Several Seattle sports teams suffered defeats over the weekend, but one squad showed that we know what winning streaks look like, too. more ›

Seattle's sports teams had a wild ride this weekend. Catch up on everything you may have missed, or you'll be sorely out of the loop when everyone else at work is talking stats. more ›

Like a kid whose first love went away to college and never came back, Seattle will never get over the Sonics. But there is, it turns out, another professional basketball team in town. And they're awesome. They were champs last year, and their season opener is this weekend. Let's make this the year we get behind the Storm. more ›

Well now--that's more like it. During this past weekend's Pac-10 tournament, UW finally played as well as Husky fans have been expecting them to for the past five months. The result was a second straight conference tournament title, won on an absolutely thrilling last-second shot by Isaiah Thomas. And now the Huskies prepare to face the Georgia Bulldogs in their first NCAA tourney game this Friday (6:45 p.m., CBS). more ›

The ball-spinning, free throw-landing, slam-dunking showboaters the Harlem Globetrotters are coming to KeyArena this weekend (with other Seattle-area apperances this week) to rock your world with their superhuman basketball powers and their kick-ass whistled theme song. And you’re not going to miss it. more ›

There have been Seattle Hornets rumors buzzing about for months, but NBA columnist Fran Blinebury has restated the case for bringing an NBA to Seattle in terms of Sonics memories (beating MJ), the Seattle market (13th to New Orleans' 52nd), and poor attendance in the Big Easy (a season low of 10,823 barely beating out WNBA attendance for some teams). Blinebury sums up the case for moving from New Orleans as a question of money and local support, noting that even if a temporary injection of funds saves the team for now: more ›

Tuesday, the Mariners’ bats awoke for a solid 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Nice work, gentlemen. But yesterday belonged to the ladies. more ›

Well, the long weekend is over, and incase you missed any of the local sports action nursing burns from the sun or an ill-fated barbecue, here’s a quick recap more ›

For those of us still feeling the sting of last week's tournament loss, via sports Web site Deadspin, we see that UW has indeed made the Final Four, at least on the shirts of anyone shopping at the Duke University store. Syracuse and Northern Iowa apparently made it too. more ›

Today is a huge sports day in our corner of the world, and we can't really stand it, having to keep our energy somewhat bottled in at the office. As noted earlier this week, tonight the Huskies look to make history and advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA basketball tournament for the first time ever. Then the Sounders FC take the Qwest Field pitch to officially kick off the MLS in 2010, and build on last year's phenomenal season. more ›

Weekend One of March Madness is over, and already our bracket is gone, murdered by a fusillade of upsets. But we don’t care! The Huskies are on their way to Syracuse, NY and the Sweet 16, having barreled Prius-style through the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday, 82-64. more ›

They did it. Praise whichever deity you believe told Husky QB Jake Locker to come back for his senior year. After a season of doubt and anxiety the UW Men’s basketball team scored an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, with a rollercoaster 79-75 win over the Cal Bears in Saturday’s Pac-10 championship game. more ›

The NCAA Selection Committee, who'll pick the 65-team bracket Sunday, can be a bitch if they're not sufficiently impressed, kind of like the girl in biology class who snubbed us for that taller upperclassman before Sadie Hawkins. (We're not still bitter.) The good news is the Huskies took a step towards an invitation last night, coming from behind to beat Oregon State 59-52 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament. more ›

Regardless of the cause, the Huskies (16-7, 6-5 Pac-10) need to win tonight, not only to prove to themselves they can do so outside city limits, but because Cal (15-8, 7-4) holds first place in the Pac-10. A UW victory pulls them into a tie atop the standings; a loss drops them into the murky middle of a conference that may send two teams to the NCAA tournament if it’s lucky. Consider that the final three games on the Husky schedule are on the road, and the monkey becomes a full-on gorilla with a loss tonight. more ›

If you were too hungover from an office holiday party to catch any sports this weekend, consider yourself lucky. Sure, you might’ve been poised headfirst over the commode, regretting the previous night’s Merlot-fueled karaoke rendition of Meredith Brooks’ "Bitch." Or worse, you were trying to get Rachel from HR out of your shirt and your apartment because, no, you don’t want to grab some brunch, but yes, you’d like to keep your job. more ›

Your Seattle Storm clinched a spot in next month's WNBA playoffs with a home win over Connecticut last night. If the playoffs started today, the Storm would be the Western Conference's #2-seed and face their longtime nemeses, the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm have six regular season games left, including a home game Saturday vs. Atlanta. Tickets! more ›

The M's win 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Ichiro's two-out walk-off single -- Ich's 148th hit of the season, which puts him exactly at the pace of his record-setting 262-hit season in 2004. Washburn allowed just 1 run in 7 IP in what may have been his last start as a Mariner, but didn't get the win due to a bullpen collapse. M's 52-48, 7.5 GB. Box score. Next game Weds. vs. TOR, 1:40 p.m.; Rowland-Smith vs. Halladay. more ›

In every non-playoffs sports season, you can date the moment when your team's hopes collapsed. For the last place 2008 Mariners, it was approximately mid-April. This year's Mariners lasted far longer in the playoff hunt. Nevertheless, July 24-26 was their undoing. more ›

All we missed was perhaps the most dramatic local sports event of the year, a three-overtime classic that included a team-record seven three pointers from Sue Bird, an ejection for Lauren Jackson, and twelve lead changes. more ›

Swin Cash led the team in scoring for the third straight game, getting 18 points as the Storm jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Lauren Jackson made her impact on the defensive end, getting four blocks. Props also to Tanisha Wright, who had 7 assists. Storm 8-4, 2nd place, .5 GB. Box score. Next game Sunday vs. Chicago, 6 p.m. more ›

Phew! What a day! more ›

As we write this, your Storm are taking on the San Antonio Silver Stars, in a special matinee game. (Go Storm!) But if you're thinking, "Aw, hell, there goes my chance to watch professional sports tonight"...well, first of all, no need to curse. Do you talk to your mother with that mouth? Second of all, no, it's not your only chance. The Gods of Professional Sports Scheduling (Ballimus and Fanina) offer three further opportunities tonight along the I-5 corridor. more ›

No doubting it: The Seattle Mariners are legitimate pennant contenders. The Seattle Mariners are legitimate pennant contenders. THE SEATTLE MARINERS ARE LEGITIMATE PENNANT CONTENDERS!!! Sorry, we like writing that so much we had to do it thrice. more ›

The Storm usually hold Cappie Pondexter in check, but not tonight as she nearly had a triple-double. They had issues with the refs, too, as LJ and Swin Cash both got technical fouls. Once again, the Storm got next to no production from their bench, which managed just 8 points. All starters finished in double figures. Storm 6-4, 1 GB. Box score. Next game Tues. vs. San Antonio at KeyArena, Noon. more ›

M's Serve Baseball's Best Team; Lose Beltre: The Mariners started their road trip with a surprising 2-1 series win over the Dodgers, who have baseball's best record. The highlight was Felix Hernandez's nine-K performance on Saturday night, with homers by Griffey and Branyan providing the offense. Bad news came that night as well: Adrian Beltre will miss 6-8 weeks, he's getting surgery to remove painful bone spurs in his shoulder. more ›

The Storm tie Phoenix atop the Western Conference in an entertaining, fast-paced game reminiscent of last year's Pac-10 men's UW/Arizona battles. The Storm jumped ahead early behind Swin Cash's ten first quarter points, but the Mercury came back to grab the lead in the second half. Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson took over in the fourth, with Bird scoring 7 unanswered to open the quarter, and Jackson hitting a game-clinching three. Storm 5-2, T1st. Box score. Next game Friday vs. LA Sparks. more ›

University of Washington senior-to-be Quincy Pondexter is one of 12 top collegiate basketball players who'll make up Team USA in the World University Games. The 6'-6" Pondexter, who blossomed into the Huskies' best all-around player last season, joins Purdue's Robbie Hummel and Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado on the team. The 26-team basketball portion of the World University Games in Belgrade will run July 2-11. more ›

Another slow start by the Storm costs them a game against an inferior team. After falling behind 15-1, Seattle rallied to take the lead in the 4th, but coughed it up late. The Storm missed a ton of easy buckets, shooting only 36%. Tanisha Wright continues to confound; after a career night on Friday, she went 1-7 and fouled out today. Box score. Next game Friday vs. Minnesota, it's Dads & Daughters night. Tickets from $15-160. more ›

Lauren Jackson was her usual brilliant self, recording a double-double; but how about Tanisha Wright! The much-maligned fifth-year guard scored 17 points on 9 shots, and had 7 assists to just 1 turnover. Plus she held Candace Wiggins to just 7 pts. Storm 3-1, T1st. Box score. Next game Sunday @ Chicago. more ›

Trying something new this week--a little preview of the weekend in sports action, to help you not get sucked into brunch when there's a game to watch. (Or, allow you to get sucked into brunch so you can beg off later to watch a game.) more ›