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Friday Dots: Be A Shining Star

Good Friday morning Dawg fans, we have some news for you today, in the midst of the offseason, so let’s get to it. Football Dots Baseball Dot Throwback Game of the Week You know, that Warren Moon video had me thinking: What’s his best game at Washington? And it is without a doubt the 1978 […]

Wednesday Dots: NFL Pipeline

UW gets a commitment from the top-rated high school football player in the state. Hana Moll gets yet another honor. And the UW Baseball team gets their first win the the Big Ten tournament. Those and more for your Wednesday dots. Football Dots UW Athletics Dots

#Woof: Huskies Land 4 Star In-State Defensive Lineman

Happy Tuesday Husky fans. The Huskies got some good news today when 4 star defensive lineman Tevita Nonu from O’Dea HS, WA committed to UW. The Huskies were able to beat out Notre Dame, UCLA, Oregon, and a host of other schools to keep Nonu home. The Huskies are on a roll now and Nonu […]

Tuesday Dots: Contract Conjecture

Still the dead of the off season, but here’s (most) everything that’s happening around then world of Washington Athletics. It’s Tuesday, it’s Dots. Dots All for today. Go Dawgs!

Monday Dots: Postseason Postings

If you took all the Dots I knew when I was singleAnd brought ’em all together for one nightI know they’d never match my sweet imaginationEverything looks worse in black and white

Husky Softball Beats Fordham, Loses to South Florida in Elimination Game

The Huskies’ run to Oklahoma City came to an abrupt end on Saturday night, as they would lose 6-4 to South Florida. Things were looking up earlier in the day after they beat the Rams of Fordham, 5-2. In that contest, Sophia Ramuno and Morgan Reimer combined to pitch a gem, with Reimer getting the […]

#Woof: Huskies Land 3 Star Safety From California

Happy Saturday Husky fans. The Huskies got great news last night when 3 star safety Isala Aisa Wily-Ava from St John Bosco HS, CA committed to UW. The Huskies had been rumored to be the leader for a long time for him, but ASU made a massive push recently that made things more interesting. Wily-Ava, […]

Husky Softball Falls 3-1 to USF in Fayetteville

For much of the latter part of the Huskies’ schedule, it was clear that they had some work to do, despite the amount talent that they possess on the roster. Swept against Oregon and UCLA, they weren’t quite elite, but still had plenty of talent. This team has the capacity to go on a run […]

Friday Dots: Full Circle

Good Friday morning Dawg fans. It’s a fairly slow time for Husky athletics, save for softball action in the Fayetteville Regional tonight. Nevertheless, the Dots must go on! Dots That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning and as always, Go Dawgs!

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Wednesday Dots: On the Road Again

UW’s football coaches are on the road visiting recruits. UW Softball is on the road to Arkansas for the first round of the NCAA tournament. And the UW Men’s Basketball team knows their road (and home) games for the 2026-2027 season. Those and more for your Wednesday dots. Football Dots UW Athletics Dots

UW Softball Weekly Roundup: Starting Over

It is officially survive and advance time as the Huskies will take on South Florida in the Fayetteville regional on Friday evening. But, how we got here is also worth discussing. I wrote in the Friday Dots that my optimism wavers and there are reasons for that. Those reasons showed themselves in the Big Ten […]

Monday Dots: Preps to Pros

Girl, don’t you worry, I know where I standI don’t need these Dots, I don’t need your hand

Why Ruin a Good Thing?

All money isn’t good money. It’s a life lesson that must be learned by those with a hunger for increasing their income. Typically, the refrain is used in rags-to-riches style films, where one must confront the reality that desperation leaves them vulnerable to overlooking a trap or taking a dumb risk. In other film styles, […]

Friday Dots: Hurry Up and Wait

Good Friday morning Husky fans. We’ve got some news to get to this morning, but let us begin with the most pressing news involving UW’s Softball team. Softball Dots Football Dots Athletics Dots Throwback Game of The Week This week’s game comes to us from 2024, and features UW, clad in their black alternate uniforms […]

Thursday Dots: March Randomness

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will expand to 76 teams beginning in 2027. The move is purely financial, as it does not elevate competition within the tournament. It does create more slots for the UW men’s program, which has struggled mightily in recent years, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to pretend to […]

Wednesday Dots: 50

UW Women’s Softball opens Big Ten Tournament play today (hopefully). UW Athletics continue their “Academic Prowess”. There is a push to expand the CFP to 24 teams. And Jedd Fisch turned 50 yesterday. Those and more for your Wednesday Dots. Football Dots UW Athletics Dots

UW Softball Weekly Roundup: Losing Streak Ends, But Struggles Persist

Washington entered the final weekend of the regular season with a chance to solidify its standing near the top half of the Big Ten, but a trip to Columbus instead exposed many of the same issues that have lingered beneath the surface for much of the year. The Huskies dropped two of three to Ohio […]

Former Husky Voi Tunuufi Dies at 23

News came out on Monday afternoon that former Husky DL Voi Tunuufi had passed away. Initial reports indicated that he was killed in a motorcycle accident. Tunuufi, who played for Washington from 2021-2024, was 23 years old. I have two memories of Tunuufi that will always stay with me. The first is that he was […]

#Woof: Huskies Land A Coveted 2027 Offensive Lineman

Happy Monday Husky fans. The Huskies got a massive win today on the recruiting trail when 3 star offensive lineman Reis Russell from Valor Christian HS, CO committed to UW. The Huskies were able to hold off USC, Miami, Oregon and Georgia to land Russell. UW has been after Russell for a while and see […]

Monday Dots: Welcome to the Azzopardi Party

Yes, that’s the story of the HurricaneBut it won’t be over ’til they clear his nameAnd give him back the time he’s donePut in a prison cell, but one time he coulda beenThe champion of the Dots

Team Purple Defeats Team Gold, 27-10 in Dawgs After Dark

With these kinds of spring games, you usually don’t get a sense of what the team’s trajectory is going to be, considering that it’s so early in the process of preparation for the season. What you do get is fun, and an opportunity to see the future. Both of these were on display Friday night […]