After each endured brutal losses six days earlier, Stanford had the better bounce-back Friday night in Palo Alto, going wire-to-wire in beating Washington State 34-17 in a Pac-12 Conference matchup to drop the Cougars to 2-5 and render inert their chances for a second consecutive bowl game.
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Considering the big home crowd and the stakes, the Sounders delivered a remarkably lackluster effort Friday night at the Clink, not only losing the match 1-0 to the Whitecaps but the Cascadia Cup to a Vancouver side that had not won on the road since June 1.
Concerned that C Max Unger’s strained right foot won’t be ready Sunday, the Seahawks signed Patrick Lewis to the 53-man roster Wednesday to add depth behind Stephen Schilling, the only other center on the roster other than long snapper Clint Gresham.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Seattle’s 27-17 victory over the Washington Redskins Monday night at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. Wilson completed 18 of 24 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a Monday night-record 122 and a touchdown.
Two of Paul Allen’s signature possessions, the Seahawks and EMP Museum, have combined on a new exhibition: “We are 12: The Seattle Seahawks and the Road to Victory” celebrating the NFL’s most vocal following. The exhibit opens at 1 p.m. Oct. 14.
John Best, the first head coach and an early general manager of the North American Soccer League’s Seattle Sounders, died Sunday in Ireland while visiting family. Best, 74, who was with the Sounders from 1974-76, had a lung infection. He had also battled kidney disease for more than two decades.
Tristan Etienne, a 6-foot-9 freshman forward from Abbotsford, B.C., left the University of Washington basketball program effective immediately. According to a press release issued by the school, Etienne will remain enrolled for fall quarter and will not pursue a transfer at this time.
In a no-surprise development, the Pac-12 Conference Monday named Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday its Offensive Player of the Week after Halliday set an NCAA FBS passing record with 734 yards. The Cougar senior completed 49 of 70 passes with six touchdowns and no interceptions, but WSU lost to California 60-59.
Sounders defender DeAndre Yedlin has been selected to the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 21-man roster for a friendly against Ecuador Friday in East Harftord, CT. Yedlin will miss Seattle’s Cascadia Cup match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, also scheduled for Friday at CenturyLink Field.
Obafemi Martins scored twice, Clint Dempsey added a goal and an assist, and the Sounders ripped through the inept Colorado Rapids 4-1 Sunday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. Seattle set a club record for wins in a season (19) and kept pace with the LA Galaxy in the race for the Supporters’ Shield.