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Analysis: How Can Seattle U Star Will Heimbrodt Build Off Breakout Season?
The biggest domino to fall in Seattle U’s favor over the offseason was retaining junior Will Heimbrodt. The rising forward broke out last season, becoming a full-time starter, emerging as the Redhawks’ second leading scorer, and earning WCC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Redhawks’ head coach Chris Victor already knows what he’s getting out of Heimbrodt on the defensive end, but there’s reason to believe there is still untapped ability on the offensive end as a playmaker. Following...
Analysis: Catton, Wright Showing Development for Kraken Early
The Seattle Kraken’s success this season is dependent on Berkly Catton and Shane Wright. If the Kraken, despite their low playoff odds, can make the postseason: it will probably be because Wright and Catton took steps forward. If the Kraken miss the playoffs, but these two youngsters improve, that gives Seattle something to build on for the future. So far, the 2-1 Kraken have gotten exactly what they needed from Wright and Catton. They started the season with youngster Ryan Winterton, bu...
What Do Joe Mixon, Robert Henry Jr. Additions Mean for Seahawks’ Backfield?
Bouncing back from a difficult road trip cross country in a loss to the Washington Commanders, the Seattle Seahawks re-established a potent rushing attack to lead the way in a 30-23 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, managing just fine in their first game without rookie Jadarian Price. With the first round pick out of Notre Dame sidelined for at least four games after landing on injured reserve with a chest injury and Zach Charbonnet still a few weeks away from making his ...
Cougars’ Offense Punch-less Once Again in 26-6 Loss to Bulldogs
Washington State’s offensive struggles reached a new low Saturday night. The Cougars opened Pac-12 play at home against Fresno State but were unable to generate any fireworks on offense in a 26-6 loss at Gesa Field. Washington State fell to 1-4 on the season and 0-4 against FBS opponents. More concerning than the record, however, is the state of an offense that is currently ranked 125th in the country in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings. The Cougars managed just 182 total yards, failed to sc...
Kraken Off to Most ‘Prolific’ Start in Franchise's Short History
The NHL is playing an 84-game schedule this year. It’s going to feel more like a marathon than ever before. Yet, for a three-game stretch, things feel different for the Seattle Kraken. That’s a dangerous feeling of course. Those good vibes could float away and disappear like an ember from a campfire caught in an updraft. But for now, this is all we have to go on. There were, and still are, legitimate concerns about the 2026-27 Kraken. Scoring has been a major concern for most of this fra...
Gonzaga Women's Soccer Falls 3-0 to Boise State in Pac-12 Opener
In its first-ever Pac-12 game, Gonzaga women’s soccer (5-5-2, 0-1-0) battled Boise State (10-1-1, 2-0-0), a consensus top-two team in the conference. The game was a grudge match for the first half and a change, before the Broncos made several crucial open-field plays. Meanwhile, the Zags struggled to manufacture scoring chances in their first game in eight days and fell 3-0 on the road. The final result doesn’t reflect how close the two teams played, as BSU’s last two goals came in the ...
50 in 50: Mariners Cannot Unimaginatively Wallow in Past
Nostalgia is an odd thing. In sports, it typically revolves around something good: a championship, a dynasty, something in the record books for all time. When a team goes a long while without one of those, their fans’ nostalgia becomes somewhere between quaint and delusional (the position along that line determined by the loudness of the fanbase). But for a team without any championship glory? A team whose most famous moment was not a World Series or even a pennant, but instead a narrow ...
Rapid Reaction: Seahawks Survive Chargers Comeback Attempt, Own Mistakes in 30-23 Victory
SEATTLE, Wash. - Though the home team made things far more interesting late than they would have preferred, the Seattle Seahawks sealed a 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers with a Uchenna Nwosu strip sack on Justin Herbert, improving to 3-1 on the season. Recovering from an interception on his first pass attempt, Sam Darnold threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Emanuel Wilson and Tory Horton, while Wilson and Rashid Shaheed each scored touchdowns on the ground to pace Se...
