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Brady Quinn, a big-time star at Notre Dame and first-round draft choice who has become an NFL vagabond, signed with his fourth NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks, Tuesday to compete for the back-up quarterback job behind Russell Wilson. Despite being a six-year veteran, Quinn, 28, has played in only six more NFL games than the

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After the kerfuffle that forced out referees supervisor Ed Rush, the Pac-12 Conference is commissioning an independent review of its men’s basketball tournament officiating. Commissioner Larry Scott, who described as a joke Rush’s “bounty” comments regarding Arizona coach Sean Miller, apparently has stopped laughing.

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The bid to keep the Kings in Sacramento suffered a blow Monday when the biggest name in the investor group, Ron Burkle, a California billionaire and part-owner of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, abruptly dropped out of project, citing a conflict of interest. Mayor Kevin Johnson was quick to claim it was not a problem, according

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Left fielder Dayan Viciedo ripped an 0-2, over-the-plate mistake from Kameron Loe in the bottom of the 10th into the right-field seats, giving the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Mariners Sunday. Viciedo’s walkoff shot made for a 2-1 series victory and sent the Mariners home with a 3-4 record for the season’s

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