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In the search to fill the void created by the March trade of C Max Unger, the Seahawks re-signed their own free agent, Lemuel Jeanpierre, Monday, making for a potential third term of service over five years for 27-year-old from the other USC — University of South Carolina.

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Takeaway Felix was back to being Felix. Couldn’t have come at a better time. Not only was Hernandez coming off a minor quad injury that ended his previous start prematurely, but he took the mound Saturday night for an underachieving Mariners team that was beginning to look all too familiar for longtime Seattle fans. Hernandez’s

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Lamar Neagle tallied his first two goals of the season in the first 25 minutes and Obafemi Martins added his fourth goal in the 73rd minute to lead the Sounders to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night in Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce, CO. Coming off a 1-0 loss to the

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Former major league infielder Scott Spiezio, who had a lamentable 141-game stay with the Mariners in 2004-05, has been arrested by authorities in Ottawa, IL., after allegedly smashing through a neighbor’s window. When the 42-year-old veteran of nine MLB seasons fled the scene, Ottawa police used a K-9 unit to track him down, according to

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Takeaway A baffling mental error from Robinson Cano and another poor performance from RHP Taijuan Walker doomed the Mariners Wednesday, falling 5-2 to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The loss (box score) gave LA a three-game sweep and dropped Seattle to 3-6 on the season following a 2-4 road trip.

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Takeaway The Mariners (3-5) led the Dodgers the entire way Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium until the last pitch, when closer Fernando Rodney served up a fatty to Mariners nemesis Howie Kendrick. He smoked a two-run, bases-loaded single to right that scored Carl Crawford from second base with the decider in a 6-5 win (box

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