Acquired at the July 31 trade deadline from Detroit, center fielder Austin Jackson entered Sunday’s series finale with the Chicago White Sox batting .219 with one RBI in eight games for the Mariners. But Jackson turned around that lameness in a big way, going 3-for-4 and driving in all the runs in Seattle’s 4-2 victory
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The Mariners Friday recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from AAA Tacoma to take the roster spot vacated by LHP Roenis Elias, who was optioned to the Rainiers following Thursday night’s 13-3 blowout win over the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field. Luetge will be available when Seattle and the White Sox play the second of a
Sounders owner and GM Adrian Hanauer confirmed that DeAndre Yedlin, the club’s 21-year-old star defender who made a splash at the World Cup in July, did not take part in club training Friday because he was in Europe as part of the process of that will likely result in his transfer to a major international
Willie Bloomquist, who has played a variety of roles for the Mariners this season, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday in Seattle. The 36-year-old Bloomquist was injured while legging out an RBI groundout in the eighth inning July 23 against the New York Mets and placed on the 15-day disabled list the
The Sounders Thursday traded midfielder/forward David Estrada to D.C. United in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. The club selected Estrada with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He started 18 of 41 appearances in five seasons, scoring five goals.
Landon Donovan of the LA Galaxy, snubbed by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann for a spot on the USA World Cup team, knocked in the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute, giving the MLS All-Stars a 2-1 victory over defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich Wednesday night Providence Field in Portland. Bayern’s roster featured seven players from
Facing media for the first time since Feb. 2, when post-Super Bowl incidents led to an assault investigation, his suspension from spring practice and the opening game at Hawaii Aug. 30, University of Washington quarterback Cyler Miles apologized Wednesday, calling his actions an “embarrassment” and his punishments “fair.”
The University of Washington and Gonzaga University will resume their men’s basketball rivalry on a home-and-home basis starting with the 2016-17 season. The schools agreed to a four-year contract Monday that will have campus games alternating between Seattle and Spokane. The site of the the first game has yet to be determined.
The finish of the Seafair Cup had a little extra-time drama as judges, after video review that lasted nearly a half-hour, ruled that Graham Trucking won without a lane violation.
Mariners Hall of Famer Alvin Davis, 11-time Gold Cup winner Chip Hanauer and ex-University of Washington and NBA standout Detlef Schrempf headline a class of seven voted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. The newest class raises the total of inductees in the Tacoma-based HOF to 189.