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Grand Canyon defeats Seattle, advances to WAC Tournament final
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyon Grant-Foster had 28 points in top-seeded Grand Canyon’s 80-72 victory over Seattle U in Friday night’s Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.
Grand Canyon will face the winner of Friday’s UT Arlington-Tarleton State semifinal in Saturday’s championship game.
Grant-Foster added six rebounds and three blocks for the Antelopes (28-4). Rayshon Harrison scored 17 points, going 4 of 10 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 8 for 8 from the line. Lok Wur shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
The fourth-seeded Redhawks (19-14, 1-1) were led by Alex Schumacher, who posted 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. John Christofilis added 12 points for Seattle U. Seyi Reiley had 11 points.
Grant-Foster scored 12 points in the first half and Grand Canyon went into halftime trailing 34-32. Grant-Foster’s 16-point second half helped Grand Canyon close out the eight-point victory.
LANDOVER, Md. — At halftime of the Seattle Seahawks’ blowout win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night at Northwest Stadium, Sam Darnold had four touchdown passes and zero incompletions, having connected on all 16 of his attempts.
He didn’t know it until someone told him — a no-no in football akin to talking about a no-hitter in baseball.
“Obviously, I can feel the flow of the game and understand that we’re doing really good on offense, but no I didn’t know that I hadn’t thrown an incompletion,” Darnold said after the 38-14 victory. “It was pretty cool. Someone at halftime said to me that I hadn’t thrown an incompletion, so I think he’s to blame for throwing an incompletion in the second half.”
By the time Darnold missed for the first time, the Seahawks were well on their way to a win that improved their record to 6-2 — and boosted their quarterback’s MVP odds in the process.
“Not going to say who it was,” Darnold said with a smile, refusing to give up the culprit.
Darnold finished 21-of-24 for 330 yards, four touchdowns and one interception before he was pulled in favor of Drew Lock with just over seven minutes left. That was good enough for a Total QBR of 97.8, the best in any game of his eight-year NFL career.
According to ESPN Research, there have been four instances of a player recording a QBR of 97 or higher in a game this season, and Darnold has three of them. The others are his performances against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5 (97.4) and the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 (97.3). Darnold’s three such games are tied with Tom Brady (2007), Tony Romo (2014) and Lamar Jackson (2019) for the most by a starting quarterback in a season since ESPN began tracking Total QBR in 2006.
“Sam’s execution right now, he’s just ridiculous,” coach Mike Macdonald said. “All the things we’ve talked about that he’s been doing, but decisive, making smart decisions, our receivers are doing a great job, I thought the protection was really good.”
The Seahawks were short-handed at receiver, with Cooper Kupp, Jake Bobo and Dareke Young all inactive. It didn’t look like it, though, with Darnold throwing touchdown passes on each of Seattle’s first four possessions. He connected twice with rookie Tory Horton — who assumed Kupp’s role of WR2 — before hitting rookie tight end Elijah Arroyo and veteran receiver Cody White.
Darnold’s 87.5% completion rate was the second-highest in a game in Seahawks history (minimum of 10 attempts), behind only Russel Wilson’s 88.6% in a 2020. By completing his first 17 passes, he tied the franchise record that Warren Moon set in 1998, which was also to begin the game.
“Believe me when I say it, I’m not surprised,” Macdonald said of Darnold’s completion streak. “We watch Sam every day and how he operates, and he’s the same guy every day, which is what you love about him. We’re chasing it. The guys are determined and it’s fun to watch, When the team comes together, that’s the type of stuff you can do when you play the right way, you prepare the right way. Our coaches deserve a lot of credit. I thought [offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak] called a great game.”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba extended his NFL lead in receiving with 129 yards on eight catches, marking the sixth time in eight games he’s topped triple digits.
Smith-Njigba was asked about the etiquette observed with a quarterback who’s off to a perfect start.
“We stay away from him a little bit and just let him do his thing,” he said. “I think somebody might’ve broke the news to him, but yeah, honestly, I didn’t know. We were just in such a flow and just out there dealing, so it was great to see that.”
