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Northwest Sports: Over the Weekend
If you missed the US win in the 4x100 freestyle relay last night, you missed about the most exciting swim race you'll ever see. US anchor leg Jason Lesak overcame a seemingly insurmountable French lead by drafting the lead swimmer, swimming the fastest 100m in history, and winning by .07 seconds. The ... »
Rise Early (Or Stay Up Late) For Northwest Fencers
Last Olympics, Beaverton's Mariel Zagunis became the first American to win an gold in fencing in 100 years. Four years later, she'll try to defend her title, and her main competition is a Beavertonian (?) as well--Rebecca Ward, the world's #2-ranked sabre fencer.
They missed this morning's opening ceremonies because their qualifying rounds ... »
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
The Hawks play their first exhibition tonight (5pm @ Vikings, TV: KONG), and TNT's Eric D. Williams breaks down the key position battles to watch.
Justin Forsett has looked good so far in training camp, writes Danny O'Neil--running hard and blocking hard. "He's a little ball of dynamite," Holmgren says. A ... »
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
The Timbers and Sounders play tonight for maybe the last time (at least in league play), at PGE Park. The Timbers' Scot Thompson tells Boaz Herzog: "I don't like to have all this balled-up aggression and fierceness inside of me, and it always seems to come out when we play Seattle. ... »
Shape of My Blog
Anti-gay bigot and former Sonics owner Aubrey McClendon is now buying reporters! [SupersonicSoul]...
Brandon Morrow, starter, will not be the same as Brandon Morrow, reliever. [USS Mariner]...
Speaking of Morrow, he pitched today in Tacoma. Here's Jim Moore's on-the-scene report. [Seattle P-I Mariners blog]...
Would you let Paul Allen give your daughter ... »
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Bad start for the U.S. (and for UW grad Hope Solo) in the Olympics--in the first competition of the games, the U.S. women's soccer team lost 2-0 to Norway, with both goals coming in the first four minutes. It's just the second-ever Olympic loss for the squad.
Ben Obomanu was the ... »
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Greg Oden had his first full contact workout yesterday.
Raul Ibanez had six RBI in a ten-run seventh as the M's stormed back from a 6-0 deficit to knock Minnesota back into a first-place tie with the Griffey Sox. Down in Tacoma, Matt Tuiasosopo hit a grand slam too.
Hawks backup OL ... »
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Seahawks WR hopeful Courtney Taylor can practice again after being sidelined with a hamstring injury, writes Jose Miguel Romero. Says Taylor: "I have to be healthy to be able to compete, and that was my main concern." He's competing with Ben Obomanu, Logan Payne, Jordan Kent and Michael Bumpus for the ... »
This Little Blog of Mine
Sherman Alexie says hello to Blazers fans. [Blazers Edge]
Ms. Gaddy, please hold for the CEO of your 190,000-person company, who just may want to talk about your D1-recruit son. [Deadspin]
Can't improve on this headline from Seattlest: Ken Lucas Still Getting Beaten by Quicker Receivers. [Seattlest]
Why the M's window to ... »