Whenever we're feeling a touch old or outdated (read: no longer drinking giant Jack-in-the-Box soda cups half full of liquor on our way to the game), we remind ourselves that Husky Stadium itself is 90 years old. NINETY YEARS, of awesome gridiron action. Most everyone has agreed our beloved Montlake Monster is in need of a face-lift, but it's much harder to agree on funding and cost. The $250 million price tag is a little god-Don-James expensive. more ›

US Soccer officials say they picked the bid cities using 21 different criteria based on FIFA requirements. But aside from our world-class stadiums and fans, we’d like to believe Seattle made it for fear if we weren’t picked, a pissed-off mob and marching band would have assembled at Occidental Park, trekked to US Soccer HQ, and burned the place down. more ›

Are you ready for some football? As the summer fades into fall, and the Mariners slide slowly out of contention, it’s time to starting thinking pigskin. For those who just can’t hold out for pre-season games, there is a free, open practice tomorrow at Husky Stadium. The gates open at 5:30 and the practice starts at 6:30 p.m. more ›

Back in April when our Husky tickets arrived in the mail, we carefully removed the UCLA ones and placed them in a safe place. The return of Rick Neuheisel was to be the game of the year, and we were looking to take out some program-in-free-fall frustration on Slick Rick. more ›

Well this was unexpected. Todd Turner, athletic director of the University of Washington, is stepping down, evidently at the request of university president Mark Emmert. Turner's last day is January 31st. Here's Turner's statement:After conferring with President Emmert over the last few weeks, it was determined that a change in leadership in the athletics program would be in the best interests of the University. It is with great sadness, but with a sense of pride... more ›

We haven't read a ton of military history, but we've read enough to know that the most grievous mistakes by battle commanders aren't those that lead to defeat, but those that are made in the wake of victory. The biggest mistakes are by commanders who, having driven their opposition into full retreat, fail to press the advantage, chase the retreaters down, and destroy them. To cite just one example, had Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard ordered... more ›

Ah, football. We love it. It’s easily our favorite sport to watch as it gets our usual docile selves all fired up and yelling at the television every week. Basketball, even with its fast pace and high scoring, is a bore. And baseball? Baseball is almost as fun to watch as golf or the Lifetime channel. But for all of football’s glory, there remains its biggest upset. Which is that it’s one of those high-testosterone... more ›

There is no prettier place in America to watch a sporting event than Husky Stadium. Boats dot Lake Washington off the east end zone, the foothills are beyond, and, off in the gloaming, the Cascades. And there's the Husky band too, who last week did a James Brown tribute. Seriously, even if you aren't into sports, you should check it out. more ›

During the 80s and 90s, losing to Oregon anywhere was unheard of--losing at Husky Stadium was a disgrace. So, even though Oregon is a top-10 team with one of the best offenses in Pac-10 history, there was little patience among Husky fans on Saturday. more ›

It's still raining, but that's not stopping us this weekend. As we get ready to head out the door, the Seattlest staff is once again sharing our weekend plans in the hopes that we'll see you along the way. more ›

Because we know you want to know, it's your weekly look at what is keeping Seattlest engaged this weekend. more ›

Overheard walking away from Husky Stadium: "That Trenton Tuiasosopo...I wonder if he's related to Marques Tuiasosopo?" more ›

We wouldn't yet call ourselves bicycle "enthusiasts," but we're getting there. We've started riding from work (downtown) to home (Shoreline) about three days a week and we're loving it. We're getting exercise, doing something we enjoy and the majority of the ride, along the Burke-Gilman Trail, is just gorgeous. more ›

Seattlest is all about complaining about transportation in Seattle. We invented complaining about transportation in Seattle. We were complaining about transportation in Seattle via pony express when the Duwamish were still arguing over whether to build canoes or kayaks. But this thing in the paper today about the UW light rail station being disconnected from other transit seems a little premature. The charge is that the fictional 520 exchange of the future doesn't connect with it and, furthermore, there's no parking in the vicinity either. more ›

Bill Scott died Sunday. As Bill the Beerman, he was Seattle's most recognizable sports figure in the early-80s. Him or Jack Sikma. more ›

