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Former Seattle U Star Charles Garcia Rebounds in Sioux Falls (Update: Garcia Suspended for Violating Drug Policy)

By Mike Seely Thu., Feb. 9 2012 at 2:44 PM
Categories: Sports

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​Update, 2/9/12: Charles Garcia has been suspended for five games without pay for "violating the terms of the NBA D-League's anti-drug policy." Team spokesperson Brett Hansen could not confirm what substance Garcia was suspended for. Garcia will begin serving his suspension tomorrow night, when the Skyforce play the Idaho Stampede.

Original piece, published 1/24/12: Former Seattle University basketball star Charles Garcia had a trying 2010-2011 season, to put it mildly. He left school a year early, only to go undrafted before pinballing around pro stints in Turkey, Mexico and the NBA's Development League. But this year he's found his footing, enjoying a standout season with the NBDAL's Sioux Falls Skyforce.

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Name-a-Shaq: Shaq Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, and the NCAA's Shaq-Filled 2012 Recruiting Class

By Keegan Hamilton Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Sports, Whimsy

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​When the University of Washington landed top-ranked football recruit Shaq Thompson last week, Husky head coach Steve Sarkisian gleefully declared it is "just awesome" that the hard-hitting safety from Sacramento opted to attend UW over California, Oregon, and other top-tier schools. Even more awesome, though, is the fact that Thompson is one of several Shaqs who will play in the NCAA next year, exactly 18 years after Shaquille O'Neal left the college ranks to play in the NBA.

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Mayor McGinn Looks to Hit a Long Jumper to Bring Back the NBA and Perhaps Save Himself

By Ellis E. Conklin Mon., Feb. 6 2012 at 2:38 PM
Categories: City of Seattle, Sports

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​Author and basketball nut Sherman Alexie pondered recently what it would it mean for the city's psyche to bring back an NBA franchise. "The thing is, if we get a team," he wrote on Sonicsgate, the official site of the 2009 documentary on how Seattle lost its team, "it's going to be somebody else's team. It's not going to be a new franchise. I keep up, so I know who's in trouble. We could get New Orleans, Milwaukee, Indiana, Memphis, Sacramento." Alexie continued:


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Bill Ives' Cautionary Tale, from the Suicide Race to Hialeah Park, and the High Cost of Unretiring

By Rick Anderson Thu., Feb. 2 2012 at 8:00 AM
Categories: Sports

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​Sixty-year-old retired Indian horseman Mike Harry seemed much the dreamer last year when he told us for our cover story on the Omak Stampede's World Famous Suicide Race that he plans to return to the saddle for the bone-breaking downhill event this year. Then again, a cover story on one of his fellow Colville tribal riders published in SW's sister paper Miami NewTimes this week, must give old Mike some encouragement.

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Seattle May Have Pro Football All Year Long; Spring League Proposed When Seahawks Are Sidelined

By Ellis E. Conklin Wed., Feb. 1 2012 at 2:22 PM
Categories: Sports

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​There are reports out today that a new professional football team may be coming to Seattle. That's right, sports fans. According to a "confidential document" published by Deadspin, the Spring Professional Football League, being organized by former XFL and NFL Europe executives, will debut in 2013 with eight teams -- Seattle being one of them -- playing a 14- to 16-week season. Other cities under consideration are New York, Washington, Memphis, Orlando, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Houston, and Los Angeles.

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Venoy Overton's Pimping Trial Postponed Until After UW Basketball Season

By Keegan Hamilton Thu., Jan. 26 2012 at 6:00 AM
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​Former University of Washington point guard Venoy Overton was scheduled to go to trial earlier this week in Kent on charges that he pimped out his 18-year-old girlfriend last summer. But now Overton's trial has been re-scheduled for April, after his alma mater's season will have ended.

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Fans Kicked Out of Niners Game by the Boatload; That Could Never Happen at Seahawks Game, Could It?

By Ellis E. Conklin Wed., Jan. 25 2012 at 3:41 PM
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​A record number of San Francisco 49er fans -- all of them great Americans -- were tossed out of Candlestick Park during Sunday's showdown against the victorious New York Giants. A total of 110 Niners boosters were ejected from the 'Stick, where the sale of booze was cutoff at half-time.

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Tim Lincecum, the Pride of Belltown, Doesn't Mind Taking It One Contract Year At a Time With SF Giants

By Ellis E. Conklin Fri., Jan. 20 2012 at 2:02 PM
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​So what's up with Tim Lincecum? Well, it so happens the "The Freak" is about to cash in big on a one-year arbitration deal. He wants $21.5 million and the San Francisco Giants have countered with $17 million -- which breaks the record for most money sought and offered in arbitration for a player not yet eligible for free agency. Just splitting the difference will surely be enough to keep food on the table at that 2,400-square-foot Belltown condo of his on the 28th floor of the Escala.

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UW's Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten Have Serious NBA Potential -- If They Can Learn From Each Other

By Keegan Hamilton Tue., Jan. 17 2012 at 6:30 AM
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​Terrence Ross is a freakishly athletic swingman with a jump shot smoother than a foot of Mt. Baker powder. Tony Wroten is a turbocharged point guard with the height and court vision of Magic Johnson. Combine their skills and you have one heck of an NBA player.

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Abdul Gaddy, C.J. Wilcox, Husky basketball, Lorenzo Romar, Marcus Capers, NBA Draft, Terrence Ross, Tony Wroten, UW Huskies
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Edgar Martinez Gets Just 36.5 Percent of Hall of Fame Vote

By Ellis E. Conklin Tue., Jan. 10 2012 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Sports

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​It was another rough outing for Edgar Martinez, who finished yesterday with a meager 36.5 percent of Hall of Fame votes. The good news, though, is that the Seattle Mariner's most prolific DH did slightly better than last year when he scored just 32.9 percent of the vote. To get into baseball's most hallowed shrine, a player needs 75 percent from the Baseball Writers Association of America.

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