Sports
September 1, 2011
Out in the open
Rick Welts broke new ground as the first executive in major professional sports to declare that he is gay.
June 1, 2011
After the whistle
Kevin McGuff arrived in Seattle this past April with a monumental challenge awaiting him: restoring the Husky women’s basketball team to the elite status it held in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
March 1, 2011
Stadium overhaul
The renovation of Husky Stadium received the green light to proceed when the University of Washington Board of Regents approved the $250 million project in November.
December 1, 2010
Rebuilding year
Two Husky teams enter the 2010-2011 season having lost national players of the year to graduation.
September 1, 2010
Don Coryell, 1924-2010
Don Coryell, ’50, ’51, was a Husky defensive back who went on to become one of the greatest offensive coaches in football history.
Rounding home
Often overlooked during the Mariners' playoff runs of the 1990s was the fact that the starting third baseman was a Husky: Mike Blowers, who played two years at the University of Washington (1985-86).
Volleyball rises
There’s more to UW volleyball than one national championship. The Huskies have been a top-10 program for nearly a decade and are 221-60 in coach Jim McLaughlin’s nine seasons.
Beyond the gridiron
There is more to Jake Locker than just football. As he enters his final year at the UW and readies for a potentially lucrative career in the NFL, he remains a college student at heart.
June 1, 2010
Big shot
In addition to meeting the rigorous demands of his sport and his studies, Matthew Bryan-Amaning is a big man on campus and in the community.
March 1, 2010
Hard-hitting alumni
What comes to mind when you think of the Rat City Rollergirls? If it’s tattooed women and fast, physical action, you’re not alone. But that’s not the whole story.
December 1, 2009
Game of life
One year after his rookie season, Ty Harden walked away from his dream job playing Major League Soccer to help children in Africa.
September 1, 2009
Jim Owens, 1927-2009
One of the most iconic figures in Husky football history, Jim Owens, died June 6 at his home in Bigfork, Mont. He was 82.
June 1, 2009
Marquis Cooper, 1982-2009
Former Husky football standout Marquis Cooper and two other passengers aboard his 21-foot fishing boat were presumed dead March 6 after the vessel capsized in rough seas near Clearwater, Fla., five days earlier. He was 26.
Going to bat
Last year, Seattle Mariners legend Edgar Martinez and his wife, Holli, ‘08, launched the Martinez Foundation to help students of color through scholarships and grants.
March 1, 2009
A clean slate
Steve Sarkisian says he wouldn't have come to Washington as the new head football coach if he didn't think the Huskies could win — and win right away.
Found in translation
Seattle native Ken Barron, ‘03, spent his middle-school years living in Japan, where baseball was big and his favorite player was Orix BlueWave superstar Ichiro Suzuki. Now he works side-by-side with his childhood idol.
David Kopay's homecoming
David Kopay, '64, became the first professional athlete from a major team sport (he retired from the NFL in 1972) to announce publicly that he was gay.
A new era
New Athletic Director Scott Woodward wasted little time in shaking things up. He fired Husky football coach Tyrone Willingham seven games into the season.
March 1, 2008
Turner steps aside
UW Athletic Director Todd Turner announced his resignation Dec. 11, ending a three-and-a-half-year term that brought stability to a program in turmoil.