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The group bidding to keep the Kings in Sacramento, buoyed Monday by the recommended denial of relocation to Seattle, now must strike a deal to buy the franchise from its owners, the Maloof family, which has consistently insisted it be allowed to accept the $550 million offer from Chris Hansen’s Seattle group.

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The Mariners, who went nearly a month without winning two games in a row, captured their third consecutive contest Monday night at Safeco Field, scoring three times in the sixth inning en route to a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. With the victory, Seattle improved 12-16 as it received another outstanding Safeco performance from

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The Mariners haven’t had a more joyous day all season than what they experienced Sunday in front of 20,638 at Safeco Field: They defeated the L.A. Angels 2-1, won their second in a row for the first time in nearly a month, moved past the Angels and into third place in the AL West, and

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After a shaky start, Felix Hernandez retired the final 14 batters and Kendrys Morales delivered the key blow, a pinch-hit single in the seventh, as the Mariners slipped past the Anaheim Angels 3-2 Saturday night at Safeco Field. Hernandez gave up one earned run on five hits with seven strikeouts and improved his record to

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After selecting two players during the first two days of the NFL draft, the Seahawks added nine more Saturday, topped by Chris Harper, a 6-foot-1, 229-pound wide receiver from Kansas State in the fourth round and 6-foot-3, 323-pound defensive tackle Jesse Williams near the top of the fifth. According to NFL.com’s grading system, Harper projects

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