Mariners News
The Mariners could be in for a major change heading into their road trip this weekend.
J.P. Crawford told reporters yesterday that he talked to manager Dan Wilson about his openness to move from shortstop to third base after top prospect Colt Emerson was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma.
Crawford fielded grounders at third base before yesterday’s game against the White Sox, which he sat out due to right triceps soreness.
Wilson didn’t confirm whether Crawford would be making the switch, but says it’s a chance to look at how things could work.
The M’s are hitting the road for a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals, starting tomorrow with Logan Gilbert on the mound.
Coverage begins at 3:30 and first pitch is at 4:40 on KPUG.
Seahawks News
The NFL commissioner is pushing back on rumors that the Seahawks are having trouble finding a new owner.
Roger Goodell told reporters Tuesday that recent reports of the league receiving less interest than expected for the sale of the defending Super Bowl champs are “not accurate.”
He went on to say that there’s been “tremendous interest” in the team and that the process is continuing to move forward.
It comes after ESPN reported earlier this month that an unnamed NFL owner called the market for the Seahawks “ soft.”
According to the outlet, what began as speculation that Seattle could fetch up to $11 billion is now expected to be closer to nine billion.
NBA/NHL Playoffs News
The Cavaliers and Knicks are getting set to square off in Game 2 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals tonight.
The Cavs will look to even up the series after blowing a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter of Game 1 and losing in overtime. Meanwhile, the Thunder evened up their series with the Spurs last night as the series heads to San Antonio for Game 3 tomorrow.
Over in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Golden Knights topped the Avalanche 4-2 last night in the opening game of the West Finals. Coming up tonight, the Canadiens are in Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the East Finals.
Prep Sports News
Whatcom County teams went 3-0 last night in the opening round of the 2A boys soccer state tournament.
2nd-seeded Squalicum blanked Clover Park 3-0, while Sehome and Lynden each notched upset wins. The 11th-seeded Lions edged Cedarcrest 3-2 in PK’s and the 12th-seeded Mariners squeaked by East Valley of Yakima 2-1, also on PK’s.
All three now advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday. There, the Storm are playing 10th-seeded Hockinson, the Lions are facing 3rd-seeded Columbia River and the Mariners are taking on 4th-seeded Fife.
Meanwhile, Lynden Christian is opening the fastpitch softball state tourney today. The 6th-seeded Lyncs are playing against 11th-seeded Columbia in Richland in the opening round of the 1A bracket. The winner moves on to play 3rd-seeded Seton Catholic at 1 pm tomorrow.
Coming up tomorrow, 5th-seeded Lynden will take the field against 12th-seeded Cedarcrest at 11 am in Selah.
