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Hit List
Welcome to the Seattle Times Hit List. The weekly installment has run its course, but all the results are below. Still feel that some of the topics and discussions aren't quite over? Then feel free to get it out in our forum.
There's a collage of some of the big winners below, and all the results are also listed on the page. Thanks for making the Hit List a lively and fun sports debate.
Past Results
- Best venue -- Week 9
- Safeco Field - 35%
- Husky Stadium - 31%
- Qwest Field - 18%
- Martin Stadium - 5%
- Stadium High in Tacoma - 4%
- KeyArena - 2%
- Hec Edmundson Pavilion - 2%
- McCarthey Athletic Center (Gonzaga's "Kennel") - 2%
- Cheney Stadium in Tacoma - 1%
- French Field in Kent - 1%
- Total votes: 2,729
- Greatest all-time Sonic -- Week 8
- Gary Payton - 49%
- Lenny Wilkens - 13%
- Freddy Brown - 11%
- Jack Sikma - 8%
- Shawn Kemp - 7%
- Nate McMillan - 5%
- Ray Allen - 3%
- Spencer Haywood - 2%
- Slick Watts - 1%
- Tom Chambers - 1%
- Dale Ellis - 0%
- Paul Silas - 0%
- Total votes: 4,579
- Worst Owner/Administrator -- Week 7
- Ken Behring - Seahawks owner from from 1988-1996 - 43%
- Barbara Hedges - UW Athletic Director 1991-2004 - 21%
- Wally Walker - Current Sonics CEO - 17%
- George Argyros - M's owner from 1981-1989 - 5%
- Bob Whitsitt - Seahawks president from 1997-2004, Sonics president 1986-1994 - 4%
- Howard Schultz - Current Sonics owner - 3%
- Jeff Smulyan - M's owner from 1989-1992 - 3%
- Bill Bavasi - Current M's GM - 2%
- Chuck Armstrong - Current M's president - 1%
- Total votes: 5,602
- Biggest Impact in Last 20 Years -- Week 6
- Edgar's double against the Yankees, 1995 - 37%
- Hawks win NFC Championship, go to Super Bowl, 2006 - 27%
- Huskies win National Championship, 1991 - 13%
- Kingdome is imploded, 2000 - 6%
- Don James retires, 1993 - 5%
- M's win their 116th game of the season, 2001 - 5%
- Ken Griffey Jr. is traded, 1999 - 2%
- Sonics (63-19) lose in first round to Nuggets, 1994 - 1%
- UW football team blows out Miami at home, 1994 - 1%
- Sonics lose to Bulls in NBA Finals, 1996 - 1%
- Nate Robinson's dunk vs. Arizona, 2004 - 1%
- Bellevue beats De La Salle, 2004 - 1%
- Total votes: 3,725
- Best Female Athlete -- Week 5
- Lauren Jackson, WNBA MVP with Storm - 31%
- Michelle Akers, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion - 24%
- Sue Bird, won championships at UConn and with Storm - 11%
- JoAnne Carner, won 43 events on LPGA tour - 8%
- Joyce Walker, one of state's all-time best basketball players - 6%
- Megan Quann, two swimming gold medals in 2000 Olympics - 5%
- Doris Brown Heritage, five-time cross-county world champion, two-time Olympian - 5%
- Helene Madison, three Olympic gold medals in swimming - 3%
- Rosalyn Sumners, figure skating Olympic silver medalist - 3%
- Debbie Armstrong, downhill skiing Olympic gold medalist - 2%
- Kate Starbird, Stanford basketball star, played for Reign - 1%
- Total votes: 1,707
- Best Male Athlete -- Week 4
- Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners all-star center fielder - 37%
- Steve Largent, Hall of Fame receiver for Seahawks - 25%
- Edgar Martinez, among best designated hitters ever - 7%
- Ichiro, Mariners right fielder set MLB season hits record - 6%
- Gary Payton, Sonics all-time leader in points, assists - 5%
- Elgin Baylor, Seattle U. hoops star, NBA Hall of Famer - 5%
