Date: 02/24/2015 04:59 AM
AP-NW–SportsMinute/247
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – CenturyLink Field will have an additional 1,000 seats for the 2015 NFL season under expansion plans officially unveiled by the Seattle Seahawks. Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin said the expansion will help accommodate some of the growing demand for tickets. The Seahawks are privately funding the expansion.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Chris Petersen’s return to Boise State will happen on a Friday night. Boise State says its 2015 season opener against Washington has been set for Friday, Sept. 4. The game will be broadcast by ESPN, but no start time has yet been set. The matchup will be Petersen’s first trip back to Boise since taking over as the head coach at Washington.
UNDATED (AP) – Kentucky is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the fourth straight week. The Wildcats (27-0) received all 65 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel after routing Tennessee and Auburn last week. Virginia remained No. 2, followed by Gonzaga, Duke, Wisconsin, Villanova and Arizona. It’s the first time the top seven have remained the same for six straight weeks since 1992-93.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Organizers of Anchorage’s annual winter festival have canceled sled dog races, citing unseasonable weather. Officials say the Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship sled dog races are being canceled. The races were scheduled to begin Friday and continue through March 1. KTUU reports officials say warm weather and heavy rain left unsafe conditions for competitors.
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