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Steve Kelley

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    NBA Commish David Stern Should Beg Seattle's Forgiveness

    Let bygones be bygones. Time to forgive and move on. It would be "foolish and shortsighted" to stay mad at NBA Commissioner David Stern. Come on! He treated this town like dog meat in the callous way he handled the Sonics' rude exit to Oklahoma City -- and now Seattle Times columnist Steve Kelley is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Mayor McGinn Looks to Hit a Long Jumper to Bring Back the NBA and Perhaps Save Himself

    ​Author and basketball nut Sherman Alexie pondered recently what it would it mean for the city's psyche to bring back an NBA franchise. "The thing is if we get a team," he wrote on Sonicsgate, the official site of the 2009 documentary on how Seattle lost its team, "it's going to be somebody el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Isaiah Thomas' Decision to Go Pro is Good for Everyone

    ​The early returns are in on Isaiah Thomas' decision to forgo his senior year at UW and enter the NBA draft. Shitty move by Isaiah, and shitty for the Huskies' 2011-2012 fortunes, say the likes of KJR's Mitch Levy and the Times' Steve Kelley. Allow me to be the voice of dissension here.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Ike Ditzenberger & the Golden Age of Handicapable Athletics

    ​Roughly a decade ago, the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy, starring a then-unknown Stephen Colbert as a closeted, self-centered high school history teacher, featured an episode in which a blind student was allowed to play on the football team. He's permitted to carry the ball, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    The Case for Keeping Cliff Lee

    Should such happiness be forgotten so soon?​For baseball purists, the Mariners home sweep of the heavy-hitting Cincinnati Reds this past weekend, in which Seattle's pitchers yielded a total of one run over three games while scoring a mere seven, was as good as it gets, and provided a glimpse o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    John Calipari May Be Sleazy, But When it Comes to Recruiting Terrence Jones He's Done Nothing Wrong

    When it comes to Terrence Jones, John Calipari is squeaky clean. So far.​To be labeled the sleaziest college basketball coach in the country is to be the recipient of a particularly ignominious award. It's like being called the most corrupt union boss or the most flamboyant male figure skater; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Gaddy's Gettin' Gooder, But Beach's Baby Be Better

    "Look, ma, both hands!" Will Gaddy's double-palmed runner become his signature move?​What a breath of fresh air the Husky hoopsters' 94-61 annihilation of Stanford was last night. Sparked by Justin Holiday and his Spiderman frame, the Dawgs' hyperkinetic defensive intensity gave us a clue as t ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2009

    MVP or STD?

    "Look, ma, both hands!" Will Gaddy's double-palmed runner become his signature move?​What a breath of fresh air the Husky hoopsters' 94-61 annihilation of Stanford was last night. Sparked by Justin Holiday and his Spiderman frame, the Dawgs' hyperkinetic defensive intensity gave us a clue as t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Seattle Process Claims Another Victim: Mike Holmgren New President of Cleveland Browns

    The Browns understand that a proven winner like Holmgren doesn't like having too many bosses.​Mike Holmgren said no to the Seahawks in order to take a job with the Cleveland Browns. So why did the Pacific Northwest lose out to the Rust Belt? The P-I's Greg Johns and the Times Steve Kelley both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Carlos Silva-Milton Bradley Trade Brings Out Sports Writing's Creative Side

    The only cure for flare-ups from new Mariner Milton Bradley is a steady dose of Valtrex.​When the Cubs sent bridge-burning malcontent Milton Bradley to the Mariners for sad lump of clay Carlos Silva last Friday, it was more than a pair of new beginnings for two much-maligned baseball players. ... More >>

  • Film

    December 9, 2009

    Sonicsgate: How Howard Schultz and David Stern Lost Our NBA Franchise

    The only cure for flare-ups from new Mariner Milton Bradley is a steady dose of Valtrex.​When the Cubs sent bridge-burning malcontent Milton Bradley to the Mariners for sad lump of clay Carlos Silva last Friday, it was more than a pair of new beginnings for two much-maligned baseball players. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Did Jake Locker Just Play His Last Game as a Washington Husky?

    Hey, before you go make a ton of money, could you help us get back to the Rose Bowl?​Watching the Washington Huskies demolish a Top 25 team is fun. But you know what's even more fun? Semi-baseless speculation. In what could be his last game as a Husky, Jake Locker threw almost as many touchdo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Should Mike Holmgren and His Ex Hook Up Again?

    Now, if we could just get you out of that headset and upstairs.​Do the Seahawks want to get back together with their ex-boyfriend, and a very serious ex-boyfriend at that? That's effectively the question Steve Kelley asks in this morning's Times, where the columnist suggests that Mike Holmgren ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Sonicsgate Reviewed: It's a Bummer, Man

    Sonicsgate Trailer from sonicsgate on Vimeo. Seattle Weekly videographer Jason Reid's labor of love, Sonicsgate, a documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the Emerald City's former team, premieres tonight at SIFF Cinema. Two Seattle Times writers have already gotten the chance to watch it. Ste ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2008

    A Fabulous Sports Babe Who’s Actually a Babe

    KJR’s Elise Woodward thrives in the ultimate boys’ club.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    From Derek Trucks to the Sonics' Paul Westhead

    KJR’s Elise Woodward thrives in the ultimate boys’ club.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    Wednesday Telegraph Room

    KJR’s Elise Woodward thrives in the ultimate boys’ club.

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    After Further Review

    The public-private deal with Paul Allen to build Seahawks Stadium was a lose-win situation. Guess who won.

  • Diversions

    November 29, 2000

    Strike!

    Street interviews on the Times picket line.

  • News

    July 19, 2000
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    July 29, 1998

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