Tony Wroten PAC 12 Player of the Year??

According to ESPN writer Eamonn Brennan yes, Tony Wroten deserves PAC 12 Player of the Year.

Casting our ballots: Pac-12

I'm going to have to agree with him on this one. There is no other player in this conference that stands out and leads his team to victories more consistently than Tony Wroten. I really hope he stays another year, if not two, so that he can refine his skills and lead the Dawgs to a few NCAA Tournaments.

Dawgs at the NFL Combine

Chris Polk running drills at the NFL Combine

Former Husky Football Players Perform at the Combine

Washington basketball makes Sports Illustrated front webpage

Will Washington get the cold shoulder on Selection Sunday?

Washington basketball back on top of the Pac 12

The Huskies Abdul Gady lays it up against WSU

Although their win on Saturday against the Cougars wasn't pretty, Washington managed to get it done when it counted. It was a pretty bad game altogether, the Huskies were in foul trouble all game due to some questionable foul calls by be officials. The thing that won the game for the Huskies was their free-throw shooting. The Dawgs were 15-19 from the line in the second half, while WSU was just 6-20. Freshman guard Tony Wroten again lead the Huskies in scoring with 21 points, while CJ Wilcox scored 16 off the bench. At the time the Huskies win on Saturday just moved them back into a tie with California for first place in the Pac 12, but when Cal lost on Sunday at Colorado the Huskies regained the top spot once again. With two games left on the schedule at UCLA and at USC, it is looking like the Huskies need to win both in order to secure an at large bid in the NCAA Tournament. USC shouldn't be difficult, but Josh Smith and UCLA will more than likely put up a pretty good fight.

The Huskies play next on Thursday, March 1st at 11:30ET @ USC

Ichiro moves to 3rd, Figgins to lead off

Manager Eric Wedge announced Tuesday that Chone Figgins would begin spring training as the lead off hitter in the mariners lineup and Ichiro would move to 3rd. While I am still unsure about Figgins leading off, I am anxious to see what Ichiro can do batting 3rd. Anyone who has seen a Mariners batting practice in the last 10 years has seen Ichiro's potential power, routinely hitting balls off the Hit-It-Here Cafe in right field. We haven't got to see much of his power in games due to him batting lead off, but I believe we will see plenty of it this year with him batting 3rd in the lineup. I believe Ichiro has the potential to have a 20+ hr, 70+ RBI year batting 3rd.

As for Figgins, last year he had one of the worst batting averages on the team and was one of the worst at getting on base. In Figgins defense, he has always been a lead off hitter and he hasn't had the opportunity to do that with the Mariners yet. Lets hope this recent lineup change can spark Chone Figgins back to his productive self like when he was with the Angels.

Here is what the Mariners lineup should look like:

1. Chone Figgins, 3B
2. Dustin Ackley, 2B
3. Ichiro, RF
4. Jesus Montero, DH
5. Justin Smoak, 1B
6. Mike Carp, LF
7. Franklin Guiterrez, CF
8. Migual Olivo, C
9. Brendan Ryan, SS

Dawgs sweep the Arizona schools and keep their tournament hopes alive

The Huskies completed a season sweep of the Arizona schools at Alaska Airlines Arena on senior night Saturday, beating Arizona 79-70. The Washington scoring was lead by Terrence Ross who had 25 points, and freshman sensation Tony Wroten who had 22 points which included a monster jam on a breakaway (shown in the video below) that propelled Washington to the win. I would say that this is the best and most complete game that I have seen Washington play this year. Like in previous years, the Huskies are playing their best basketball down the stretch. I am excited to see if the Dawgs can build of this win, get better, and continue to play solid basketball heading into the PAC 12 Tournament.

Washington's next game will be at Washington State on February 25th at 8pm ET, 5pm PT. 

Washington's complete regular season schedule 

Chris Hansen: New arena proposal finalized??

Those who have been waiting to hear the good news, it's almost here! The news conference today may all but confirm the Arena deal in Seattle, bringing back our Supersonics! Here are a few articles explaining what is going on today.

