Seahawks News
Seahawks fans will be in attendance for their first home playoff game in nearly a decade tomorrow.
Seattle’s hosting the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round. It’ll be the third match between the division rivals this season, and the Hawks’ second straight game against the Niners, after beating them 13-3 two weeks ago.
It will also be the Seahawks’ first home playoff game since 2021 and their first in front of fans since 2017.
Scientists have already installed six seismic sensors at Lumen Field to measure the ground-shaking energy generated by 12’s fans during the game.
Sam Darnold has signaled that he’ll be ready to go after suffering an oblique injury at practice yesterday. If the Hawks win, they’ll move on to their first NFC Championship game since 2015 and meet either the LA Rams or Chicago Bears.
Coverage begins at 3:00 tomorrow and kickoff is at 5 on KPUG.
MLB News
The MLB offseason is in full force, with a pair of massive signings in the past 24 hours.
ESPN reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million deal with opt-outs after the second and third seasons. The $57 million average annual value of his contract sets an MLB record.
Tucker, who turns 29 tomorrow, was widely considered the top player in free agency and joins a star-studded lineup with the Dodgers. It comes just over a month after LA also signed star closer Edwin Diaz in what’s become a monster offseason for the defending World Series champs.
Meanwhile, ESPN reports that the New York Mets have agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal with infielder Bo Bichette. The former Blue Jay is expected to move from short stop to third base.
Kraken News
The Kraken are rounding out what’s been a rough road trip tomorrow afternoon.
Seattle’s coming off a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins last night. The Kraken have lost four of their five games on their current road trip.
Now they’re heading to Salt Lake City for a match against the Utah Mammoth. Tomorrow’s coverage begins at 1:30 and puck drops at 2:00 on KBAI.
WWU Vikings News
A local coaching legend just hit a major milestone.
The Western women beat Alaska Fairbanks 72-47 last night in Carmen Dolfo’s 1,000th career game. She’s just the fourth active coach in D-II women’s basketball to reach that landmark.
Senior Olivia Hodges had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Dolfo’s daughter Aspen Garrison added 17 points as the Viks improved to 13-5 on the season.
They’ll round out their homestand tomorrow night against Alaska Anchorage. Tipoff is at 5:00 from Carver Gym.
Meanwhile, the Western men fell to Saint Martin’s 89-76 on the road.
The Viks erased a 22-point deficit to pull within four points in the second half, but couldn’t complete the comeback against the 17th nationally ranked Saints. Sophomore Aidan Rice had 29 points in the loss.
They’ll round out their road trip tomorrow against Western Oregon.
HS Basketball News
Taking a look at high school basketball scores from last night…
The Lummi Nation boys beat Cedar Park Christian 52-41.
The Lummi girls added an 83-14 dismantling of Cedar Park.
The Nooksack Valley boys topped Blaine 56-43.
The Meridian boys fell to Oak Harbor 69-41.
And the Meridian girls stumped Oak Harbor 47-14.
Coming up tonight…
The Ferndale girls host Bellingham.
The Bayhawk boys host Ferndale.
The Lynden boys are at Burlington-Edison.
The Lynden girls host Burlington.
The Sehome boys are on the road for Lakewood.
The Sehome girls host Lakewood.
And the Lynden Christian girls are at Lake Stevens.
