Fig Jam This month, the University of Washington proposed  re-starting their annual basketball game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.  The two teams have not played in recent years, since UW backed out of the home and home series ( no doubt due in large part to UW’s 1-8 record over GU in the previous 9 meetings).  UW has...
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Fig Jam former UW basketball player Bobby Jones has a blog about his experience playing basketball in Italy.  It has drawn some press recently for some comments Jones made about playing D1 basketball.  I wasn’t too incensed by anything he wrote, but I was entertained by Jones’ other entries.  I now check his blog often, hoping...
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OK, so all 4 losses to date have sucked in their own special way, but I’m curious… to you, which one stung hardest?  I can see reasons someone could argue for any of the four. LSU: No one saw us hanging in that game to begin with, and that upset was there for us to...
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43-38. Both quarterbacks throwing for over 400 yards. Arizona and Stanford played the beautiful game last Saturday in Tucson. I really am passionate about the football played in this conference. I think it’s the best. The SEC is nice, but the Pac-10 has always had more innovative/effective offenses. ...
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One thing is for certain, no one will ever say your time here was boring… In his first season with the team, Johjima hit .291 with 18 home runs and 76 RBIs in 144 games.  This was in a post-Ichiro landscape, but also a post-Chan Ho Park and So Taguchi world as well.  What...
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Midnight comes early tonight as the Dawgs kick off the Hoops season with Midnight Madness starting at 8:15 P.M. Who will throw down the filthiest dunk? Will Elston Turner, Jr. or C.J. Wilcox win the 3-point contest? Will we see the Q-Walk in action?
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Fig Jam The line on the Arizona State v. Washington game this week opened at ASU -3.5.   As of this morning, it is ASU -6.5 .  So a lot of action on the Sun Devils in this one. Additionally, Ted Miller picked ASU to win the game 24-20, based largely on their talent on defense.  Miller states...
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Jeremiah Masoli out? No problem for Oregon as they went into Pasadena and beat UCLA by 14. Stanford found themselves in too big a hole as Quizz ran for four tds and almost 200 yards. ASU won a sloppy game in Pullman. Oh, and Washington needed a miracle to beat...
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I’m actually not sure that watching this is a good use of your time. It made me angry. I guess when I say this documentary chronicling the demise of the NBA in Seattle is “worthwhile”, I’m saying that it is well made. Or something. The scene that stuck out to...
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Obviously there will be more on this game to come.  But for now, remember when this happened?
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Despite the thorough instructions given during this song, I still can’t figure out how to do that darn Q-Walk wouldn’t you know it? Anyone on campus see some jiving kids doing it in Red Square?
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Well… you want to talk about a blowout, we got one.  The Ducks destroyed the Cougs in Autzen last week.  Quote of the week this week summarizing this debacle is easily from the Tacoma News Tribune. Few visiting teams have been able to quiet the raucous, sellout crowds that routinely pack Autzen Stadium, but the Washington State...
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We now live in an America where Jahvid Best has had less than four yards per carry in each of his last two games. On what can I rely, universe?!? Oh yeah, WSU lost by a lot at Oregon. Washington was unable to move the ball forward three feet despite numerous opportunities. ...
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