With Oakland experiencing its worst fade of the season (lost 13 of 17) and Detroit fiddling around .500 over the past week, the Mariners had a prime opportunity this weekend to make major headway in the AL wild card race. They failed twice against the heavy-hitting Washington Nationals Friday and Saturday, but rallied Sunday after
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The Sounders didn’t do anything memorable Saturday, especially given the quality of competition. But they accomplished what they needed to in a 1-0 victory over the lowly, injury-depleted Colorado Rapids in front of 38,394 at CenturyLink Field on Clint Dempsey’s 11th goal of the season in the 52nd minute.
To little surprise, Terrelle Pryor will be cut to help the Seahawks roster get down to 53 Saturday, according to Pro Football Talk and other league sources. In four preseason games, Pryor showed some flashes, but not enough wise decisions or passing accuracy to dislodge the incumbent backup, Tarvaris Jackson.
If the Mariners fail to become the first American League team since the 1974 Oakland Athletics to finish with an ERA under 3.00 — they started the day at 2.92 — they will probably point to Wednesday’s abomination by Erasmo Ramirez. Summoned from AAA Tacoma to make a spot start against Texas, Ramirez hurled the
The Seahawks Wednesday released linebacker Marcus Dowtin and guard Greg Van Roten, re-signed running back Demitrius Bronson and claimed center Patrick Lewis off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bronson, from Auburn and a University of Washington recruit who transferred to Eastern Washington, was lopped in the cutdown to 75 Monday.
Critics of Seattle’s physical tactics that push the limits of NFL rules perhaps are snickering today — the Seahawks were busted for getting too physical with themselves. For excessive contact during June’s veterans mini-camp, the NFL find the club $300,000 and some lost practice time in 2015 for violating off-season no-contact rules stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement.
The Seahawks moved injured players off the active roster to reach the NFL’s 75-player limit Tuesday, most notably LB Heath Farwell, a three-year special teams standout who faces surgery after tearing groin muscles in Seattle’s 34-6 win over Chicago Friday.
Obafemi Martins is the second Seattle player to earn MLS Player of the Week honors this season, following Clint Dempsey, who won the award twice.
The Seahawks lopped eight players from their 90-man roster Monday, terminating the contracts of veteran T Wade Smith and CB Terrell Thomas and waiving T Cory Brandon, RB Demitrius Bronson, S Mike Dobson, DE Jackson Jeffcoat, WR Kevin Smith and CB Thomas Wolfe. The cuts leave Seattle with 82 players with a mandatory cutdown to
Scott Dunlap shot a final-round 68 and birdied the first playoff hole to defeat veteran Mark Brooks and win the $2 million Boeing Classic at TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge Sunday. Dunlap, who tied with Brooks at 16-under-par 200 after 54 holes, earned $300,000 while Brooks collected $176,000.