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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5987"] Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1364"] Tacoma Rainiers shortstop Ryan Bliss takes a swing during a game in Aug. 2026. Image credit: Tacoma Rainiers/Instagram. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Minor league baseball isn’t the Show and it isn’t college. With the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="601"] UC Berkeley scrumhalf Solomon Williams (center) carries the ball during a match against Saint Mary’s on April 25, 2026. Image credit: Diego Moran/Instagram. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Unlike the chaotic mess of the 2025 off-
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1085"] Demond Williams Jr. will be a key to the Washington Huskies’ hopes of making it to coach Jedd Fisch’s first College Football Playoff in 2026. Credit: Scott Eklund / Red Box Pictures / Washington Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/
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RENTON, Wash. - Preparing to hit the road for their final dress rehearsal for the 2026 season in Kansas City, the Seattle Seahawks will hand the keys to the offense to Jalen Milroe for all four quarters, while a veteran newcomer should get his first opportunity to show what he can
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6413"] Seattle Seahawks defensive end Leonard Williams (99) looks on during warmups before the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] For the second time
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We see it all the time in sports, especially in the NFL. Owners are, usually by nature, egocentric billionaires who want the credit, glory, and control. Jerry Jones in Dallas is the posterchild for the meddling, egomaniac owner. It hasn’t won him a Super Bowl in three decades. Jimmy
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At long last, with just over two months until their first regular season game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have received a full roster’s worth of commitments for the 2026-27 season. On Wednesday night, Florida transfer Xaivian Lee announced his commitment to the Zags and is slated to be the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1170"] The Seattle Storm celebrate a Jade Melbourne bucket in the team’s 90-78 victory over the Toronto Tempo on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Climate Pledge Arena. Credit: Courtesy of Seattle Storm [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Flau’
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With plenty being said about who stayed and who left during the Washington State Cougars’ busy offseason, Emerald City Spectrum is highlighting players who followed Jimmy Rogers to Pullman and decided to stay with the program to play for Kirby Moore in the 2026 season. When Rogers left South Dakota
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Every year, the Seattle Seahawks seem to have a player or two make the final 53-man roster who wasn't expected to stick around, including center Jalen Sundell and tight end Nick Kallerup in the past two years. With one exhibition game remaining in Kansas City on Friday,
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5536"] Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin (21) carries the puck against Vegas Golden Knights center Nic Dowd (26) during the second period in game five of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn