Fortunately for the Seahawks, they have Russell Wilson and the Bengals have Andy Dalton. That’s the main reason the locals did not start the season 0-1.
Author: Art Thiel
Art Thiel
Never having met a metaphor he could not twist beyond recognition, Art has been illuminating, agitating, amusing and annoying Puget Sound sports readers for a long time. Along with Steve Rudman, he co-founded Sports Press Northwest because it didnt seem right that the Google monster should aggregate daily journalism into oblivion without at least a flesh wound from somebody. Thiel and Rudman labored under the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe until the print edition died an undeserved death in March, 2009. Art continued on at its online successor seattlepi.com while working on SPNWs creation. His radio commentaries can be heard Friday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon on KPLU-FM 88.9. In 2003 he wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University as well as two dead papers and a live one, the News Tribune of Tacoma, he has become a fan of entrepreneurial online journalism because it allows him to continue a lifelong passion to take the English language to places it rarely visits willingly, and does not involve the cleaning of kennels or stables.
The National Basketball Hall of Fame had a party Saturday night, and at its heart was a patient man from the Midwest who did nearly everything right on the court.
Included among Jack Sikma’s presenters Friday is longtime rival Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The former Sonics center takes pride in standing with the greats.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll feels more “connected” to 2019 Seahawks, partly because he’s no longer competing for their attention with star players.
The trade for Jadeveon Clowney seemed to force the Seahawks to cut Jaron Brown Saturday. But by Sunday, he was back, another slick move by GM John Schneider.
Hard to believe, but QB Jason Eason lived up to the hype, leading Washington to an easy 47-14 win over Eastern. He even proved adept at taking hits.
Somehow the Seahawks pulled pass-rusher Jadaveon Clowney out of Houston for two non-starting LBs and a 3rd-round pick. Suddenly, they are contenders.
Former Huskies star LB Ben Burr-Kirven broke out in the Seahawks’ final fake game, a 17-15 win over Oakland. But backup QB Geno Smith may have a knee problem.
Mariners picked a brutal foe for Justus Sheffield’s 2nd career MLB start — the AL-best Yankees, and his former team. Matched against James Paxton. Yeesh.
CB Ugo Amadi has “shown special stuff,” said coach Pete Carroll, partly because he’s nearly the only rookie to stay healthy. Just don’t ask him about Huskies-Ducks.