NFL playoff-seeding system just fine, even if commish-in-waiting K.J. Wright disagrees | Matt Calkins
Marshawn Lynch's "Beast Quake" run against the Saints came in Seattle because the 7-9 Seahawks -- as a division winner -- got to the wild-card...
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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.
Seahawks get Russell the Regular in loss to Rams, and NFL MVP race seems over | Matt Calkins
Wilson, the NFL's highest-paid quarterback, has just been average since his monster afternoon vs. Tampa Bay last month. The significance? His case for league MVP...
The Seahawks need to wake up after their lethargic performance against the Rams | Matt Calkins
When is the last time you saw the Seahawks so comatose? Some NFL players load up on Toradol before a game, but they looked like...
Utah’s loss shows there’s no end in sight to Pac-12 football’s plummet | Matt Calkins
The Pac-12 has missed the College Football Playoff for the third year in a row. The conference is lagging in both of the big R's,...
Three games ago, the Seahawks’ defense decided it was time to be great … mission accomplished | Matt Calkins
There was no victory celebration for the Seahawks' defense three games ago when Seattle beat Tampa Bay 40-34 in overtime. At that point, though, the...
New Husky head coach Jimmy Lake needs to fix UW’s offense. Does that mean parting with Bush Hamdan? | Matt Calkins WATCH
When asked what he'll do with UW's offensive coaching staff Tuesday, Jimmy Lake said he was going to take a couple of weeks to figure...
If you thought Seahawks would blow lead vs. Vikings, you haven’t been watching | Matt Calkins
The Seahawks' 37-30 victory over the Vikings was their latest master class in composure. Their holding off of Minnesota was another chapter in poise. It...
The common denominator in WSU’s Apple Cup losses isn’t the players; it’s Mike Leach | Matt Calkins
You'd think at some point Leach would acknowledge that he is regularly bested, or at least take some responsibility for his team's failure to adapt....
Apple Cup 2019: Dick Baird is a Coug-turned-Husky who draws admiration from both sides | Matt Calkins
Roosevelt High grad, now 73, played four years at Washington State at linebacker — snapping an eight-year UW win streak in the Apple Cup as...
Don’t forget Seahawks’ Pete Carroll and John Schneider when debating NFL awards candidates | Matt Calkins
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider appear to be co-painting another masterpiece. Whether it's adding talent, replacing talent or squeezing every last...