This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com As blasphemous as this may sound in these formerly NBA parts, I must admit that I’m worried about the Los Angeles Lakers. I know, I know. Beat El-Lay, and all that. But, conceivably the NBA will be back in Seattle, and we all want to be part of a …
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M’s are SkyWalking in Flirtation with Hamilton
This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com David Thompson was 29, had started in the NBA All-Star Game the season before, and should have been at the height of his SkyWalking powers when he took a literal fall from grace in 1984. During a melee with a nightclub employee, he rolled down the stairs at New …
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Less Than Swashbuckling at Wazzu
This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com This is what the end of an affair looks like. Irritation turns to anger, public outbursts and separation. Mike Leach has hit for the emotional cycle as he maintains a tenuous grip on the perpetually beleaguered football program at Washington State University. Leach will not be fired as head …
The Seahawks’ Yutes at Midseason
This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com The Seahawks have, in the eyes of many, navigated half of an expectant season to a glass half empty. They once stood, after all, at a replacement-ref-inflated 4-2. So reaching the NFL's midseason with a 4-4 record means the Seahawks have stumbled of late. Still, the very word that …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 