Earl Thomas is out in Baltimore after one season. How did the Seahawks avoid a similar outcome in his tumultuous last year in Seattle? Danny O'Neil says the credit to belongs to one of two men.
The Seahawks have already shown they're pot committed to trying to win this year. Danny O'Neil explains why now is the time to go all-in and get a big-ticket pass rusher.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has made recent comments about several members of Seattle's defense, but what does he really mean? Danny O'Neil is here to parse Pete.
Week 17: Seattle at San Francisco, Jan. 3, 2020, 1:25 p.m. Pacific SPONSORED – I didn’t get to see a game the first time I flew to the Bay Area. I made it into the stadium, however. And as we were waiting for Game 3 to begin of baseball’s championship series to begin in 1989 […]
As good as Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is at erasing first-half deficits, the numbers show it's not sustainable. Danny O'Neil breaks down the statistics.
Amid talks of whether there will be college football this fall, Danny O'Neil says the discussions are again bringing to light the worst aspects of the NCAA.
Week 15: Seattle at Washington Football Team, Dec. 20, 2020, 10 a.m. Pacific SPONSORED – The second-to-last trip of the 2020 season is actually a flashback of sorts for me. That’s because it’s where the Alaska Air Travelogue started way back in 2014 when Seattle was coming off its first championship season and Russell Wilson […]
Boomer Esiason seems to be way too comfortable invoking a particular mental-health condition, with new Seahawks safety Jamal Adams the latest the former NFL QB has speculated about.
What’s most interesting about the Seahawks' trade for Jamal Adams, writes Danny O'Neil, is what it says about where the Seahawks see themselves: one great player away.
Opening Day is finally here and to 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil, it won't be the same or close to normal, but he is grateful that baseball is back at all.
Week 10: Seattle at Los Angeles Rams, Nov. 15, 2020, 1:25 p.m. Pacific SPONSORED – You know that feeling when an old friend gets a new home and you can’t wait to see what the new digs are like? Well, that’s what this November game is going to feel like against this divisional opponent. The […]
In American sports, teams can be rewarded for losing by getting high draft picks. Well, England's Premier League is a lot of fun to watch because of the threat of being relegated to a lower division.
Week 12: Seattle at Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 2020, 5:15 p.m. Pacific SPONSORED – A stuffed animal walked onto the train with a beverage. Even for Philadelphia this counted as odd, a fan who had attended the playoff game earlier that day boarded the train wearing a fuzzy white mascot’s head with a yellow beak and […]
Seattle at Arizona, Sunday, October 25, 1:05 p.m. Pacific SPONSORED – Arizona is where Seattle’s fans first made a national reputation, chanting behind a television set after a Thursday night win during the franchise’s first Super Bowl season. Arizona is also the site of Seattle’s first tie in franchise history and the place where it […]
The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies may have an opening to move the team, but while the news first got Danny O'Neil thinking about them coming to Seattle, he explains why the return of the Sonics needs to come in a better manner.
Monday's NASCAR race made the most of an opportunity created by baseball's comically unproductive negotiations, writes 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil.
Seattle at Buffalo, Sunday November 8, 10 a.m. Pacific SPONSORED – Nine years after Russell Wilson’s pro-football career, the Chief Football Officer at Alaska Airlines is scheduled to touch down in Buffalo, the only city in this league he has yet to play in. Now, Seattle’s quarterback has faced Buffalo before. Twice in fact. But […]
SPONSORED – The chapter started with 12 members. Fitting, right? These are Seattle fans we’re talking about down in the other corner of the country. Central Florida. The Orlando area. The Space Coast. There are a lot of different nicknames, but it’s about as far away from Seattle as you can get, and those 12 […]
Ahmad Rashad is a Tacoma native who has led a highly interesting life, but you can tie his star football career at Oregon to a scar in Washington Huskies history.
With the world begging for sports, baseball had a chance to get back to action early. Instead, Danny O'Neil says MLB can't "get the bat off its shoulder."
Regular Season, Week 1: Seattle at Atlanta Falcons, Oct. 27, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 10 a.m. Pacific SPONSORED – I’ve worn two suits in Atlanta. Two very different suits. One was a purple track suit with white stripes that I work with a purple hat that I wore to a pair of football games involving my alma […]
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is always accommodating to reporters' questions. On Monday, he had something he wanted us to know before providing answers.
Preseason Game 2: Seattle at Minnesota Vikings, Thursday, Sept. 3, 5 p.m. Pacific SPONSORED – The land known for 10,000 lakes now has one additional Seattle fan. David Bunch. He graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 2011, attended Whitworth University as an undergraduate and in July he moved to Minneapolis to complete a two-year […]