Monday, January 20, 2025

Marshawn Lynch a man of many rush yards, 4 words

(TNS) - Whenever Marshawn Lynch gets cornered, he just blows through people.
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Mariners take advantage of Twins' miscues

SEATTLE - It's telling of Ron Gardenhire's competitiveness - and the insecurity of a pennant race - that Minnesota's usually pleasant, joking manager was just about seething.
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Preserving Hasselbeck

RENTON, Wash. - Matt Hasselbeck has been marveling at Brett Favre like he is Yoda.
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Sarkisian 'loves' Huskies' progress, continuity

SEATTLE - Steve Sarkisian doesn't just like the progress his upstart Washington Huskies have made as they end their second preseason camp with him as their coach.
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Seahawks' Washington is back, and thanks his uncle

RENTON, Wash. - Leon Washington is back.
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'Hawks mull life without Okung

RENTON, Wash. - Sixth-overall draft pick Russell Okung has a high right ankle sprain, putting the key position of left tackle in flux for the Seattle Seahawks heading into the regular season.
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'Hawks edged by Pack

SEATTLE - Aaron Rodgers continues to enjoy a summer carryover from his first Pro Bowl season for Green Bay.
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Keeping an eye on opportunity

RENTON, Wash. — Hardly a week goes by without some NFL know-it-all reminding Charlie Whitehurst he’s been in the league four years but has yet to throw a pass in the regular season.
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Balmer dodges 49ers questions

SEATTLE - It only took Kentwan Balmer a meeting with Mike Singletary, a few days of unexcused absences from the 49ers and then a trade to get a new NFL life in Seattle.
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Preseason a primer for Carroll's transition

RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll has veterans he needs to spot for cameos. He has prospects who need long looks.
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Wok out the door

SEATTLE - Instead of leading Seattle to its first postseason spot since 2001, Don Wakamatsu lost games at a stunning rate.
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Seahawks sign draft pick Okung

RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks’ new $58 million left tackle is a second teamer.
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Some wounds never heal

RENTON, Wash. — Saying “I’ll go to my grave” with regret, NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seahawks’ wound that won’t heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in Seattle’s disputed, 2006 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Happy returns

RENTON, Wash. — Quinn Pitcock’s self-doubts are gone. So is his two-year disappearance from the NFL.
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Rangers show M's why they're in first

SEATTLE — David Murphy hit a go-ahead, three-run home run, Michael Young added his first grand slam in three years and the first-place Texas Rangers beat the lowly Seattle Mariners 11-6 on Wednesday night.
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Still an enforcer

RENTON, Wash. - Even as a coach, Ken Norton Jr. is still an enforcer.
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Okung remains unsigned

RENTON, Wash. - Russell Okung can find empathy in fellow first-round pick Aaron Curry, who is one year older.
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Milloy reunited with Carroll

RENTON, Wash. - Lawyer Milloy is shuffling to the side. He's waving his arms. He's grooving to the rap music that is blaring yet again during a Seahawks practice run by new coach Pete Carroll.
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Newly signed Seahawk to take care of parents first

RENTON, Wash. - From devastation to living a "dream."
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All smiles so far

RENTON, Wash. - Pete Carroll's fists were pumping to the blaring rap of Jay-Z.
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Seahawks begin training camp today

SEATTLE - Pete Carroll has spent the last few weeks touting his new book to everyone from ESPN to shoppers inside a neighborhood grocery in Seattle.
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Beckett stops M's in return

SEATTLE - Josh Beckett thought he was initially "methodical" in his return from two months on the disabled list.
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Mariners score ... and win!

SEATTLE - Franklin Gutierrez's two-run single off Chicago closer Bobby Jenks in the bottom of the 11th inning sent the Seattle Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the stunned White Sox on Wednesday night.
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M's muster 2 hits; Jenks back on track

SEATTLE - Bad news for the AL Central: The White Sox have snapped out of their mini-slump, and Bobby Jenks appears to be back on track, too.
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Blame it on Rios

SEATTLE - Alex Rios hit a go-ahead, two-run home run and had three RBIs as the first-place Chicago White Sox rebounded from perhaps their toughest defeat of the season to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Monday night, ending a three-game losing streak.
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Ichiro depressed by another lost season

SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. is gone, having suddenly driven home to retirement in Florida. Cliff Lee is gone, too, traded to division-rival Texas instead of teaming with co-ace Felix Hernandez to beat the Rangers and everyone else in the American League West.
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Mariners win sixth straight

SEATTLE - Cliff Lee struck out nine in his second consecutive complete game and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth consecutive win.
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Count on Leon

RENTON, Wash. — Leon Washington’s road back from a broken leg has come quicker than many expected.
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Another M's gem

SEATTLE - Look at the American League's ERA rankings. There's Jason Vargas, among Andy Pettitte, Cliff Lee, Francisco Liriano and other far more acclaimed stars.
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Lee's complete gem turns hot Reds blue

SEATTLE - Cliff Lee earned his fifth career shutout, his 16th complete game and yet another admirer.
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Carroll 'shocked' after NCAA hammers USC

RENTON, Wash. - Pete Carroll said he's "absolutely shocked and disappointed" by the NCAA sanctions imposed on his former Southern California Trojans for improprieties surrounding running back Reggie Bush.
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Seattle turns back clock too far

SEATTLE - Torii Hunter was in the Angels' dugout when a Seattle fan asked the three-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove outfielder for his favorite athlete.
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Mariners' rally in ninth falls short

SEATTLE - Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel homered on consecutive pitches, Delmon Young hit a two-run shot and the Minnesota Twins held on to tie their season-high with their fifth consecutive victory, 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
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Seahawks cut LenDale White

SEATTLE - The Seahawks unexpectedly waived running back LenDale White on Friday just weeks after the splashy draft-day trade that brought him to Seattle from Tennessee.
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In Bradley we trust?

