Greg Halman, who hit .230 in 35 games for the 2011 Mariners, was stabbled to death early Monday in The Hague, Netherlands, and his brother was arrested as a suspect, according to Dutch police.
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Washington started slow and became worse in their first game away from home, as Saint Louis went up by 25 at the half crushed the Huskies, 77-64 Sunday morning.
Washington vs. Saint Louis constitutes just the third, true November road game of the Lorenzo Romar era, and the Huskies will be seeking their first November road win.
Walt Hazzard, playing as Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, was a member of the original Sonics in 1967-68, becoming the franchise’s first All-Star. He was traded to Atlanta for Lenny Wilkens.
The Seahawks (3-6) will take on the Rams (2-7) in St. Louis Sunday; both teams are missing two starting offensive linemen, among numerous other wounded.
Although bowl eligible, the Huskies have been trending in all the wrong directions as they meet 2-8 Oregon Saturday with frosh QB Nick Montana running the show for the first time.
After a week of practice as the starting QB, freshman Nick Montana will open against Oregon State Saturday so Keith Price can rest his sprained left knee.
Starting right tackle James Carpenter, the Seahawks’ first-round pick out of Alabama, was part of the uptick in rushing and pass protection the past two games.
With the 2013 addition of the Houston Astros to the AL West, the Mariners will face another obstacle in their quest to reach the playoffs, which they have failed to do since 2001.
Coming off a 95-loss season, the Mariners will re-rack the balls between now and Christmas week to find a bat (Prince Fielder?) to rescue 2012 season from another woeful repeat.