WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There are a lot of families that water ski and travel, where the kids ski and the parents don’t. These kids may be superstars who medal in a national water ski competition.
Ian Dunn
Sports Editor
One of the biggest reasons for optimism for the Seahawks in 2019 was a veteran offensive line that had improved markedly in 2018 thanks to key personnel additions and a change in coaches from Tom Cable to Mike Solari.
Assuming you’ve recovered from the comeback that never was last Sunday, you’re already counting down to the Seahawks’ 2020 season opener. And if you’re an average 12, you’re also fretting about every scenario that could possibly unfold.
The question many Seahawks fans asked themselves throughout the 2019 season — and never more so than during Sunday’s 28-23 loss at Green Bay in the divisional round — is one the Seahawks say they will spend the offseason asking themselves, as well.
The WNBA and its players union reached a tentative labor agreement on Tuesday that Storm star Sue Bird called “historic” due to its potential to change the financial landscape of women’s professional sports.
The Boston Red Sox said on Tuesday they were parting ways with manager Alex Cora in the wake of a sign-stealing scandal involving the Houston Astros, where Cora had been the bench coach, during their World Series-winning 2017 season.
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow on Monday after both received one-year suspensions from Major League Baseball in the sign-stealing scandal.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Coaching football generally requires a comprehension of complexities that exceed those of other sports. The schemes, the formations, the details, the adjustments — they’re pretty much unrivaled when you compare them to other games.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A blowout would have been much more merciful. A butt-kicking would have spared a whole lot of suffering.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- For so many reasons, Shaquem Griffin will never forget his first NFL sack.
RENTON — Russell Wilson probably wouldn’t spend much time walking down memory lane this week anyway, with Seattle’s first divisional playoff game in three years on tap Sunday at Green Bay.
RENTON — Tre Flowers killed two birds with one tweet.
WENATCHEE — The Seattle Mariners caravan came through Wenatchee on Tuesday. The caravan included longtime Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs, pitcher Matt Festa and infielder Austin Nola.
Ian Dunn
Sports Editor
RENTON — The Road Warriors are heading into their biggest pothole.
For many Seahawks, a visit to Green Bay’s iconic Lambeau Field for Sunday’s divisional-round playoff game will be a foreign feeling.
PHILADELPHIA – Maybe the Seahawks can really pull this off.
PHILADELPHIA -- DK Metcalf put forth what can only be called a goofily eclectic fashion statement Sunday as he held court in the interview room.
It is likely that three road wins stand between the Seahawks and a return trip to the Super Bowl. It is likely that Seattle, in addition to beating Philadelphia on Sunday, will have to take down two 13-win teams to reach that goal as well.
Taiwan Jones had a fifth gear that left Big Sky Conference defenders in the dust.
RENTON — The Seahawks had hoped that starting left tackle Duane Brown could maybe make what coach Pete Carroll said would be “a miraculous” recovery from minor knee surgery last week and play Sunday against the Eagles in Philadelphia in a wild card playoff game.
HOUSTON — The return of Houston defensive end J.J. Watt from the injured reserve list serves as the most noteworthy subplot in the Texans’ AFC wild-card game against the visiting Buffalo Bills, a fitting development considering the role both defenses will play on Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans cornerback Justin Hardee has a message for those who might think the Saints are doomed after failing to win a first round bye in the NFL playoffs. “We just gonna get it the harder way,” Hardee wrote on Twitter. “Our story gone be that much better.”
FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots are wobbling into the postseason as opposed to arriving in their typical stellar form.
RENTON — With the Seahawks reduced to one healthy running back against the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago, Pete Carroll was alarmed to see Travis Homer smash viciously into a defender on his very first carry.
RENTON — The Seahawks may be in full “move-on” mode with a playoff game now less than three days away.
The death of David Stern on Wednesday elicited the expected tributes to his far-reaching legacy as the 30-year commissioner of the NBA. No less an eminence than Michael Jordan extolled Stern for growing the league into an “international phenomenon.”
The last time the Eagles hosted Seattle, Russell Wilson suffered an interception and a fumble, and he overthrew a receiver on what should have been an easy lob for a touchdown.
With Marshawn Lynch re-signing with the Seahawks, these past nine days have been among the wilder ones in franchise history. But they also confirmed something — that nobody intrigues Seattle sports fans quite like Beast Mode.
Roman Torres, whose shootout penalty kick in the 2016 MLS Cup netted the Seattle Sounders their first MSL title, has signed with Inter Miami CF, an expansion team.
Lavon Coleman has never lost his confidence that he can play in the NFL – not after he wasn’t drafted out of the University Washington and not after being cut several times.
The stage was set for what Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said "was going to be a magical finish."
Seahawks strongside linebacker Mychal Kendricks is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s game against the 49ers, which would obviously sideline him for the rest of the season, according to a report Monday morning from Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
On a night when their flaws were exposed in the first half and their will was highlighted in the second, the Seahawks stared redemption in the face.
No. Not again. No. Freakin'. Way.
RENTON — In an alternate universe, 49ers tight end George Kittle would be preparing to play for the Seahawks in the de facto NFC West championship game Sunday.
If B.J. Daniels were not a quarterback, he would make a good life coach.
RENTON — The high point of Jadeveon Clowney’s four months with the Seahawks occurred the last time Seattle played the 49ers, a spectacular performance that earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors and seemed to herald a turnaround for the Seahawks defense.
RENTON — From the standpoint of electrifying a fan base, Marshawn Lynch’s arrival has already been a smashing success. Few people are talking about anything else in the buildup to Christmas.
Only once in the past five seasons has Seahawks coach Pete Carroll ever called me into his metaphorical office.
RENTON — The Seahawks practiced on Tuesday to make Christmas as much of a day off as is possible this time of year for players, coaches and other staffers.
RENTON — John Turbin dug through the back of his closest Tuesday morning and found the size XL No. 24 Seahawks jersey he had hidden away a few years ago, shortly after Seattle’s iconic running back, Marshawn Lynch, left the team.
RENTON — The Seahawks on Friday listed defensive starters Quandre Diggs and Jadeveon Clowney as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.
RENTON — You aren’t the only one wondering how Tyler Lockett continues to defy the odds — and perhaps the laws of gravity — with some of his improbable catches.
RENTON – A year ago at this time Michael Dickson could hardly turn around in the Seahawks’ locker room without a reporter wanting to talk to him.
It never rained on the Seattle Dragons.
RENTON — Like most Seahawks, veteran linebacker K.J. Wright had only begun to get to know Josh Gordon before the news came down Monday that the team would have to say goodbye.
RENTON — When the Seahawks needed to create a roster spot in November after claiming receiver Josh Gordon, they cut linebacker Dekoda Watson, who had been with the team for only two days.
The Seahawks had two players named to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday, the rocks of stability throughout the team's rise to prominence this decade: quarterback Russell Wilson and middle linebacker Bobby Wagner.
This column is not exactly directed at Josh Gordon and his heartbreaking situation.