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Greg Jayne: Postseason should be concern No. 1 for Gonzaga

Gonzaga is poised to ascend to the No. 1 spot in the college basketball rankings when the polls are released Monday, a status that 10 years ago seemed unlikely.

Greg Jayne: Seattle an Olympic city?

Greg Jayne: Commentary

Why couldn't the largest city in the Northwest host an Olympic Games?

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Greg Jayne: Al Aldridge still learning on the job

Greg Jayne: Commentary

After 62 years on this earth and 32 seasons as a basketball coach and 710 victories that included six state championships, Al Aldridge has adjusted.

Greg Jayne: NFL experience too raw for some

Greg Jayne: Commentary

You see, NFL fandom on any given Sunday has become a tribal ritual. Go to a game at any stadium in the league and you can witness a Lord of the Flies mentality.

Greg Jayne: Providing opportunity comes with cost

Greg Jayne: Commentary

Governments, we have learned time and time again, are masters of the noble idea and the nonexistent checkbook.

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Greg Jayne: We all love good story whether fact or fiction

Greg Jayne: Commentary

The truth, they say, is out there. Somewhere between the myth-making and the hero-worship and the legend-building, somewhere beyond the darkness of fiction and the fog of what we wish to be true, stands the brightness that is the truth.

Greg Jayne: Hall of Fame is not Hall of Good Guys

Greg Jayne: Commentary

The Hall of Fame class of 2013 will be announced Wednesday, and it will be the most scrutinized vote in the history of the institution.

Greg Jayne: Much is still possible for Seahawks

Greg Jayne: Commentary

In a game that it needed to win against a strong opponent, the Seahawks (10-5) turned in the Mother of All Blowouts, building a 28-3 lead in the first 28 minutes.

Greg Jayne: Athletes may end up being false idols

Greg Jayne: Commentary

The lesson, as usual, is to not lionize sports figures while they are still alive.

Greg Jayne: Prairie quickly showing it's still good

Commentary: Greg Jayne

Consider this a warning. Or maybe just a suggestion. Or perhaps simply some words of wisdom.

Greg Jayne: College athletes get schooled in finance

Greg Jayne: Commentary

When the issue of paying college athletes showed up in the news again last week, I gave Josh Tschirgi a call.

Greg Jayne: Fine is Stern's abuse of force

Greg Jayne: Commentary

The Spurs decided to rest four of their best players — Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green — for a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat. This did not sit well with Darth Stern.

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Greg Jayne: Papermakers' dreams will get bigger

Greg Jayne: Commentary

So while Camas lost 51-28 to Skyline of Sammamish on Saturday in the Class 4A football playoffs at the Tacoma Dome, it was only reasonable to ask about next season.

Greg Jayne: The king is dead? Not yet

Greg Jayne: Commentary

The only fate worse than that which befell the Ducks was what happened Kansas State, which was No. 1 in the BCS standings until being pounded, pummeled and pureed by Baylor.

Greg Jayne: For this column, I gave 110 percent

Greg Jayne: Commentary

One of the earliest lessons of journalism school is that you should avoid cliches in your writing.

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