Justin Forsett was the star of Saturday’s OT exhibition win over the Bears, running for 136 yards on 15 carries (that’s a 9.1 average). Jordan Kent also looked good, finding seams in zones and making catches. Here’s a nice long highlights package if you want to see it. (Forsett’s 10 yard TD run, where he leaps over a defender and carries two players into the end zone, is at the 3:20 mark.) Charlie Frye, who played the entire game at QB, didn’t make anyone think Seneca Wallace ought to be used as a receiver–Frye threw three interceptions.

Starting RT Sean Locklear sprained his knee in the game. He’ll miss at least the last two exhibition games and possibly more, depending on what the MRI reveals. Ray Willis will start in Locklear’s first place–it’s Willis’ first shot at a starting role, writes Dave Boling.

DE Jason Babin knew he’d need a great preseason to make the Seahawks, so he spent the offseason working out with Patrick Kerney, and working on the nuances of rushing the passer, writes Jose Miguel Romero. Says Sean Locklear, who faces Babin in practice: “He’s different. It’s almost good for us because he’s explosive off the ball and he knows how to use his hands. He’s almost slippery, I guess, at times.”

It looks very likely that J.T. O’Sullivan will start the season as the 49ers starting QB. The Seahawks host the Niners in week 2. If you’re wondering who the hell J.T. O’Sullivan is, here’s the basics–played college ball at D-II UC-Davis, drafted by the Saints in the 6th round of the ‘02 draft, was the winning QB in the World Bowl in ‘04, was the NFL Europe co-offensive player of the year in ‘07, got his first NFL action last year as Jon Kitna’s backup in Detroit, then followed Mike Martz to San Francisco, signing a one-year deal in the off-season. Also, HAS A REALLY FUNNY NAME!

Ryan Feierabend got his first M’s start of the year after dominating in Tacoma and got shelled. His velocity–avg. 86.5 mph on his fastball–isn’t going to cut it, writes Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing. The M’s fell behind 8-0 but got back in the game and had the tying run on base when Ichiro grounded out to end it.

R.A. Dickey tied a major league record with four wild pitches in the fifth inning. Kenji Johjima, who clearly has absolutely no ability to catch the knuckleball, also committed a passed ball in the inning.

It’s official: Shawn Kemp will play in Italy next season.

Jake Locker still isn’t practicing.

Bobby Jones was cut by the Heat, for whom he never played or received a paycheck.

Channing Frye talks about why he’s practicing shooting the three.

Oregon State QB Sean Canfield, who was supposed to compete for the starting job, won’t even be the backup if his shoulder doesn’t heal enough for him to start throwing by the middle of this week, writes Cliff Kirkpatrick.

UW grads Anna Cummins and Mary Whipple won rowing gold as part of the USA women’s eight. Cummins will retire, move to New Jersey, and start a family, writes Steve Kelley. Check out this terrific photo of Cummins and Whipple exulting by the Times’ Rod Mar.

Mar’s story of how he planned his strategy for getting a reaction shot of Michael Phelps is worth a read.

UW grad Aretha Thurmond finished 10th this morning in the Olympic women’s discus.

Wazzu’s Bernard Lagat, a favorite in the 1500 meters, failed to qualify for the final.

Mill Creek LL lost their first LLWS game Saturday, getting dominated by a pitcher from Louisiana who was throwing 79mph–which from the 45 ft. LL mounds is the MLB equivalent of 101mph. Mill Creek plays Hagerstown, MD., at 9am today–they’ll be out of the tourney if they don’t win.

Oregon’s Galen Rupp finished 13th in the 10,000m run–he was the fastest non-African, writes Paul Buker.

Jennifer Whitaker became the first female jockey to win the Longacres Mile, and she did it on a Northwest horse, Wasserman. The win qualifies Wasserman to run in the Breeders’ Cup, but owner/trainer Howard Belvoir doesn’t plan to send him, telling the Times’ John B. Saul that, essentially, he doesn’t think his horse would have a chance to win: “It’d cost you $80,000 to $100,000. He runs better on this track than anywhere, and it’s probably out of my limit. He’d go down there—and this is nothing against him or anybody—but there’s probably going to be some nice horses in there, and he’s going to be a longshot.”