Northwest Sports: In the Morning

Goodnight, sweet prince...

"I’ll miss you Shaun Alexander, your falls, your triumphs, your stupid shit-eating grin. You brought me more happiness than most anyone I know." John Morgan, Field Gulls.

Shaun Alexander couldn't outrun time, writes Steve Kelley.

Alexander remains in denial about his diminished skills, writes Art Thiel.

Shaun's smile made it tough to hate him, but his fragility made it tough to love him, writes John McGrath.

A photo gallery of Alexander career highlights from the Times.

ESPN reports that Alexander's he's gotten calls from the Patriots and Colts, writes Frank Hughes.

Bennett's "sweet flip"...
Ah, Clay Bennett, you nitwit. Wrote about this last night. My roommate: "I don't think Clay Bennett's stupid, I think he's just really arrogant." Worth considering--here's a guy who married into one of the biggest fortunes in America. Stands to reason he'd think he's bulletproof.

Prince Putz finishes King Felix Day...
Putz got a cream pie in the face after notching a save in his first game back from the DL, writes Larry Stone.

R.A. Dickey continues to get the shit end of the stick--his family came to town to watch him pitch, and he got sent down to Tacoma when Putz came up, writes Larry Stone.

This looked like the team the M's were supposed to have, writes John Hickey.

Bedard will start Saturday against the A's, writes Hickey.

Felix has now started five games without a loss, but he's got a long way to go to catch the M's record. In '01, Aaron Sele started 14 games before getting his first loss. Here's the full list of undefeated streaks to start a season by Mariner starters.

Other news...
Husky starting center Juan Garcia is almost assuredly done for his career, writes Molly Yanity. This leaves Matt Sedillo, who played in just two games last year, as the presumed starting center. A tremendous blow of bad luck for the Dawgs.

Why are so many UW women's players leaving? Everyone agrees, writes Dick Rockne: It's Tia Jackson's coaching style.

One day after naming a new coach, Garfield principal Ted Howard reopened the search, writes Tom Wyrwich. This is pretty much par for the course at my beloved alma mater, god bless it.