07/19/2008 Mariners fall to Indians, 9-6 One-time Seattle prospect Shin-Soo Choo led the way on Saturday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Mariners 9-6, snapping a 10-game road losing streak.

07/18/2008 Will Key Bank follow the Sonics out of KeyArena? The Sonics didn't have an out clause in the KeyArena lease, but the arena's title sponsor does. RAW Seattle Center Director

07/19/2008

Mariners rout Indians 8-2
Raul Ibanez displayed his trade value by hitting a grand slam to back another strong start from Felix Hernandez, and the Seattle Mariners ended the Cleveland Indians' five-game winning streak with an 8-2 win Friday night.

07/18/2008

Storm wins 7th straight, 65-59 over Fever
Sheryl Swoopes scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Seattle Storm's 65-59 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night.

Shark in hunt for British Open The Shark was atop the leaderboard at the British Open -- with Spider-Man right on his tail. Greg Norman shot his second straight 70 at treacherous Royal Birkdale on Friday, sinking testy putts at the final two holes.

M's unlikely to trade Bedard he chances Erik Bedard will be traded soon by the Mariners are now as slim as the prospects for a happy finish to Seattle's lost season. Manager Jim Riggleman said Thursday his ailing ace likely will not pitch early next week against Boston as originally hoped.

Fast crowd draws Friday-night revelers to Redmond The summertime tradition of watching bike races at Washington's only velodrome gets bigger every year, and one man – Jerry Baker - has been around since the beginning.

Times: Willingham's status hampers recruiting? It's only mid-July. Still almost seven months until Feb. 7, when high-school senior football players can sign letters of intent to attend the college of their choice. Plenty of time, in other words, for the Washington Huskies to put together a class like 2008's.

M's Putz to rehab in Tacoma
Seattle's sidelined closer, J.J. Putz, will pitch for Triple-A Tacoma tonight as part of rehabilitation for an elbow injury. He has been on the disabled list since June 12. Putz, an All-Star last season, has struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness this season.

07/17/2008 Ex-Mariner Sexson to wear Yankee pinstripes First baseman Richie Sexson and the New York Yankees reached a deal Thursday, a week after the Seattle Mariners cut the slumping slugger.

NBA gear arrives for nameless Oklahoma City team Two weeks after owner Clay Bennett announced that he would be moving the Sonics to his hometown, there could be a long wait before a new identity is unveiled.

Mariners could be busy as trade deadline nears The names are hanging out there, just waiting for word they're headed out of Seattle: Jarrod Washburn, Raul Ibanez, Erik Bedard and Arthur Rhodes, among others.

Times: UW Huskies' long-awaited guard now ready to play basketball Another afternoon of scrimmages neared its end on a practice court at Edmundson Pavilion, and Huskies players debated whether to continue. From one corner of the gym, Isaiah Thomas voted yes.

Mediate, Allenby, McDowell lead British Open Ernie Els was playing some of his best golf in the worst of the weather until taking 45 shots on the back nine and posting an 80, his highest score in nearly two decades at his favorite major.

07/16/2008 KeyArena funding task force meets for first time The task force is trying to determine if funding for a renovated KeyArena is possible, but figuring out the tax system is complex.

07/17/2008

Pitching matchups set for Cleveland series
The pitching matchups are set for this weekend's Seattle Mariners-Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field. The Mariners will start right-hander Felix Hernandez against left-hander Aaron Laffey at 7:10 tomorrow night.

Seahawks schedule scrimmage on Aug. 2 The Seattle Seahawks will hold the annual team scrimmage at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Qwest Field. Tickets for the scrimmage will be $12 for adults and $5 for youth aged 6 to 17 years old.

OSU players get jail time
regon State outfielder John Wallace and former Beavers pitcher Anton Maxwell have been sentenced to 15 days in jail for firing rifle bullets that struck a neighbor's house and car.

07/16/2008 M's Ichiro turns in solid All-Star outing Ichiro Suzuki, the only Seattle Mariner selected for the All-Star game, went 1-for-3 at the plate in the game last night, and threw out a National Leaguer at second base.

Former Husky Lincecum misses 1st All-Star game
Former Husky and San Francisco Giant's ace Tim Lincecum didn't make it to his first All-Star game Tuesday night. The National League sure could have used him.

The long goodbye: AL wins All-Star game 4-3 in 15
In a game that started Tuesday night and faded well into Wednesday, Justin Morneau slid home just in time on Michael Young's sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory that extended its unbeaten streak to 12.

Zags' forward Austin to undergo surgery
Gonzaga forward Austin Daye didn't come out as well as he thought from a hard fall last week. Daye went down in a tangle of bodies last Tuesday at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio. At first he was thought to have injured a tendon in the hamstring of his right leg.

