Softy & Dick Interviews

Legendary Seattle writer Larry Stone joins Softy and Dick to talk about Mark DeRosa’s inexcusable lack of knowledge of Team USA’s tournament position, the overall interest in the tournament rising, the dispute between Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena having a tangible impact of the Mariners and needing to get dealt with, and the M’s new roster.

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Petros Papadakis in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about the angry Lakers fans after Bam Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant with 83 points scored last night, react to Team USA losing to Italy in the World Baseball Classic but some fans not understanding the tournament overall, plus the new Washington tax on millionaires impacting athletes.

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Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Softy and Dick to talk about how there has been zero funny business with the Maxx Crosby trade between Vegas and Baltimore, what comes next for Crosby, Rashid Shaheed’s role growing in Seattle with his new contract, having no worries about the Seahawks losing Kenneth Walker, and the NFL schedule changes.

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Seattle Kraken Head Coach Lane Lambert joins Softy and Dick to discuss what is going wrong for the team right now during their three game losing streak and needing more scoring from more than just Jared McCann on offense, the goaltender question marks with a debate between two guys, and facing another great team in Colorado coming up.

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Huskies Basketball Head Coach Danny Sprinkle joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about UW’s 2025-26 season being impacted by injuries, his technical foul against Oregon last weekend in the close loss, still having confidence in Wesley Yates despite a poor shooting year, possible roster movement ahead, and not complaining about travel.

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Rhea Hughes with Sports Radio WIP in Philadelphia joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Eagles signing Riq Woolen, the contract being fair for a prove-it player for one year, the Clint Hurtt aspect of the deal with him being an Eagles coach, and Jalen Carter realistically not being on the trade block for the Seahawks to trade for.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the Huskies good chances for the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, West schools struggling in Olympics sports with so much travel, David Riley at WSU and if they should have a program, and the Score Act having no chance to pass in the Senate.

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Grant Cohn of Sports Illustrated in Santa Clara joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss why the 49ers signing of Mike Evans is not a good move and simply pushes the oft-injured narrative around the aging players on the team, where the Niners will go from here in free agency and what will happen with future Hall of Famer Trent Williams.

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John Michaels from 680 The Fan sports radio in Atlanta joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about how the Falcons signing Tua Tagovailoa will affect former UW quarterback Michael Penix, the existing concerns about the former Husky quarterback and his injury history, plus an Atlanta Hawks Magic City strip club promo getting nixed.

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Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News and Fox Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to react to Danny Sprinkle’s ejection during the Huskies game, the size of the 2026 NCAA Tournament bubble this year and who could do damage from that group, whether Gonzaga can do damage in the tourney, Duke reigning supreme, and the final top seed.

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