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The Seattle Sounders selected five players in Tuesday’s Major League Soccer supplemental draft, including F Will Bates of the University of Virginia, MF Kevin Durr of the Air Force Academy,University of South Florida MF Kevin Olali, MF Lebogang Moloto from Lindsey Wilson College, and University of North Carolina-Charlotte F  Jennings Rex..

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The campaign to keep the Kings in Sacramento kicked off Tuesday afternoon when Mayor Kevin Johnson announced the names of 19 local business people who will contribute $1 million each to a new ownership group. But he did not identify the private equity partners that will do the heavy lifting to beat the bid of

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FOX Sports baseball columnist Ken Rosenthal, citing major league sources, reports that the Seattle Mariners are talking with star pitcher Felix Hernandez about a contract extension. Rosenthal says no deal is imminent, but that the Mariners are weighing making Hernandez a four-year, $100 million offer.

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The Seattle Sounders made it official Monday, loaning former All-Star forward Fredy Montero to Millonarios FC of the Colombian first division for the 2013 season. Seattle also signed Montero to a new, multi-year contract extension prior to the loan. Montero’s move away from CenturyLink Field opens up a designated player spot on the roster.

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The University of Washington men’s basketball team, looking to win its fifth consecutive game to open a conference season for the first time since 1984, came out flat and sluggish, never recovered and lost to the University of Utah 74-65 Saturday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. It marked Utah’s first-ever road win since joining the

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