A Seattle Seahawk has been named among the elite players in the NFL.

Second-year cornerback Devon Witherspoon was named to his second Pro Bowl today.

He becomes just the fifth Seahawk to begin his career with two straight Pro Bowl selections.

The Baltimore Ravens featured the most selections with nine.

Four teams – the Dolphins, Jets, Titans and Saints – are not represented.

This year’s Pro Bowl Games feature a new format that includes a weeklong skills competition followed by a 7-on-7 flag football matchup in place of the traditional 11 vs. 11 tackle game.

 

The Seahawks will be seeing a familiar face for their last game of the season.

The Los Angeles Rams announced that Jimmy Garoppolo will start in place of Matthew Stafford in their regular season finale on Sunday.

The former 49ers quarterback hasn’t started a game since October 2023 with the Raiders.

The 10-6 Rams clinched the NFC West last week, but are still playing for playoff seeding.

The 9-7 Seahawks have been eliminated from the playoffs, but new head coach Mike Macdonald will look to improve on their 9-8 record from last season.

 

Four teams are left standing as we move on to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

7th-seeded Notre Dame beat Georgia 23-10 this afternoon to advance to the Orange Bowl.

There, they’ll face 6th-seeded Penn State, which handled Boise State 31-24 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, former University of Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian and his 5th-seeded Texas Longhorns edged out Arizona State 39-31 in an overtime thriller yesterday.

They now move on to the Cotton Bowl to face 8th-seeded Ohio State after the Buckeyes dominated top-seeded Oregon 41-21.

The Washington Huskies’ season ended with a loss after they were edged out by Louisville 35-34 on Tuesday.

 

Washington State is collecting itself after losing its star quarterback and head coach.

Cougs quarterback Zevi Eckhaus announced yesterday that he’s withdrawn from the transfer portal, just days after entering it.

He threw for 363 yards and 3 TDs in the Cougs’ bowl game loss to Syracuse.

In addition to Eckhaus staying in Pullman, the Cougars also have seen wide receivers Josh Meredith and Tre Shackelford and cornerback Jamorri Colson withdraw from the portal.

It comes after Wazzu hired South Dakota State’s Jimmy Rogers as its next head coach last week.

 

The Kraken are back tonight as they look to pick up their third straight win.

Seattle’s hosting the Vancouver Canucks just days after edging them out in an overtime thriller.

The Kraken overcame a 3-goal deficit late in the third period last Saturday to complete the 5-4 comeback win.

They’ll try to replicate that magic tonight against a struggling Canucks team that has lost five of its last six.

Coverage begins at 6:30 and puck drops at 7 on KGMI.

 

A former Mariner dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” has passed away.

Lenny Randle died at his home in California on Sunday, according to one of his sons.

He played 12 years in the MLB, ending with two seasons in Seattle in 1981 and 1982.

Randle was known for his colorful personality; speaking five languages, performing standup comedy and, most famously, was suspended for punching his manager on the Texas Rangers in 1977.

Randle was 75 when he passed away and his wife has asked that the cause of death not be shared publicly. 

 

The Huskies’ men’s basketball team is diving into Big Ten conference play starting tonight.

They’re hosting Maryland, which has gotten off to a quick 11-2 start.

The 9-4 Huskies will look to carry over momentum from a blowout win over NJIT last Sunday.

Coverage begins at 6:00 and tipoff is at 6:30 on KPUG.

 

Elsewhere in the state…

The Lady Huskies have a chance to win their fifth straight game tonight at home against Wisconsin.

The 19th nationally ranked Gonzaga Bulldog men host Portland.

The Washington State men host Santa Clara with a chance to extend their four-game win streak.

The Western Washington University men are back at home to face Alaska Fairbanks.

And the Viking women are on the road against Western Oregon.