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4:01pm

Fri April 1, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Mariners start 2011 season with a major shuffle

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The Mariners are making some changes to their starting lineup as the 2011 season gets underway. Will it bring them better luck than last year's losing season?

KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel is skeptical, but he says there are some bright spots coming out of spring training.

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9:29am

Fri March 25, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

What makes a successful pro sports owner? Look to the late Barry Ackerley

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He was tough. He was obstinate. He was the only sports figure to ever lay a hand on KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel. But Art says Barry Ackerley was the best owner the Sonics ever had.

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3:56pm

Fri March 18, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Sounders start season with crowd, controversy

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The Seattle Sounders FC started the 2011 season this week with a record crowd and some unwelcome controversy.

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12:46am

Fri March 11, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Art Thiel: Give Romar benefit of the doubt in Overton case

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Too much, too little or just right? Depending on who you ask, you will get different answers to the question of whether University of Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar went far enough in his punishment of senior guard Venoy Overton.

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9:21am

Fri March 4, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

NFL labor talks extended; Hasselbeck likely free agent

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NFL labor talks have gone into overtime.  Owners and players have now agreed to a seven-day extension to come up with a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' union.

For Seahawks fans, this means quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will likely become a free agent.

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1:45pm

Fri February 25, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Huskies bounce back after controversy - NCAA tourney bound?

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After a mid-season controversy and losing a shot at the Pac-10 title, the Washington Huskies appear poised to end the regular season on a high note. And they might just make it to the NCAA tournament.

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8:15pm

Thu February 17, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Hard to embrace idea of Griffey as Mariners' consultant

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There are a lot of unanswered questions and unresolved issues with Ken Griffey Jr.'s new job as special consultant with the Seattle Mariners. This follows his abrupt retirement in the middle of the season last year.

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5:34am

Fri February 11, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Concerns of both sides need to be heard in NFL labor talks

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The NFL may want to keep celebrating a successful 2010 season and profitable Super Bowl, but it must now turn its attention to a more unpleasant topic: a new collective bargaining agreement with players. The contract of a popular Seahawks player factors into one of the issues at play.

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