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Lacking a marquee victory this season and desperate for late-season momentum, the Huskies had nothing going Wednesday night, whiffing against the 23rd-ranked Oregon Ducks at home in a 65-52 loss. It is the first time first time since the 1995 the Ducks swept the regular season series with Washington.
The Mariners Wednesday acquired outfielder Abraham Almonte from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Shawn Kelley. Almonte, 23, spent last season primarily with Double-A Trenton in the Yankees organization and hit .276 (88×319) with 47 runs scored, 17 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 25 RBI and 30 stolen bases in
The Seahawks Wednesday made a rash of coaching changes, most notably naming Travis Jones, formerly of the New Orleans Saints, as a defensive line coach. The Seahawks also hired Nick Sorensen as an assistant special teams coach, Dave Canales as an assistant quarterbacks/offensive quality control coach, Nate Carroll as an offensive assistant and Marquand Manuel
Washington plays five of its final seven Pac-12 games at home, and really needs to run the table to have a shot at an at-large tourney. Romar: “We have zero margin for error.”
As he prepares to attend the NBA All-Star Game this weekend in Houston, Sacramento delivered a message Tuesday to Seattle sports fans lusting for the sale of the Kings to Chris Hansen: “Seattle people would like you to believe the deal is done (to move the Kings),” he said. “And the deal is not done.”
In addition to agreeing with Felix Hernandez on a seven-year, $175 million deal Tuesday, the club signed LHP starting pitcher Joe Saunders to a one-year contract and a mutual option for 2014. The deal is reportedly worth $7 million. To make room for Saunders on the 40-man roster, the Mariners designated for assignment 1B/DH Mike
The Mariners’ concerns over Felix Hernandez’s right elbow were not enough to sway the club from making Hernandez the highest-paid pitcher in major league history Tuesday. Hernandez and the club made official the news that broke last week: He has signed a seven-year, $175 million deal that replaces the two years and $40.5 million remaining
Probably the most personally popular player in Mariners history, Edgar Martinez, received the Legends Award at Sports Star of the Year, and had a little time to talk ball and life
After opening the conference season 4-0, the Huskies are lost. Washington Sunday dropped its sixth game in its past seven, a 71-60 defeat to USC in the Galen Center, falling behind by 19 in the first half before coming as close as six points in the final minutes.