Seattle’s CenturyLink Field will play host to three matches, including Group D’s Argentina June 14, as well as a quarterfinal that could involve the USMNT, in the Copa America Centenario, the joint CONCACAF-CONMEBOL tournament to celebrate the latter’s centennial anniversary.
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The Mariners Thursday signed five players — OF Mike Baxter, RHPs Casey Coleman and Blake Parker, INF Ed Lucas and LHP Brad Mills — to minor league contracts and invited the group to spring training. In an unrelated development, former Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma reportedly failed his physical with the Los Angeles Dodgers, nullifying the
The Mariners Wednesday claimed RHP A.J. Schugel off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks and, to make room on the 40-man roster, designated LHP Tyler Olson for assignment. The 26-year-old Schugel made his MLB debut last season after spending six years in the minors, appearing in five games in relief.
As part of a partial remake of his football staff that lost two coaches, University of Washington coach Chris Petersen promoted three assistants: Bush Hamdan is wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator, Jimmy Lake was promoted to co-defensive coordinator and Bob Gregory has added special teams coordinator to his job titles.
The Sounders Monday traded midfielder Marco Pappa to the Colorado Rapids in order to free up money to spend on the rest of the roster.
The Mariners officially signed free agent Steve Cishek to a two-year deal Monday. GM Jerry Dipoto said Cishek will open the 2016 season as the closer.
Takeaway Washington raced out to a 13-0 lead before two minutes had elapsed and continued to pour it on for a 92-62 discombobulation of the Montana Grizzles Saturday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena (box). Lorenzo Romar’s Huskies (7-2), who led by as many as 42 points, have won four in a row, including the past
If the Mariners didn’t have a closer already in Joaquin Benoit, acquired Nov. 12, they have one as of Saturday morning, when they signed free agent reliever Steve Cishek to a two-year deal worth a base salary of $10 million, plus incentives. The agreement was first reported by ESPN.com and not yet announced by the
The Mariners Friday acquired RHP Ryne Harper from Atlanta as the player to be named later in the Dec. 4 trade of RHP Jose Ramirez to the Braves. Harper, 26, went 0-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 23 games with AA Mississippi last year, and will be assigned to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers.
The Mariners Thursday selected RHP Isaac Sanchez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the AAA phase of the MLB Rule 5 draft, but lost OF Jabari Blash, plucked from the club’s AAA Tacoma roster. Both moves were made at the winter meetings in Nashville.