M’s Bedard returns to DL

BASEBALL: Oft- injured pitcher Erik Bedard is back on Seattle’s disabled list with inflammation in his left shoulder, perhaps handcuffing the Mariners’ ability to deal one of their top commodities as the nonwaiver trade deadline approaches.

Bedard was placed on the disabled list Sunday morning and Seattle recalled left-hander Jason Vargas from Triple-A Tacoma to take Bedard’s spot on the 25-man roster. Vargas started Sunday’s series finale against Cleveland.

The move came less than 24 hours after Bedard lasted just three innings and threw 81 pitches in Seattle’s 10-3 loss to Cleveland.

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Meggs new UW baseball coach

BASEBALL: Washington has found a new baseball coach, hiring Indiana State’s Lindsay Meggs on Sunday to take over the Huskies program.

Meggs’ hiring was confirmed by the school and he will be introduced at a news conference today.

Meggs takes over for Ken Knutson, who was fired in June after 17 seasons at Washington. The Huskies finished each of the last five years in the bottom half of the Pac-10 standings, while nearby Oregon State won two national titles and rivals Gonzaga and Washington State both qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2009.

Washington went 25-30 overall and 13-14 in the Pac-10 this past season.

Meggs comes to Washington after spending three years at Indiana State. He was 77-79 in his time with the Sycamores, but helped turn around the Indiana State program. Before going to Indiana State, Meggs was the coach for 13 years at Division II Chico State in California, where he led the Wildcats to a pair of Division II national titles. He played college ball at UCLA.

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Tribe honors Sockalexis cousins

TRIBUTE: Leaders of the Penobscot Indian Nation in Maine are calling attention to the contributions of tribal members Louis Sockalexis and his cousin Andrew Sockalexis.

On Tuesday, the leaders plan a news conference at the Indian Island grave site of Louis Sockalexis, who played professional baseball for the Cleveland Spiders a century ago. Now known as the Cleveland Indians, it is often said that the team’s name was changed to honor Sockalexis.

The tribe will receive a resolution passed by the Maine Legislature last month calling on the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Indians and Sports Illustrated to respect and to honor the athletic achievements of Sockalexis and his cousin, Andrew, who competed in the 1912 Olympic marathon in Sweden and in two Boston Marathons.

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