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The Washington Huskies are ranked 25th in the preseason Associated Press college football poll, the same slot they occupied in the first USA Today/Coaches poll released two weeks ago. This marks the first time since 2003 that the Huskies will open the season as a ranked team by AP. Five other Pac-12 schools made the

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On March 27, the Mariners signed 35-year-old veteran Chris Young,  just released by the Washington Nationals, in the hope that he could help fill out the back end of the rotation, then awash with injuries. Instead, Young became a key reason Seattle, an 8-1 winner over Detroit Sunday at Comerica Park, remains in the chase

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The anticipated matchup between Felix Hernandez and David Price Saturday in Detroit went the way of the Tigers’ ace in a 4-2 victory that ended the Mariners’ five-game winning streak as well as the Seattle ace’s major league record for consistent excellence. It also bumped the Tigers above the Mariners by a half-game in the

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Real Salt Lake scored twice in a four-minute span of the second half, including an own goal by Osvaldo Alonso, and claimed the top spot in MLS’s Western Conference Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the Sounders at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT. Coming off a 6-0 pasting of the Chicago Fire in a

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Three late goals in a five-minute burst ruthlessly completed the humiliation as the Sounders trounced Chicago 6-0 in front of a Starfire Sports Complex sellout of 4,361  Wednesday night to advance to the U.S. Open Cup final Sept. 16 against the Union in Philadelphia.

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A trial has been scheduled for Oct. 29 in Snohomish County District Court to resolve a fourth-degree domestic violence /assault charge against former University of Washington head football coach Jim Lambright, who pleaded not guilty in a case that involves his wife and 23-year-old granddaughter.

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The Mariners Monday recalled outfielder James Jones from AAA Tacoma to take the roster spot vacated by RHP Erasmo Ramirez, whom the club optioned back to the Rainiers following its 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox Sunday. Jones was available Monday night when the Mariners begin a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays

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The Bellevue Police Dept. confirmed Monday that it is investigating Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch after receiving what it called an “allegation of an assault and personal property damage.” The alleged incident occurred at a Bellevue apartment complex early Sunday morning, the BPD said in a news release.

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