Can the Storm, and its fans, find any silver lining in all the recent setbacks? | Larry Stone
It has been a non-stop barrage of bad news. It started with Breanna Stewart’s Achilles tear, followed by coach Dan Hughes’ revelation of a cancer...
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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.
Only one question matters this Mariners season: How is the step back affecting the step forward? | Larry Stone
This has been a Mariners season of extremes, where ecstasy and agony have each made cameo appearances, and a sense of dread coexists with the...
UW softball pitchers Taran Alvelo and Gabbie Plain are double trouble for opponents | Larry Stone
For the Huskies, it all starts in the circle, and the variety of looks they can offer any opponents – all of them of the...
Give Pete Carroll, John Schneider credit for hard, but necessary, choices while remaking Seahawks’ core | Larry Stone
It appears to me that Carroll is borrowing a page from the playbook of former 49ers coach Bill Walsh. No one was seemingly more ruthless...
Seahawks take a bet on pass-rusher Ziggy Ansah. Will it pay off? | Larry Stone
When healthy, Ziggy Ansah was as productive as any pass-rusher in the NFL last year — even over full seasons, especially his 14.5-sack season in...
With Seahawks career over, look for Doug Baldwin’s fire to be redirected, not extinguished | Larry Stone
Few local athletes have as eclectic a resume as that of Baldwin, a Science and Technology in Society major at Stanford, and football is just...
Pete Carroll seems convinced the Seahawks are on the verge of a breakthrough. Are they really? | Larry Stone
The Seahawks certainly can overcome their roster losses, the kind that hit every team to a certain extent, but much of their master plan has...
Storm coach Dan Hughes heads into cancer surgery knowing the world is by his side | Larry Stone
Dan Hughes, fresh off leading the Storm to the franchise’s third WNBA title, is going through the challenge of a lifetime. But he is facing...
‘I still got it’: How Felix Hernandez reinvented himself and got his swagger back | Larry Stone
Instead of the anticipated crash-and-burn season, Felix Hernandez has turned into an asset. He’s not vintage King Felix — that guy is never coming back...
Recent trend of QB transfers isn’t about fortitude — it’s about fairness | Larry Stone
It’s not quite collegiate free agency, but it’s edging closer. Quarterbacks at the forefront of a new freedom in player movement that would have made...