Date: 09/17/2014 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Mike Zunino’s two-run double keyed a four-run fifth inning and the Seattle Mariners climbed within a game of the second AL wild-card spot by routing the Los Angeles Angels 13-2 last night. The Mariners haven’t been to the postseason since 2001, when they won 116 games under manager Lou Piniella and tied the major league mark set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Maximiliano Urruti scored two goals and the Portland Timbers beat Honduran club Olimpia 4-2 in a CONCACAF Champions League match last night. Will Johnson and Rauwshan McKenzie also scored for the Timbers, who are making their first appearance in the premier club tournament for the North and Central American and Caribbean region. Portland qualified as Major League Soccer’s Western Conference champion last year.
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins led the Seattle Sounders to their fourth U.S. Open Cup title last night, scoring in overtime in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union. Dempsey, the U.S. national team captain, scored in the 101st minute on left-footed blast off Martins’ feed. Martins scored on a breakaway in the 114th minute.
UNDATED (AP) – Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner and linebacker Junior Seau are among 15 first-year eligible modern-era candidates nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also nominated for the class of 2015 in their first year of eligibility are receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, tackle Orlando Pace, and placekicker Jason Elam.
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