Softy & Dick Interviews

Hall of Fame College Basketball writer Mike Decourcy joins the show to talk about that Duke UCONN ending, is Cadyn Boozer solely to blame in the final seconds? He also gives his picks for the Final Four.

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Bill Kruger joins the show to talk about the Mariners opening weekend, and what he thought about the split in the series against the Guardians.

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Pat Chun, Washington Athletic Director, joins Softy to discuss the school’s finances including finding sponsors and partners that best fit the programs and department, the “disaster” of college athletics currently due to money, why the new Millionaire Tax will make a difference to UW, and how Big Ten travel is making teams more battle tested, having no regrets about the conference move, and the now-dead Big Ten equity deal.

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Seattle Mariners Chairman John Stanton joins Softy to talk about his team starting the 2026 season and hopes for a World Series, the Cal-Randy handshake situation being no big deal, the game on Wednesday, 9/9 moving and having games during the World Cup, the ability to spend at the deadline, stadium upgrades, and having a new TV deal.

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Former Mariners pitcher and analyst Bill Krueger joins Softy to talk about the state of the team entering a new season today, Josh Naylor coming back to Seattle, how Cal Raleigh can continue to find big offensive numbers in 2026, the addition of reliever Jose Ferrer, Julio Rodriguez looking for a hot start, and the AL West battle against Houston.

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Tod Leiweke, CEO of One Roof Sports and Entertainment and the Seattle Kraken, joins Softy to talk about the positive step of NBA expansion news today, the fans’ impact with this step, fixing the stadium situation, the potential ownership group of the franchise led by Samantha Holloway and the expected interest for the team, plus getting excited now.

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Marc Kestecher, ESPN NBA Broadcaster, joins Softy to talk about Kevin Calabro’s time calling Sonics games, today’s NBA expansion news making it feel like the Sonics will be coming back with no doubt, anti-expansion folks having understandable arguments but not agreeing with thoughts on talent dilution, and the league changing loads since 2008.

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Seattle SuperSonics and Washington Huskies legend Detlef Schrempf joins Softy and Jackson to discuss today’s NBA expansion news and the hopes of having the Sonics back soon, the state of the NBA now compared to when he played being very different, the anti-expansion arguments of talent dilution, and interacting with his old teammates.

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Legendary writer Larry Stone joins Softy and Jackson to talk about today’s expansion news with the NBA, the arguments against expansion, how Seattle fans will react, Tod Leiweke being atop the mountaintop of Seattle sports figures, the Mariners starting the 2026 season tomorrow and aiming for a World Series, and why the team is better now.

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Mike Florio from NBC and PFT joins Softy to talk about the NBA announcing that they are exploring expansion, how the move by the NBA affects the upcoming sale of the Seahawks and the finances involved, Jaxon Smith-Njigba becoming the highest paid receiver in the NFL by Seattle, and Rams receiver Puka Nacua getting in some trouble.

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