Under head coach Will Brown, the University of Albany has played in postseason tournaments for three consecutive seasons. The Danes went 19-15 last season.
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Sounders midfielder Mario Martinez has been summoned by the Honduras National Team for a friendly Wednesday against Peru at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Martinez, 23, has 21 caps for Honduras, including four recent World Cup qualifiers, and also participated in the 2012 London Olympics.
The NCAA Monday announced 25 preliminary-round sites for the 2014 and 2015 Division I Men’s Basketball Championships, and the state of Washington had two cities selected, Spokane in 2014 and Seattle in 2015. No NCAA Tournament games have been played in Spokane since 2003 and none in Seattle since 2004.
Jubilant as they were in defeating Real Salt Lake in the first round of the playoffs, the Sounders have to be equally as despondent with the start of the Western Conference finals Sunday night in Los Angeles. With a pair of goals from English hero Robbie Keane, the defending champion Galaxy clobbered the Sounders 3-0
C.J. Wilcox knocked down 22 points and Abdul Gaddy added 17 as the Washington Huskies, jittery from the opening tip, began their 2012-13 season with an 85-63 victory over the surprisingly tough Loyola (MD.) Greyhounds Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena in the first round of the Tip-Off Hall of Fame Classic.
The defense held the Jets’ offense scoreless while Russell Wilson and, yes, Golden Tate threw TD passes in an inelegant but effective triumph that left Seattle 6-4 entering its bye week.
Sounders and Galaxy have met 13 times across all competitions, with LA ahead 6-5-2, but handed Seattle some extra incentive with a press-release gaffe.
With four starters returning, Washington’s hoopsters begin a new season hoping to make up for a failure to reach the NCAA tourney after winning the Pac-12 regular-season title.
The 3-5 Jets had an extra week to prep for the Seahawks, and coach Rex Ryan promises to “try some things.” Might that be tricks with Tim Tebow?
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced Saturday night the suspension of Seattle Sounders defender Marc Burch for three games and a fine of an undisclosed amount for using “unacceptable and offensive language” towards an opponent in the 75th minute of a Western Conference semifinal match against Real Salt Lake last Thursday.