Seattle Sports: In the Morning

The Mariners hired Lee Elia as a consultant, giving me an excuse to post the above, his classic, profane 1983 rant against Wrigley fans while he was managing the Cubs.

Hawks backup OL Pork-Chop Womack is getting more reps with the #1 offense.

The Sonics won't exercise options on Robert Swift and Delonte West, meaning that each will be a free agent after the year.

The NCAA wants basketball refs to crack down on coaches who swear. That won't be a problem for Lorenzo Romar, writes Jerry Brewer.

Bob Condotta looks at how the Huskies' recruiting Class of '07 is doing.

Jim Moore talks to Husky DC Kent Baer and concludes that fans should get off Baer's back.

Dave Niehaus is once again a candidate for the Hall of Fame.

USA Today is having readers vote on the top-five players in each NBA franchise's history. Here's the ballot for the Sonics. Lenny Wilkens voted for Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood, Gary Payton, Dennis Johnson, and Jack Sikma.