Huskies basketball schedule released
If Washington wants to get back to the NCAA tournament, it appears have a favorable schedule for the 2008-09 season. If Washington wants to get back to the NCAA tournament, it appears have a favorable schedule for the 2008-09 season.

07/14/2008 City council approves Sonics settlement In an 8-0 vote Monday, the Seattle City Council backed the deal that allows the team to move to Oklahoma City, but leaves the team history here.

07/15/2008 Ichiro to lead off for American League All Stars The Seattle Mariners will be represented in tonight's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium by Ichiro Suzuki, who will hit leadoff and start in right field for the American League.

M's limp into badly needed All-Star break
Through three miserable months, these sunken Mariners have fired their general manager, their manager, their hitting coach and their first baseman. They have played 95 games, and won just 37 of them.

'A-Rod and Madonna Night' Wed. at Texas ballpark The Airhogs, Grand Prairie’s minor league baseball team, will host "A-Rod & Madonna Night" with dollar admissions for fans who wear an Alex Rodriguez jersey or dress like Madonna.

TIMES: UW star Jon Brockman returns after surgery It was a mid-July pickup game in front of an audience of about a half-dozen. But for Jon Brockman, Monday's informal scrimmage in the East Gym at Edmundson Pavilion had the juices flowing as it if were midseason.

07/13/2008 Throwing error gives M's win Finally, somebody else messed up even worse than Seattle. Adrian Beltre was caught in a rundown between third base and home in the ninth inning of a tie game Sunday. But he scored the go-ahead run on John Buck's throwing error.

07/14/2008 Storm without Jackson for 5 games The Seattle Storm have a few days to figure out how they will juggle their lineup to make up for the absence of league MVP Lauren Jackson. Jackson scored 14 points in the Storm's victory over Los Angeles on Saturday.

U.S. women down rival Brazil 1-0
The United States women's soccer team tuned up for the Olympics with another shutout. Amy Rodriguez scored in the 71st minute and the U.S. women posted their sixth straight shutout a 1-0 win over Brazil in an exhibition match Sunday.

Times: University of Oregon football player, dies
Todd Doxey, a University of Oregon football player, died Sunday after reportedly jumping off a bridge into the McKenzie River, according to the Web sites for The Register-Guard and KEZI-TV in Eugene.

07/11/2008

Hochevar pitches Royals to win over Mariners
Luke Hochevar scattered five hits over seven innings and David DeJesus doubled in two runs, helping the Kansas City Royals defeat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Friday night.

Sonics season ticket-holders fight to get their money back Seattle attorney Mike Myers is leading an effort to launch a class action lawsuit, charging Sonics fans were duped by Sonics owner Clay Bennett.

Favre wants release from Packers The 38-year-old Favre retired March 6 after a 17-year career, but almost immediately began dropping hints that he was having second thoughts.

Sonics await moving trucks Turns out, the SuperSonics are still in Seattle. All their stuff is, anyway. One week after a $45 million settlement allowed the team to move to Oklahoma City, green-and-gold Sonics banners are still flying at KeyArena.

Craig Wilson traded to Mariners
On a busy day in the Pirates' minor league system and on the Mariners' major league roster, Pittsburgh traded former starting outfielder Craig Wilson to Seattle for a player to be named on Thursday.

07/10/2008 Mariners release Richie Sexson The struggling first baseman was batting .218 with 11 homeruns, 30 runs batted in and 76 strikeouts. More Mariners | Mariners blog M's place Bedard on 15-day DL

Jackson leads Storm past Mercury 89-78 Lauren Jackson scored 19 of her 25 points in the second half to overcome a horrible shooting start and Seattle's defense stymied the high-powered Phoenix Mercury Thursday.

Brown's homer beats Mariners in 11 innings
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki hit solo homers in the ninth inning, and Emil Brown hit another solo shot in the 11th to help the Oakland Athletics rally for a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Hydro legend Hanauer returns to Lake Washington
Chip Hanauer, second on the all-time hyrdroplane wins list, took the new U-787 Miss Boeing out for a spin Thursday.

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Mariners place P Bedard on 15-day DL Erik Bedard is suffering stiffness in his shoulder and won't be back until after the All-Star Break. The M's also called up two players from Tacoma.

Spokane's Kardong still hopes for '76 medal Bloomsday founder Don Kardong finished fourth in the 1976 Olympic marathon. The winner was later tied to doping, leading some to say Kardong should get his bronze.

Former Seahawks QB Dilfer to retire Trent Dilfer, who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, said a recent injury to his Achilles' tendon helped make up his mind.

