The Sounders’ roster is different entering the 2021 MLS season, but the goal remains the same | Larry Stone
The Sounders’ expectation for 2021 is to be in the thick of the MLS Cup race. And as long as they have players such as...
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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.
Sending positive thoughts to Sonics great Slick Watts, who has ‘long road to recovery’ after stroke | Larry Stone
Slick Watts’ son, Donald Watts, put out the sobering news on social media Monday evening. Slick, who is three months from his 70th birthday, suffered...
Jarred Kelenic might just be the next big thing, but don’t expect the Mariners to call him up right now | Larry Stone
Don't hold your breath for the Mariners to call up Jarred Kelenic right now amid the team's struggles. When they do, they want it to...
UW volleyball is on top of the Pac-12 once again. But, as nationals approach, the Huskies aren’t satisfied yet. | Larry Stone
The way the Huskies have persevered through all manner of adversity — some of it literally unprecedented, courtesy of the coronavirus — makes this among...
‘Sky’s the limit’: With Carlos Dunlap back, the Seahawks’ pass rush could return to its former glory | Larry Stone
The Seattle pass rush looks — what’s the word? — formidable. And with the return of Carlos Dunlap, there's plenty of reason to regard the...
How Jerry Dipoto got his white whale and more in Mariners' trade with Padres | Larry Stone
The Jarred Kelenic/Justin Dunn acquisition from the Mets while offloading a large portion of Robinson Cano’s contract is the one cited as GM Jerry Dipoto’s...
Mariners' electric rally in front of small sellout crowd shows exactly what empty stadiums lacked last year | Larry Stone
With fans in the stands, the Mariners showed what empty stadiums had been lacking. The season is here, and even the 8,174 announced in attendance...
The Mariners have a vacancy for the next face of the franchise, but they need a lot more than that | Larry Stone
For the right person — the future face of the Mariners — a lifetime of adoration and adulation awaits. The leader of their still-hypothetical revival...
You can keep piling on the superlatives on the Gonzaga men, because they keep earning each one | Larry Stone
It turned out the Zags made highly touted USC looked like your run-of-the-mill Pacific or Santa Clara WCC cannon fodder.
‘Truck stops’ and ‘Rome of the Northwest’: Following the twists and turns in a conversation with Bill Walton | Larry Stone
Bill Walton correctly predicted the Pac-12's NCAA men's tournament success, and he actually forecast all five Pac-12 teams in the Final Four. Of course, Walton...