We here at Seattlest like to provide our readers with valuable advice when we think it’s necessary. Two blog posts we’ve seen today make us think it’s important to advise that you stay the hell away from Denver. First, according to the New York Times blog The Lede, in November, the city’s voters passed a law similar to Seattle’s that makes pot the city’s "lowest law-enforcement priority." Well, it seems that the cops in Denver......

The early bird gets the worm. Nice guys finish last. And, apparently, the pirates get the bikini babes. We've seen them drive around town for weeks in their big pirate ship/truck thing. It always takes us by surprise, and we always look at it as the first indication that SeaFair's coming. Four years in this town, and we still don't know when that celebration happens, and we still don't know what for. But so......

Florida may have won their second straight National Championship last night, however, there will be no three-pete in Gainsville. Once National Coach of the Year Tony Bennett leads his Washington Huskies back on the court in November, they might as well mail the trophy directly to Montlake. UPDATE: According to Sports Illustrated, Bennett's Huskies will have their work cut out for them. In their hella early 2007-2008 rankings they place three Pac-10 teams in......

Sports Illustrated is featuring the Huskies on the cover of their College Basketball preview-- well one of the five regional covers. The west coast edition features John Brockman and…really, wow, Ryan Appleby. Huh. Justin Dentmon must have had class or something. The magazine ranks the Dawgs number fourteen, in their pre-season Sweet Sixteen. They will play six games against SI's top sixteen, including two against Arizona (January 4 and February 3), UCLA (December 31 and......

With the Seahawk football beginning on Sunday, there is simply not a better time to look at the upcoming season than right now, sorry nnnnnnnnnnow. Following last season's exploits, we are extremely optimistic about this year. The navy blue, other kind of lighter blue, and green return a very strong team in a very bad division. Yet, we are finding it hard to get over the departure of Steve Hutchinson. We have nightmares of Hasselbeck......

With the Husky football starting this weekend, we thought it would be a good time to preview the season. Helping us out are our two college football experts and die-hard Husky fans, Happy Times Carl and Deputy Downer. Happy Times Carl: Welcome back college football, how we have missed you so. As soon as I am done here, I am grabbing my sleeping bag and heading down to Montlake, because I cannot wait for......

Which president was better? Find out when you join Seattlest at the Kennedy/Lincoln game tonight at 7pm. Kennedy, according to Sports Illustrated, is the #1 h.s. football team in the state. The High School Sports with Seattlest public calendar has directions to the game, a short preview, and all the details. Here's what the Times says about tonight's game. The skinny: Two of the state's top senior RBs will be showcased in this nonleague battle.......

For years China has been sending us cheap, crappy products, and now the US of A is about to return the favor. Former Husky Mike Jensen has signed with Shaanxi Kylins of the Chinese Basketball Association (the CBA that Isiah Thomas didn't run into the ground...yet.) Bob Condotta has the story on his fantastic Husky Hoop Blog. Jensen is best known for hitting awkward three pointers and making Husky fans scream in pain at his......

Once upon a time, we'd spend August devouring Husky football coverage in anticipation of a run at the Pac-10 title. Now, we spend August searching for info on the Husky basketball team. From Scout.com, photos of the Dawgs playing pickup in Hec Ed. And Bob Condotta of the Times, in his terrific Husky hoops blog, writes up his observations during these games, including this about incoming freshman Spencer Hawes, who's maybe the Huskies' best recruit......

If you want to avoid the media's glare, you probably don't want to beat an opponent by 84 points. But the Chief Sealth girls' basketball team did just that. And the Seattle Times fixed them in their sights. Today's paper screamed this damning front page headline: Coaches violated rules to build state's top team. And reporters Christine Willmsen and Michael Ko don't pull any punches in the lead, either: The Chief Sealth High School girls......

After years of insisting that “good citizens” were the key to winning ballclubs, the Mariners have hired one of baseball’s notorious bad guys, Carl Everett. The move improves the Mariners offense (whether the degree of improvement is worth Everett’s reported $3.4 million salary is in question). It’s also exposed an ugly vein of local intellectual elitism. The move was a poorly-kept secret so already the local Internets are buzzing with commentary—and laughter. Because, besides getting......

The Seahawks finally made the cover of Sports Illustrated. Shaun Alexander, on the verge of breaking the all-time rushing touchdown record, is deemed worthy of the honor. The Dec. 19th edition's cover also has a small pic of Gonzaga star and Spokane native Adam Morrison. Northwest, represent! The Mariners have had five players on an SI cover--Gaylord Perry, Ken Griffey, Jr. (four times), Jay Buhner, Randy Johnson, and Ichiro. Griffey's first SI cover was the......