Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

The News Tribune's TJ Cotterill talks about the preposterous M's after their four-game Orioles sweep, and 5-5 road trip split. All the audio you may have missed on Hey, Did You Hear That? Jameis Winston has officially been suspended for the first three games of the season following an investigation into an incident involving him allegedly touching an Uber driver inappropriately. Given Winston's long list of questionable to outright despicable decision-making, is it time for the Bucs to just let him walk? How does this compare to the Luke Heimlich situation?

Softy is still on vacation, so today Hugh Millen joins Dick Fain for the show. A recent poll in the state of Texas suggest that people have a 2-to-1 unfavorability toward the NFL. In a state with a football culture unlike any other, how can that be? Is it really all based on the anthem protests? We take your calls. Mitch Haniger, Mariners outfielder talks about what makes this Mariners team different than other teams he's played on.

The NFL is unpopular in the state of Texas according to one poll, and the anthem protests seem to play a major role. We get your reaction to the NFL and the seemingly never-ending anthem protest controversy. Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated joins the show to discuss his piece looking at Tyler Hilinski's family in the months since his death, as they try to understand what led to his suicide. Textimonials continue the conversation on the NFL and anthem protests.

We take your calls and texts for Hugh Millen on Ask Hugh: Will an incoming quarterback come in and steal the job away at UW? Who will be the Hawks' starting running back at the beginning and end of this season? What will the Huskies' receiving core look like? On Hey, Did You Hear That?: Dak Prescott reads what the "experts" said about him on draft day, and Stephen A. Smith on why LeBron would be going to LA. By all accounts, the Huskies are going to be an elite football team this year, and Seattle is known for its loud, energetic fanbases, so why doesn't Husky Stadium have the same intense atmosphere that some other college stadiums across the country have?

Softy is on a staycation for the next several days. Stepping in for him alongside Dick Fain is Terry Blount. The Mariners didn't have an ideal week facing the Yankees and Red Sox, but they're still in a great spot. Their schedule gets much easier after the All-Star break while Houston's gets much more difficult. They also won't have to hit the East Coast again. Even a couple of last week's games weren't as bad as they looked. The M's are not as bad as their record over the last few games might have you believe. No, they're not as good as the Yankees, Red Sox, or Astros, but they are solidly the 4th best team in the AL. Manny Acta, bench coach for the Mariners agrees that the team looks great. He talks about his expectations over the last couple of weeks, and what he expects from the rest of the season.

Despite the regular season ending over two months ago, the NBA Awards were finally announced yesterday. The MVP, James Harden, doesn't match up to easily the best player in the game, LeBron. Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons was actually in his second year, and was outplayed by rookie Donovan Mitchell in the playoffs. Coach of the Year Dwane Casey is no longer the coach of his team. How can all of this be true yet these are the awards. The NBA needs to either move the awards up, or include the post-season when voting on them. Bobby Marks of ESPN talks about his biggest surprises from the NBA Draft, and what might be next for LeBron. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show.

Matt "Stretch" Johnson, back from Russia, talks about his trip, looks at World Cup soccer as we near the Knockout Stage, and looks ahead to the Sounders big match against the Timbers. The best sound bytes you may have missed are on Hey, Did You Hear That? Baseball is changing. Players are striking out more than ever and it's having an interesting impact on the game. We've gone the whole day without talking Seahawks, but as training camp draws near, it's time to start taking a look at the 2018 season. Terry Blount has been out at the VMAC a lot recently. He shares his thoughts on the team, the Earl Thomas hold-out, and more.

The KJR Kares-A-Thon is underway live from Seattle Children's Hospital. We've partnered with Strong Against Cancer to raise money for cancer research here at Children's. We speak with Skyler Hamilton, a former patient and current volunteer at the hospital who talks about his experience and why he chooses to give back. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about how he got involved with Seattle Children's when he first came to town in 2012, and looks ahead to the 2018 Seahawks season.

We continue our broadcast of the KJR Kares-A-Thon live from Children's Hospital. Bill Krueger joins us to talk a little Mariners. The team went 1-5 in their last six games against the Yankees and Red Sox, so what are Bill's takeaways now that we've made it through the gauntlet. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer joins us for his weekly look at the club ahead of a big match against Portland.

We continue our broadcast live from Seattle Children's Hospital as the 22nd Annual KJR Kares-A-Thon supporting Strong Against Cancer continues. Bender from our sister station 106.1 Kiss FM joins Dick Fain to co-host the last two hours of our radiothon.