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Final Buzzer

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:33:24

The bad news: you will no longer find any new content on Buzzer Beater. The good news: All sports content that used to be found here will now be published on another, more general-interest SW blog, th...

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Will Few Finally Bolt to Eugene?

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:47:58

Rumors of Mark Few leaving the Gonzaga basketball program to coach at the University of Oregon, his alma mater, have persisted ever since the U of O hired his buddy Pat Kilkenny as AD. But the stars h...

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Former Sonics Escape With Win, Current Escape Artist Doesn't

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:49:18

The NBA team formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics, 5-4 in their last nine games, are officially on their first winning streak of the year after beating the Pistons last night at home They clobber...

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Nate-Rob's Sucked Since We Blew Him

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:25:20

Former Husky Nate Robinson has obvious disdain for Buzzer Beater. How do we know that? Because ever since we declared him the front-runner for Sixth Man of the Year and added him to our fantasy team...

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Former Sonics Provide Glimpse Into the Future

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:33:58

Don't look now, but the team formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics is hitting its stride. I realize a strong argument can be made that any 7-33 team that hits such a stride is hitting a very short...

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Remembering When Joe Namath Was a Stone Pimp

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:14:51

I have no good reason for posting this video other than a friend of mine just sent it to me, and it never seems to lose its entertainment value. Actually I do have a good reason: I want to present ...

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Storm Sign Lease, Call Key Arena Home For Next Decade

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:45:46

The City of Seattle and Women's Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC agreed yesterday to renew their lease of Key Arena, keeping the Storm in town for ten more years. The exact financials of the deal haven...

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Dave Henderson Once Sang Backup for John Fogerty

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:42:13

No really, he did -- at an animal welfare charity concert thrown together by Cardinal skipper Tony La Russa. My favorite part of this interview (conducted by Chad Garrison, a John Stamos doppelgange...

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D-Miles Screws Blazers a Game Early

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:30:19

Up until last week, I was rooting for the Blazers harder than any other team in the league. No, not in the overhyped, unproven "every former Sonic fan will instantly become a Blazer fan" way,&nbs...

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Cindy Hales To Do The Ron and Don Show

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:23:14

Seattle Weekly cover girl and all-around badass Cindy Hales will be on tomorrow's Ron and Don show on KIRO 710 at 5 PM. Having spent about six weeks following her around and generally pestering her, I...

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Nick Holt Didn't Bring Idaho Back to Prominence

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:55:14

But he is a very bald, very intense individual, who broke is contract with the Vandals before his job was done.Before Coach Holt (that's how he introduced himself during his Moscow days) became a Wash...

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Mariner Legend Henderson Elected to Cooperstown

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:11:45

No, we're not talking about Dave or Steve, we're talking about Rickey, MLB's all-time stolen base leader who swiped 31 in 92 games for the M's in 2000, a season which ended with a 4-2 series loss to...

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Remember the Cal Loss, Husky Hoop Fans

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:50:53

What do we know about this year's Husky hoop squad, 14 games in? A lot, actually. First and most positively, the addition of Isaiah Thomas, whose pinball drives are reminiscent of Allen Iverson, sho...

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Blazers Threaten to Sue Teams for Signing Darius Miles

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:46:59

As Seely noted yesterday, if former-Blazer Darius Miles plays two more NBA games this season, it will cost the Blazers $18 million and force them to pay the luxury tax--money that's distributed to the...

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Here's to You, Quincy Pondexter

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:00:00

Not long ago, Seth Kolloen wrote an article defending Quincy Pondexter and setting straight the player's greedy critics. Pondexter, he noted, has put up numbers quite similar to those of Husky favorit...

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