Washington coach Steve Sarkisian has the luxury of choosing between two similar quarterbacks for Friday’s Apple Cup.
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Faced with a Montana team Tuesday night at Hec Ed that scorched Washington with 71 percent shooting in the first half, the Huskies had no alternative but to let their own premier shootist, C.J. Wilcox, take over the game to avert another embarrassing home loss. Wilcox had 28 points as UW went down to the
Shawn Kemp Jr. will continue to play for the Washington Huskies despite a diagnosis of Graves’ disease, the team said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. The autoimmune disease affects the thyroid. A description can be found here from the Mayo Clinic.
As the NFL officially announced Tuesday afternoon Walter Thurmond’s four-game suspension for substance abuse, the Seahawks signed former 49ers CB Perrish Cox, who worked out with the team Monday and passed a physical exam Tuesday, the Seahawks’ first full practice day after a bye week.
After absorbing a couple of poundings at Madison Square Garden last week, the Huskies (2-3) play winnable games against Montana and Long Beach State this week.
One notable feature about the Sounders 2014 schedule is that they will play four of their six Cascadia Cup matches (vs. Portland and Vancouver) on the road.
The Mariners completed their coaching staff for the 2014 season Monday with the hires of Howard Johnson, hitting coach; Mike Rojas, bullpen; Andy Van Slyke, first base; Rick Waits, pitching; and Chris Woodward, infield. They join Trent Jewett (bench), Jason Phillips (bullpen catcher) and Scott Budner (batting practice pitcher) on new manager Lloyd McClendon’s staff.
Starting CB Brandon Browner is out for at least a month, and now his replacement, Walter Thurmond, faces a four-game suspension for non-PED (street) drug use.
The Huskies didn’t need Keith Price after all. With Cyler Miles filling in nicely, Bishop Sankey delivering another big game, and the defense stifling Sean Mannion, UW romped 69-27.
The Huskies need to go through Corvallis to have a chance at eight wins, but they haven’t defeated the Beavers there since 2003 when Keith Gilbertson was the head coach.