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Julio Morban had a pair of two-run home runs and Justin Smoak added a third in support of Jeremy Bonderman as the Mariners defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8-5 in Cactus League play Friday in Peoria.  The Mariners have smacked 39 home runs in 20 games.

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Mike Morse went 3-for-3 with two home runs and Mike Zunino, one of Seattle’s top prospects, erased a 7-7 tie in the eighth inning with a solo shot as the Mariners rallied for an 8-7 Cactus League victory over the Cincinnati Reds Thursday at Peoria Stadium. Recovering from a recent offensive slump, the Mariners increased

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The Seahawks plunged into the agent market Wednesday by signing defensive end Cliff Avril, who had 9.5 sacks for Detroit last year,  to a two-year contract worth $15 million that will be signed after he completes a physical exam. Multiple media sources reported the signing and ESPN.com reported the salary figure but the club made

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Hisashi Iwakuma worked a perfect first three innings and Danny Hultzen returned from a two-week injury absence to notch a scoreless fourth, but the Mariners eked out just four hits and lost to the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday in Surprise. Since opening spring training with a 10-1 record (10 straight victories), the Mariners (11-7)

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CONCACAF officials announced Wednesday that national teams from Canada, Martinique, Mexico and Panama will play 2013 Gold Cup matches at CenturyLink Field Thursday, July 11. Kickoff for the Panama-Martinique is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PT., immediately followed by Mexico vs. Canada at 8 p.m.

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Forty-five minutes into the second leg in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament in Seattle Tuesday night, the Sounders CCL run appeared done. Seattle trailed Tigres 1-0 in the game 1-0, 2-0 on aggregate, and hadn’t scored a goal in 225 minutes this season. But a foolish red card by Manuel Viniegra left Tigres a man

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