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The  Sounders Thursday loaned midfielder/forward David Estrada to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League. Estrada, 26, has started 18 of 40 appearances in his five seasons with Sounders, scoring five goals. He became the third player in club history to score a hat trick when he struck for three goals against Toronto

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James Paxton threw seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball with nine strikeouts, Mike Zunino, Justin Smoak and Corey Hart all smacked home runs, and the Mariners (3-0) completed their first three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim since 2006 with an 8-2 victory Wednesday night.

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Erasmo Ramirez continued Tuesday night what Felix Hernandez started the previous night  — dominating the Angels lineup — with seven innings of six-hit ball in the Mariners’ 8-3 triumph in Anaheim. He was backed by another big night from Justin Smoak, this time a three-run double, as well as two home runs by Brad Miller.

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The University of Washington will compete against the senior crews of the Great Britain national team May 3 in the 28th version of the Windermere Cup Regatta on the Montlake Cut. The annual event, held in conjunction with the Seattle Yacht Club, launches the boating season in Seattle. The races, free to the public, begin

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The University of Washington received a verbal commitment from Jake Browning, a highly pursued 6-foot-2, 202-pound junior quarterback from Folsom (CA.) High School. Scout.com rates Browning a four-star prospect and the No. 7 quarterback in his recruiting class. He threw for 5,737 yards and 75 touchdowns last season after throwing for 5,248 yards and 63

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Absent suspended Clint Dempsey for a second game, the Sounders lost a second match in three games in their Clink fortress when Justin Meram scored at the end of stoppage time to give the Columbus  a 2-1 win on a rainy Saturday night.

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