The Mariners have brought baseball fever back to Seattle — and for good reason | Calkins
The Mariners are tops in MLB in one-run wins (23), one-run games (33) and comeback wins (21). Pretty soon, fans will be singing "buy me...
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Matt Calkins
Matt Calkins joined The Seattle Times in August 2015 as a sports columnist after three years at the San Diego Union Tribune. Never afraid to take a stand or go off the beaten path, Matt enjoys writing about the human condition every bit as much as walk-offs or buzzer-beaters. His mom reads the comments so take it easy on him.
A day at Pebble Beach with dad was perfect Father’s Day moment | Calkins
Golf was always my dad’s and my thing. Neither of us were all that good, but it became this kind of unspoken bonding tradition between...
World Cup should visit Seattle in 2026, and here are 3 reasons why | Calkins
Of the 17 U.S. cities bidding to host World Cup games, Seattle deserves to be one of the 10 FIFA selects (three cities from Canada...
Top to bottom, left to right, UW athletic department keeps piling up the thrills
I'm not ready to say UW has the most complete athletic program in the country, but the results of late put it in the discussion....
Earl Thomas is delusional if he thinks holding out is a winning strategy | Calkins
Earl Thomas' discontent with the Seahawks and childhood dream of wearing a star on his helmet may also be driving this holdout. He may end up...
Kevin Durant was already great. Chasing titles with Warriors didn’t make him greater | Calkins
Championships are the currency legends use to climb their sports' all-time hierarchies — especially in basketball, where a star rarely leaves the court and can...
Huskies fall short in Women’s College World Series, but there’s still plenty to celebrate | Matt Calkins VIEW
There was nothing elegant about Washington’s 8-3 loss to Florida State on Tuesday. Nothing pretty about that Women’s College World Series defeat. But if you’re...
Huskies at least able to take heart they made sure Seminoles earned the Game 1 victory VIEW
Heather Tarr wanted to be proud of her UW team, but the scoreboard wouldn’t quite allow it. Her players wanted to celebrate a comeback, but...
Felix Hernandez has his chance to contend for postseason with Mariners, and he’s making sure he doesn’t blow it
The erstwhile ace has struggled this year, but with his team in first place in the AL West, Hernandez is determined to be a key...
Sure, I’ll go jump out of a plane at 13,000 feet if it brings this many Special Olympics smiles
Luke Aikins thought about opportunities he could offer one of this year’s Special Olympic athletes that no one else could. The answer? Give him a...