Halftime Observations: Seahawks Take Control in Wacky First Half, Build 20-6 Lead vs. Chargers
SEATTLE, Wash. - In the aftermath of arguably the longest first quarter in the history of football, the Seattle Seahawks used 20-plus yard touchdowns from Emanuel Wilson and Rashid Shaheed along with suffocating defense to take a 13-3 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Chargers. Three quick observations from a wild, wild first two quarters at Lumen Field: 1. A wild start features two interceptions in two plays as Seahawks failed to capitalize on their turnover… Protecting the football ...
Seahawks Inactives: Ty Okada Remains Sidelined, Rodney Thomas II to Start Again vs. Chargers
Despite returning to the practice field earlier in the week and being a full participant on Friday, the Seattle Seahawks will hold veteran safety Ty Okada out for a fourth straight game as he works his way back from a significant hamstring strain. Okada has been sidelined since the week of practice leading up to Seattle’s season opener against New England, missing each of the previous three games before finally practicing on Thursday in limited fashion. Returning from a touchy soft tiss...
Washington Lets Late Lead Slip Away in 25-21 Loss to USC
Following a deflating loss at the hands of Minnesota, the Huskies needed a win to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. Also coming off a frustrating loss, USC looked to get back on track at home after Oregon beat the Trojans with backup quarterback Dylan Raiola. The Coliseum played host to the Huskies in 98-degree heat at kickoff, one of the hottest games in team history. That would be the only record set that day, as Washington fell to West Coast rival USC 25-21, leaving the...
Takeaways from Kraziness in the Kennel, Gonzaga's Full Roster on Display
Xaivian Lee, Javon Bennett, Chauncey Wiggins, and Izan Almansa might not be eligible for the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ season opener against Purdue on November 2, but they joined their 11 other teammates on the court at the McCarthey Athletic Center for Kraziness in the Kennel. In front of a sold-out crowd – including four-star 2027 recruit Gene Roebuck – the Zags, with a full roster, put on a show to electrify their fans, whether it was Mark Few being honored for his recent induction into the ...
Washington State Looks to Open Pac-12 Play With a Bang vs. Fresno State
In their first game against a new conference foe, the Washington State Cougars will open Pac-12 play on Saturday night when they host the visiting Fresno State Bulldogs at Gesa Field. The Cougars enter the conference opener at 1-3 after a tough start to the season. Washington State opened the year with road losses to No. 17 Washington and Kansas State before picking up its first win with a 48-7 victory over Duquesne. The Cougars then returned home last Saturday but couldn’t hold onto an...
Reign Fall Out of NWSL Playoff Picture in 1-0 Home Loss to Courage
The Seattle Reign are on the outside looking in. They dropped a crucial home tilt with the North Carolina Courage on Friday night Lumen Field 1-0, putting Seattle at 12-11-4 — good for ninth in the NWSL with three games to play. The loss snapped a franchise-record 17-game scoring streak for Seattle and a five-game home streak of clean sheets as the Reign trail Kansas City now by one point for the eighth and final playoff spot heading into a short international break. Emerald City Spectr...
Reign Fall Out of NWSL Playoff Picture in 1-0 Home Loss to Courage
The Seattle Reign are on the outside looking in. They dropped a crucial home tilt with the North Carolina Courage on Friday night Lumen Field 1-0, putting Seattle at 12-11-4 — good for ninth in the NWSL with three games to play. The loss snapped a franchise-record 17-game scoring streak for Seattle and a five-game home streak of clean sheets as the Reign trail Kansas City now by one point for the eighth and final playoff spot heading into a short international break. Emerald City Spectr...
Jadarian Price Injury Puts More Pressure on Seahawks’ Struggling Run Game
On the heels of a dreadful 44-yard performance as a team in a 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders, the Seattle Seahawks hope to get a struggling ground game back on track against the Los Angeles Chargers returning to Lumen Field for the first time since their season opener. But that mission became much tougher for Seattle on Friday with the team announcing starting running back Jadarian Price re-aggravated a chest injury during practice on Wednesday and would not be available for Sun...
Analysis: Assessing Cougars QB Caden Pinnick’s Play at Quarter Mark
The Washington State Cougars entered the 2026 season with a new coaching staff, a new-look roster, and a new starting quarterback, awarding Caden Pinnick the job after an intense competition that played out in summer camp. Through four games, Pinnick has shown some glimpses of why he was named Co-Big Sky Freshman of the Year at UC Davis prior to transferring to Pullman, but it has come with some major growing pains facing off against Power Four opponents. Pinnick has experienced plenty...
