SB NAtion — LOOKOUT LANDING
sEattle Mariners Blogger 2026-Present
Game recap covering a Mariners victory over the Mets during a winning streak. A backup catcher, Jhonny Pereda, leads the way as a depleted Mariners team keeps winning ballgames, even with their starting catcher and 2025 home run leader Cal Raleigh on the injured list.
Playful look at a comfortable Mariners win on the road at a division rival. The Mariners spoil "Care Bears Night" for the Astros as the offense gets the best of opposing starter Tatsuya Imai for the second time in as many months.
Recap of a pivotal Mariners victory over the Twins on the road. Second-year infielder Cole Young continues to make early-career strides as he comes through with the bat in a series-deciding contest.
Rolling Roof Rundown
Independent Seattle Mariners Newsletter, 2025-2026
With Spring Training gearing to start up in the coming days, James looks back on the winter and pleads a case for one of the offseason's biggest moves in the acquisition of utility man Brendan Donovan.
Following a trade deadline that brought the Mariners key additions like first baseman Josh Naylor and third baseman Eugenio Suárez, James proclaims the arrival of a Mariners team that would later reach the franchise's first American League Championship Series in 24 years and come only a few outs away from their first World Series appearance.
Cronkite News / ARizona PBS
ASU Men's basketball, UArizona women's basketball beats
Service time manipulation: Debate rages as MLB teams hold off on bringing up top prospects — 5/17/21
Explainer piece on service time manipulation in Major League Baseball. James takes a deep dive into what service time manipulation is, looks at some past and present examples and speaks to Zach Buchanan of The Athletic on how MLB rules and the Covid-19 pandemic have brought the issue to the forefront.
Feature story on the UArizona women's basketball team after advancing to the first Final Four in program history. This piece focuses on the team's road to get to that point under the guidance of head coach Adia Barnes, a former player in the same program.
After facing a slow start to the 2020-21 men's basketball season, ASU strung together a few wins in conference play. This story looks at what led to the team's bounceback and what it meant for postseason chances that were, at the time, still hanging on by a thread.
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Hamilton High School Beat WRITER, Fall 2018
Feature story on Daniel Obarski, who was a senior kicker at Hamilton High School during the 2018 football season. Obarski, later a kicker for UCF, was a highly ranked kicking recruit during his senior year and broke the record for the longest field goal in school history.
Feature story on the Hamilton girls volleyball team headed into the state playoffs. Led by experienced head coach Sharon Vanis and several college commits, the Huskies hoped to finally win a state championship despite the school falling short in the finals several times in years prior.
Game story on the "Battle for Arizona Avenue" rivalry game between the Hamilton Huskies and the top-ranked Chandler Wolves. Hamilton, despite their losing record, hoped to grab their first win against Chandler in a few years and sneak into the state playoffs in the final week.