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The Seahawks haven’t had a lot of luck getting their first-round picks in on time recently, but they shouldn’t have to wait very long for Russell Okung and Earl Thomas to show up. Trent Williams and Eric Berry, the No. 4 and No. 5 picks, agreed to contracts today that pretty much set the standard [...]
Now that Pete Carroll has made the rounds to tout his new book and taken megawatts of heat for the NCAA infractions at USC under his watch, it is time to get past all of that NFL-irrelevant baloney and get to the business at hand. In the span of six months, Carroll has gone from [...]
Leiweke’s tenure was a success
26 Jul 2010Tod Leiweke’s departure was inevitable. As usual, his tenure was relatively brief – seven years in Seattle — but quite successful, despite what some uninformed and currently bitter Seahawk fans might think. Leiweke made the Seahawks popular again, helped push them over the top – if ever so briefly – and, as his last act, brought [...]
Nats need to stand pat
In: baseball
21 Jul 2010With the trading deadline rapidly approaching, the speculation continues to ramp up regarding the haves pillaging the have nots for players to be used during the playoff push. One name that keeps coming up in trade talks is the Washington Nationals’ Adam Dunn. Who wouldn’t want a 40-homer, 120-RBI guy in the middle of their [...]
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- Tags: adam dunn, nationals, sluggers, trade deadline
Will Hill miss more than one game?
17 Jul 2010Leroy Hill got off light. For now. The NFL suspended the Seahawks’ linebacker for one game and docked him an additional game check for violating the substance-abuse policy, a penalty that stems from his marijuana arrest last offseason. Hill still could face further punishment under the personal-conduct policy, depending on the outcome of his trial [...]
When the Seahawks open training camp in about two weeks, there’s going to be a whole lot of teaching going on. And not just by the coaches. Coach Pete Carroll and his staff began the process in minicamps, but it starts in earnest – and in pads―on July 30. Fortunately, Carroll & Co. seem to [...]
Mariners midseason report card
In: mariners
15 Jul 2010As we embark on the second half of the Seattle Mariners’ season, it becomes obvious that everything from this point on will be done with an eye toward the future. But it would be impossible to overlook what ranks as one of the most disappointing first-half campaigns in team history. The Mariners were a chic [...]
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- Tags: felix, mariners, no offense, report card
Well, it’s finally done. Six months after trading Phillipe Aumont, J.C. Ramirez and Tyson Gillies, the Mariners finally know what they got in return. With the best ace in baseball in his hand, Seattle GM Jackie Z played his cards as well as he could. After using the Yankees to up the ante, he basically [...]
LeBronapalooza finally comes to merciful end
In: NBA
8 Jul 2010Of course I watched “The Decision.” It was like a car wreck – I couldn’t look away even if I knew it would be painful to see. The Summer of LeBron had reached its apex, and he suckered us all in with the entire dog and pony show, capped off by the overblown ESPN special announcing his intentions to [...]
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- Tags: heat, lebron, poor cleveland, the decision, wade
Why does America have to be second rate in soccer?
In: soccer
1 Jul 2010Most sports fans – certainly World Cup fans – have seen that awww-inspiring YouTube video that surfaced last week, showing Americans around the globe celebrating Landon Donovan’s last-second goal to beat Algeria and send Team USA to the next round. The video showed what happens on the increasingly more rare occasions these days when people [...]
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- Chris: I would have been fine with Kuechly. Would have been interesting to see if the Hawks would have been [...]
- Brian Barney: What are your thoughts about Luke Kuechly or is drafting a linebacker early a mistake after the Curr [...]
- AgentJ: College tuition is already high enough. Giving the NCAA a blank check to up the price of a degree is [...]
- Chris: Nice work, EZ. Here's the one I was writing at the same time: http://www.examiner.com/washington- [...]
- Chris: You were right. (I just wanted to test our comments) [...]
- Seahawks Examiner: Is Chris Michael the next Shaun Alexander?
- Seahawks draft notes: Which positions in which rounds?
- Hard to argue with Carroll’s choice of Russell Wilson at this point
- Why would Pete Carroll start Russell Wilson now?
- Will Peyton Manning talk to Pete Carroll this time? (And more)
- Seahawks got second round started Thursday with Bruce Irvin
- Seahawks’ draft trade scenarios
- Mariners still don’t have an offense
- Catch up on a week’s worth of Seahawk content at Examiner.com
- It’s time for NCAA to contract and pay football and basketball players
