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PEORIA, Ariz. — With several expected key contributors to their projected bullpen working their way through some arm issues and none of the remaining relievers in camp distinguishing themselves thus far, the Mariners decided to grab the best reliever remaining on the free-agent market.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Peruse the box score from the Mariners’ Sept. 29 game against the Texas Rangers and, meh, you’re probably not going to fixate on Bryan Woo’s pitching line from his final start of 2023.

SEATTLE – Shortly after Thursday’s 74-68 win over No. 18 Washington State, one of the biggest wins in his career and only the second time he’d beaten a ranked team on the road, Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins talked with optimism about the victory possibly being a watershed moment.

SEATTLE – Some of the beloved coastal cabins near Kalaloch Lodge in Olympic National Park will be demolished next week because of an eroding bluff, the National Park Service announced.

Washington fisheries officials have drafted a plan that lines out how they’ll respond if northern pike invade more waterbodies in the state.

Dozens of Nordic skiers gathered at Mount Spokane last month for the final junior nationals qualifier race of the season, capping a three-month stretch that included races in Oregon, Utah and Washington.

When Teresa Gould agreed to be the Pac-12’s new commissioner, it felt as if she had taken two distinct jobs. The first, which officially started Friday, is running a fractured conference without neglecting the outgoing athletes and teams. And the second, which will officially begin July 1, will be to help Oregon State and Washington State chart a path forward.

Eastern Washington finds itself in a familiar spot entering this weekend’s Big Sky Tournament as the No. 1 seed – so familiar that David Riley is choosing not to shy away from talking about last season’s first-round exit.

Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona are the clear-cut No. 1 and No. 2 women’s teams in the Big Sky Tournament bracket, and they have the advantage of playing on the second, fourth and fifth days of the event if all goes to seed.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • What are we excited about watching this weekend? Of course we have our list. How about you? It’s March and March means college basketball is high-stepping toward its much-anticipated finales. We’re guessing hoops is high on your list as well.

PULLMAN — Whenever No. 18 Washington State finds a way to flush this latest loss, a 74-68 home setback to rival Washington in Thursday’s regular-season finale, the first place the Cougars might go to practice is the free throw line.

As the Spokane Velocity get set to kick off the club’s inaugural season, head coach Leigh Veidman is stressing patience while the expansion team develops an identity and solidifies its roster.

SEATTLE – Before saying goodbye to Will Dissly, it’s worth remembering how the Seahawks said hello to him – by bypassing on the feel-good story of the 2018 draft, Shaquem Griffin, to make sure they got Dissly first.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – As Ty Buttrey pumped fastballs at 98 mph to Kansas City Royals hitters in the Wednesday afternoon sunshine, manager Scott Servais watched intently from the first-base dugout of Surprise Stadium.

SEATTLE – I don’t know if it’s sports writing’s Rule No: 1, but it’s in the top 10. And the rule is this: Nobody, not the general manager, the coach, and certainly not the journalist knows if a draft was a success before a game is played.

Seattle Sounders midfielder Pedro de la Vega will be out 6-8 weeks due to a right hamstring injury, coach Brian Schmetzer said Tuesday.

Gonzaga spent the past five months adding various items to its bulletin board, but the Bulldogs needed to clear some additional space on Tuesday morning.

There may be no more than a week left in the Oregon State men’s basketball season, depending on the Beavers’ progress at Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas. Wayne Tinkle knows people talk about what’s next. The Beavers are 12-17, and unless there’s an unforeseeable run ahead, they’ll finish below .500 for a third consecutive year.