The Pac-12’s optics get even worse following report on conference’s TV network | Matt Calkins
The Pac-12's image has taken a beating over the past several months and just endured another uppercut Wednesday. Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News...
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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.
It might hurt the Seahawks, but nobody can question Kam Chancellor’s right to his money | Matt Calkins
Although Kam Chancellor could open up some cap space for Seattle if he were to officially retire, nobody can blame him for taking every dollar...
Markelle Fultz and Isaiah Thomas are two former Huskies in NBA limbo | Matt Calkins
Markelle Fultz and Isaiah Thomas seem like genuinely good dudes facing adversity that few if anybody pictured at this point in 2017.
SuperSonics didn’t need a superstar: 40 years after they won NBA title, Sonics reunite | Matt Calkins VIEW
This city still reveres that 1979 Sonics team, perhaps even more so now given the NBA's exit. And Thursday, the living players from that squad...
It’s in the numbers: Washington’s Chris Petersen develops lower-star recruits into first- and second-round NFL draft picks | Matt Calkins
In his head coaching career, Petersen has developed 15 two- or three-star recruits into first- or second-round NFL draft picks. The Pac-12's next highest is...
Unranked UW men get caught up in Pac-12’s image crisis | Matt Calkins
The Huskies, 9-0 in conference play, are still outside the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of room to...
Matisse Thybulle, Huskies’ defensive ace, is stealing the show (and lots of basketballs) | Matt Calkins
Matisse Thybulle, the Pac-12's chief thief, will continue to pester any foe who shares the floor with him — altering shots, altering drives and, more...
The Huskies just keep winning, and there’s no reason for it to stop any time soon | Matt Calkins
Advanced apologies for the jinx, but the Washington men's basketball team looks like the class of the Pac-12 Conference.
Howard Schultz’s self-serving apology just makes things worse with Seattle | Matt Calkins
Howard Schultz finally apologized to Seattleites for his mishandling of the Sonics, but he did it in a book that you have to buy for...
Edgar Martinez is finally in. Who are the next Seattle sports stars bound for a hall of fame? | Matt Calkins
Ichiro and Sue Bird are locks to make their halls of fame. And plenty of other sports figures from the Emerald City seem likely for...