After OF Austin Jackson (from Detroit) and OF Chris Denofria (San Diego) joined the Mariners in Baltimore Friday, the club optioned outfielders James Jones and Stefen Romero to AAA Tacoma to make room for the newcomers on the 25-man roster. Jackson and Denofria will bat leadoff and sixth, respectively, in Friday night's opener in a three-game series at Camden Yards.

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Citing league sources, ESPN reported Thursday that running back Marshawn Lynch will end his eight-day holdout and report to the Seahawks within 24 hours. Also according to ESPN, Lynch will not receive the new contract he sought, but Seattle is expected to offer some financial concessions to his contract, perhaps by waiving the $30,000 per day in fines he has incurred.

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The Mariners made their first trade deadline deal Thursday, but it was hardly the blockbuster fans sought. Seattle sent two minor leaguers -- outfielder Abraham Almonte and RHP Stephen Kohlscheen -- to San Diego for .242 hitter Chris Denorfia, who has played all three outfield positions for the Padres this season.

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The Washington Huskies, who finished last season 9-4 after a 31-16 victory over Brigham Young University in the Fight Hunger Bowl, start the 2014 season ranked No. 25 in the USA Today/Coaches poll. The Huskies, playing their first campaign under new head coach Chris Petersen, are one of six Pac-12 schools ranked by the coaches.

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The AL West-leading Oakland Athletics (66-41) made another huge move Thursday as the trade deadline neared, further separating them from the Mariners. The A's acquired three-time All-Star LHP Jon Lester, OF Jonny Gomes and cash from the Boston Red for OF Yoenis Cespedes. Boston will also receive Oakland's competitive balance pick in the 2015 draft. Lester, a Tacoma native, will hit free agency after the season, so the trade means Oakland is going all-in now.

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Defensive tackle Jessie Williams, the fifth-round draftee who sat out his first Seahawks season to rehab an injured knee, suffered another knee injury at practice Wednesday and was carted off the VMAC practice field.

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As someone who faced the Seahawks twice last season as well as earlier in coach Pete Carroll's tenure, new right tackle Eric Winston has an an intimate take on his new team.

"They’re as tough as it gets – multiple fronts, a lot of athletes and a lot of speed," he said after his first practice Tuesday. "You better be ready to deal with it. It will be a lot more fun, I think, playing with them than playing against them."

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The Mariners' chances of grabbing the American League's second wild card spot took another hit Sunday when Manny Machado's 10th-inning, bases-loaded sacrifice fly, coupled with another lame late-innings batting effort by Seattle, provided the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-2 victory at Safeco Field. The Orioles took three of four in the series and the Mariners tumbled to 3-7 since the All-Star break.

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Within hours of trading reliever Stephen Pryor to the Minnesota Twins for 1B/DH Kendrys Morales, the Mariners Thursday made three more roster moves and announced a fourth. Called up were 1B/DH Jesus Montero and SS Chris Taylor from AAA Tacoma, put on the 15-day disabled list was Willie Bloomquist and confirmed that RHP Taijuan Walker was optioned to the Rainiers.

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University of Washington football coach Chris Petersen suspended sophomore quarterback Cyler Miles for the Huskies' season opener at Hawaii. The favorite to succeed Keith Price, Miles already served a three-month suspension due to a pair of post-Super Bowl assault incidents on the UW campus. Miles was not charged and was reinstated May 14 after missing all of spring practice.

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The media poll at the Pac-12 Conference's annual football hype shindig in Los Angeles was released Wednesday. To little surprise, Oregon was the top vote-getter in the North Division, where Washington was third. UCLA led the South.

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Taijuan Walker will be recalled from AAA Tacoma and given the start against the New York Mets at Safeco Field Wednesday night when the clubs conclude a three-game series. Walker, who has been the subject of trade rumors, specifically as part of a package to Tampa Bay for utility man Ben Zobrist or David Price, or both, has made two starts for Seattle.

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Closer Fernando Rodney went to his quiver prematurely -- once too often -- and the Los Angeles Angels responded with a fatal arrow of their own Sunday in Anaheim in a 6-5 walk-off victory that denied Seattle a series victory. The Mariners blew a 5-3, eighth-inning lead, their bullpen unable to continue its long run of success.

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In two nights in Anaheim, the Mariners and Angels played the equivalent of three games. But they get credit only for one 3-2 win each in the splendidly pitched series.

The Mariners took Saturday's 12-inning thriller when they exploded for two runs in the top of the frame, then David Freese pulled one back in the bottom with a leadoff homer off Dominic Leone, the previous night's loser in 16 innings.

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Chad Marshall and midfielder Osvaldo Alonso were selected Saturday to the MLS All-Stars, giving the Sounders a league-high five players, most in club history. Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins and DeAndre Yedlin were named to the Fan XI earlier in the week.

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The Sounders and Tottenham Hotspur gave 56,349 at the Clink a little glimpse of high-end soccer in an entertaining 3-3 draw on a warm, breezy Saturday afternoon, with Sounders youngsters Tristan Bowen and Sean Okoli teaming up for a late goal that gave the Sounders brief hope of an upset of the EPL powerhouse.

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The Mariners lost their longest game of the year, a 16-inning ordeal in Anaheim decided by Angels pinch-hitter Efren Navarro, a 50th-round draft choice from 2007, who singled home Mike Trout for a 3-2 triumph that took five hours, 14 minutes into Saturday morning.

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Aldon Smith, whose mistake in the NFC Championship helped the Seahawks to the decisive touchdown, was ordered Friday to pay for a few other mistakes by a Santa Clara, CA., County  judge. The 49ers' star linebacker was put on probation for three years and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and spend 11 days on a work crew, likely picking up trash along freeways.

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Mercer Island resident, former Sonics coach and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, 80, was hospitalized Thursday in Incline Village, NV., where he had been giving a speech. Russell became faint during his presentation at the Hyatt Regency Resort and was hospitalized as "a precaution," according to the Boston Celtics. A team spokesman said Russell "is feeling better" and is expected to return home later Thursday.

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According to multiple reports, including one by CBSSports.com, the Mariners are discussing a potential deal with the Tampa Bay Rays involving acquisition of switch-hitter Ben Zobrist. The Mariners have also talked to the Rays about star LHP David Price. The talks have been underway for weeks as the Mariners seek to bulk up for a playoff run.

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