Not many of Seattle’s professional athletes qualify as icons, but Ichiro certainly did until the ever-flailing Mariners traded him to the New York Yankees this week.
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Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian became the first athlete with Washington connections to medal in the Olympic Games when he earned a silver as part of the USA’s 4×100 freestyle relay team. Adrian, a relay gold medalist in Beijing, swam the first leg of the event, which was won by France.
Adrienne Lyle, a graduate of Bellevue High School and Washington State, is the lone equestrian athlete with ties to Washington at the Olympics.
With a tidy history of success in the Olympic firearm arts, the state sends two shooters to compete in this year’s Games.
Seattle starter Felix Hernandez won four of his past five starts and has the hapless Royals in his crosshairs Sunday,
Just as the Mariners have themselves a patsy in the Kansas City Royals, so do the Sounders in the Colorado Rapids. The first goal of the season from MLS All-Star midfielder Osvaldo Alonso gave the Sounders a 2-1 win Saturday night in Commerce City, CO, and a three-game seasonal sweep of the Colorado Rapids.
On the Seahawks first day of fall camp Saturday, head coach Pete Carroll dismissed a report that right tackle James Carpenter may miss the entire season after a slow return from knee surgery following a practice injury in November. I dont know. This is a hard one to predict for all of us,” Carroll said
An Olympics branded the Social Media Games got off to a tart start Saturday with former University of Washington soccer star Hope Solo using her Twitter account to blast NBC broadcaster Brandi Chastain following the 3-0 U.S. win over Columbia. Chastain, a former star on the U.S. women’s national team, mildly criticized defender Rachel Buehler
Kevin Millwood (4-8) allowed one earned run over 6.1 innings for his first victory since May 23, defeating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday at Safeco Field. The Mariners collected their sixth win in seven games over the AL Central bottom feeders and can sweep the series with a win Sunday.
Randy Johnson, a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame, and catcher Dan Wilson were celebrated Saturday when they received the club’s highest honor.