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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Marshawn Lynch ran one yard for a TD, and Leon Washington had a 93-yard kickoff return to set up a TD in the NFC’s 62-35 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl Sunday in Honolulu.

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The Sounders Sunday re-acquired homegrown midfielder Lamar Neagle from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster spot through the 2014 season. A Federal Way native and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Neagle, 25, is joining Sounders for the third time following stints in 2009 and 2011.

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Trailing the Ducks 37-33 at the half, Washington appeared reinvigorated after losing its last two games to previously winless Pac-12 teams, Oregon State and Utah. But 16th-ranked Oregon pulled away in the second half, with leads up to 14 points, before hanging on to an 81-76 victory Saturday in Eugene.

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The Mariners Friday signed veteran catcher Ronny Paulino to a minor league contract, a deal that carries with it an invitation to major league spring training. Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik made the announcement, which brings to 19 the number of players the Mariners have invited to camp.

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You will excuse DeSoto High School (Dallas) defensive back Myron Turner if he doesn’t root for Washington State for, well, the rest of his life. According to the Dallas Morning News, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound safety took an official football recruiting visit to WSU last weekend and re-affirmed his intention to sign with the Cougars on

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Unless the Mariners unveil a miracle leaning against a lamppost in the next week or two, they are going to launch spring training with an allegedly “improved” offense consisting of four new parts, each a veteran who will be operating on a one-year contract: Raul Ibanez, Kendrys Morales, Jason Bay and Mike Morse. This is

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Soaring after eight wins in 10 games, Washington’s basketball season suddenly is in a nose dive. In Corvallis Wednesday night, the Huskies lost their second game in a row to a team that was 0-5 in Pac-12 Conference play, this time Oregon State prevailing 74-66. The Huskies (12-7, 4-2) came out awful again, falling behind

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UPDATE 3:53 p.m.  –– After repeated media inquiries about investors Mark Burkle and Mark Mastrov, mayor Kevin Johnson held a press conference Wednesday afternoon in which he declined to publicly identify the private equity partners, but hoped to sometime next week. “The great news is that there is great interest in Sacramento market,” he said.

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