Prior to launching the Emerald City Spectrum, Smith worked for Sports Illustrated as lead reporter of the Seahawks On SI team site for seven seasons and continues to host the daily Seahawks Triple Option podcast.
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Exit one young French guard, enter another. Saturday at 2 PM PT was the deadline for international players to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and to no surprise, Jack Kayil remained in the process and looks to hear his name called early next week in Brooklyn. But the Gonzaga Bulldogs
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Bringing another offseason program to a close, the Seattle Seahawks wrapped up mandatory minicamp with a spirited final practice session highlighted by strong defense, sending the team into summer break before returning to kick off training camp on July 25. “I feel like it's been great,” veteran defensive
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With the NBA season now officially at its end after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games and the NBA Draft being just over a week away, it’s time to check in on Gonzaga alums who got a taste of the 2025-26 NBA
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1188"] Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams prepares to shed a blocking dummy during a drill at the team’s annual mandatory minicamp. Credit: Corbin Smith/Emerald City Spectrum [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] RENTON, Wash. - Mere hours away
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With four spots still open on its roster for the 2026-27 season, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are continuing to fire darts down a familiar path. Serbian teenagers Nikola Kusturica and Savo Drezgić are names to watch as new Zags additions, potentially filling roles as a versatile wing and a secondary
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RENTON, Wash. - Much has changed for Grey Zabel since breaking into the NFL as a first round draft choice 12 months and change ago. Once a wide-eyed rookie making the monumental jump from FCS powerhouse North Dakota State to the Seattle Seahawks, Zabel isn’t trying to stay above
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Bringing the offseason program to an end and ushering in summer break before training camp, Emerald City Spectrum reporter Corbin Smith breaks down what he saw and heard at the Seahawks' third and final mandatory minicamp practice, including an opportunistic defense racking up interceptions and pick sixes in a
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RENTON, Wash. - Playing the role of dynamite on special teams, the Seattle Seahawks midseason acquisition of Rashid Shaheed at the trade deadline proved to be an absolute game changer for the franchise on the way to a Super Bowl LX victory. Any time Shaheed touched the football on kickoff or
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1602"] Seattle Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori works through a drill with instruction from assistant coach Chris Partridge at mandatory minicamp. Credit: Corbin Smith/Emerald City Spectrum [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] RENTON, Wash. - Launching the final phase of their
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1012"] Gonzaga Prep forward Carter Nilson, the son of former Zags player Mike Nilson, has committed to Gonzaga. Credit: PrepHoops [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The 1999-00 season was Mark Few’s first as head coach of the
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RENTON, Wash. - Almost seeming to break character like an actor caught off guard by an unexpected twist in a script, Cooper Kupp unleashed a stare that could have pierced through someone’s soul. Moments after the Seattle Seahawks completed their final OTA practice on Thursday, the 10th-year veteran receiver
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Ahead of the 2025 MLB campaign, only two former Gonzaga baseball players found their way onto Opening Day Rosters – right-handed relievers Alek Jacob and Eli Morgan. But that number could increase in the coming years. Although the pipeline for Gonzaga baseball products to the major leagues isn’t extremely