Takeaways: Penalties outshine Seahawks' 3 standouts in loss to 49ers

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin returns from a hip injury that kept him out of action last Monday for Sunday's game against the 49ers.

Seattle fell behind in the first period against Everett Saturday night and would not recover as they were routed 6-1 by the Silvertips.

Cameron Johnson had 25 points and six 3-pointers while No. 12 North Carolina shot 55 percent to beat fourth-ranked Gonzaga 103-90 on Saturday night.

Eastern Washington is heading to the national championship game after Eric Barriere tied the school record with seven touchdown passes, including four to Nsimba Webster, in a 50-19,semifinal-round rout of Maine.

Seattle didn't play poorly on Friday but two big plays at the end of periods would prove to be the difference against Spokane.

The Seahawks may have won their last showdown with the 49ers handily, but they'll have their work cut out for them on Sunday, going up against one of the NFL's rising stars in tight end George Kittle. 

The back and forth between Seahawks DE Frank Clark and 49ers CB Richard Sherman has renewed the rivalry between the two NFC West teams before Sunday's game.

710 ESPN Seattle's John Clayton takes a look at what the Seattle Seahawks need to take care of Sunday if they want to beat the 49ers and secure a playoff spot.

The Seahawks top-ranked rushing offense will be without rookie running back Rashaad Penny this Sunday when Seattle heads to Santa Clara to take on the San Francisco 49ers.

If the Seahawks beat the 49ers they will match their longest win streak since December 2015. Seattle’s holiday tradition will have officially been revived. And really, this is one of the keys to understanding the Seattle Seahawks under Pete Carroll.

The Seahawks are heading into their Week 15 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers with a few big names on their injury report, but based on a KIRO Radio interview with head coach Pete Carroll Friday morning, that list may soon be dwindling.

Back up goalie Cole Schwebius has been good for the Thunderbirds this year and recently picked up his first career win.

The Seahawks' chances of missing the playoffs are slim, but pessimism isn't totally baseless going into Sunday against the 49ers due to injuries at linebacker and Russell Wilson coming off a rough passing performance.

When asked about Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark declaring the "Richard Sherman era is over" in Seattle, the 49ers cornerback made a comment about kids saying the darnedest things.

San Francisco general manager John Lynch joined 710 ESPN Seattle's John Clayton Thursday to talk about the year his team has had and highlight a few young players who have stepped up recently.