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Analysis: Huskies put it all together in first-round win vs. Utah State

Washington guard David Crisp and teammates celebrate after the Huskies defeat the Utah State Aggies 78-61 for the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio Friday March 22, 2019. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

The Huskies played their best basketball game of the year to rout Utah State, but they'll have to do it again Sunday to get past No. 1 seed North Carolina.

Son of former Husky great, UC Irvine’s Collin Welp is blazing his own path in NCAA tournament

Former Seattle Prep standout and son of a Husky legend, Collin Welp will have a chance to shine in the NCAA tournament as his UC Irvine Anteaters get set to face Kansas State on Friday.

After announcing his retirement to Seattle media in a small press conference inside the Mariner clubhouse, Ichiro returned to the Tokyo Dome turf to take a victory lap and salute the fans, very few of whom had left in the meantime. The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the second game of their Opening Day series at the Tokyo Dome in Japan Thursday, March 21, 2019. 209667

Larry Stone

Ichiro, always a master of timing, gets it right again with his retirement

Ichiro got his moment on Thursday, in the wee hours back home in Seattle, as few ballplayers in any sport ever have. Japan showered him with love, while peers who admire him unconditionally did the same and Mariners’ players lined up to greet him as he trotted off the field.

Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners OF | 2001-12, 2018-19

Yusei Kikuchi thanks teammate Ichiro Suzuki for getting him out of the 4th inning with his catch of a ball in the corner for the final out. The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the second game of their Opening Day series at the Tokyo Dome in Japan Thursday, March 21, 2019. 209667

Emotions overcome Yusei Kikuchi as his first game with the Mariners is also Ichiro’s last WATCH

Ken Griffey Jr. is in the Mariner dugout to congratulate Ichiro as he is pulled from the game Thursday. The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the second game of their Opening Day series at the Tokyo Dome in Japan Thursday, March 21, 2019. 209667

Mariners teammates — and Ken Griffey Jr. — revel in pageantry of Ichiro’s farewell in Japan WATCH

As Ichiro announces his retirement to reporters, his teammates begin to funnel into the batting cage where the press conference is being held to hear him speak. The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the second game of their Opening Day series at the Tokyo Dome in Japan Thursday, March 21, 2019. 209667

‘Forever grateful’: Reaction to Ichiro’s retirement from around baseball, Seattle sports world

Farewell, 51: Remembering Ichiro’s iconic career through its best moments — and best photographs VIEW

Mike Hopkins waits at mid court for his four seniors Saturday night. The University of Washington men’s basketball team played the University of Oregon in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA. 209531

The Huskies have their coach of the future in Mike Hopkins. But they’re ‘just getting started.’

In two years, Mike Hopkins has helped guide the Washington Huskies from a 2-16 Pac-12 record to a conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011.

Assistant coach Will Conroy pumps up the crowd as the Huskies go on a run in the 2nd half against the Beavner. The Oregon State Beavers played the Washington Huskies in NCAA Men’s basketball Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA. 209530

‘My story is a lot like his’: How Will Conroy joined forces with Mike Hopkins to turn around UW hoops

Fifteen years after helping lead the program's resurrection during the early days of the Lorenzo Romar era, former player and current assistant coach Will Conroy is an integral part of the Huskies’ turnaround during Mike Hopkins’ second season as Romar’s successor. VIEW