50 in 50: Ownership’s Comfortable Half Measures Ensured Mariners’ Mediocrity
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. It’s a bit of an archaism, given that “have” can mean “eat”, but it’s an apt turn of phrase to describe the pitfalls the Seattle Mariners have fallen into from ownership on down. This attitude meshes with and reinforces their approach to risk; there is a genuine desire to win within the ownership group, but they aren’t willing to take on what they see as risks to revenue in order to achieve those wins. They believe - and the front office tells the...
Big Ten Picks: Huskies Ready to Jump in USC Dumpster Fire
One fanbase will be extremely displeased Saturday night after Washington face USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Both Washington and USC disappointed last week, though for slightly different reasons. Washington suffered its first loss at home to an unranked team since 2021, while the Trojans lost to Oregon for the fourth straight time. The ground was already cracking around USC head coach Lincoln Riley entering the season, and his handling of Desman Stephens’ dirty hit on Oregon...
Gonzaga Unveils Full 2026-27 Schedule, Breaking Down Zags' Challenging Matchups
The Gonzaga Bulldogs officially released their 2026-27 schedule, which includes seven teams that appeared in the NCAA Tournament last season, 10 squads that won at least 20 games, and four reigning conference champions. Gonzaga will also play a 16-game slate in the revamped Pac-12, featuring a double round-robin format. Emerald City Spectrum reporter Howard Woodard gives expectations for Kraziness in the Kennel, breaks down the Zags' marquee nonconference matchups, and previews the stru...
Analysis: Three Moves Mariners Need to Make Before Impending Lockout
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement in Major League Baseball ends on December 1, 2026. Most assume there will be a lockout of some kind as the owners and players fight for things they want, including the league desiring the implementation of a salary cap. The situation might even get to the point where the 2027 regular season is shortened or altered in some way. Things might get messy. What can’t happen during that undetermined amount of time? Trades and signings. That will be a...
Sounders Escape Sporting KC on Late Cristian Roldan Goal
The Seattle Sounders collected their third home win in eight days with a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night thanks to a second-half stoppage-time goal from Cristian Roldan off a deflection. The win moved Seattle (10-9-8) into seventh in the MLS Western Conference, extending their unbeaten run to eight games off the heels of an MLS-worst eight-game losing streak. Jordan Morris set up both Seattle goals to continue his solid run of games, assisting on 20-year-old Sebastia...
Analysis: Jordan Eberle, Kraken Get Offensive in 6-1 Season-Opening Win Over Flames
It’s true the Seattle Kraken were facing the Calgary Flames, a team expected by most prognosticators to be at the bottom of the NHL standings this season and competing for a top draft pick. It’s also true tonight was just the first of a long 84-game season. But make no mistake: the Kraken couldn’t have been much more dominant than they were in a season-opening 6-1 victory, kicking off year No. 2 of the Lane Lambert era with a bang. “It’s good to see us start that way,” Vince Dunn said p...
Zach Charbonnet, Ty Okada Return to Practice as Seahawks Ramp Up Preparations for Chargers
While it remains to be seen when either player will suit up for game action for the first time in 2026, the Seattle Seahawks welcomed back two key starters to the practice field with running back Zach Charbonnet and safety Ty Okada returning as limited participants on Thursday. Designated to return from the PUP list, Charbonnet’s latest step shifts him one step closer to the end of a difficult journey recovering from a torn ACL. The fourth-year back injured his knee during a Divisional R...
Did Storm’s Dominique Malonga Get Robbed of MIP Award?
Dallas Wings forward Jessica Shepard won the 2026 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player award, the league announced on Wednesday. Seattle Storm forward Dominique Malonga was also in the running for the award, finishing fifth out of six players in the voting. Malonga made a massive jump from her rookie to second season, and she was one of just two second-year players in the voting (Portland Fire’s Carla Leite). The former 2025 No. 2 overall pick led the Storm in nearly every statistical category...
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