Seahawks need to embrace running game with 2018 draft
It’s almost draft day, and the Seahawks have a chance to do something about their lackadaisical running game beyond changing offensive coaches.
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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.
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Though Thomas will still occasionally throw a few pitches during practice, it’s just for fun now. She definitely has the mindset of a hitter. “Hitting...
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I have advocated for the Seahawks to bring in ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and I have no objections to players bringing light to social-injustice issues...
All due credit to AD Jennifer Cohen for Huskies’ massive $119 million payday from Adidas | Stone
The Washington athletic director showed guts in firing basketball coach Lorenzo Romar and orchestrated a quick turnabout in her department’s finances. With this new apparel...
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In three years, UW's Jake Browning has quite likely already played himself into future Husky-hall-of-famer status. So, why, oh why, is he so frequently criticized...