Art Thiel is a longtime sports columnist in Seattle, for many years at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and now as founding editor at SportsPressNW.com.
Done right, by Pete Carroll and Mike Macdonald, the defense-led teams leave a mark. Here's a great through-point between Seattle's best teams, both led by defenses, the Legion of Boom and its new iteration, The Dark Side.
For most of the 20th century, the Seahawks were breathtakingly mediocre, despite the Kingdome's audio-riot advantage. Which is why then-newbie owner Paul Allen decided to change things with his billions in the 21st century.
In terms of spectacle per cubic foot, San Francisco last weekend even topped the Seahawks' astonishing 38-37 win over the Rams two weeks earlier in Los Angeles that knocked the Rams down the playoff seedings ladder.
The history, customs, traditions and rules that enchanted fans and made it different from pro sports have less value. It is a distressed industry, now destined to be a target for investment by private equity firms.
The legendary stoicism and even-handedness may have been the keys to prevailing in the intense tumult of the NBA for so long, where he won 1,332 games with six teams.
Thirty years ago this month, Dan Wilson found himself in a squat. As a catcher, this was a professional obligation, not a punishment. What was different about this squat...