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In an odd turn of events, Raphael Chillious has returned to coach under Lorenzo Romar after a one-year stay at Villanova. He was a UW assistant and a well-regarded recruiter from 2010 to 2012, then helped the Wildcats to a 20-14 record and a ninth seed in the NCAA tourney, where they lost to North

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Hector Noesi’s good showing at Yankee Stadium Thursday night — he allowed one earned run in 4.1 innings in an emergency start — earned him a trip to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers. The Mariners sent down Noesi Friday and added bullpen help in Danny Farquhar, making room for him by transferring Stephen Pryor from the

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Michael Morse belted a decisive home run in the sixth inning, Hector Noesi gave the Mariners an outstanding emergency start, and the Mariners held on to beat New York 3-2 Thursday night to take two of three from the Yankees. It marked Seattle’s first series win at Yankee Stadium since 2004.

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The Maloof family has sold the Kings for $535 million valuation to a Sacramento group led by Vivek Ranadive, according to the Sacramento Bee Thursday, citing an unnamed source. That figures to end the drama of the past five months following the offer of $525 million in January from Chris Hansen, whose bid to move

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Forward Eddie Johnson will miss Sounders home matches June 1 at Chivas USA and June 8 vs. Vancouver while he participates in three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica (June 7), Panama (June 11) and Honduras (June 18). CenturyLink Field will host the June 11 match against Panama.

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Hard to tell which was the most surprising number Wednesday: That the NBA would leave at least $100 million on the table in voting 22-8 to reject the relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, or the seven runs the Mariners scored in the first inning off New York’s Phil Hughes en route to a

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The Sounders will begin their run at a fourth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship May 29 with a third-round date against the winner of the Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) at VSI Tampa Bay (USL-PRO) match. The Sounders FC will either visit the Rowdies at 4:30 p.m. PT at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg,

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