Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott Friday issued a formal reprimand to Washington coach Lorenzo Romar, who spoke publicly about conference referees, which is against league policy.
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The Sounders officially sent forward Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Thursday, ending his three-year run in Seattle. In exchange, the Sounders received $2 million and salary-cap flexibility.
After saluting Marshawn Lynch, coach Pete Carroll said that he expects Thomas Rawls to be ready for training camp. But another injured star, TE Jimmy Graham, won’t be back until the regular season.
Robinson Cano had a measured response Thursday to former Mariners outfield coach Andy Van Slyke, who blamed Cano in a radio interview for getting the GM, manager and coaches fired.
Takeaway An unlikely, last-moment dagger again struck the Huskies, this time dealing a likely mortal blow to their shot at an NCAA tourney at-large bid. Oregon State nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to win 82-81 (box) at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis Wednesday night. Senior guard Andrew Andrews scored 30 points for the sixth time
Free agent Nathan Sturgis, a 28-year-old midfielder who played for the Sounders in 2009 and 2010, has been re-signed. He spent the 2015 season with the Houston Dynamo, starting 15 of 18 appearances while recording one goal and two assists.
Guillermo Heredia, a 25-year-old refugee from Cuba who spent a year in Mexico, has been signed by the Mariners to a one-year, $500,000 contract to compete for the backup center field job behind Leonys Martin, another Cuban ex-pat.
Five players with connections to the state of Washington will be among the 322 taking part in this week’s NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Sounders will break in a new turf at CenturyLink Field Tuesday night when they take on Club America in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout round.
The Seahawks’ 2016 strength of schedule is tied for fifth toughest, based on oppoents’ 2015 records. A year ago, they played the fourth-toughest slate.