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Washington’s Salvon Ahmed scores on the 7-yard run, but then makes a slashing gesture in front of the official – earning him an Unsportsman foul and a penalty on the ensuing kickoff. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times) — Washington’s Salvon Ahmed scores on the 7-yard run. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Larry Stone

UW’s running back ‘three-headed monster’ steps up in Myles Gaskin’s absence

With Myles Gaskin missing the first game of his career, Salvon Ahmed, Sean McGrew and Kamari Pleasant showed a glimpse into the Huskies' Gaskin-less future.

WSU Football

ESPN brings ‘College GameDay’ to Pullman, but it’s the Cougar fans who put on a show

Thousands showed up, with many arriving the night before for the three-hour party. The show ended on a high note, with Lee Corso donning the Cougar mascot head.

Marvin Hagler of Brockton, Mass., right, gets in close with Sugar Ray Seales of Tacoma, Wash., during a match in Boston, Aug. 31, 1974. Hagler, the unbeaten 1973 National AAU Champion, won an easy decision in the 10-round bout against Seales, the 1973 Olympic Gold Medal winner. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg)

Catching up

Meet Tacoma’s own Sugar Ray … Seales. Boxer extraordinaire and Olympic gold medalist

After Sugar Ray Robinson, and before Sugar Ray Leonard came Tacoma's own boxing phenom, Sugar Ray Seales, who won a gold medal in boxing at the 1972 Olympics. His boxing career almost cost him his sight, but even though, Seales is still involved in the sport he's loved his whole life. VIEW Updated 8:39 am

02142018 Wenatchee World photo/Don Seabrook
Workers put together some of the expected 17 pods being constructed at the Pangborn Memorial Airport Business Park in East Wenatchee, Wash., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 for Giga Watt Inc. The buildings will house high end servers that will mine for bitcoins.

Economy

Pioneer of Central Washington cryptocurrency boom falls on hard times

A year ago, Giga Watt was the golden child of the state’s bitcoin boom. Today, the company faces huge debts and angry investors, while the cryptocurrency sector is caught up in a massive price correction.