Breanna Stewart’s Achilles injury underscores need for WNBA to find solution to pay issue | Larry Stone
Stewart's season-ending injury is devastating news to the Storm, who had their sights set on a WNBA title defense. For the league, it’s a huge...
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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.
With new deal, Russell Wilson has a chance to become greatest athlete in Seattle sports history | Larry Stone
Wilson will be a Seahawk, virtually guaranteed, through the 2023 season. That gives him 12 seasons of his prime, through age 35, to burnish his...
Should the Seahawks trade Russell Wilson? Don’t be ridiculous | Larry Stone
One scenario that seems to be gaining the most buzz is that the Seahawks should, or could, or will, trade the most successful quarterback in...
Historic or hysterical? Mariners’ magical start borders on the absurd, but oh what fun it is | Larry Stone
At first, it was a lark. Then a curiosity. Then an oddity. Then a marvel. But now? After the Mariners pulled another victory out of...
Despite Mariners’ scorching start, GM Jerry Dipoto isn’t ready to step up the ‘step-back’ | Larry Stone
The Mariners, at 11-2 entering Wednesday, came into this year with a plan, and GM Jerry Dipoto is not ready to abandon it after a...
When the Sonics drafted him, Jack Sikma was met with boos. Now, he’s headed for the Hall of Fame. | Larry Stone
Jack Sikma, taken out of an obscure NAIA school, Illinois Wesleyan, turned out to be a perfect fit in Seattle. Now, his brilliant career is...
UW’s Olivia Gruver just crushed the NCAA pole-vaulting record. But she’s got her eye on even loftier heights — literally. | Larry Stone VIEW
In her second meet as a Husky, Olivia Gruver soared to a Pac-12 and NCAA record in outdoor pole-vaulting. Her next goal is something only...
How Russell Wilson’s contract negotiations with the Seahawks are likely to play out | Larry Stone
By meeting Russell Wilson's self-imposed deadline of April 15, the Seahawks can turn their attention to other matters such as the NFL draft, Frank Clark...
So far, taking a step back has been pretty exciting, and a pretty sight, for Mariners | Larry Stone
Six games in, the outline is starting to come into focus for the Mariners. And you’ve got to admit, it’s a much prettier picture so...
Worry about the rebuild later. Savor the unbeaten Mariners while you can. | Larry Stone
You can worry about the potential pitfalls and pratfalls another time. For now, the operative words are “blowout” and “unbeaten.” The Mariners took care of...