Stelton: Mariners have chance to find their identity during 'step back'

Tom Brady guided the Patriots 75 yards after winning the overtime coin toss, and backup Rex Burkhead's 2-yard TD lifted New England past Kansas City 37-31 for the AFC championship.

Greg Zuerlein kicked a 57-yard field goal in overtime to send the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl with a 26-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship game.

In a wild back and forth game, the Thunderbirds twice came back in the third to outlast Victoria 6-4.

Rui Hachimura had 17 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 Gonzaga extended its winning streak to nine games with an 89-66 victory over Portland.

The T-Birds played a solid game Friday night but would end up short in a shootout loss to the Tri-City Americans. They did gain a point and move into a playoff position.

Meet some of Seattle's new faces as they get set for a big weekend after their long eastern swing.

Robert Franks scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as WSU beat California 82-59 on Thursday in a clash of the Pacific 12 Conference's winless teams.

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 17 points and No. 5 Gonzaga used a stout defense to beat Loyola Marymount 73-55 on Thursday night, the eighth consecutive win for the Bulldogs.

Jaylen Nowell scored 22 points, Nahziah Carter added 13 points off the bench and the UW Huskies won their sixth straight game with an 80-64 victory over Stanford.

The Seahawks have signed former Broncos first-round pick Paxton Lynch to a Reserve/Futures contract.

710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard doesn't expect the Seahawks to make waves in free agency. More than that, he's hoping the big moves come from other teams signing former Seahawks. The reason? Much-needed future compensatory picks.

With the nation's top 2021 prospect playing at Eastside Catholic, the UW Huskies can ill afford losing co-defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake, who might be a target to replace Tosh Lupoi as Alabama's DC.

The Lions hired Darrell Bevell as their new offensive coordinator in a move Detroit hopes will help the team rebound after a disappointing year.