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Mariners deal Putz in nine-player trade

The wait is over for Jack Zduriencik to pull off his first trade as general manager of the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners have agreed to a deal sending right-handed closer J.J. Putz (in photo) to the New York Mets in a three-team, 12-player trade.

In return, Seattle receives pitcher Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chavez, pitcher Jason Vargas and three minor leaguers from the Mets along with Cleveland outfielder Franklin Gutierrez.

Seattle would send Putz, outfielder Jeremy Reed and reliever Sean Green to New York, while Cleveland gets reliever Joe Smith from the Mets and second baseman Luis Valbuena from Seattle.

College football

Whitworth’s Anderson on all-region team

Whitworth running back Adam Anderson was named to the first-team D3football.com 2008 All-West Region Team.

Anderson, a junior from Elk, Wash., led all of NCAA Division III in all-purpose yards (243.8) per game and is second in the nation in scoring average (16.89 points per game). He led the NWC in rushing yards (139.9 yards per game), touchdowns (25), total points (152) and all-purpose yards. He posted a school-record 324 all-purpose yards in a 41-35 win at Chapman and scored a school-record six touchdowns and ran for 217 yards in a 40-29 win at PLU.

Anderson, a third-team all-region choice in 2007, is now eligible for the 2008 D3football.com All-America team, which will be announced Dec. 20.