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It’s not often that Felix Hernandez throws a clinker, but he checked in with one Sunday morning and, predictably, the Mariners could not compensate in what became a 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Seattle (20-24) has lost a season-high tying three in a row to the Tribe after taking two of

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Jockey Gary Stevens entered the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame a long time ago — 1997 — but the former Longacres riding champion delivered one of his biggest career triumphs Saturday when, at 50 and following seven years of retirement, he took the D. Wayne Lukas-trained Oxbow to a wire-to-wire victory in the 138th running

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Using home runs from Brendan Ryan, Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak, the Mariners fought back from a 4-0 deficit Saturday at Progressive Field only to have reliever Oliver Perez become the latest mistake by the lake. After Seattle tied the game in the ninth on back-to-back homers by Ibanez and Smoak, Perez quickly allowed Cleveland

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Second baseman Jason Kipnis ended a three-hour, 37-minute contest Friday night by ripping a three-run, walk-off homer off Lucas Luetge in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Mariners in the first game of a four-game series at Progressive Field. The Mariners (20-22) had a chance to reach .500 for

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Appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Thursday night, legendary coach Phil Jackson, 67, confirmed earlier reports that he talked about working with Chris Hansen if he brought the Kings to Seattle. The 11-time champion, who hasn’t coached since 2011, was interested in a top executive job.

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