According to ESPN Research, Darnold began the day with 60-1 odds to win MVP, per ESPN Bet. Those odds had improved to 18-1 by the end of the game.
With their win, the Seahawks improved to 4-0 on the road this season and 11-1 since the start of last season.
The Seahawks lost middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV to a knee injury and cornerback Josh Jobe to a concussion in the second quarter. Macdonald said of Jones’ injury, “It’s not season-ending, but we’ll see how it goes.”
With Tuesday’s trade deadline coming up fast, we knew that NFL teams would be calling the Seattle Seahawks about cornerback Riq Woolen. A recent scoop from Brady Henderson at ESPN stated that Seattle has been shopping Woolen for a while now,
So, part of Adam Schefter’s Saturday evening scoop did not come as a surprise. He reports that the Seahawks are indeed actively fielding calls about potential trades for Woolen.
However, Schefter’s report also dropped some new information: teams are also calling Seattle about outside linebacker Boye Mafe, who is playing out the final year of his rookie contract.
“Teams have inquired to the Seattle Seahawks about the availability of standout linebacker Boye Mafe and former Pro Bowl cornerback Riq Woolen, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
“Seattle hasn’t wanted to trade Mafe or Woolen, according to sources, but it will be interesting to see how aggressive another team might be ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.”
Also part of Seattle’s stellar 2022 NFL draft class, Woolen is playing out the final year of his rookie contract, as well.
That’s just one of several reasons why the Seahawks clearly want to trade Woolen – regardless of what Schefter’s report says about them not wanting to trade either one. That claim contradicts common sense as well as the latest scoop from NFL Network, which suggests that a deal is more likely to get done than not.
Woolen had a magnificent rookie season and was in the conversation to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award, which wound up going to Jets star Sauce Gardner. Since then the two have taken opposite paths, with Woolen dropping off and Gardner continuing to ascend to an elite level.
There’s still a chance that Woolen could join Gardner in that rare group at the top of the game’s most-challenging position. However, the Seahawks haven’t been able to get it out of him either under Pete Carroll or Mike Macdonald, both of whom have benched Woolen at different times.
As for Mafe, he’s had a supremely promising start to his career – including a nine-sack performance in the 2023 season. Mafe’s production has also fallen off, though. In seven games this season he has yet to record a single sack and has managed just two quarterback hits.
Long story short, the Seahawks may claim they don’t want to trade either one, but if they get a good enough offer over the next couple of days, they’ll take it.
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SEATTLE – It was a wet and gusty evening for Halloween in the Pacific Northwest. Showers let up for a bit overnight, but another round of heavy rain returns for Saturday morning.
It was a wet and gusty evening for Halloween in the Pacific Northwest.
What’s next:
Another round of heavy rain will push across western Washington early Saturday through mid-morning.
Another round of heavy rain will push across Western Washington Saturday through mid-morning.
A Flood Watch will be in effect for parts of western Washington Saturday for heavy rainfall. We could see 3-5″ of rain for the lowlands through Saturday night. Potential for stream and urban flooding will increase as well.
A Flood Watch will be in effect for parts of Western Washington Saturday for heavy rainfall.
Winds will also pick up again Saturday morning through the evening hours, with gusts up to 45 mph. The strongest gusts will be midday around the central Puget Sound.
Winds will also pick up again Saturday morning through the evening hours, with gusts up to 45 mph.
A Wind Advisory will be in effect early Saturday through the evening for strong wind gusts and the potential for area impacts.
A Wind Advisory will be in effect early Saturday through the evening for strong wind gusts and the potential for area impacts.
Saturday will be a little milder with highs in the low 60s. Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall to start Saturday, but showers will be more scattered into the afternoon. A Puget Sound Convergence Zone is possible into the evening for the central Puget Sound.
Saturday will be a little milder with highs in the low 60s.
Showers will taper into Sunday with afternoon sunbreaks. We will see light snow at the higher mountain passes. A bit of dry time Sunday into Monday, but another round of rain returns Monday afternoon into Tuesday and then again for the end of the week.
Showers will taper into Sunday with a morning round and some light snow at the higher mountain passes.
The Source: Information in this story came from FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Claire Anderson and the National Weather Service.
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