Jared Weaver is one of the top pitchers in the American League, but he’s just a guy to the Mariners. For the second time in three weeks, the Mariners topped the Anaheim Angels’ ace, this time 2-1 Sunday on solo home runs by Jesus Montero and Carlos Peguero. The star, however, was starter Hisashi Iwakuma,
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Eddie Johnson and Fredy Montero, who have scored 11 times each, need one goal to match Montero’s 2009 single-season record of 12.
The Mariners are in the midst of three consecutive day games at Safeco Field. They haven’t played three day games in a row at the ballpark since 1999.
Washington’s revamped defense was the difference-maker in a 21-12 win over San DIego State that never became comfortable, thanks to an offense that fizzled.
In an unexpected move, the Seahawks Saturday cut veteran TE Kellen Winslow, who was figured to complement Zach Miller in the Seahawks’ two-tight-end formations. ProFootballTalk.com reported that Winslow’s salary of $3.3 million would have been guaranteed starting next week.
University of Washington received votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ polls in the preseason, finishing just out of the top 25 in each case.
The Mariners had an eight-game winning streak at Safeco Field before meeting the Angels Friday. That changed in a hurry once Kevin Millwood started pitching.
The Seahawks reduced their roster from 75 players to the mandatory 53 Friday, cutting, most notably, wide receiver Deon Butler, the club’s third-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft out of Penn State. The Seahawks also bid adieu to WR Kris Durham, the club’s fourth-round selection in the 2011 draft, and WR Jermaine Kearse, who
The Mariners, who open a three-game series with the Angels Friday, have played 132 games this season and been outscored by just two runs — 517 for, 519 against.
An offseason of unparalleled excitement ground to a halt in less than two quarters for Washington State’s football team Thursday night in Provo, UT. Or, perhaps that was the running game. The crimson Cougars managed minus-five yards rushing and were nearly as helpless everywhere else in a 30-6 loss at Brigham Young. The thrashing came