Former Seahawks running back and seven-year assistant coach Sherman Smith said he was essentially fired by coach Pete Carroll. Interviewed on ESPN 710 radio Friday, Smith, 62, was contemplating retirement, but said he was surprised that Carroll said in a Jan. 17 meeting it was it was time for a change in the unit that
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Seattle’s 2017 schedule is tied for the 25th easiest in the NFL and easiest in the NFC West. That’s based on the Seahawks’ opponents going a combined 115-138-3 in 2016.
The Sounders will host Mexico’s Club Necaxa March 25 and Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt July 8 in a pair of international friendlies at CenturyLink Field.
NFL Network first reported the Seahawks stood to lose a 2nd-round draft pick for failing to disclose Richard Sherman’s knee injury. Turns out only a warning was issued. Also: 3 assistant coaches leave.
Gonzaga (26-0) remained No. 1 for the third consecutive week in the Associated Press college basketball rankings released Monday. The lone unbeaten team in Division I, the Bulldogs received 60 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Villanova (24-2) received the other five.
Takeaway With the Pac-12’s leading scorer, Markelle Fultz, sitting with a sore knee, the Washington Huskies lacked firepower against the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder Thursday night, losing their sixth consecutive game, 81-66 (box). Colorado (14-11, 4-8 Pac-12) held a double-digit lead for more than 23 minutes.
The Seahawks Thursday signed Minnesota castoff kicker Blair Walsh, a move that likely means the end of Stephen Hauschka’s six-year career in Seattle.
Four Mariners — Felix Hernandez, Robinson Cano, Nelson Cano, Edwin Diaz — are among a host of major league stars who will compete in the World Baseball Classic.
The Mariners Wednesday traded C Jesus Sucre to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash. Seattle designated Sucre for assignment Jan. 26 and outrighted his contract to Tacoma Feb. 1. With the trade, the MLB roster remains full at 40 players.
Former University of Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian will join former Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn in Atlanta. Sarkisian replaces offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, now with the 49ers.