured, 0-12 is a real possibility

Posted Sun, Sep 28, 11 a.m.

The University of Washington football team lost twice Saturday to Stanford.

One man's one-man team

Posted Sun, Aug 31, 11 a.m.

Biding time until coach Tyrone Willingham is gone, cranky University of Washington football fans at least get to watch an NFL quarterback prospect excel. Jake Locker does so in spite of those around him.

Chopp, Chopp! The method in the speaker's maddening ways

Posted Wed, Apr 2, 5 a.m.

By David Brewster

How Frank Chopp rules Olympia, and why he left the Sonic saviors sputtering. He's become a classic political boss, but he also remains true to the values of helping the poor.

Hoop hopes are high for the Huskies, but the Sonics seem like goners

Posted Sun, Jan 20, 1 p.m.

The University of Washington men's team is showing promising signs of turning around the season. The Sonics seem to have promised to perform as poorly as possible to hasten an exit to Oklahoma.

2007 in review: 10 to remember from the wide world of sports

Posted Wed, Dec 26, 1 a.m.

It was come and go time for sports stars, coaches and of course, a whole team.

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Other media

Art Thiel: Without Jake Locker, Huskies are thin as cellophane Turns out Ty Willingham was right. Most of the boys at Montlake are out of their depth against other Pac 10 football teams.

SEATTLEPI.COM

Art Thiel: That Husky-Notre Dame game was as good as it gets The columnist says the epic struggle in South Bend may be the most compelling game he's ever seen.

SEATTLEPI.COM

Irish beat Huskies, 37-30, in overtime thriller Capacity crowd in South Bend sees seven lead changes, goal line stands by both teams, Husky field goal to tie in the last six seconds, and a Notre Dame touchdown in overtime.

SEATTLE TIMES

Art Thiel: Football reality check in Indiana this weekend Huskies will be overmatched by Notre Dame, while nearby the Seahawks continue their descent at Indianapolis.

SEATTLEPI.COM

'Slick Rick' Neuheisel, a headache for UW football, finds a home at UCLA In truth, Tinseltown seems a far better fit for Neuheisel's coaching style and ego than Montlake and the evidence is the Bruins' 3-0 record.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Blog posts

The allure of the deuce

Posted Sun, Nov 8, 11 p.m.

For both the Huskies and the Seahawks, it was a weekend when going for two made all kinds of sense.

Chuck Knox on why the Huskies lost

Posted Sun, Oct 25, 11:06 a.m.

One key statistic, overlooked by many football analysts, explains Oregon's lopsided win over the UW on Saturday.

A 'Looney' weekend of local football

Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

It may not be time to say "th-that's all folks" to the Hawks' and Huskies' seasons, but both should watch out for that cliff ahead.

Putting the feet in football

Posted Tue, Oct 13, 10:02 p.m.

A remarkable week for both the Huskies and Seahawks gives fans hope of gaining ground in the "game of inches."

Indiana football: Who was that 12th player?

Posted Sun, Oct 4, 7 p.m.

The Huskies put on one of the best shows in years against Notre Dame, while the Seahawks get drubbed by Indianapolis and the uncanny Peyton Manning.

Huskies win one for the history books

Posted Sun, Sep 20, 8:10 p.m.

Not so the Seahawks, who are once more plagued with injuries.

Sark's Dawgs have a lot of bite

Posted Sun, Sep 6, 10:52 a.m.