The recent sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, plus the Mariners’ ownership situation, are among the reasons why Seattle’s MLB franchise is ripe for selling.
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The Seattle Storm helped fill a big hole in the lineup Monday with the draft of Shekinna Stricklen, the Southeastern Conference’s player of the year from Tennessee, with the No. 2 pick in the WNBA draft. A 6-2 wing, Stricklen played several positions for the Volunteers, averaging a team-high 15.6 points and 6.6 rebounds a
The Mariners get to 6-5, even it was mostly against the tepid A’s, the Sounders scored an actual goal and the Huskies football team lost a key offensive lineman.
Behind Hector Noesi, the Mariners snapped a two-game losing streak Saturday with a 4-0 win over Oakland and will conclude their series with the A’s Sunday beginning at 1:10 p.m.
After losing 4-0 in their home opener, the Mariners find themselves in third place in the AL West, and with an offense that features three starters batting under .200.
Colorado’s Brian Mullan, who broke Steve Zakuani’s leg in a match last season, comes to Seattle for the first time since his controversial tackle drew a 10-game suspension.
Mistakes by the Mariners were not confined to the field Friday night in the home opener. Registers at concessions stands accepting credit cards began failing in the first inning, and by the fifth inning all Safeco Field register electronics were shut down, causing huge lines at the stands and a run on ATMs for cash.
The owners of the Sacramento KIngs have backed out of a deal to build a new arena, raising hopes for a relocation to Seattle. The NBA would much rather find the Kings a new owner.
A Montana prosecutor formally charged former Washington State University and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf with four felonies Friday in connection with allegations that he broke into homes to swipe prescription painkillers. John Parker, Cascade County attorney, charged Leaf with two counts of burlary and two counts of criminal possession of a dangerous drug.
Meeting in Tokyo for 2 games and in Oakland for 2 more, the Mariners and A’s land in a third city Friday. They will play each other anywhere, often and without regard to boredom.