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Washington football coaching legend Don James, 80, had two surgical procedures to treat “gastrointestinal issues,” according to a statement from the family released Thursday through the UW athletics department. He was said to be resting comfortably at Virginia Mason Medical Center after being admitted Monday.

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The Mariners (63-77) squandered a 5-0 lead, trailed 6-5, came back to tie it on a Raul Ibanez homer in the ninth,  then did what they have a remarkable knack for doing: Lose on a walk-off hit. Just recalled from AAA Tacoma, Chance Ruffin served a fat one and Mike Moustakas parked it in the

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The Sounders were missing five starters, but still managed to dominate last-place Chivas USA Wednesday night at the Clink, although the 1-0 final kept matters more tense than expected. The Sounders (13-8-4), running their home unbeaten streak to 11 in a row, moved into a second-place tie in the MLS West with Los Angeles.

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Kendrys Morales drilled his 18th home run, a two-run shot in the top ninth off Aaron Crow, to lift the Mariners a 6-4 victory over Kansas City Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. The victory snapped Seattle’s three-game losing streak, and the Morales homer put a happy face on an otherwise frustrating offensive effort by the

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The Mariners squandered another opportunity to win Tuesday night when they twice gagged with runners in scoring position and then watched Salvadore Perez beat them with an RBI single in the eighth in what became a 4-3 Kansas City victory at Kauffman Stadium. Seattle, which started the current eight-game road trip by winning the first

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LHP James Paxton, RHP Chance Ruffin, RHP Hector Noesi and INF Carlos Triunfel were called up by the Mariners Tuesday, as well as RHP Erasmo Ramirez (5-1, 5.18), who started Tuesday’s game against LHP Bruce Chen (6-2, 2.79) in Kansas City.

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The Washington Huskies kick off their basketball campaign Nov. 6 against Seattle University and begin their conference slate Jan. 2 at Arizona State, as the Pac-12 Conference Tuesday announced its TV broadcast schedule, as well as start times for the 2013-14 basketball season.

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