After their 8-3 loss to the Rangers Friday, the Mariners have five games remaining against the likely AL West champions, including three at Safeco Field Sept. 21-23.
Author: SPNW Staff
After the Huskies face Portland State, they will play four nationally ranked teams in as many weeks, starting with No. 21 Stanford Sept. 27 at CenturyLink Field.
After a shocking, 2-1 loss to the Timbers in June, the Sounders went on a tear, going unbeaten in 16 of 18 matches across all competitions.
After three dubious starts, Yu Darvish finally dominated the Mariners Friday night, allowing a run on two hits over seven innings in a 9-3 Texas victory over Seattle in Arlington, TX. A 2-1 lead by Texas blew up with seven runs in the eighth against the Mariners bullpen, which had been stout recently. Three walks
Missing their two Olympians, Sue Bird (hip flexor) and Lauren Jackson (strained hamstrong) with injuries, Friday night in San Antonio, the Storm had almost no shot. After a 25-20 lead after first quarter, the Storm collapsed, 90-66, to end a four-game road trip with three consecutive losses. The Storm have lost seven of their past
The day before they take on the Portland Timbers in the Rose City, the Sounders acquired former Seattle Pacific University star and one-time U.S. international goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, 40, Friday via allocation. The Sounders obtained the No. 1 selection in Major League Soccer’s allocation process from Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
The UNLV Rebels lost their first two games of the season, to Minnesota and Northern Arizona; both defeats came on last-second field goals.
Game: Seattle Storm (13-16) at San Antonio Silver Stars (18-11). When: 5 p.m. PT Friday. Where: San Antonio. Series: 1-1. TV: NBA TV. Radio: 1090 AM Two teams with WNBA expectations this season meet Friday in San Antonio in a salvage operation. The Silver Stars’ only win in the last six games is over the lowly
Texas’s Yu Darvish and Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma, rivals and teammates during their Japanese careers, clash in Arlington as the Mariners begin a three game series.
When Felix Hernandez won the Cy Young Award in 2010, he did it with a monster streak 10 games with an 0.96 ERA. Hes had a monster streak this year, too, but it wont necessarily morph into a second straight recognition as the American League’s best pitcher.