SEATTLE - Milton Bradley arrived in Seattle this winter distrusting the world. Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu could see that. He knew Bradley was joining his eighth team in 10 years. He knew many people saw the mercurial slugger as baseball's bad guy. And after suspensions and repeated run-ins with umpires …
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Bradley strikes early, late for M's

SEATTLE - Milton Bradley homered and then drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a single off Justin Verlander to help the Seattle Mariners rally past the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Tuesday night.
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QB Losman is Carroll's latest project

RENTON, Wash. - J.P. Losman has earned a championship ring since the one-time starting quarterback for the Bills left Buffalo.
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M's rally, but stumble late

SEATTLE - Hideki Matsui wasn't truly excited over the chance to join Sadaharu Oh in an elite group of Japanese hitting greats. Enduring a 4-for-45 slump can do that to an aging veteran.
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GM still 'upbeat' about slumping Mariners

TACOMA, Wash. - Trader Jack Zduriencik is on the hunt for a deal to improve the Mariners' offense.
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Down-and-out

SEATTLE - Lights-out pitching from the Rangers?
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Lee lacks run support in debut

SEATTLE - Elvis Andrus scored from third on a wild pitch by Brandon League to break a scoreless tie in the top of the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the mistake-prone Mariners 2-0 Friday night, spoiling Cliff Lee's sterling Seattle debut.
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Lee ready for M's debut

SEATTLE - Cliff Lee has been through a season's worth of events for his new Seattle Mariners and he hasn't even pitched in a game that counts yet.
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Jones makes it official, retires after 13 years with Seahawks

SEATTLE — Seattle’s “Big Walt” is finally saying goodbye.
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'Hawks deal for running backs

RENTON, Wash. - Pete Carroll wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to resurrect his fallen Seahawks with competition everywhere - from anybody.
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Seahawks add speed with Tate

RENTON, Wash. - Good thing for the Seahawks Golden Tate wasn't riding around Nashville, Tenn., on his bike, like his dad did on his draft day.
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Seahawks nab tackle, safety

RENTON, Wash. - Pete Carroll's first strike in rebuilding the fallen Seahawks' franchise came days before the expected announcement that six-time All-Pro left tackle Walter Jones is retiring.
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Carroll's edge

RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll walked into Oklahoma’s pro day recently to watch prized quarterback Sam Bradford and top tackle Trent Williams.
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Carroll's grand Hawk plan hinges on first draft

RENTON, Wash. - Pete Carroll is pumped about having the sixth and 14th overall picks in the NFL draft. The Seahawks' new coach likens it to being a kid waiting for Christmas.
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End of the line for Walter?

RENTON, Wash. - Signs are pointing to the imminent retirement of six-time All-Pro Walter Jones.
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M's bats go silent in home opener

SEATTLE - Justin Duchscherer missed last season because of an elbow injury and later was treated for clinical depression. When he made it back to the mound, he was confident he would do well.
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M's primed for breakout year

SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki doesn’t play down rampant predictions that his Seattle Mariners — baseball’s winter darlings following the acquisition of ace Cliff Lee and others — are headed back to the postseason for the first time since 2001.
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Aardsma a 'nobody' no more

It's been a good year in more ways than one for M's closer
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M's Bedard back on mound

PEORIA, Ariz. - Erik Bedard is back on a mound for the Mariners - albeit at less than half speed.
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Bradley to bat cleanup for Mariners

PEORIA, Ariz. - Milton Bradley sat out his only chance to play his former team this spring.
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Izzo visits Heathcote to start NCAAs in Spokane

SPOKANE - They are the only two coaches to win NCAA championships at Michigan State. And they still compete - with each other.
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Zags shufflin' off to Buffalo

Matt Bouldin's reaction to the NCAA tournament selection committee sending Gonzaga to Buffalo, N.Y., as a No. 8 seed?
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Griffey, Suzuki, Mariners roll 11-3 over Angels

SEATTLE - Now Ken Griffey Jr. truly is back. And so is Ichiro Suzuki.
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Suzuki back in the Mariners' lineup

SEATTLE - Ichiro Suzuki tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player with his first grand slam in six years Wednesday night, his second hit of his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled list.
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Griffey, Suzuki, Mariners roll 11-3 over Angels

SEATTLE - Now Ken Griffey Jr. truly is back. And so is Ichiro Suzuki.
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Griffey hits No. 613, 400th as a Mariner

SEATTLE - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 613th career home run and 400th as a Mariner on Wednesday night in his second home game of his return season in Seattle.
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Suzuki back in the Mariners' lineup

SEATTLE - Ichiro Suzuki tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player with his first grand slam in six years Wednesday night, his second hit of his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled list.
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Suzuki back in the Mariners' lineup

SEATTLE - Ichiro Suzuki tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player with his first grand slam in six years Wednesday night, his second hit of his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled list.
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Griffey, Suzuki, Mariners roll 11-3 over Angels

SEATTLE - Now Ken Griffey Jr. truly is back. And so is Ichiro Suzuki.
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Griffey hits No. 613, 400th as a Mariner

SEATTLE - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 613th career home run and 400th as a Mariner on Wednesday night in his second home game of his return season in Seattle.
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Griffey hits No. 613, 400th as a Mariner

SEATTLE - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 613th career home run and 400th as a Mariner on Wednesday night in his second home game of his return season in Seattle.
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Moon still has Seahawks job

AP Sports Writer
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