Author: SPNW Staff

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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When Felix Hernandez won the Cy Young Award in 2010, he did it with a monster streak – 10 games with an 0.96 ERA. He’s had a monster streak this year, too, but it won’t necessarily morph into a second straight recognition as the American League’s best pitcher.

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