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Rather than a dull thud, the Mariners checked off a moribund half-season Sunday in Oakland with a sad cringe, a 13th inning, 2-1 loss to the A’s that was a metaphor for 2012 — a hapless squandering of quality pitching with inept hitting. Josh Reddick’s double scored Jemile Weeks, who singled off the fifth Mariners

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To little surprise, no Sounders were selected for the MLS All-Star First XI announced Sunday. Absent the retired GK Kasey Keller and a mediocre start from Fredy Montero, coupled with a franchise-worst slump (0-4-5) that finally ended Saturday night with 2-1 win over Colorado, the Sounders’ lack of star power has been apparent.

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If losing for the fourth time in four tries to the Los Angeles Sparks wasn’t enough Saturday night, the Storm endured injuries to Sue Bird and Tina Thompson that left them with only seven healthy players at the end of a dreary evening on national TV. Bird, the team’s leading scorer and a U.S. Olympian,

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Game: Seattle Storm (7-8) at Los Angeles Sparks (11-6)  When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles  Meeting: Fourth (Seattle 0-3)  TV: ESPN2 Victim of quirky early-season scheduling, the Storm will face its nemesis, the Sparks, for the fourth time in 16 games Saturday night in Los Angeles. After an impressive 89-83 overtime road

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Mike Zunino, the Mariners’ first pick, No. 3 overall, in June free agent draft, was the recipient of the 2012 Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball said Friday. Mark Appel (RHP, Stanford) and Carlos Rodon (LHP, North Carolina State) were the other finalists.

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