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In the continuing search for a big target at wide receiver, they’re inviting to camp a target not only for passes but criticism — Terrell Owens. The Seahawks have invited the controversial receiver to a workout Monday, which is a players’ day off from training camp.

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Not even close. Steve David went wire to wire in the Oh Boy! Oberto to win his third consecutive Albert Lee Cup unlimited hydroplane race on Lake Washington Sunday. David was an easy winner over Jimmy Shane and Graham Trucking, which won the Columbia Cup last week in Tri-Cities after David jumped the start.

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Torment by ex-Mariners, the franchise’s recurring theme, struck again Sunday. The culprit was Yankee designated hitter Raul Ibanez, who finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, as New York polished off the shorthanded Mariners 6-2 to take two of three games, as they did recently in Seattle.

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Seattle’s 28-year-old Queen Underwood, who vowed to bring home a gold medal, made history Sunday by becoming the first American female to appear in an Olympic boxing match, but she lost Sunday in the preliminaries of the lightweight classification to Great Britain’s highly-ranked Natasha Jones 21-13.

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Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian swam the anchor leg of the USA’s victorious 4×100 medley relay team Saturday at the London Olympics, his second gold (also 100 freestyle) and third medal of the Games. In the same race, Michael Phelps closed out his career by winning his 18th gold and 22nd medal overall.

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Felix Hernandez did the maximum that could be asked, and the Mariners offense did the minimum to get a win, nudging across a second-inning run to beat the Yankees 1-0 on a broiling Sunday in New York that was no match for the hotness of Seattle’s ace.

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Kirkland cyclist Jennie Reed finally won a medal — a silver — for the first time in three Olympics. Reed was part of the USA entry Saturday in women’s team pursuit while racing against a dominant Great Britain team that shattered its own world record. Another athlete with state ties, rower Scott Gault, won a

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