Seattle Sports: In the Morning

Ichiro's clutch two-out three-run double puts the M's ahead, M's win 9-4.
Angels lose, Indians beat Tigers.
M's 72-53, 2nd place, 1 GB. (1st place in WC, NYY 2 GB, DET 5 GB).

Boston plays the White Sox today at 11 AM (a makeup of last night's rainout) if you are looking for something to entertain you at work.

Back to that Texas/Baltimore game--Larry Stone points out that the Ravens didn't allow 30 points in any game last year.

Does it seem to you that Ichiro hits the ball really well in Texas? It seems to me too, but actually his career average there is only .318. In stadiums where he's played at least 20 games, he's best at Camden Yards (.405).

Darryl Tapp has apparently taken Bryce Fisher's starting DE job.

Deputy mayor Tim Ceis admits to the P-I's Art Thiel that a law forcing the city to enforce the Sonics' lease is window dressing. Adds Ceis: "The situation is really dysfunctional. We all are going to go down the drain together. The worse we make it for him, the worse he makes it for us."

Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) guard Abdul Gaddy, who Rivals.com rates the 14th-best player in the USA for the Class of '09, turned down the Dawgs and verbally committed to Arizona.

The Storm play Game 1 of their best-of-three playoff series against Phoenix tonight at Key Arena. Games 2 and 3 (if necc.) will be in Phoenix. Here's a series preview.

By the way, if you're planning on watching that Storm game on FSN, know that you'll probably miss the first half and most of the second--FSN's joining it in progress after the Mariners game ends.

The Orlando Sentinel rates Jake Locker the 57th-best starting QB in D1. Wazzu's Alex Brink is #17.

BoDog.com has the Seahawks as 20/1 to win the Super Bowl, here are the rest of the odds.

A preview of the #8-ranked UW women's volleyball team--they play Friday night and two matches on Saturday.

UW lineman Caesar Rayford (he of the game-winning XPAT block vs. Fresno St.) put on 20 lbs. in the offseason--I think he's going to be a real key, the Dawgs must have a better pass rush this year.