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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
As the Seattle Marathon approaches, a local runner fights age and ailments to get to his 17th long-distance race.
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The Sounders play brave and bloody
Posted Sat, Oct 31, 10:50 a.m.
Still, the home match with Houston ends up 0-0. The key in the deciding playoff game Nov. 8 will be if Houston gives way to its sneaking fear that Seattle may actually be the better team.
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How Seattle can be part of this year's World Series
Posted Wed, Oct 28, 6 a.m.
Another Fall Classic, another year without the Mariners. The current Mariners, that is. But we can imagine a scenario ...
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Sounders tie Chivas, chancing well but passing poorly
Posted Mon, Sep 21, 8:37 p.m.
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.
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The lore of local politics
Posted Mon, Aug 31, 6 a.m.
The Kennedy funeral and a Seattle Pilots' anniversary stir memories of a crucial saga of red-baiting in Seattle.
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Everett: God's gift to Seattle politics
Posted Wed, Aug 12, 6 a.m.
It's understandable that Joe Mallahan, a son of Everett (the Athens of Puget Sound), will be shy about lording it over his Seattle fellow-candidates. And that Dow Constantine would drip Everett-envy.
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Chelsea, Chicago: Sounders at mid-point
Posted Mon, Jul 27, 5:32 p.m.
The rookie-ness is gone, and they are a remarkably good team. Chicago teaches a few lessons from a veteran team, knowing how to factor in a lenient referee.
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Climbing Rainier: Once is enough
Posted Tue, Jul 21, 6:03 a.m.
The author's toes still ache, 22 years later. And there was that Volkswagen-sized boulder speeding down the slope at 80 miles an hour.
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Sounders win their biggest game to date
Posted Mon, Jun 29, 10:15 a.m.
Lesson to the Colorado Rapids: getting Freddie Ljungberg mad is not a great strategy
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For Mariners, let the dealmaking begin
Posted Tue, Jun 16, 8:20 a.m.
The present team has too many weaknesses in hitting to be more than an also-ran.
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For the Sounders, some of the drought is over
Posted Mon, Jun 15, 10 a.m.
The team, which once looked like a new race car, has gotten itself into a fix. They started to squirm out of it by beating San Jose on some nifty plays from Ljungberg.
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Red card in the sunset
Posted Mon, Jun 1, 9:10 a.m.
The Sounders play a screwball game, earning only a tie against Columbus, coach Schmid's championship team of last year. Once again a cunning team lures the Sounders into a fatal red card.
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Back in stride, Sounders beat San Jose, 2-0
Posted Mon, Apr 27, 6 a.m.
Three keys to watch: two very physical central defenders, a willingness to challenge every header, and the joys of a true goalkeeper
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Posted Mon, Mar 30, 6 a.m.
Salt Lake is a serious contender, and they test the Sounders' ability to take some coldly delivered fouls.
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Posted Wed, Mar 25, 6 a.m.
The team's MLS debut brings the excitement of a major league contender back to a starved city, and the Northwest soccer people are ready to roar.
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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.
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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.
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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
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End of a dead-end Husky season
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Well, there's this. Of 120 NCAA football programs, the Huskies were 117th. And this: there's a new coach.
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Another ineffectual season, underlined by Sunday's loss to Arizona, should have fans thinking of a Mariners-style upper-level housecleaning.
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My training regimen dictates that this week is the most intense before the big race.
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Former Mariners coach and interim manager Jim Riggleman, who took over another last-place team last season as the Washington Nationals' interim skipper, lands a full-time gig.
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The Seahawks didn't exactly take Sunday off, but after a thrashing by Dallas it's getting tougher to imagine another Seattle victory this season.
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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.
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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.
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A remarkable week for both the Huskies and Seahawks gives fans hope of gaining ground in the "game of inches."
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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.
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Posted Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.
Fourteen years ago today, a curse was lifted from mighty Mudville. At least Ken Griffey Jr. is still around to evoke that magic season.
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