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The Sounders Thursday acquired defender Chad Marshall from the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third-round SuperDraft pick. Marshall, 29, spent the past 10 seasons with Columbus, earning MLS Defender of the Year and Best XI honors in 2008 and 2009. He ranks 21^st amongst active players with 253 appearances and was capped 11 times by the U.S. National Team.

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The Mariners made it official Thursday, signing All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano to what the club described as "multi-year contract" without disclosing terms. It has been widely reported that Cano's deal is for 10 years and $240 million. The Mariners will introduce Cano at a Safeco Field press conference Thursday at 3 p.m.

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Although he has never provided any indication that he intends to switch sports, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was selected by the Texas Rangers Thursday during MLB's Rule V draft. The Rangers plucked Wilson, a second baseman, off the minor league roster of the Colorado Rockies, which drafted Wilson in the fourth round of the 2010 amateur draft.

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The Sounders Wednesday continued their off-season remake by trading popular midfielder Mauro Rosales to Chivas USA in exchange for the rights to forward Tristan Bowen and Chivas' No. 2 allocation ranking. Chivas will receive Seattle's No. 13 allocation ranking. The trade of ther 32-year-old Rosales, who had 34 assists during his three-year Seattle career, was a salary-cap move.

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The Mariners made two acquisitions at the winter meetings in Orlando Wednesday, signing free agent 1B/OF Corey Hart from the Milwaukee Brewers and trading with the Florida Marlins for 1B/OF Logan Morrison. Hart's signing, for a base of $5 million, was first reported by CBSSports.com, while the trade for Morrison was first reported by Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.

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According to tweets Wednesday from FOX Sports baseball writer Ken Rosenthal, citing information from Tampa Bay pitcher David Price's agent, Bo McKinnis, Price will not sign a contract extension with the Seattle Mariners should they acquire him in a trade. The Mariners have been linked to Price, the 28-year-old former Cy Young winner, in swap talks for weeks.

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Washington junior Austin Seferian-Jenkins has won the 2013 Mackey Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate tight end. Seferian-Jenkins receives the award Thursday in Orlando, FL., during the Home Depot College Football Awards show, televised live on ESPNU at 3 p.m., PT, and on ESPN at 4 p.m., PT.

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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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