07/09/2008 NBA seeks to intervene in Schultz's Sonics suit The league filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz's bid to regain control of his former team.

07/10/2008

Lopez, Beltre lead Mariners to win
Jose Lopez hit a three-run double, Adrian Beltre drove in two runs and the Seattle Mariners ended a three-game slide with a 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

5 WSU football games to be televised
At least five Washington State football games will be televised next season. Director of Athletics Jim Sterk says FSN Northwest will broadcast the Cougars' Sept. 6 home opener with California.

Times: UW football lineman's injured foot healing quickly
Washington center Juan Garcia, who initially feared his career might be over when he suffered a serious foot injury during spring practice in April, said Wednesday he thinks he could be ready to return by mid-to-late September.

07/09/2008 Stewart to leave Joe Gibbs Racing Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Steward will be released from his contract at the end of the season.

Times: Trade speculation swirls around Mariners' Bedard On a day the Mariners sidelined Erik Bedard until after the All-Star break, his stature as perhaps the top remaining arm in baseball's trade market was solidified even more.

Sounders knock off another MLS team in U.S. Open Cup
Chris Eylander made two saves in the penalty kick shootout, and Zach Scott converted the game-winner in the seventh round of penalty kicks, giving the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 victory Tuesday night over the Kansas City Wizards in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal game. Seattle won the shootout, 6-5.

07/08/2008

Sonics name stripped from Web site
A visit to SuperSonics.com redirects visitors to the NBA Oklahoma City site, and logos with the team's old name have no longer are shown.

07/09/2008

Jackson's 17 lifts Storm over Monarchs
Lauren Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to a 79-64 victory Tuesday night over the Sacramento Monarchs.

Duchscherer leads Oakland past Seattle
Justin Duchscherer faced only three batters over the minimum and threw a two-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

Blazers' McMillan puts off contract extension Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan says he turned down an offer this summer to negotiate a contract extension with the Blazers. McMillan tells The Oregonian that he wants to focus on finishing his five years before thinking about an extension.

07/08/2008

NBC sets blanket Olympic TV schedule
This year's schedule with broadcast, cable and broadband offers more coverage of competition from Beijing than all the previous summer Olympics combined.

Judge in Sonics case remains mum U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman was set to announce her decision last Wednesday, but on that day the two sides announced they had reached a settlement.

A's snap eight-game home skid against Mariners Wes Bankston hit his first career home run, Dana Eveland won his third straight decision and the Oakland Athletics ended an eight-game home losing skid to the Seattle Mariners with a 4-3 win on Monday night.

Storm tries to end road blues
The Seattle Storm will try break a six-game road losing streak at 7 tonight when they face the Sacramento Monarchs. Seattle is 10-1 at home this season, but 1-6 on the road.

07/07/2008 Seahawks LB Lofa Tatupu pleads guilty to DUI charge Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving and was sentenced to a day in jail and fines totaling $1,255.

13 local swimming, track and field athletes at Olympics Ten Seattle-area athletes will go to Beijing representing the U.S., but three more in swimming and track and field will be donning other colors. Who missed out?

Patrick, Olbermann reuniting on Sunday Night Football The duo known for hosting "The Big Show" when they anchored ESPN's SportsCenter will work together again starting this season.

Ichiro voted all-star starter Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is the team's only representative in the starting lineup at the All-Star game. The 34-year-old Suzuki will be making his eighth consecutive trip to the All-Star game and was voted in as a starter for the seventh time.

At 41, Olympic swimmer Torres is far from over the hill Dara Torres broke her own 26-year-old Olympic record Sunday and will compete against women, and girls, half her age in Beijing.

07/06/2008 Former WSU star wins second trip to Olympics Former WSU standout and Idaho native Ian Waltz has won a second trip to the Olympics in the discus with a win at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.

Bainbridge Is. Olympian breaks hand at trials Olympic swimmer Emily Silver needs surgery after breaking her right hand when she ran into the wall at the finish of the 50-meter freestyle during the U.S. trials.

Wash. state hydro driver wins in Ohio
Jeff Bernard won the Indiana Governor's Cup hydroplane race on the Ohio River on Sunday, making the 23-year-old driver from Kent, Wash., one of the youngest winners in the history of hydroplane racing.

Tigers score off backup catcher in 15th for win Once Ichiro Suzuki heard that backup catcher Jamie Burke was about to take the mound, he hustled over to manager Jim Riggleman and volunteered his services. But Burke's effort certainly wasn't a joke. Burke threw well for a catcher-turned-pitcher.

Nadal dethrones Federer at Wimbledon Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon on Sunday, winning a riveting, five-set marathon to claim his first title at the All England Club.