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Seattle Seahawks free safety D.J. Reed (29) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

SEAHAWKS: D.J. Reed making most of shot with Seattle

How good has D.J. Reed been for Seattle, pretty much out of nowhere? Reed’s been a… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks free safety D.J. Reed (29) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura passes against Southern California in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Utah awaits an eager Cougars squad

Washington St. to play just second game in a month

Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura passes against Southern California in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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PREP SPORTS: As schools given OK to reopen, what about sports?

Now that many schools in Washington have been given the go-ahead from Gov. Jay Inslee to open up more in-person instruction in the… Continue reading

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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2020, file photo, Gonzaga's Drew Timme goes to the basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia in Indianapolis. Coach Mark Few of top-ranked Gonzaga says the suspension of basketball activities for the past two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic has ''not helped us in any way, shape or form.″ (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Zags finally return to action against No. 3 Iowa

In a way, Mark Few feels like No. 1 Gonzaga is starting over. The Bulldogs… Continue reading

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2020, file photo, Gonzaga's Drew Timme goes to the basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia in Indianapolis. Coach Mark Few of top-ranked Gonzaga says the suspension of basketball activities for the past two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic has ''not helped us in any way, shape or form.″ (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll claps as player warmup around him before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 40-3. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

No playoff bubble for Seahawks, other teams

Seattle has 99 percent chance of making the postseason

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll claps as player warmup around him before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 40-3. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Rolovich: No bowl game for Cougars

Season will end Saturday against Utah

Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Scouts for Seattle's expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken’s future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below. It’s a space Ron Francis will become very familiar with sometime in the summer of 2021 when that portion of the facility is completed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

The Kraken’s tendrils reach far and wide

GM Ron Francis working remotely during pandemic

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Scouts for Seattle's expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken’s future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below. It’s a space Ron Francis will become very familiar with sometime in the summer of 2021 when that portion of the facility is completed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Mariners trade for reliever

The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen on Tuesday by acquiring right-handed reliever Rafael Montero from the Texas Rangers. The 30-year-old… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright is pictured during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 40-3. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

SEAHAWKS: K.J. Wright showing his versatility this season

Linebacker has become a mainstay of the defense in final year of contract

Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright is pictured during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 40-3. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Washington coach Jimmy Lake celebrates with the team after Washington defeated Utah 24-21 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Huskies forced to pull out of Pac-12 title game

Washington has no offensive linemen available

Washington coach Jimmy Lake celebrates with the team after Washington defeated Utah 24-21 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Washington quarterback Dylan Morris carries the ball against Stanford in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

UW forced to cancel Oregon game

Pac-12 Championship appearance also in doubt

Washington quarterback Dylan Morris carries the ball against Stanford in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks strong safety Jamal Adams (33) sacks New York Giants quarterback Colt McCoy (12) during the first half of an NFL football game Dec. 6 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

Three things to know about the Seahawks’ Week 14 opponent, the New York Jets

There is no shortage of story lines around the Seahawks-Jets game this week. Seahawks star safety… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks strong safety Jamal Adams (33) sacks New York Giants quarterback Colt McCoy (12) during the first half of an NFL football game Dec. 6 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

UW sidelined by COVID-19

Washington has paused all team-related football activities due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests within… Continue reading

Gonzaga's Drew Timme goes to the basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Cougars crushed by USC; Gonzaga remains No. 1

Gonzaga remains No. 1

Gonzaga's Drew Timme goes to the basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Seattle Sounders' Cristian Roldan (7) celebrates a Sounders goal late in the second half of an MLS playoff Western Conference final soccer match against Minnesota United, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Seattle. The Sounders won 3-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sounders shock Minnesota with miraculous flurry of goals

Seattle tallies three in final 18 minutes of the match to win 3-2

Seattle Sounders' Cristian Roldan (7) celebrates a Sounders goal late in the second half of an MLS playoff Western Conference final soccer match against Minnesota United, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Seattle. The Sounders won 3-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andy Isabella (17) is hit by Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Seahawks’ Wagner adds another notch to his career resume

Bobby Wagner reached another milestone last week, which at this point of his career is one… Continue reading

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andy Isabella (17) is hit by Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Philadelphia Eagles' Dallas Goedert (88) tries to get past Seattle Seahawks' Quandre Diggs (37) during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Seattle’s defense coming around just in time for stretch run

Justifiably maligned for the first half of the season, something has happened to the Seattle Seahawks… Continue reading

Philadelphia Eagles' Dallas Goedert (88) tries to get past Seattle Seahawks' Quandre Diggs (37) during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Washington's Sam Taimani, left, and Zion Tupuola-Fetui (58) react against Oregon State during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

UW’s breakout linebacker did it all in high school

When Pearl City High School head coach Robin Kami says Zion Tupuola-Fetui did everything on the… Continue reading

Washington's Sam Taimani, left, and Zion Tupuola-Fetui (58) react against Oregon State during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

COLUMN: Seattle’s delightful beast of a wide receiver

FOR SEAHAWKS FANS, there’s never been a ride like this before with a physically dominant wide receiver who can absorb blows, dish out his own… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf reacts after a first down catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf (14) tries to get past Philadelphia Eagles' Darius Slay (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

SEAHAWKS: Whatever you do, don’t tug on DK Metcalf’s cape

Seattle wideout shreds the Eagles with a chip on his shoulder

Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf (14) tries to get past Philadelphia Eagles' Darius Slay (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)