Oft-injured Barrett Ruud, acquired for depth at linebacker in the off-season after the loss of David Hawthorne to New Orleans in free agency, was traded Monday by the Seahawks to the Saints for a conditional draft pick. Ruud, 29, was acquired after Hawthorne went down with a knee injury requiring surgery for a torn meniscus.
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After the Mariners play three against the Cleveland Indians, they will embark upon a seven-game road trip to Chicago and Minnesota before returning to Safeco Field Aug. 31.
The Mariners received a perfect game Felix Hernandez, had two walk-off wins and a sweep of the Minnesota Twins; the Sounders recovered from an ugly Aug. 12-18 by beating the hated Vancouver Whitecaps and taking over sole possession of third place in the MLS West; and the Seahawks romped past Peyton Manning and Denver in
Canadian-bred Taylor Said, sent off the 5-2 favorite under jockey Mario Gutierrez, held off Winning Machine and jockey Javier Matias in a stirring stretch duel Sunday to claim the 77th edition of the $200,000-added Grade III Longacres Mile in a photo finish at Emerald Downs. Taylor Said clocked a blazing 1:33.3, just off Sky Jack’s
Continuing to back premier starting pitching with just enough hitting, the Mariners ran their winning streak to five with a 5-1 win over Minnesota Sunday at Safeco Field to complete their first home sweep of the Twins since 2001. Michael Saunders hit his first home run since July 24, a two-run shot in the seventh,
John Jaso’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly made in four wins in a row Saturday night for the Mariners, who seek to sweep the Twins Sunday behind starter Blake Beavan.
Everyone knows exhibition results are inconclusive. But after two fake games, the Seahawks are conclusively on the edge of yet another quarterback controversy. Is rookie Russell Wilson the Seahawks best quarterback?
No Sue Bird. No Lauren Jackson. No Ann Wauters. And five minutes of Tina Thompson. That adds up to no WNBA wins this season for the Storm over the Los Angeles Sparks.
Sounders FC moved into sole possession of third place in MLS’s Western Conference by shutting down Vancouver, which didn’t get a shot on goal.
In a surprising reversal, Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian said after Friday’s practice that he reinstated two reserve players whom he kicked off the team earlier in the week for an unspecified violation of team rules.