ESPN Article

King 5 News: News Conference Today (Thursday 2/16)

Huskies fall into a tie for first with Cal after a disappointing weekend in Oregon

This wasn't the weekend that most Dawg fans were looking for from the Huskies. The Huskies got trampled by Oregon getting down 8-0 early, and it might as well have been over from there. The Huskies defense was poor, as we have seen before when they are on the road, and they couldn't get any kind of rhythm going. It isn't necessarily the fact that they lost to Oregon, but the fact that they got embarrassed in Eugene, losing by 25. This is yet another poor performance from the Huskies on the road, and one can wonder, how many more losses like this does this Husky team need to be motivated to not let it happen again. This goes back to the fact that the Huskies don't have a vocal leader on the floor like they have had in the past such as Isaiah Thomas. I believe Tony Wroten can be that leader, but he is still a freshman and needs to gain trust from his teammates. Moving forward the Huskies need to find someone that can step up and push the team to that next level, I don't care who that player is, but they need to it starting this weekend.

With the win that the Huskies held onto against Oregon State on Sunday, the Dawgs still share a tie for 1st place in the Pac 12. In order to hold on to that 1st place spot the Huskies need to go at least 4-1 in their last 5 games. I would go as far as to say that the Huskies need to go 5-0 because Cal still has the tiebreaker from when they beat Washington head to head earlier this season. These last 5 games are going to make or break the Huskies season, these games more than likely will decide the Huskies postseason fate in respect to the NCAA tournament.

Peyton Manning a Seahawk?

I know I am not the only one that dreams about Peyton Manning coming to Seattle. I'm not the only one that believes if Peyton is healthy the Hawks can win multiple Super Bowl's with him at quarterback. Think about it, we have an up and coming defense with 3 pro bowl players, a pro bowl running back in Marshawn Lynch, and a young offensive line who is only going to get better. If I am Paul Allen, I am doing everything in my power to get Peyton Manning when (not if) he gets let go by the Colts. For now all we can do is hope and wish, oh and I guess write letters to Peyton, if your Brock Huard.

NFL Analist's best fits for Peyton Manning

Could new arena bring back NBA and possibly bring an NHL team to Seattle?

Talk of Seattle building a third major stadium just south of Safeco Field is looking more and more prominent. Third party investors have been working behind the scenes for months now trying to get plans to get a new stadium built that meets the NBA's standards. Even if we break ground for a new stadium in Seattle, the question then becomes what team are we going to get? Some people speculate about the Sacramento Kings coming up here, others are talking about the New Orleans Hornets. Either way, we are going to be stuck with a team that isn't very competitive. Although I wouldn't mind going to watch former Husky Isaiah Thomas play with Sacramento, I have never been much of an NBA fan. Maybe that will change this time around if we do end up getting a team.

The new stadium will dual as both a basketball stadium and a hockey arena. My interest is more in the NHL team that we are rumored to get. Most speculate that the team to come up to Seattle will be the Phoenix, Coyotes. I could care less which team we get, I am just looking forward to having a team to go watch. I've never really been into watching hockey on TV, but I think that I could get into it if we had a team right here in Seattle! As for team names I have heard people come up with a lot of names, but the one I like the most is the Seattle Chinooks. To go along with that the arena could be nicknamed "The Hatch." Trust me, It'll catch on. For now though, all we can do is hope that everything works out and we can get not only the NBA back in Seattle but also welcome an NHL team.

Top Dawgs!

Despite a strong performance from local product Josh Smith from Kentwood High School in Covington, the Huskies pulled out a victory last night in Alaska Airlines Arena. Although leading scorer Tony Wroten was on the bench for the last 5 minutes of the game, UW was able to go on a run down 10 to complete the comeback. Washington was lead by sophomore guard Terrence Ross who had 22 points, most of them coming in the second half. This has become the trend for Ross and for the Husky basketball team. For some reason they just decide to come alive in the second half and really start to step their game up. I can't wait to see what they look like when they play with the same intensity for the entire game.

With the victory by Washington last night and the loss suffered by Cal to Arizona, Washington now stands in first place all alone in the Pac 12. Looking at the rest of the schedule for Washington, I believe it is their conference to win, and also theirs to lose. With only one game left on their schedule being against a team that is in the top 5 of the conference (Oregon) I see no reason the Huskies can't go 7-1, if not 8-0 and make a big statement that they should make the NCAA tourney.

See the Huskies in action again Saturday at 11pm EST, 8pm Seattle time.