George Briggs, who served as University of Washington athletic director from 1956-59 and hired College Hall of Fame football coaches Darrell Royal (1956) and Jim Owens (1957-74) in back-to-back years, died at 91. Briggs passed away July 16 at his home in Seattle, near the U-District, where he lived for many years.
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Traded to the Chicago Fire in 2012 for allocation money, 30-year-old Alvaro Fernandez returned to the Sounders Thursday to help the club make a late playoff push.
Takeaway Seattle starter James Paxton (third inning) and newcomer Drew Storen (seventh) both issued bases-loaded walks, all the edge the Pittsburgh Pirates required Wednesday night in their 10-1 throttling of the Mariners at PNC Park (box). The Mariners (51-49) botched their shot at a series sweep, which would have been their fifth of the season.
One day after jettisoning head coach Sigi Schmid, the Sounders culminated months of work by signing 27-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro.
Only minutes after the Mariners defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 at PNC Park Tuesday night, the club announced that it had acquired RHP Drew Storen and cash considerations from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RHP Joaquin Benoit. Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto immediately went on defense after trading a pitcher (Benoit) with a 5.18
Takeaway Shaky early in his second start after seven weeks on the disabled list, Felix Hernandez allowed four earned runs in his first 2.2 innings, but settled down as his offense picked him up, recording a 7-4 win over over the Pirates Tuesday night at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park (box). Hernandez notched his first victory since
The Pac-12 Conference Tuesday announced weekly pairings and site designations for all league play during the 2016-17 men’s basketball season. Specific dates and times for each game will be disclosed later once television selections are finalized. Every conference contest will be shown by either ESPN, FOX, CBS or the Pac-12 Network.
Seahawks GM John Schneider has signed a contract extension, reportedly for five years. That’s a good sign for the next news: An extension for coach Pete Carroll.
Takeaway One day after collecting a season-high-tying 19 hits in a 14-5 romp over Toronto, the Mariners mustered one hit off ex-teammate J.A. Happ and three relievers Sunday and lost 2-0 to the Blue Jays at Rogers Center (box). Seattle (50-48) missed recording its fifth sweep of the season and what would have been its
Takeaway DH Nelson Cruz crushed a third-inning grand slam and added a three-run bomb in the eighth as the Mariners, who manufactured another five runs in the sixth, rolled to a 14-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday at Rogers Centre (box). Seattle lashed a season-high-tying 19 hits, including three by No. 9 batter