After their big rally from a 7-2 deficit Wednesday, the Mariners will host the team that once was the Seattle Pilots, the Milwaukee Brewers, starting Friday.
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Big games from newcomers Christine Michael and Stephen Williams and veterans Tarvaris Jackson and Walter Thurmond carried the Seahawks to a 31-10 triumph over the Chargers in the NFL exhibition opener for both teams Thursday night in San Diego.
Ken Griffey Jr. enters the Mariners Hall of Fame Saturday. After he’s inducted, who should be next? The candidates are listed below and you can cast your vote here.
Head coach Lorenzo Romar’s Washington Huskies will play nine home games, two neutral-site road contests and two true road games as part of its 2013-14 non-conference basketball schedule. The marquee match will be against the University of Connecticut Sunday, Dec. 22.
Trailing 7-2, the Mariners rallied for six runs on four hits and an error in the fifth inning, including Justin Smoak’s two-run double and Humberto Quinero’s two-run homer, and held on with a remarkable effort from the bullpen to take a 9-7 slugfest from the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday. The Mariners prevented the Canadians and
For the first preseason game in San Diego at 7 p.m. Thursday, the Seahawks will give long looks to some key backups, especially at quarterback, where veterans Tarvaris Jackson and Brady Quinn get their first real chance to put some daylight between each other. “It’s a big deal for both,” said coach Pete Carroll after
Losers of two bad outings to Toronto, the Mariners Wednesday face J.A. Happ in his first start since a May 7 skull fracture from a batted ball. As if the Blue Jays needed inspiration.
The setup Tuesday night at Safeco Field suggested an easy Mariners win: Cy Young candidate Felix Hernandez, unbeaten since May 25, on the mound, Seattle’s hitters facing Josh Johnson (1-8, 6.60 ERA), winless with a 9.00 ERA since June 23. Naturally, the Mariners failed to seize the moment, suffering an embarrassing 7-2 loss to a
Latest confirmation that Clint Dempsey is kind of a big deal is that the Sounders have sold out the entire CenturyLink seating manifest for the new star’s home debut Aug. 25 against Portland. The Sounders said Tuesday they will expand capacity to include 400 additional upper-level bleachers and standing room only.
The Mariners made a major move with their bullpen Tuesday, demoting former closer Tom Wilhelmsen to AAA Tacoma and recalling RHP Carter Capps from the Rainiers. Wilhelmsen recorded 24 saves in 29 opportunities but allowed Boston to score four runs without getting an out in his last appearance Aug. 1. Wilhelmsen has not pitched for