Seattle Sports Rumors and News
Mariners activate Rowland-Smith
Mariners Blog | Seattle Post-Intelligencer — Left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday.
Seattle Mariners 13 mins agoRowland-Smith is back, and a lineup
Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — The first September call-up for the Seattle Mariners is left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith, who was brought up from Tacoma and taken off the 15-day disabled list, joining the Mariners bullpen, for now. Rowland-Smith, 27, hadn't pitched since July, but made five rehab starts with the Rainiers, going 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA . In 22 games, 19 [...]
Seattle Mariners 1 hour agoReport: Seahawks will cut ties with T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times — T.J. Houshmandzadeh won't be back with the Seattle Seahawks, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com.That's hardly shocking given the series of events over the past 24 hours.The specifics of his departure are uncertain, but it's becoming clear the consensus around the league is Houshmandzadeh won't be back with the Seahawks.
Seattle Seahawks 1 hour agoESPN says Houshmandzadeh definitely out in Seattle
Talkin' Hawks | Seattle Post-Intelligencer — T.J. Houshmandzadeh will not be with the Seahawks this coming season, with the team definitely planning to cut or trade the veteran receiver, ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting.
Seattle Seahawks 2 hours agoPaul Allen ranked 21st among NFL owners
Talkin' Hawks | Seattle Post-Intelligencer — In one man's opinion -- that man being Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports -- Paul Allen ranks 21st out of the NFL's 32 owners.
Seattle Seahawks 2 hours agoKelemete looking forward to first start at left tackle
Husky Football Blog | Seattle Times — Of the many subplots in tomorrow's game. one of the more subtle is the first start for Senio Kelemete (pictured right) at one of the most important positions --- left tackle. The junior started last year at guard before making the move to tackle in the spring, and has performed so well in the run-up to the season that UW coach Steve Sarkisian has taken to referring to him as an "all-conference player,'' --- often not even making the qualifier that he has yet to earn those honors. It appeared for a while as if this might not be the optimum beginning for Kelemete when he suffered a high ankle ...
Washington Huskies 2 hours agoU.S. Open Cup tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m.
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — Here's the release from the club: * * * Tickets for Open Cup Championship Match to go on Sale Tuesday RENTON, Wash. - The Sounders FC announced tickets will go on sale to the U.S. Open Cup Championship match on Tuesday, September 7 at 10 a.m. The Sounders FC will host the Columbus Crew on Tuesday, October 5 at Qwest Field. Kick-off is set for 8 p.m. Tickets start at $15 and will be available at www.SoundersFC.com, by calling 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Qwest Field Box office. The Sounders FC sold over 11,000 tickets in a pre-sale to season ticket holders. For more i...
Seattle Sounders 3 hours agoThree things we learned
Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times — 1. Charlie Whitehurst throws a heck of a deep ball.He might get a running back killed in the flat with the way he leads him square into an oncoming safety, but send a receiver sprinting down the sideline and Whitehurst will put the ball right there on him. He completed three passes of more than 30 yards Thursday in Oakland, all to different receivers. Just as important, he avoided the interceptions that had coaches clenching their teeth in the previous three exhibition games. Whitehurst's final exhibition game was a bookend performance that was every bit as good as his first game.2. The runnin...
Seattle Seahawks 3 hours agoHuskies set to launch "locker10in10'' campaign Saturday
Husky Football Blog | Seattle Times — The Washington Huskies and QB Jake Locker will be in the national spotlight when they play at Brigham Young at 4 p.m. And UW will try to maximize the attention focused on UW by launching its website promoting Locker Saturday at 10:10 a.m. (the timing an obvious play on Locker's jersey number and the year). Pictured to the right is how the front page will appear (though without coming soon). Here's a link. The website features a section called "The Real Jake Locker", which provides an in-depth look at Locker's personality and upbringing in Ferndale. Additionally, school officials have helped...
Washington Huskies 4 hours agoHear me ramble about the Huskies, and vote in the great Jake debate
Husky Football Blog | Seattle Times — Wanted to make sure you saw that I was a guest of Jerry Brewer's on his Dynamic Duel podcast today, previewing the UW-BYU game, as well as tackling a lot of other issues related to Washington football. Here's the link. As you can see, Jerry also linked a couple of other earlier discussions, as well. Also, here's some video from the Great Jake Debate, being hosted this week by Varsity News, which is asking the question this week of which was the best high school QB in state history --- Jake Locker or Jake Heaps? Here's how to vote in the poll.
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- Today's lineup: Ian Kinsler starts Texas Rangers Blog | ESPN Dallas MINNEAPOLIS -- Here is the lineup for tonight's game, which includes David Murphy at the 3-hole and Josh Hamilton at cleanup. Ian Kinsler starts at second base and bats sixth. SS Elvis Andrus 3B Michael Young LF David Murphy DH Josh Hamilton RF Nelson Cruz 2B Ian Kinsler 1B Mitch Moreland C Bengie Molina CF Julio Borbon
- Live in-game chat: Rangers-Twins Texas Rangers Blog | ESPN Dallas MINNEAPOLIS -- The Rangers and Twins face off in the first of three games. Let's chat all about it toinght. The room is now open for you to post questions and comments and to participate in polls. The game starts at 7:40 p.m. ESPN Dallas: Rangers-Twins
- Soriano, DeWitt homer as Cubs beat Mets 7-6 Daily Herald Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt each hit three-run homers, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday. It was a wild start to a weekend series between two disappointing teams, but the Cubs ultimately hung on after taking two of three from Pittsburgh.
- Hendry, Sandberg talk about Cubs' managerial job Daily Herald Cubs general manager Jim Hendry returned to Wrigley Field on Friday after spending the first part of the week in Albuquerque, N.M., watching the Class AAA Iowa farm club play.
- Hampton back in big leagues; GM search updates Nick Piecoro's Dbacks Blog | Arizona Republic The Diamondbacks’ newest left-hander has pitched parts of 15 seasons in the big leagues and earned close to $125 million -- yes, $125 million, according to Baseball-Reference. But even after two elbow surgeries and shoulder surgery to repair his rotator cuff and labrum, Mike Hampton just isn’t ready to call it quits. “I’m not ready to give it up,” he said. “I’m not ready to quit. That’s never really been an option. When the drive and the hunger and that competitive edge and wanting to face the best in the world -- when that’s over, when I d...
- Montario Hardesty, Byron Leftwich injure knees in final preseason games ESPN Montario Hardesty, RB, Cleveland Browns:There were signs that something like this could happen. When Hardesty entered the 2010 draft there were injur...
- Week 1: Sleepers of the Week FFToolbox.com These lesser-known players deserve to start this week due to matchup or other circumstances. This week's picks include Alex Smith, Matthew Stafford, Jerome Harrison, Darren McFadden, and Malcom Floyd.
- Fantasy Draft Special: 9/3 ESPN Jon Anik, Christopher Harris and Zach Candito wrap up the fantasy draft special podcast with a mock draft, explaining the thought process behind each ...
- Fantasy baseball injury analysis: Justin Morneau done but Alex Rodriguez can still help ESPN With fantasy playoffs just around the corner, everyone wants to know who's in and who's out. At this point it's perhaps easier to identify who will n...
- Chasing the perfect Ricky Nolasco season is a fool's errand ESPN I'm searching for the correct words to describe how I feel about Florida Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco. He is obviously talented, but it's no...