Brady Henderson

–ESPN NFL bloggers Paul Kuharsky and Kevin Seifert debate whether Jake Locker or Christian Ponder will have a bigger impact in 2011. Kuharsky’s case for Locker over Ponder includes Locker’s durability, the easier competition in the AFC South and the not-so-lofty bar set by his predecessor in Tennessee Vince Young (compared to future Hall of […]

–Scott Wolf of the Los Angeles Daily News says he heard that the Seahawks contacted quarterback Matt Leinart, who played under Pete Carroll at USC and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent.

Orioles left fielder Felix Pie (18) has words with Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak (17) as umpire Angel Hernandez separates them during the 10th inning.

–Adam Schefter of ESPN.com writes that according to a source, Matt Hasselbeck is now “as likely to return there (to Seattle) as he ever was.” Schefter notes that Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell reached out to Hasselbeck during brief time in which NFL teams were allowed to communicate with players when the NFL’s lockout was […]

By Brady Henderson
Mariners closer David Aardsma has suffered another medical setback . An MRI revealed a grade two sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in Aardsma’s right elbow, the Mariners announced Tuesday.

–John Boyle of The Everett Herald passes along quotes from Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who told a group of Associated Press editors that Seattle didn’t draft a quarterback because “we didn’t think we could afford to yet.” –Clark Judge of CBSSports.com proposes five trades that should happen when the NFL’s lockout is lifted, one of […]

–Todd McShay’s initial 2012 mock draft on ESPN.com (subscription-only) has the Seahawks taking South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery with the No. 7 pick. McShay: “I’ll be interested to see how Jeffery runs and to study more tape on his route-running, but he passes the eyeball test with flying colors and has delivered clutch performances in […]

Washington’s Isaiah Thomas and Washington State’s Klay Thompson will remain in the NBA draft.

Maryland is interested in filling the head coaching vacancy on its men’s basketball team with Arizona’s Sean Miller, sources tell The Washington Post.

–Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network takes a shot at predicting where notable quarterbacks will end up next season. La Canfora thinks Kevin Kolb will be a Seahawk and Matt Hasselbeck a Dolphin. La Canfora: “If I’m handicapping the quarterback derby, I’d give Kevin Kolb to the Seahawks, Marc Bulger to the Cardinals, Donovan […]