Michael Bennett isn't going anywhere.

The Seahawks and Bennett agreed to a reported four-year, $28.5 million deal Monday that includes $16 million in guaranteed money. As a defensive end and tackle last season, Bennett played in every game and led the Seattle with 8.5 sacks, 25 quarterback hits and added 31 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. 

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Senior C.J. Wilcox and freshman Nigel Williams-Goss Monday received Pac-12 Conference honors as voted upon by the league's coaches. Wilcox, Washington's leading scorer, made the All-Pac-12 Second Team for the second consecutive year while Williams-Goss was one of five newcomers named to the conference's All-Freshman Team.

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Brad Biggs of The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Bears are in "strong pursuit" of free-agent defensive end Michael Bennett and that other clubs interested in Bennett expect him to land in the Windy City, where his brother, Martellus, is a tight end. An unrestricted free agent, Bennett led the Seahawks with 8.5 sacks last season and is one of their top offseason priorities.

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According to a report by Mike Axisa of CBSSports.com, the Mariners have their eye on obtaining Dayan Viciedo of the Chicago White Sox. While the White Sox are not actively shopping the 25-year-old outfielder, they are willing to listen to offers. Axisa reported that Seattle and Chicago have discussed trade scenarios.

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Yes, it's spring training. Yes, it's the Mariners. Still . . . they scored 26 runs Saturday. As a split squad.

At night in Glendale, disgraced Jesus Montero homered twice and drove in three runs as the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5. During the day in Scottsdale, Brad Miller and Michael Saunders each hit two-run home runs in the first inning and starting pitcher Erasmo Ramirez had four scoreless innings in an 18-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

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Although they frittered away most of a second-half lead before defeating USC 82-75 Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena, the Washington Huskies likely secured the No. 9 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UW will face probable No. 8 Utah after the conference announces official pairings.

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Former Seahawk DE Red Bryant, cut loose by the Super Bowl champions Feb. 28 in order to save $5.5 million in salary cap space, has agreed to a four-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to ESPN's Adam Scheffer. Bryant, who also attracted interest from the Kansas City Chiefs, will be reunited with former Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, Jacksonville's head coach.

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Perhaps suggesting that MLS has reached the same level of foolishness as NFL, the pro soccer season begins Saturday with replacement referees after an impasse between the league's referee union and its employer, the Professional Referees Organization, forced a lockout.

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Mariners third base coach John Stearns, sidelined since undergoing surgery for a hiatal hernia, informed the club he is stepping down from his position. Manager Lloyd McClendon has agreed to a re-assignment of Stearns to the scouting department.

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The Sounders Thursday signed 26-year-old midfielder Michael Azira, who started three of six appearances for the club during the preseason. Azira spent the previous two years with the Charleston Battery of USL-1, scoring seven goals in 46 appearances. Azira helped the Battery win the 2012 USL-1 Championship, scoring the game-winner in the final.

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Midfielder Fabio Pereira, a native of Brazil who starred at the University of Michigan and was drafted by the Sounders and practiced this preseason, was signed by the club Thursday. His addition to the roster is pending receipt of his visa.

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The Sounders Wednesday signed midfielder Gonzalo Pineda, who will be added to the team's roster pending receipt of his P-I visa and international transfer clearance. Pineda, 31, made 208 appearances in Mexico's Liga MX, scoring once in 27 appearances for Queretaro during the 2012-13 season. He has been capped 32 times by the Mexican National Team, starting three of four appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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The Mariners dismissed 13 players from their big-league camp roster Wednesday morning in the first round of roster cuts. The club has 55 in big-league camp with the regular season less than four weeks away.

Left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen, the No. 2 pick in the 2011 MLB amateur draft, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, where he'll continue to rehab his surgically repaired throwing shoulder with the hope of returning healthy for the 2015 season.

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Because he said he "needed the money very badly," according to a police report, Huskies senior linebacker John Timu, a two-year team captain, was suspended for the first two weeks of spring practices, coach Chris Petersen said announced Tuesday.

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The Sounders Wednesday traded midfielder Alex Caskey to D.C. United in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Caskey, 25, made 30 appearances (17 starts) over the past two seasons for Seattle, scoring one goal with four assists. Across all competitions, he started 29 of 42 appearances, registering three goals and seven assists in 2,469 minutes.

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Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon told reporters covering spring training Saturday that it's unlikely neither Hisashi Iwakuma nor Tiajuan Walker will recover sufficiently from injuries in time to be in Seattle's rotation by Opening Day. The Mariners commence their 38th season March 31 against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.

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The Super Bowl champion Seahawks Friday released wide receiver Sidney Rice and defensive end Red Bryant, the club's first salary-cap casualties. Their imminent departures were reported last week as the club freed up $12.8 million under the NFL's cap, which has been reported to be set at $133 million for 2014, an increase of nearly $10 million over 2013.

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Even though the Mariners won their Cactus League opener Thursday, spring training is off to a rocky start. Gifted RHP Taijuan Walker, expected to be a major part of the rotation this season, has been shut down for five to seven days with inflammation in his right shoulder, the club said Friday.

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GAME: Washington State (9-18 overall, 2-13 Pac-12) at Washington (15-13 overall, 7-8 Pac-12). WHEN: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 279th (UW leads 177-101). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Ken Bone, Washington State; Lorenzo Romar, Washington. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

As Howie Stalwick's story for Sportspress Northwest describes, Ken Bone will make his final appearance at Alaska Airlines Arena Friday as Washington State's head basketball coach. The Cougars are apparently set to relieve Bone of his duties.

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