Let’s not make assumptions about Lorena Martin or the Mariners | Matt Calkins
Former director of high performance Lorena Martin has accused Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto, manager Scott Servais and director of player development Andy McKay of racism....
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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.
How much are the Seahawks missing Kam, Earl and other defensive departures? A lot. | Matt Calkins
Until the three-and-out it forced in the game's final minutes, Seattle's defense was an 11-man matador Sunday. The Seahawks watched the Rams blow right past...
The Seahawks have lost their once-legendary comeback magic. That’s a problem. | Matt Calkins
The Seahawks used to be the team you could count on to engineer the Hollywood comeback. But this season, time and time again, they've come...
Seahawks’ offensive line emerged against Rams. It can’t afford a backslide Sunday | Matt Calkins
The Seahawks showed they had finally built an NFL-quality offense line with the way the unit handled the Rams last month.
Just like that, it’s over: Sounders’ storybook season ends in a world-class thud vs. Timbers | Matt Calkins
For a little while, Thursday seemed like it encapsulated the Sounders' electric second half of the season. Then, Seattle's Western Conference semifinals match against the...
To make playoffs, Seahawks need Russell Wilson to be better than good | Matt Calkins
It's easy to see why No. 3 might be taken for granted sometimes. But Sunday's loss to the Chargers was a reminder of what has...
Reality check: Chargers loss shows Seahawks still have some growing to do | Matt Calkins
The Seahawks entered Sunday's game having won four of their last five, but the loss to the Chargers shows that the rebuild isn't quite complete,...
After win vs. Stanford, UW’s rocky season could still end with Rose Bowl | Matt Calkins
It isn't a stretch to say the Huskies' season was on the line when they hosted the Cardinal on Saturday, as a loss almost surely...
D.J. Fluker was done with football, then he discovered the Seahawks | Matt Calkins
The Seahawks were able to poach D.J. Fluker last March via a one-year, $1.5 million deal that's just a few hundred thousand north of the...
The legend of Seahawks’ Michael Dickson grows with fake punt and its aftermath | Matt Calkins
Rookie punter Michael Dickson's fake punt Sunday vs. the Lions cemented two things: 1) The win for the Seahawks; and 2) Dickson's status as the...