Larry Stone says farewell after 27 years at The Seattle Times
The sports columnist’s run at The Times ends this week with his retirement, and he naturally finds himself in a reflective mood.
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Larry Stone
Larry Stone calls upon more than 30 years as a sportswriter to offer insight, wisdom, opinion, analysis - and hopefully some humor - regarding the wide world of sports. Topics include the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and, especially, the people responsible for either outcome, as well as the wide chasm between.
Why now isn’t the time to bench Seahawks QB Geno Smith | Larry Stone
Like coach Pete Carroll said Sunday, the Seahawks’ issues in their humiliating 37-3 loss to the Ravens went far beyond Geno Smith’s struggles.
These Seahawks aren’t as good as we thought they were | Larry Stone
It was the sort of blowout loss that simply doesn’t happen in the Pete Carroll era, except on exceedingly rare occasions that then force the...
Behind the ‘sacred item’ Larry Stone is carrying until his last day on the job
For retiring Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone, flipping through his little black address book now is akin to staging a career retrospective.
Corbin Carroll’s ascent to top of baseball world ‘started in Seattle’ | Larry Stone
Though a rookie, Seattle's Corbin Carroll is the driving force behind an Arizona Diamondbacks team that made a surprising run to reach the World Series.
Ex-Mariners closer Paul Sewald: ‘It’s worked out really well for me’ | Larry Stone
Paul Sewald was jolted by the trade that sent him from the Mariners to Arizona, but now he and the D-backs are tantalizingly close to...
Are the Huskies as good as their 8-0 record indicates? We’ll soon find out. | Larry Stone
After two straight head-scratchers against seemingly overmatched opponents, it’s fair to wonder if the Huskies, the fifth ranked team in the country, really are all...
Texas-Arizona World Series showcases what could have been for Mariners | Larry Stone
For the Mariners, this year's World Series matchup is painful in myriad ways, not the least of which is being the only MLB team never...
Why the Seahawks have a defense that can make Pete Carroll proud again | Larry Stone
It's not the second coming of the Legion of Boom, but this is the first time in a long time you can envision the makings...
Undefeated UW can’t afford to have another performance like Saturday’s win over ASU | Larry Stone
There is a fine line between a valuable wakeup call and unmitigated catastrophe, and the Huskies straddled it for far too long on a rainy...