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Race to Hall of Fame: Will Tez or Walt be first to join Randle & Rice?
outsidethepressbox.com - 29 hours ago
Race to Hall of Fame: Will Tez or Walt be first to join Randle & Rice?
— outsidethepressbox.com — Who’s going to reach the Hall of Fame first? Cortez Kennedy or Walter Jones? If Jones was... serious in declaring via Twitter yesterday his intent to retire, he figures to join one-time Seahawks Jerry Rice and John Randle in the Hall of Fame in five years. Perhaps Kennedy will be there by then ... (more) Race to Hall of Fame: Will Tez or Walt be first to join ...

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OTPB now a bi-coastal enterprise
outsidethepressbox.com - 5 days ago
OTPB now a bi-coastal enterprise
— outsidethepressbox.com — When Chris and I first started this little site about a year ago, our focus was to... be primarily on the Seattle sports scene, with a sprinkling of national news for good measure. Things, however, don’t always go the way you plan them. I have recently moved to the Washington, DC area, ... (more) OTPB now a bi-coastal enterprise

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Seahawks’ All-Decade Team
outsidethepressbox.com - 6 days ago
Seahawks’ All-Decade Team
— outsidethepressbox.com — The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its ninth NFL all-decade team Sunday, a roster that included... four past or present Seahawks. Walter Jones, a certain future Hall of Famer, is still on Seattle’s roster, although he might have already played his final game. Also making the team were ... (more) Seahawks’ All-Decade Team

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Halfway through, Pac-10 has two
outsidethepressbox.com - 7 days ago
Halfway through, Pac-10 has two
— outsidethepressbox.com — Halfway through the league schedule, the Pac-10 is starting to shake out. Nic Wise scored 30 points,... including the final seven, as Arizona topped Cal on Sunday to take over first place in the Pac-10. It’s the first time the Wildcats have been in first place this late since they won the title ... (more) Halfway through, Pac-10 has two

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Seahawk Sunday: Retiring rumors
outsidethepressbox.com - 8 days ago
Seahawk Sunday: Retiring rumors
— outsidethepressbox.com — It was a busy week in Seahawk news, from the Senior Bowl to coaching moves to Jim... Mora’s comments on Mark Sanchez to Kurt Warner retiring to the reports of Patrick Kerney retiring and then not retiring. Let’s start with the “retirement” talk. Warner’s decision to hang up his cleats after a ... (more) Seahawk Sunday: Retiring rumors

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Huskies humiliate uncaring Cougs in second half
outsidethepressbox.com - 10 days ago
Huskies humiliate uncaring Cougs in second half
— outsidethepressbox.com — Well that had to be embarrassing for Washington State. But the Cougs didn’t seem to care. Lorenzo... Romar showed what a great coach he is by getting his Washington Huskies to turn it up in the second half against WSU and his former assistant, Ken Bone. Washington’s interior defense and ... (more) Huskies humiliate uncaring Cougs in second half

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Tim Tebow’s tears cure cancer – too bad he’s never cried
outsidethepressbox.com - 11 days ago
Tim Tebow’s tears cure cancer – too bad he’s never cried
— outsidethepressbox.com — The most talked about player in football is an OK quarterback with unorthodox mechanics, a historical draft... washout in the making, one of the most polarizing players to ever strap on a helmet, one of the nicest guys on the planet and a potential savior for those who bemoan the current state ... (more) Tim Tebow’s tears cure cancer – too bad he’s never cried

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No WSU football game at Qwest in 2010, but that’s really OK with us
outsidethepressbox.com - 12 days ago
No WSU football game at Qwest in 2010, but that’s really OK with us
— outsidethepressbox.com — Every year since 2002, when the Cougars started playing a football game at Qwest Field, I had... gotten a group of tickets and 8-10 of us had watched the Cougs play in Seattle. It had turned into a great tradition – until 2008, when the Cougs were blown out by Oklahoma State, 39-13, on their way ... (more) No WSU football game at Qwest in 2010, but that’s really ...

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After Cal, Pac-10 is clear as mud
outsidethepressbox.com - 15 days ago
After Cal, Pac-10 is clear as mud
— outsidethepressbox.com — Four weeks into the Pac-10 season, the only thing that is clear is that it’s pretty muddy... in the middle. And not many Pac-10 teams are going to be in the NCAA tournament. It’s hard to imagine more than three teams making it, and even that would seem to be a stretch. But can the NCAA ... (more) After Cal, Pac-10 is clear as mud

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OTPB’s ridiculously premature Super Bowl preview
outsidethepressbox.com - 15 days ago
OTPB’s ridiculously premature Super Bowl preview
— outsidethepressbox.com — Coming off a great day of football, the NFL, in its infinite wisdom, continues to make the... critical error of having the Super Bowl be played two weeks after the conference championships, leaving us all forced to slog through two weeks of puff pieces and fake media hype before the Colts and ... (more) OTPB’s ridiculously premature Super Bowl preview

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Watershed win for Cougars at USC?
outsidethepressbox.com - 18 days ago
Watershed win for Cougars at USC?
— outsidethepressbox.com — While the Huskies were tanking another road game last night, the Cougars pulled off perhaps their best... win of the season, rallying from a 15-point deficit to knock off USC in Los Angeles. It’s the kind of quality win that could serve as a springboard for the rest of the season. If not for the ... (more) Watershed win for Cougars at USC?

