Results tagged “finalfour”

Amazing but true fact: the last time the University of Washington men's basketball team finished first in their league, they did it wearing satin shorts.

Adios Lakisha. Did we call it, or what?

After routinely destroying our alma mater, unleashing the obscenity that is Kenny G, and sending their best-ever athlete to rival Arizona, Franklin High is finally doing something for us. Franklin's Venoy Overton, ranked the 26th-best point guard among the nation's high school seniors, rescinded his commitment to USC today and will be a Husky.

Yesterday we wrote that the Huskies would beat #10 Wazzu, and we were wrong. Don't be that surprised, it happens a lot.

Yeah, LSU went to the Final Four last year, and yeah, they've been ranked as high as #5, and yeah, they have maybe the country's best player in Glen "Big Baby" Davis, but....

Since day one we've said that being a Seattle sports fan is like sneaking up behind Kicky the Paranoid Mule. The past week has reminded us of this all too well.

Louisiana State University and Glen "Big Baby" Davis, who collectively made it to last year's Final Four, will play the Huskies at Hec Ed on December 20th. This is the big non-conference game the Huskies needed on their schedule to quiet the other big baby, Lute Olson.

After 27 days, our gray streak is over. Well, our grey streak remains, but at least it didn't rain for one whole day.

With a win over Tennessee yesterday, the 31-1 University of Washington women's volleyball team advanced to the national championship game. They play #1 ranked Nebraska Saturday at 3pm. ESPN2 will televise the game live.

Pac-10 Coach of the Year Jim McLaughlin and Pac-10 Player of the Year Sonja Tomasevic will lead the Husky women's volleyball team this weekend in Fort Collins, Co., where the Dawgs start the NCAA tournament as the top seed in the West Regional.

Sonics Lose Opener: The season got off to rather poor start, after the Sonics did everything wrong in the final few minutes of last night's opener, and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers of Anaheim 101-93. Not very promising, it was of course only the first of 82 games, and last year the Sonics started their season by getting blown away by the same Clipper squad. Steve Kelley, however, says it is time to panic.

Gotham. Motown. The Big Easy. The Windy City. The City of Angels… The Emerald City?