The Seahawks are back to open the 2020 season and the Mariners’ campaign continues to roll on, which means there will be some shuffling with the radio broadcasts over the next few weeks when they’re playing games at the same time. That begins today (Sunday, Sept. 13), as the Seahawks […]
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O’Neil: Bayless couldn’t be more wrong about Prescott and depression
I’ve often wondered whether Skip Bayless actually believes the things that come out of his mouth. Carnival barkers don’t swear an oath to be truthful, and sports shouters aren’t to be taken at face value. O’Neil: Seahawks shouldn’t just be better this season — they have to be I have […]
Groz: Can the impossible happen for the Mariners in this improbable year?
At this point, Mariners fans know the score. They’re in the thick of the playoff race in a shortened 60-game season that has opened the door for a team just like them to ride a hot streak right into the postseason. Table Setter: How did M’s get here? Pitching, Moore […]
Emerald Downs: Jennifer Whitaker scores 500th Auburn Win, LGA Mile Weights Released
9/3/2020 (Auburn, WA) Thursday, April 27, 2000 28-year-old apprentice jockey Jennifer Whitaker was aboard a 3-1 front runner named Fairly Gusty trained by Mark Molina and owned by the Warrior Racing Stable. The 10-pound allowance no doubt was attractive to Molina in giving Whitaker a leg up on this front […]
O’Neil: Here’s to schadenfreude as OKC again suffers a satisfyingly painful exit
The ongoing abomination that is this calendar year gave us a brief reprieve on Wednesday. One sweet moment in this most sour of all years. Oh wait, that was just Oklahoma City’s tears. (They were delicious by the way). O’Neil: Carroll’s comments signal players are leading a change in sports […]
Groz: Sports responds in a big way to social upheaval in America
After spending decades being criticized for not being socially active, sports has responded in a big way to the social upheaval going on in the country. Danny O’Neil: Athletes didn’t want to be our diversion on Wednesday It’s hard to find a time where athletes felt it necessary to make […]
710 ESPN Seattle wins national award for work with Coaching Boys Into Men
710 ESPN Seattle received the prestigious National Celebration of Service to America Award for Major Market Radio on Saturday, as announced during the NAB Leadership Foundation’s nationally-televised Celebration of Service to America Awards ceremony, which aired locally on KIRO 7. The award, which was presented by actor Mario Lopez, recognizes […]
O’Neil: College football cancellation talks highlighting hypocrisy of NCAA
The viability of sports in present-day America comes down to whether you can build a thick enough firewall to insulate your players and teams from this country’s spectacular failure against the coronavirus. The conversation covers both professional sports and the NCAA. More from Danny: OK Boomer — Esiason wrong to […]
Groz’s Just a Minute: A trip down memory lane on my 60th birthday
It’s a big day at 710 ESPN Seattle because it’s Dave “The Groz” Grosby’s birthday. It’s not just any birthday, either – “The Grozfather” himself (seriously, he’s so cool his nickname has a nickname) turns 60 today. A lot of those 60 years have been spent in Seattle, where Groz […]
Moore: Chambers Bay Solstice marathon event doesn’t disappoint
When I arrived at Chambers Bay Sunday morning at 5 a.m., and even though I “trained” for this event, I wondered if I’d be able to finish 54 holes of continuous golf on this hilly course in 83-degree weather. Jim Moore: Readying for 54-hole Chambers Bay Solstice marathon event But […]