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Kendrys Morales homered in the fourth inning and Justin Smoak went deep in the fifth as the Mariners (22-11) closed out spring training Saturday afternoon with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Spring Mobile Ballpark in Salt Lake City in front of 15,411. The Mariners set club records for most spring training victories

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Matt Flynn is set to be traded to the Oakland Raiders, finally ending an off-season of speculation about the fate of the Seahawks backup quarterback. Multiple sources have reported that the Seahawks will receive two draft choices.  But the clubs did not announce the deal as of Friday night.

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Kelly Shoppach delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning and Michael Morse continued a long-ball barrage with his ninth homer as the Mariners (21-12) rallied to defeat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 Thursday at HoHoKam Park in Mesa. Morse established a Cactus League franchise mark when he connected off Carlos Villanueva in the second

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The Seahawks have agreed to terms with a free agent defensive tackle, Tony McDaniel, from the Miami Dolphins. The news was first reported by Curtis Crabtree at ProFootballTalk.com. Reports say it is a one-year deal the club has yet to announce.

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Michael Morse continued a hot spring with his eighth home run and Felix Hernandez allowed three runs on nine hits as the Mariners (20-11) closed out the home portion of spring training with a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Peoria. Morse’s eighth home run, a two-run shot off former Cy Young winner

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Bankruptcy lawyers for Sacramento Kings minority owner Bob Cook have agreed to sell his seven percent stake in the team to Chris Hansen, the Seattle native who already has an agreement to purchase 65 percent of the team, according to News10 KXTV in Sacramento Wednesday.  The sale requires judicial and NBA approval.

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Seattle manager Eric Wedge has settled on the first three starters in his rotation — Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Joe Saunders (no surprise there) — but the last two spots are still up for grabs, and veteran Jeremy Bonderman failed to bolster his case Tuesday. Bonderman allowed seven hits and six runs in the

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Jesus Montero had a grand slam and drove in six runs as the Mariners routed the Cincinnati Reds 16-0 in a Cactus League contest Monday in Goodyear. Seattle jumped to a 6-0 lead after two innings and added five more in the fifth, including Montero’s slam. Montero’s salami was Seattle’s 52nd spring training home run,

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Franklin Gutierrez and Kendrys Morales had home runs, but Arizona turned Joe Saunders’ outing into The Gong Show, scoring eight earned runs on seven hits off the lefthander in five innings in an 8-4 Cactus League victory over the Mariners Sunday in Scottsdale. Saunders entered the game in what figured to be his last outing

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