The Seahawks Saturday re-signed WR Deon Butler, cut during preseason, to replace Charly Martin. Butler, Seattle’s third-round draft choice from Penn State in 2009, will be available for the game Sunday in Toronto against the Buffalo Bills. Martin injured his calf Thursday in practice and was placed on injured reserve.
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Unless the Huskies are sleep walking, they should have no trouble handling 0-7 Jackson State, which will enter Saturday’s game at Alaska Airlines Arena with an 0-7 record.
WR Sidney Rice, who had been expected to miss Sunday’s game, will play, but Walter Thurmond’s hamstring injury means Seahawks are down to third string at one cornerback.
The Mariners’ attempts to boost their offense suffered a blow Thursday when free agent Josh Hamilton cast his lot with the Angels. But Nick Swisher is still out there.
The Mariners have more objections to a proposed arena in Sodo, saying that the preferred design poses a threat to public safety. How say you? Vote here.
The Huskies haven’t lost to Seattle University since 1979, have won seven in a row from the Jesuit school and have scored at least 90 points in each of their past three wins over the Redhawks.
As expected, an investigation by Washington State University’s athletic director found no substance to the allegations made by former wide receiver Marquess Wilson, who quit the Cougars and charged the coaching staff with physical, mental and emotional abuse.
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Until Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington had not produced an All-America tight end (first, second or third team) since Mark Bruener in 1993.
Heading into the game Sunday, the biggest fear among Seahawks fans was how the defense would handle the absence of CB Brandon Browner, who began serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy just in time for the arrival of Larry Fitzgerald, one of the game’s premier receivers. Turned out the worry