Darrell Royal, who coached the University of Washington football team in 1956 before going on to a Hall of Fame career at the University of Texas, died in Austin, TX., early Wednesday at 88. According to UT spokesman Nick Volnis, Royal had Alzheimer’s disease and recently had a fall at an assisted-living center where he
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The University of Washington athletic department announced Tuesday that forward Shawn Kemp Jr. will miss six to eight weeks after tearing the patella tendon in his right knee. According to UW media relations aide Greg Bell, the sophomore will not require surgery and could return to the team by Jan. 5, when Washington plays Washington
The Mariners Tuesday announced that they had acquired outfielder Scott Cousins off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. The 27-year-old Cousins split the 2012 season between AAA New Orleans and the Miami Marlins, and his addition brings to 37 the number of players currently on Seattle’s 40-man roster.
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The Sounders announced Tuesday that the second leg of their Western Conference semifinal series against Real Salt Lake Thursday will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), regionally on ROOT Sports and locally on KONG 6/16. The match has been pushed back 30 minutes. Originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m., it will begin at 7 p.m.
The Seahawks couldn’t do a thing with Minnesota’s marquee running back Adrian Peterson, who ran for 182 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, but Seattle had more than enough to handle the Vikings otherwise, scoring a 30-20 victory at CenturyLink Field behind Russell Wilson’s three touchdown passes and another 100-yard rushing performance by Marshawn Lynch.
The Seahawks have a chance to win their first four games at CenturyLink Field for the first time since 2005, the year the Seahawks went 13-3 and reached Super Bowl XL.
Left-handed reliever Oliver Perez, who had a stretch of 20 consecutive appearances from July 13-Sept. 14 without allowing a run, the fourth-longest streak in club history, parlayed the solid late season into a one-year deal with the Mariners.
The Seahawks’ offensive line, benefiting from some recent stability, took a blow Saturday with word that starting left guard James Carpenter will sit out Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against Minnesota with a concussion. The Seahawks listed Carpenter Friday as questionable with illness, but changed his diagnosis to a concussion Saturday.
The visitor has typically held the upper hand in this series: WSU is 3-2 in Salt Lake City and Utah leads 4-1 in Pullman, including last year’s overtime win in the Palouse.