- Shaun Alexander, NFL MVP with Seahawks - 3%
- Steve Emtman, UW football star won Lombardi, Outland trophies - 3%
- Hugh McElhenney, All-American halfback at UW - 2%
- Warren Moon, UW quarterback, NFL Hall of Famer - 2%
- Randy Johnson, pitched Mariners' first no-hitter - 1%
- Shawn Kemp, helped Sonics to 64-win season, NBA Finals - 1%
- Apolo Ohno, winner of five Olympic speedskating medals - 1%
- Fred Couples, Masters golf champion - 1%
- Bob Houbregs, UW basketball scoring leader - 0%
- Fred Hutchinson, pitcher and MLB manager - 0%
- Total votes: 6,847
- Biggest Bust -- Week 3
- Brian Bosworth - 43%
- Rick Mirer - 16%
- Jim McIlvaine - 12%
- Jeff Cirillo - 9%
- Vin Baker - 7%
- Dan McGwire - 6%
- Adrian Beltre - 5%
- Kevin Mitchell - 2%
- Total votes: 9,781
- Best Coach -- Week 2
- Don James, UW Football - 50%
- Lou Piniella, Mariners - 21%
- Mike Holmgren, Seahawks - 13%
- Lenny Wilkens, Sonics - 7%
- George Karl, Sonics - 3%
- Chuck Knox, Seahawks - 2%
- Mike Price, WSU Football - 2%
- Marv Harshman, UW basketball - 1%
- Jim Owens, UW football - 1%
- Hec Edmundson, UW basketball - 0%
- Total votes: 4,624
- Best Team -- Week 1
- 1991 - Huskies win National Championship - 31%
- 2006 - Seahawks make the Super Bowl - 23%
- 1995 - Mariners make improbable run - 16%
- 1979 - Sonics win NBA Championship - 14%
- 2001 - Mariners win 116 games - 9%
- 2004 - Storm win WNBA Championship - 3%
- 1996 - Sonics in NBA Finals - 2%
- 1997 - Cougars in Rose Bowl vs. Michigan - 2%
- 1983 - Seahawks make AFC Championship - 0%
- Total votes: 2,824
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Tuesday, November 24
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| College football | TV | Radio | |
| 4 p.m. | Ball St. at Western Michigan | ESPN2 | | |
| College basketball | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Men, Chaminade vs. Vanderbilt | ESPN2 | | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Men, Colorado vs. Arizona/Wisconsin | ESPN2 | | |
| 4 p.m. | Men, Maryland vs. Cincinnati | ESPN | | |
| 6 p.m. | Men, Gonzaga vs. Arizona/Wisconsin | ESPN | | |
| 6 p.m. | Men, Seattle U. at Utah | | 710 | |
| 7 p.m. | Men, Pittsburgh vs. Texas | ESPN2 | | |
| 7 p.m. | Men, Evergreen St. at PLU | | 1180 | |
| UEFA soccer | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Barcelona vs. Inter Milan | FSN | | |
| 11 p.m.* | Fiorentina vs. Olympique Lyonnais | FSN | | |
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- Mariners reporter Geoff Baker appears at 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday with Mitch Levy.
- Columnist Jerry Brewer appears at 6:20 p.m. Tuesdays with Mike Gastineau.
- UW reporter Bob Condotta appears at 6:35 pm. Thursdays with Mike Gastineau.
- Columnist Steve Kelley appears at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays with Elise Woodward.
- NFL reporter Danny O'Neil appears at 4 p.m. Wednesdays on the Groz with Gas show and Thursday morning at 8:20 a.m. with Mitch Levy as part of the Seahawks Roundtable during the NFL season.
- Sounders FC reporter Jose Romero appears at 12:20 p.m Wednesdays with Dave "Softy" Mahler during the MLS season.
- Baseball reporter Larry Stone appears at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays on the Groz with Gas show.
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