Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson has taken to advising Chris Hansen, saying that since the Kings are staying, he would help Seattle’s chances by knocking off his plotting.
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Fred Couples gives a fine speech at his World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Monday, then he lost it at the end. And made another few thousand fans.
Lorenzo Romar added an assistant from Iowa State, T.J. Otzelberger, to replace Lamont Smith, who spent a year at Washington and left for New Mexico. Otzelberger has been at Iowa State seven years, and has been an associate head coach for the Cyclones since 2010.
Cornerback Marcus Trufant has a shot at a staying in the NFL because his old boss, Gus Bradley, offered a chance in Jacksonville. The Tacoma native, former Washington State Cougar and 11-year Seahawk signed with Jaguars Tuesday, reuniting him with Bradley, the Seahawks defensive coordinator who took the Jags’ head coaching job.
The back end of the Mariners rotation has become a major (negative) issue as the club nears the quarter pole of the 2013 season. Seattle plays Pittsburgh Tuesday afternoon.
Investors trying to keep the Kings in Sacramento made key concessions to the NBA, including a promise to limit the amount of revenue sharing they would accept, according to a story Monday in Sports Business Journal.
The Mariners had a lot to point to entering’s Sunday’s game in Toronto, including opportunities to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games, sweep their first series, and pull within a game of .500. But lefty Joe Saunders made sure none of that happened with another dismal road outing in Seattle’s 10-2 loss
The Mariners aim for first series sweep of the season Sunday when they play Toronto in the final game of a three-game series. Seattle won the first two by a combined 12-1.
The Sounders survived two red cards and a yellow in the final five minutes and escaped — barely — with a 2-2 draw with the Philadelphia Union Saturday afternoon at PPL Park. The Sounders, now 1-3-3, 6 points, finished a wild match with nine men on the pitch after shoving matches and over-aggressive tackling saw
The Mariners pounded three home runs in support of Hisashi Iwakuma Saturday, including a grand slam by Dustin Ackley, and throttled the Blue Jays 8-1 at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. Iwakuma (3-1) won for the first time since April 12 and the Mariners (15-17) captured their seventh win in nine games.