Mariners are only team not to make World Series. Does that change this year? | Larry Stone
The Mariners are the only MLB team to not make a trip to the World Series. It's not a question of if they will, but...
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Larry Stone
Larry Stone calls upon more than 30 years as a sportswriter to offer insight, wisdom, opinion, analysis - and hopefully some humor - regarding the wide world of sports. Topics include the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and, especially, the people responsible for either outcome, as well as the wide chasm between.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith gave us an epic women’s basketball battle | Larry Stone
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith were a basketball purist’s dream — but this matchup might have been even more alluring to a...
Electrifying Caitlin Clark leads Iowa past Colorado in NCAAs for a sneak preview for WNBA fans | Larry Stone
Clark is on pace to break the all-time NCAA scoring record of Washington’s Kelsey Plum, possibly next year.
WA native Hailey Van Lith returns to Seattle with Louisville women’s basketball | Larry Stone
Hailey Van Lith was named an honorable-mention All-American this season and leads the Cardinals with 19.5 points per game.
Why a Bobby Wagner-Seahawks reunion would make sense | Larry Stone
The positive benefits of a Bobby Wagner return to the Seahawks outweigh the legitimate hesitations — on both sides — that have kept it from...
It’s not crisis time, but it’s time for Kraken to show faith in roster was justified | Larry Stone
With four losses in the Kraken's last five games, it’s reasonable to wonder if some new blood acquired at the trade deadline might have proved...
Why ex-Mariner Edwin Diaz’s injury shouldn’t sideline the World Baseball Classic | Larry Stone
Mets closer Edwin Diaz's season-ending knee injury suffered while celebrating has renewed a debate about whether the World Baseball Classic is worth the risk.
Pete Carroll, John Schneider change course to rebuild Seahawks’ defense | Larry Stone
The Seahawks in recent years have used NFL free agency primarily to re-sign their players and add depth. That changed Monday with the Dre'Mont Jones...
Grief, disbelief linger after death of UW’s ‘mighty mite,’ Joe Jarzynka | Larry Stone VIEW
Joe Jarzynka's tragic death brought back vivid memories of one of the most endearing and unlikely careers in Husky football history.
Geno Smith’s Seahawks deal is good — if he can repeat 2022 performance | Larry Stone
The Seahawks believe they are not tying up too much money at quarterback with Geno Smith's three-year $105 million deal, of which $27.3 million is...