Former Mariners starting pitcher Joe Saunders is returning to the club on a minor league contract to bid for a job in the bullpen, MLB.com reported Friday. Saunders, 33, was 11-16 with a 5.26 ERA in 32 starts for Seattle in 2013.
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Sophomore Nigel Williams-Goss has reached the final round for the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award despite not being included on the original watch list of 35 players.
Well-regarded Mariners pitching prospect Victor Sanchez is in critical condition after a boat’s propeller struck him in the head while he was swimming Friday in his home country of Venezuela, according to the latest report from lavinotinto.com The Mariners had no comment Tuesday because of federal health laws regarding privacy. They are monitoring the situation.
With 7:42 remaining and Washington leading Arizona State 60-55 Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena, Lorenzo Romar’s Huskies seemed in good position to snap the longest losing streak of his coaching tenure at the school. But victimized by a 23-8 Sun Devil run, the Huskies (14-11, 3-10) collapsed in the stretch and lost 78-68.
Former Bothell High School star Zach LaVine’s triumph in the NBA’s annual dunk contest Saturday night continues a trend of success for high flyers with Seattle air under their feet.
The Seahawks will play the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL next season, according to data released Wednesday by the NFL. Seattle’s 2015 opponents, with a combined 142-112-2 record last season, had a .559 winning percentage. Only Pittsburgh (.579), St. Louis (.576) and Cincinnati (.563) face tougher slates than the Seahawks, who have played in back-to-back
The Seahawks Tuesday promoted Rocky Seto, who has held a variety of positions with the franchise since 2010, to assistant head coach/defense. Over the past two seasons, Seto has helped Seattle lead the league in passing defense while boasting three All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections in safety Kam Chancellor, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl
The Sounders Tuesday signed defender Andrés Correa, a 21-year-old Colombian international, who will be added to the roster immediately following receipt of his P-1 visa and international transfer certificate. Correa spent the past four years with Fortaleza and Medellín, making 17 career appearances for the clubs in the Colombia First Division.
Richard Sherman will not need elbow surgery, according to a report Monday by Fox Sports 1’s Jimmy Garafolo, citing unnamed sources. He tweeted that Sherman’s progress since the injury was sufficient to hold off the operation. Sherman was injured in a collision with teammate Kam Chancellor in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game.
When coach Lorenzo Romar tossed 7-footer Robert Upshaw from his squad two weeks ago for violating an unspecified team rule, he had to know his Huskies, once nationally ranked, would struggle with no inside game. But UW has more than struggled: It flat-lined, at least evidenced by Sunday’s 60-54 loss to the Oregon State Beavers