A conversation with Seattle
For about two minutes on Saturday night, the 71,963 people at a sold-out Husky stadium wondered what kind of homecoming it was going to be. Their quarterback had thrown for an interception, and the 19th-ranked Boise State Broncos were on a steady march downfield. Continue reading Huskies Crush Boise State Broncos in Return to Montlake
University of Washington basketball team can do no more to burnish their NCAA Tournament resume. Final submission came with a typo–yesterday’s upset loss to Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Sunday at 3 p.m., live on CBS, the 10 members of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will announce the seedings for the 68-team tournament. With yesterday’s loss, the Huskies’ hope is to be one of the 37 teams to win an “at-large bid,” that is, to get a spot in the tournament despite not gaining the automatic bid awarded for winning the conference tournament. Continue reading Huskies and Fans Wait in Fear for Sunday
Traffic was going to be a little hinky at times anyway this weekend, thanks to Saturday Huskies (12:30 p.m.) and Sounders (7:30 p.m.) games, but WSDOT is also going to be working on the 520 bridge, which is slightly less old than its namesake, Albert Rosellini, who died this week at 101.
Well after the Huskies play, at 8 p.m., both directions of the SR 520 floating bridge and highway and all ramps between Montlake Boulevard and I-405 will be closed until 5 a.m. Monday. Continue reading The Autumn of Our Traffic Backup Discontent