The Sounders Tuesday acquired goalkeeper Stefan Frei from Toronto FC in exchange for a 2015 conditional first-round SuperDraft pick. The deal comes a day after the Sounders parted ways with former keeper Michael Gspurning, who lost his starting job for a couple of games as Seattle lost nine of its final 10 matches.

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Goalkeeper Michael Gspurning will not be back with the Sounders, a club spokesman said Monday. The club will not pick up its contract option in 2014. Gspurning lost his starting job late in the season and becomes the biggest casualty so far of the Sounders' collapse in which the club lost nine of its final 10 games, including in the playoffs.

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Firing back at scathing criticism in the Seattle Times made by former Mariners manager Eric Wedge and other former baseball employees, general manager Jack Zduriencik wrote in a club release that Wedge did not complain of communication problems as manager and suggested his anger came from being denied a contract extension for more than a year.

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The coronation of the Seahawks as NFC West champions has to wait at least a week. Frank Gore's out-of-nowhere, 51-yard run with four minutes to play set up Phil Dawson for his fourth field goal, a 22-yarder, that handed Seattle its second loss of the season, 19-17, to the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park Sunday.

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San Diego State used an 18-2 run to start the second half to make up a nine-point deficit and send the Aztecs on their way to a 70-63 victory over the Washington Huskies Sunday afternoon in San Diego. The loss evened Washington's record at 4-4 and ruined the Huskies' chances of scoring their first win on the road against a ranked opponent since 2009.

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The NFL status of Brandon Browner, a source of irritation for the usually upbeat Pete Carrroll Friday, won't be resolved until around Christmas, according to sources that talked Sunday morning to the league's broadcast partner, ESPN. Browner turned down the chance to have his one-year suspension by three months, believing his appeal will result in exoneration.

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GAME: Seattle Seahawks (11-1, 1st, NFC West) at San Francisco 49ers (8-4, 2nd, NFC West). TYPE. Regular season. WEEK: 14. WHEN: Sunday, 1:25 p.m., Candlestick Park. MEETING: 30th (Seahawks lead 15-14). STREAKS: Seahawks W 7, 49ers W 2. HEAD COACHES: Pete Carroll, Seattle; Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco LINE: 49ers by 2½. TV: FOX. RADIO: ESPN 710 AM, KIRO 97.3 FM.

When the 2013 NFL schedule came out in April, most thought Sunday's matchup between the Seahawks and 49ers at Candlestick Park would decide the NFC West championship. It still can -- the Seahawks will wrap up the division if they win -- but not in the manner originally anticipated. The Seahawks are 11-1, San Francisco 8-4, and the 49ers need a win more than Seattle because they are clinging to the conference's sixth and final playoff spot by a game.

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GAME: Washington (4-3 overall, 0-0 Pac-12) at San Diego State (6-1 overall, 0-0, Mountain West). WHEN: Sunday, 12:05 p.m., Viejas Arena. TYPE: Non-conference. MEETING: 3rd (UW leads 2-0). RANKINGS: San Diego State 24 AP. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Steve Fisher, San Diego State. TV: CBS. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Unless the Washington Huskies can sort out their defensive problems -- they allow a Pac-12-high 86.1 points per game -- Sunday's matinee at San Diego State is not one the Huskies figure to win. The Aztecs are ranked No. 24 by The Associated Press and the Huskies rarely defeat a ranked team on the road.

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Clint Dempsey admitted Friday he wore down upon his return to MLS with the Sounders, a problem that was by compounded by U.S. Men's National Team demands. Talking to ESPN and reporters at the World Cup draw party at Kansas City's Sporting Park, he said he was working on conditioning and has yet to make a decision about playing in the EPL.

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After Brandon Browner returned to practice Wednesday and raised hope that he might play again this season, the veteran cornerback was ruled out of Sunday's game in San Francisco by a dismayed Pete Carroll.

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Having been snubbed by UCLA coach Jim Mora, a former Huskies walk-on and Seahawks head coach, and former UW assistant Gary Pinkel, head coach for 13 years at Missouri, Washington is turning its attention to Boise State's Chris Petersen and Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier.

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Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, who served as an assistant under Don James at Washington from 1979-90, Thursday squashed talk about replacing Steve Sarkisian, telling ESPN Radio that he intends to stay with the Tigers, who will play for the SEC Championship Saturday.

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Marques Tuiasosopo will coach the University of Washington football team in its upcoming bowl game, the school said Wednesday.

The Huskies MVP of the 2001 Rose Bowl is in his first year as UW's quarterback's coach, serving the regular season as mentor to fifth-year senior quarterback Keith Price.

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The Mariners Tuesday named former catcher Dan Wilson the club's minor league catching coordinator. A member of the club's Hall of Fame, Wilson will work with catchers at all levels of the organization, beginning during spring training and continuing through the minor league season. He will travel to each of the Mariners affiliates several times during the season.

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CenturyLink Field was a bit cool -- temperatures were in the 30's -- and damp for Monday Night Football. As weather, the Seahawks defense and 68,387 customers closed in around the Saints, Sportspress Northwest photographers Drew McKenzie and Drew Sellers stood their ground on the sidelines to capture the action.

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The Seahawks were up 17-0 before New Orleans made a first down, continued to pour it on behind Russell Wilson and a stifling defense, and routed the Saints 34-7 Monday night at CenturyLink Field. The playoff-clinching dominance improved the record to 11-1 and means the Seahawks would have to lose three of their final four games to squander home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

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Washington RB Bishop Sankey was named to the Pac-12 first-team offense and Washington State S Deone Bucannon to the first-team defense, in voting done by conference coaches announced Monday.

UW TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins earned recognition to the second-team offense and DE Hau'oli Kikaha to the second-team defense. Kikaha also earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic first team while Sankey made Pac-12 All-Academic second team.

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Multiple sources told ESPN Monday that USC has hired Washington's Steve Sarkisian as its new head football coach. Sarkisian admitted early Monday on KJR radio that he spoke with the Trojans about the job, but denied interviewing for it, saying the Trojans contacted him. Sarkisian, Washington's head coach since 2009, led the Huskies to a 34-29 record in five seasons, including 8-4 this season.

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