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Road woe-riors
outsidethepressbox.com - 18 days ago
Road woe-riors
— outsidethepressbox.com — In order to be considered a Top 25 team you must be able to win games on... the road. In order to get proper consideration from the NCAA Tournament committee, you’ve got to show you can win away from home. The Washington Huskies continue to prove they are not ready for prime time by ... (more) Road woe-riors

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Case closed on WSU’s loss to Oregon; refs technically right
outsidethepressbox.com - 19 days ago
Case closed on WSU’s loss to Oregon; refs technically right
— outsidethepressbox.com — In Week 1 of the Pac-10 basketball season, WSU lost to Oregon in double overtime thanks to... a controversial technical foul called against the Cougars after DeAngelo Casto had scored the apparent winning basket with .3 second left in the first overtime. The Ducks hit both free throws and ended up ... (more) Case closed on WSU’s loss to Oregon; refs technically right

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Who’s the boss? Carroll, but Schneider’s a nice complement
outsidethepressbox.com - 20 days ago
Who’s the boss? Carroll, but Schneider’s a nice complement
— outsidethepressbox.com — The return of John Schneider to Seattle as the Seahawks’ new general manager completes what many considered... a cart-before-the-horse process of hiring a coach and GM that was seemingly as clumsily executed as many of the team’s offensive plays this season. In the end, though, the Seahawks got ... (more) Who’s the boss? Carroll, but Schneider’s a nice complement

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M’s keep making the right moves
outsidethepressbox.com - 21 days ago
M’s keep making the right moves
— outsidethepressbox.com — This has been a remarkable offseason for the Mariners, one that was capped today when the team... announced they have signed Felix Hernandez to a multi-year extension, taking the nagging thought that Seattle might be forced to trade its ace due to financial considerations completely off the table. ... (more) M’s keep making the right moves

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Dominant Dawgs put themselves firmly back in the Pac-10 race
outsidethepressbox.com - 22 days ago
Dominant Dawgs put themselves firmly back in the Pac-10 race
— outsidethepressbox.com — As quickly as they disappeared, the Huskies have returned, following up a head-scratching, three-game losing streak with... two blowout wins over the Bay schools last weekend. It was quite a flip from the previous weekend, when the Dawgs got dusted by 17 points at both ASU and Arizona. They ... (more) Dominant Dawgs put themselves firmly back in the Pac-10 race

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Schematically, Carroll’s Seahawks won’t look much different than Mora’s
outsidethepressbox.com - 22 days ago
Schematically, Carroll’s Seahawks won’t look much different than Mora’s
— outsidethepressbox.com — As it turns out, Pete Carroll’s Seahawks schematically aren’t going to look much different than Jim Mora’s... Seahawks. And that could be a good thing or a bad thing. Carroll and Mora run basically the same 4-3, one-gap, cover-2 defense, and Carroll has decided to retain Mora’s coordinator, Gus ... (more) Schematically, Carroll’s Seahawks won’t look much ...

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Alex Gibbs is a coup for Hawks; Brandon Marshall would not be
outsidethepressbox.com - 25 days ago
Alex Gibbs is a coup for Hawks; Brandon Marshall would not be
— outsidethepressbox.com — Pete Carroll’s Seattle offense looks like it will have a distinctive Denver flavor, but we can only... hope that does not include Brandon Marshall. Carroll’s biggest coup since being hired Monday was luring legendary offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, the zone-blocking guru who made Terrell Davis ... (more) Alex Gibbs is a coup for Hawks; Brandon Marshall would ...

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Trash-talkin’ Tuesday: Keeping it all in the family
outsidethepressbox.com - 28 days ago
Trash-talkin’ Tuesday: Keeping it all in the family
— outsidethepressbox.com — Now that Lane Kiffin has volunteered to return to USC, it should be only a matter of... days before he accuses Steve Sarkisian of cheating and then sends USC’s cheerleaders out to show their sweaters to recruits. Speaking of the Pac-10 … The conference has no ranked basketball teams because ... (more) Trash-talkin’ Tuesday: Keeping it all in the family

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Pac-10 hoops: Wide open, unranked
outsidethepressbox.com - 28 days ago
Pac-10 hoops: Wide open, unranked
— outsidethepressbox.com — The craziness continued in Week 2 of Pac-10 play, and the national reputation of the league took... another hit because of it. Washington got blown out of the desert by the Arizona schools and has lost three of four to start Pac-10 play. Arizona State, meanwhile, demolished both Washington ... (more) Pac-10 hoops: Wide open, unranked

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