A Mariners legend is headed to Cooperstown.

Ichiro Suzuki was inducted as a member of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame today.

He was part of a three-player class that included CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Fans were still outraged when it was announced that Suzuki came up one vote short of being the second-ever unanimous decision into the Hall of Fame.

Another Mariners icon, Felix Hernandez, didn’t make the cut, but received well over the 5% minimum that will put him on the ballot again next year.

 

The Ohio State Buckeyes are college football champions.

OSU beat Notre Dame 34-23 last night to secure its first national title since 2014.

The Fighting Irish scored first, but the Buckeyes responded with 31 unanswered points to grow a big lead.

Notre Dame scored a pair of late touchdowns to come within 8 points, but Ohio State iced the game with a field goal in the final minute to hold off the comeback.

It was a big game for Geno Smith’s cousin and star Buckeyes receiver Jeremiah Smith, who racked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown in the win.

 

Rumors are heating up that Pete Carroll could be making his return to the NFL.

The Athletic reports that the former Seahawks coach is the “top option” for the Las Vegas Raiders in their search for a new head coach.

It came after Ben Johnson landed a job with the Chicago Bears, a position that Carroll had also interviewed for.

The 73-year-old Carroll spent 14 years in Seattle before the team parted ways with him following the 2023 season.

 

Huskies basketball is back on the radio tonight.

The UW men will look to snap a four-game skid when they travel to Eugene to face #15 Oregon.

Both schools are coming off losses to Purdue.

The Huskies are wrapping up a brutal stretch of their schedule that features five straight games against ranked opponents.

Coverage begins at 7:30 and tipoff is at 8:00 on KPUG.

 

Western Washington University’s softball team is gaining national respect coming off a historic season.

The Vikings open the 2025 season ranked as the No. 2 team in the NFCA D-II Coaches Poll.

They recorded the best season in program history last year, finishing 52-12 and reaching the World Series National Championship where they fell to UT Tyler, the top team in the preseason rankings.

The club is returning 17 members of its 22-player roster from last season, including nearly its entire pitching staff that dominated in the playoffs.

Their season opens on Jan.31 for the start of five games at the CUI Kickoff Classic in Irvine, CA.

 

Taking a look at high school basketball scores from last night…

The Bellingham boys beat Mount Vernon 74-66.

The Bayhawk girls fell to Mount Vernon 46-36.

The Lummi girls dismantled Lopez 67-21.

The Blaine girls picked up a 22-19 win over Oak Harbor.

And the Blaine boys lost to Oak Harbor 82-67.

 

We’ve got a great prep hoops matchup on the radio for you tonight…

The 3x defending state champion Lynden boys are looking to continue their undefeated campaign when they travel to face Meridian.

It’s a meeting between two of the top five teams in the Northwest Conference.

The game also features three of the top scorers in the county with Brant Heppner, Talon Jenkins and Jaeger Fyfe.

Coverage begins at 7:00 and tipoff is at 7:15 on KGMI with Dan Kaemingk and Jason Upton on the call.

 

Elsewhere in the county tonight…

The Lynden girls host Meridian.

The Sehome boys are at Ferndale.

The Sehome girls host Ferndale.

The Squalicum girls are at Sedro-Woolley.

The Storm boys host Sedro-Woolley.

And the Blaine girls are on the road against Cedar Park Christian.