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 Takeaway The first inning of Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma’s 2015 season was a four-run disaster as the Angels took the game 5-3 Wednesday night at Safeco Field and the opening series of the season 2-1. (box score) The Mariners had a solo homer from Brad Miller in the third and a two-run shot from Kyle

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Takeaway Angels starter C.J. Wilson was dominant with a two-hit, eight-inning shutout in a 2-0 win (box score) over the Mariners to even the season-opening series at one game apiece. Since 2005, Wilson has more wins against Seattle than any other pitcher. 

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Playing a man down for the final 37 minutes, the Sounders manned up to prevail 1-0 over a weak Houston Dynamo squad Saturday night in a disjointed game at the Clink (39,860) that barely moved the needle on Seattle’s recent mediocre play.

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In two innings, Taijuan Walker allowed one hit, a homer to Justin Morneau, but otherwise finished his remarkable spring training flawlessly as the Mariners beat Colorado 6-3 Saturday afternoon to close the Peoria show at 13-17-2.

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The Sounders Thursday waived eight-year veteran forward Kenny Cooper, who came to Seattle via trade with FC Dallas Dec. 13, 2013. Cooper, 30, scored three goals and four assists in 22 matches with the Sounders last season and added six goals in four U.S. Open Cup matches, earning Player of the Tournament honors. The 30-year-old

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The Seahawks padded their defensive line depth Wednesday by re-signing defensive linemen Jesse Williams and Will Tukuafu as well as Demarcus Dobbs, who was not announced but was confirmed earlier in the week by a tweet from his agent. Tukuafu was also a fullback.

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After two seasons with the Washington men’s basketball program, assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger is returning to Iowa State take an assistant’w job under Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg. Otzelberger was an assistant at Iowa State for seven seasons (2006-13), working for former coach Greg McDermott and then three years for Hoiberg, before joining Lorenzo Romar at

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