More than 75 lawsuits have been filed by former NFL players against the league. These lawsuits have the potential to seriously damage, if not wipe out, America’s No. 1 sport.
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Over their past 12 road games, the Mariners are 6-for-78 (.076) with runners in scoring position. They play Cleveland in the second of a two-game series Thursday morning.
The Los Angeles Angels fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher this week after Albert Pujols and many of his teammates got off to dismal offensive starts. A 12-year major league veteran as a player, Hatcher served as the Angels’ hitting coach during their only World Series title run in 2002.
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Losers of four of five on this trip, the Mariners are counting on Felix Hernandez to be the stopper against the leaders of the American League Central.
Another ineffectual day at the plate doomed the Mariners, this time 5-0 Tuesday afternoon amid rain showers at Fenway Park. In the two-game sweep, the Boston Red Sox outscored Seattle 11-1. The Mariners were nearly as futile against starter Josh Beckett as they were Monday against Jon Lester.
The Seahawks added offensive tackle Alex Barron to the 90-man roster Tuesday, another indication that the club is concerned about the returns from injury of tackles Russell Okung and James Carpenter. Barron was the only longtime NFL veteran invited to the past weekend’s tryout camp reserved primarily for rookies. Barron spent 2011 on injured reserve
The Mariners have dropped three of four on this road trip and have stops in Cleveland and Denver before returning home next week to face the Rangers and Angels.
Whatever was bothering Jon Lester early in the season, it is no longer bothering him. Certainly, the Mariners were no bother Monday night at Fenway Park. The one-time all-state pick from Tacoma’s Bellarmine Prep was on his game, giving up eight mostly harmless hits in the Boston Red Sox’s 6-1 triumph. He retired the first
Russell Wilson impressed in the rookie mini camp. The question is, does he have a chance to start ahead of Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson? Vote here.