Look, Nickels, a little strategy for ya. A little Tao of tunneling. You want a tunnel that bad, you gotta go with the flow of where the tunnel wants to go. Screw the waterfront thing that was crazy. But here you go -- concerned citizen Craig Dalby has found you a place for a new tunnel: the Montlake Cut. more ›

Who wrote this script? Underdog Boise State gives up 15 points in about ten seconds to fall behind by a touchdown, ties Oklahoma with seven seconds left on a hook and ladder play, gets a TD in overtime on a halfback pass, then goes for the win with a two-point conversion and gets it on a Statue of Liberty play. As our roommate observed, Boise State's coach brings his testicles to the game in two duffel bags. Then, after the game, star running back Ian Johnson asks his girlfriend, a Boise State cheerleader, to marry him (she said yes). more ›

University of Washington Athletic Director Todd Turner revealed plans for the new UW football facility yesterday. (You can forget about it being called Husky Stadium anymore--we're on a downhill path toward "Onvia Field at Husky Stadium" or some similarly awful conceit). more ›

Even before we got drunk during last night's game, we felt like we were in some substance-induced hysteria. Just a weird, weird game. more ›

We are wrong a lot, and on Saturday evening it was a great feeling to have this fact proven once again. more ›

As an occasional Husky-watcher, we'll defer to Seattlest Seth on post-game analysis. But we can say that this was the single most boringly awful game we've ever seen at Husky Stadium. The Huskies assured us they weren't looking past the 0-9 Stanford Cardinal team. This afternoon, they looked past the entire football field. The talk show guys on the radio said they couldn't recall a more inept performance. It was like WWI trench warfare, with punters. more ›

We were listening to KJR's "Husky Honks" on our way into work today. It's fun to listen to Husky talk now, there's optimism for the first time since--we don't know...'02? more ›

In a piece last month, we called Fresno State, a team that lost to Nevada, Tulsa, and Louisana Tech last year, "not that good." Soon, the comment box was teeming with the indignation of uppity Fresno State fans, broadcasting their inferiority complexes widely by calling our piece "stupid ass" and "illogical." more ›

Today, One Reel canceled their Summer Nights concert series, which was to move from South Lake Union to Gasworks Park. The move comes after a group calling themselves Friends of Gas Works Park, but who we call a bunch of hippie assholes, claimed that the concerts would bring crowds, traffic and parking problems to the area. Boo-fucking-hoo. more ›

A few years back Seattlest used to go down to Sluggers near the stadiums to watch football on Sunday mornings. The first year we did that things were pretty chill there as games were being held at Husky Stadium. Opening day the following season we forced ourselves out of bed against a big hangover and got on the bus to downtown, hoping to arrive before 10am kickoff. We made it, but when we breezed through the door to Sluggers we weren't greeted with the subdued drinking and televised bliss we were expecting. Games had moved back to Qwest Field and we were blasted with the full force of hundreds of face painters getting in their pre-game shots and actually fucking singing. Possibly a lot of the people from these pictures of the Seahawks Pride Parade over the weekend in Kirkland were there. Damn them for that day.. more ›

The Huskies have apparently stunk up their digs in North Seattle to such a degree that the athletic department has started working towards renovating the stadium. It is important, of course, that there be shiny new luxury boxes to view the triumph from when (and if) the team gets back on track. HOK Sport is currently discussing new designs with the university. more ›

Apple Cup week in Seattle means one thing: really crappy weather (rimshot...crickets). more ›

The Cougars play at USC this weekend. Wazzu has some talent on offense, and an experienced defense. more ›

To demonstrate what the USC Trojans will do to the Huskies during Saturday's football game we have taken this ordinary cantaloupe and let our good friend Tusky here stomp all over it. You see Tusky is an 5,000 pound Indian elephant, and is turning the cantaloupe into a flat pile of mush. more ›

We are huge Mariners fans, and so it is somewhat sad that ---as the Mariners are playing a September series against a team in their own division---we are not paying attention or even thinking about it. It turns out the Mariners won the last two games against the first place Angels. more ›