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    February 8, 2012

    Name-a-Shaq: Shaq Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, and the NCAA's Shaq-Filled 2012 Recruiting Class

    When the University of Washington landed top-ranked football recruit Shaq Thompson last week, Husky head coach Steve Sarkisian gleefully declared it is "just awesome" that the hard-hitting safety from Sacramento opted to attend UW over California, Oregon, and other top-tier schools. Even more awesom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    As LeBron James Returns to Cleveland, a Sonic Fan Can't Help but Root for the Thunder

    ​When LeBron James steps into Quicken Loans Arena for the first time in a visitor's uniform tonight, anything short of a public stoning by Cavaliers fans will be considered an act of supreme restraint. Which got me thinking: What if the Oklahoma City Thunder returned to KeyArena for a preseaso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Yet Another Ethical Lapse at The Stranger

    A basketball jones?​Whether it's Christopher Frizzelle discovering that it's fashionable on the Hill to care about soccer, or Charles Mudede writing about the bodies of female tennis players, the Stranger has long been a source for readers seeking insight into the world of sports. But if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Revisiting the So-Called Sabotage of the Seattle Supersonics

    "Man, our new teams are great, but we aren't so good anymore, are we?"​In Jason Reid's astute documentary, Sonicsgate, which will screen at Portland's Baghdad Theater on Feb. 20 as part of the Beer & Movie Fest, a common refrain among Seattle Supersonic fans irate with Clay Bennett was that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Rashard Lewis on 'Roids? Really?

    ​ Former Sonic forward Rashard Lewis, who now plays for the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, has been suspended for 10 games for having unusually high levels of testosterone in his system. Often this is an indicator that an athlete has been using steroids (or Chastity Bono is undergo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Finally, the Rashard Lewis We All Knew and Didn't Love Reveals Himself

    Former Sonic Rashard Lewis has been playing out of his shoes all playoffs long for the Orlando Magic, knocking down huge late-game shots and displaying an all-around game that has left many a Supe fan wondering where that was when he was here. But last night, Sonic fans who remember Lewis' ability ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Fresh Wax -- A New Column on Vinyl Releases and Reissues

    This marks the first column in a new series called Fresh Wax in which long-time vinyl aficionado Jason Ferguson highlights some of the best releases of the week to come out on wax. There's no shortage of record stores in this town that carry new LPs and 7 inches, but sometimes it's hard to keep up w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Remember Rashard Lewis?

    He hit the biggest shot of his career last night to lead the Orlando Magic to a startling comeback win on the road over MVP LeBron James and the league-best Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. This comes after the Magic went the distance (seven games) to polish off the defending ch ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2009

    Nate Robinson, Little King

    How an effervescent “small guy from Seattle” became basketball royalty in the Big Apple.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Nate Robinson Gets 80-Foot Tall Billboard

    5'9" Daily Weekly favorite Nate Robinson has been supersized--to the tune of 80 feet. Nike gave him his own billboard one block from Madison Square Garden at 34th and 7th in Midtown Manhattan. (A clearer pic of the billboard is here.) With the caption "leaps tall centers," it celebrates his dunk c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Nate-Rob Isn't the Only Small Seattle Guard Thriving in the NBA

    With Houston's recent trade of starting point guard Rafer Alston to the Orlando Magic, Franklin High alum Aaron Brooks has been handed the keys to the Rockets' offense as a newly-minted member of their starting five. And last night, he had 20 points in a crucial Houston victory over Nate McMillan's ... More >>

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    The Cosby Effect

    If the ugliest sweater in fashion history can be cool again, how cool is that?

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    If the ugliest sweater in fashion history can be cool again, how cool is that?

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