A fan favorite, FB Michael Robinson, was cut by the Seahawks Friday as NFL teams pared down to 53 players. Also gone: Veteran CB Antoine Winfield. a
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The new stage at Husky Stadium is set, and an uptempo offense will be the entertainment as the Huskies host Boise State in one of the hallmark games in UW’s football history..
The Sounders have been the hottest team in Major League Soccer since mid-July, and will try to keep it going Saturday when they meet the Crew in Columbus.
Coach Mike Leach kept mostly quiet in Washington State’s preseason. Saturday things gets loud — Auburn is first of four opponents ranked in Top 25 Associated Press preseason poll.
Dustin Ackley delivered four hits, drove in four runs and made a remarkable sliding catch against the wall in center in the fifth inning, helping 21-year-old Taijuan Walker make a successful major league debut in a 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros Friday night at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners (61-73) won their second in
The Mariners made three more roster moves Friday, selecting RHP Taijuan Walker and OF Abraham Almonte from AAA Tacoma and optioning RHP Erasmo Ramirez to the Rainiers. Walker makes his major league debut Friday night against the Houston Astros, while Almonte takes the roster spot vacated when Seattle traded OF Michael Morse to the Baltimore
Mike Morse’s injury-filled season of disappointment is now the problem of the Baltimore Orioles, who claimed him on waivers Wednesday and acquired him from the Mariners Friday at the deadline for outfield prospect Xavier Avery, 23 listed No. 10 by mlb.com among Baltimore’s top prospects.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins has been suspended for the University of Washington’s season opener with No. 19 Boise State Saturday night, according to multiple reports, A preseason All-America tight end, Seferian-Jenkins will serve a one-game suspension after pleading guilty to a drunk-driving charge in July.
The Mariners finally located a team they could beat, but it still took an eke job to slip past the horrendous Houston Astros (44-89) Thursday night. Nick Franklin and Franklin Gutierrrez homered in support of Erasmo Ramirez, and the Mariners held on for a 3-2 win at Minute Maid Park, snapping a six-game losing streak.
After 22 matches, the Sounders nearly pulled together their first-choice team together for last week’s 1-0 win over Portland. Now, USA Soccer has stepped in again and called midfielders Clint Dempsey and Brad Evans and forward Eddie Johnson to the U.S. Men’s National Team for two September qualifer games for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.