The Sounders Thursday signed 26-year-old midfielder Michael Azira, who started three of six appearances for the club during the preseason. Azira spent the previous two years with the Charleston Battery of USL-1, scoring seven goals in 46 appearances. Azira helped the Battery win the 2012 USL-1 Championship, scoring the game-winner in the final.
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Midfielder Fabio Pereira, a native of Brazil who starred at the University of Michigan and was drafted by the Sounders and practiced this preseason, was signed by the club Thursday. His addition to the roster is pending receipt of his visa.
The Sounders Wednesday signed midfielder Gonzalo Pineda, who will be added to the team’s roster pending receipt of his P-I visa and international transfer clearance. Pineda, 31, made 208 appearances in Mexico’s Liga MX, scoring once in 27 appearances for Queretaro during the 2012-13 season. He has been capped 32 times by the Mexican National
The Mariners dismissed 13 players from their big-league camp roster Wednesday morning in the first round of roster cuts. The club has 55 in big-league camp with the regular season less than four weeks away. Left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen, the No. 2 pick in the 2011 MLB amateur draft, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, where he’ll
Because he said he “needed the money very badly,” according to a police report, Huskies senior linebacker John Timu, a two-year team captain, was suspended for the first two weeks of spring practices, coach Chris Petersen said announced Tuesday.
The Sounders Wednesday traded midfielder Alex Caskey to D.C. United in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Caskey, 25, made 30 appearances (17 starts) over the past two seasons for Seattle, scoring one goal with four assists. Across all competitions, he started 29 of 42 appearances, registering three goals and seven
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon told reporters covering spring training Saturday that it’s unlikely neither Hisashi Iwakuma nor Tiajuan Walker will recover sufficiently from injuries in time to be in Seattle’s rotation by Opening Day. The Mariners commence their 38th season March 31 against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.
The Super Bowl champion Seahawks Friday released wide receiver Sidney Rice and defensive end Red Bryant, the club’s first salary-cap casualties. Their imminent departures were reported last week as the club freed up $12.8 million under the NFL’s cap, which has been reported to be set at $133 million for 2014, an increase of nearly
Even though the Mariners won their Cactus League opener Thursday, spring training is off to a rocky start. Gifted RHP Taijuan Walker, expected to be a major part of the rotation this season, has been shut down for five to seven days with inflammation in his right shoulder, the club said Friday.