Although he’s unlikely to be blamed, veteran DE Dwight Freeney, 37, was the first casualty of the 34-31 loss to Atlanta Monday when the Seahawks announced Tuesday afternoon that he had been waived.
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Both Washington State (No. 13) and Washington (No. 17) advanced one spot in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday on ESPN.
The Seahawks rallied from an 11-point deficit with 3:52 to play, but came up short on a field goal and lost to the Falcons 34-31 Monday night.
Washington, a 33-30 winner over Utah, and idle WSU both moved up a notch in the Associated Press college football poll released Sunday.
In a change from recent seasons, Washington will play two conference football games in 2018 before it plays its third and final non-conference contest.
The Mariners Wednesday acquired 1B Ryon Healy, a 6-foot-4 right-handed hitter who played first and third base for Oakland last season, in exchange for relief pitcher Emilio Pagan and minor league infielder Alexander Campos.
Azeem Victor, an All-Pac-12 linebacker for Washington last year, was suspended indefinitely Wednesday following his DUI arrest Sunday.
After missing the Sounders’ championship run in 2016, Clint Dempsey returned in 2017 in a big way, winning the Comeback Player of the Year award.
Washington took a dive to No. 18 in the College Football Playoff rankings, but Washington State rose Tuesday to No. 14 in the same poll.
The Mariners Tuesday added former major league relief pitcher Jim Brower, who spent the past two seasons as minor league pitching coordinator for the Chicago Cubs, to manager Scott Servais’s staff as an assistant coach. Seattle has one staff vacancy remaining, bullpen coach.