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Pete Carroll said he was “really excited” Friday to disclose that that DE Chris Clemons finally will play Sunday against Jacksonville, nine months after he was lost to knee surgery in the playoff game in Washington D.C. He was less thrilled to say that RT Russell Okung will be out six to eight weeks with

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Detroit pushed across the tying and go-ahead runs off relievers Tom Wilhelmsen and Charlie Furbush in the seventh inning and held on to hand the Mariners a 5-4 defeat Thursday at Comerica Park, Seattle’s 86th loss of the season. The Mariners, hoping to avoid their fourth 90-loss season in six years, have nine games remaining.

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After four consecutive no-decisions, in which his teammates couldn’t provide him with sufficient runs, Hisashi Iwakuma pitched to his All-Star form Wednesday and pinned an 8-0 defeat on the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. With Justin Smoak and Franklin Gutierrez hitting home runs, the Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak and won their second on

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The NFL Wednesday selected Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman as the NFC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle’s 29-3 victory. Sherman prevented a 49ers touchdown with an interception, recorded two tackles and delivered a lock-down effort against WR Anquan Boldin, holding him to one catch a

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Former University of Washington football coach Don James (1975-92), who underwent surgery earlier this month, will begin chemotherapy treatments Monday for a malignant tumor on his pancreas, according to a statement released by the school Wednesday via the James family. James is resting at home.

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The Mariners had several chances to knock off AL Central-leading Detroit Tuesday night, especially in the eighth inning when they loaded the bases with one out in a game the Tigers led 3-2. But as happened repeatedly in 2013, Seattle couldn’t cash with runners in scoring position and fell to the Tigers 6-2 at Comerica

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The low-on-fumes Mariners continued their march to another 90-loss season Monday, losing to the Detroit Tigers in a blah 4-2 tilt at Comerica Park. Seattle won nine of its previous 11 at Comerica, but couldn’t generate enough offense to overcome the AL Central leaders, who put the contest out of Seattle’s reach with two runs

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