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Game: Los Angeles Sparks (15-6) at Seattle Storm (10-10). When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: KeyArena. Meeting: 5th (Los Angeles 4-0). TV: NBA TV Radio: 1090 AM If ever there were an all-hands-on-deck game for the Storm his season, it would be Saturday against the Los Angeles Sparks, which has won all four meetings. This is the

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After 27 years at the lower levels of college hoops, Brad Jackson left Western Washington University Friday to become an assistant to Lorenzo Romar at Washington. He replaces Raphael Chillious, who is leaving after three years to join the staff at Villanova in Philadelphia under Jay Wright.

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Out a month with a strained triceps, lefty reliever Charlie Furbush was recalled from AAA Tacoma and was to be available for the Mariners’ game Friday night against the Minnesota Twins. To make room, the Mariners sent down right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley.

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Playing without Lauren Jackson and Ann Wauters and getting only 10 minutes from flu-ridden Olympian Sue Bird, the Seattle Storm staggered out of the second-half restart to the WNBA season. Fortunately, the Phoenix Mercury was even more messed up. The Storm patched together enough defense to work up a 72-58 triumph over the Mercury Thursday

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As if the home debut of Peyton Manning in Denver as Broncos quarterback wasn’t a sufficient circus, the Seahawks will contribute the sideshow of Terrell Owens‘ return to NFL play when the teams meet Saturday. “He’s ready to go,” head coach Pete Carroll said after practice Thursday. “He had two good weeks of work and

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Two reserve players were kicked off Washington’s football team for a violation of team rules, according to a statement from coach Steve Sarkisian Friday morning. Joshua Perkins, a redshirt freshman tight end from Cerritos, CA., and sophomore walk-on running back Willis Wilson “have been dismissed from the University of Washington football team due to a

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