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Ducks pull away to beat Cougars 78-69

E.J. Singler scored 23 points, Oregon made a season-high 11 3-pointers, and the Ducks held on to defeat Washington State 78-69 on Saturday.

Seahawks & Sounders president on his passion and path to Seattle

Seahawks and Sounders president Peter McLoughlin sat down for an exclusive interview with Chris Egan to talk about his past, present and future. He talks about the impact he wants to have in Seattle. McLoughlin dishes on owner Paul Allen, too.

Gonzaga cruises past Loyola Marymount 78-59

Kevin Pangos scored a combined 48 points in the last two games, against two of the top three teams in the West Coast Conference. But after the game, the freshman gave all the credit to his teammates.

Times: Mike Carp makes t-shirts in tribute to friend Greg Halman

Seattle Times Mariners beat writer Geoff Baker blogs about Mike Carp and the Mariners remembering Greg Halman as pitchers and catchers report today.

Sounders Off To Florida For Preseason Matches

Having spent nine days in Arizona engaged in intensive training, the Seattle Sounders will take the next few days off before heading to Florida for a series of five exhibition matches designed to get the club ready for its CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Mexico's Santos Laguna.

Thoughts on Sacramento, the NBA and where Seattle goes from here

When it comes to landing an NBA team for Seattle, it may all come down to a political fight in Sacramento.

Thiel: Top virtue, worst parts of arena proposal

I write this as I sit in the ground floor coffee shop of Starbucks world headquarters on First Avenue South. As I look east across the parking lot and street to the industrial area that would be adjacent to the proposed new PRIVATELY FUNDED ARENA (caps and face added by me as the initial name for the place), I see the project's best feature:

The arena would be practically in the grill of Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO who sold out the Sonics. Thus, the all-time, punk-ass facial ever delivered in the NBA.

Delightfully ironic as it is, that is also part of the problem.

Motum scores 24 points in Cougars win

Brock Motum says not much has changed during his recent offensive hot streak, but his coaches and teammates say something different.

Gonzaga beats No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59

Gonzaga was blown out last month in its first game against No. 16 Saint Mary's, and center Rob Sacre said the Bulldogs did not want that to happen again.

Mariners begin spring with new Japanese import

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Spring training is officially under way with Seattle holding its first workout, and the team's newest import from Japan got plenty of attention.