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Winning numbers drawn in Daily Game game
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were: 2-4-4 (two, four, ...
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Column Spurs collapse starts at the top with Pop
The sly smile on Erik Spoelstra's lips said it all. If only this once, the Miami coach couldn't wait to field questions. This was just minutes after a magical Game 6, when the memories of how his Heat defied the longest of odds to steal a win in overtime were still fresh: Down five points with just under 30 seconds left in regulation, against a San Antonio team and a coach, Gregg ...
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Saunders hopes to rekindle magic at Angel Stadium
"Safeco" Joe Saunders will try to manufacture some of his home-field magic in his old ballpark on Wednesday night when the Mariners take on the Angels at Angel Stadium. The 32-year old lefty has been dominant in Seattle, going 4-2 with a 2.53 ERA in seven games. On the road, however, Saunders has struggled to a 1-4 record with a 7.58 ERA. To win their second straight game against the ...
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Pitcher safety against liners still issue for MLB
Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head.He wakes up just before impact.The real thing is a nightmare scenario that happens a couple times a season in the major leagues."Guys are bigger now and hitting the ball harder and we're throwing the ball harder and when a guy hits ...
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Energy Secretary to visit Hanford site in Wash.
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is set to make his first visit to the nation's most contaminated nuclear site since being confirmed by the Senate last ...
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Hamilton hits into 3 DPs as Angels lose to Ms
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Josh Hamilton has just about hit rock-bottom with the bat for the Los Angeles Angels. The 2010 AL MVP has been a huge disappointment since signing a five-year, $125 million contract in December after leaving Texas in free agency. Hamilton grounded into a double play his first three times up Tuesday night and struck out his next two at-bats, and the Angels lost 3-2 to ...
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United Boeing 787 Diverted Tokyo-Bound Dreamliner Flight 139 Lands In Seattle
SEATTLE -- An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. Flight 139 landed normally and an airline maintenance team was inspecting it, United spokeswoman Mary Ryan said in an email statement. The plane touched down in Seattle shortly ...
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Longer Dreamliner official but not its production location
At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10. The jet officially entered the market with 102 orders from blue-ribbon customers United Airlines; British Airways; Singapore Airlines; GE Capital Aviation Services, the airplane leasing unit of General Electric Co.; and Air Lease Corp., the lessor run by ...
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Puyallup sets rule for offender homes
The Puyallup City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday night that bans two or more sex offenders or violent felons from living together in residential areas within the city ...
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BROWNS POINT Fire claims home occupants unhurt
Fire ripped through a house in Tacoma’s Browns Point neighborhood Tuesday morning, firefighters said. The blaze broke out just after 3 a.m. in the home in the 4200 block of Browns Point Boulevard.Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting through the roof. Seven people who’d been inside the house - five adults and two children - made it outside unharmed.The house was severely ...
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MOUNT VERNON Collapsed I-5 Skagit bridge reopens Wednesday
A temporary bridge over the Skagit River will reopen Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge ...
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Plan protects law enforcers
A Pierce County Council committee Tuesday recommended making it illegal for suspected prostitutes and their customers to attempt to detect undercover officers by engaging in sexual contact before a transaction is made. The proposal, which moves to the full council in about a month, is the same as what Tacoma adopted two years ago. Lakewood approved a similar provision in 2009.Council members ...
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Military suicides not always tied to combat
Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he really wanted was to go to war.In 2008, as the U.S. death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan approached 5,000, Evans became a medic in the Navy Reserve and was assigned to a Marine company."He wanted in the trenches," said his wife, Catherine Evans. To her relief, ...
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Lawmakers see hope in state budget forecast
Substantial improvements in Washington’s financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism that they would avoid any government ...
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Fife schools longtime leader says goodbye
When Steve McCammon became principal of Fife High School in 1996, the Fife School District was recovering from a 37-day teachers strike the previous fall, which was a state record at the ...
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Tacoma Dome no more Arena could receive a new name
What’s in a name? For an aging but highly visible city icon, potentially big dough.Or so hope city of Tacoma officials, who this week began soliciting bids to explore selling the naming rights to the 3-decades-old Tacoma Dome."As much as we love her, the Dome is 30 years old," Tacoma public assembly facilities director Kim Bedier said Tuesday. "And in these times of budget ...
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Padres have 7-game winning streak end
Jesus Guzman put the San Diego Padres in position to extend their winning streak and add yet another come-from-behind win. The good feeling did not last ...
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Kendrys lifts Mariners in 10th at Angel Stadium
Morales' single puts Mariners on top in 10th ANAHEIM -- Veteran right-hander Jeremy Bonderman continued his comback bid with his third strong start in a row for the Mariners, who rallied for a 3-2 win over the Angels in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Kendrys Morales drove in the go-ahead run against his former team with a single off the glove of shortstop Erick Aybar ...
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Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins
Florida Marlins pitcher Nathan Eovaldi delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt ...
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Mukilteo police searching for clues after violent hit-and-run
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- Police in Mukilteo are asking for help to track down the driver who hit and seriously injured a 55-year-old Sammamish man earlier this month.Don Shearer was returning home from Whidbey Island on the morning of May 5 when he nearly lost his life. Shearer had just left the Mukilteo ferry when someone driving a light colored, late model Cadillac ran a stop sign and hit ...
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Miami forces Game 7 with OT victory
MIAMI - For years, Ray Allen’s routine has not changed. Show up for work hours earlier than just about everyone else, go onto the court and take hundreds of jump shots. It paid off for him on Tuesday. And he’ll be back out there on Thursday - since the Miami Heat season still has one game remaining. Allen’s three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a ...
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Mariners hold off Angels 3-2 in 10 innings
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Navigating a bullpen minefield without his closer is something manager Eric Wedge had spent the past week dabbling in. And it almost blew up in his face Tuesday night when he dabbled with recently removed closer Tom Wilhelmsen in the eighth inning and saw him yield a tying home run to Albert Pujols two pitches in. But Wilhelmsen got through the rest of that inning and ...
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Giants score twice in 8th to beat Padres
Juan Perez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping the Padres' seven-game winning ...
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Mariners survive game of bullpen roulette
Tom Wilhelmsen cost Jeremy Bonderman the win, but not the Mariners. Wilhelmsen held it together long enough in the eighth and the ninth before leaving with two on and two out. Charlie Furbush finished that inning off by striking out Josh Hamilton. Then, Kendrys Morales finished his former team off in the 10th with a slicing line drive single off the glove of leaping shortstop Erick Aybar. That ...
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Wainwright has rough 1st as Cards lose to Cubs 4-2
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright felt he let his teammates down Tuesday night. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander was seeking his major-league leading 11th win, but he gave up four runs in the first inning of a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in the first to help the Cubs break a five-game losing streak in St. Louis. Chicago started fast ...
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Seattle fixing Mercer Mess
Seattle’s Department of Transport has plans to improve the Mercer Corridor or Mercer Mess as it is known to many residents of the city, Seattle news media have been reporting on the plans for some time, but a groundbreaking ceremony now marks the beginning of the major project.
The Mercer Corridor was built over forty years ago when the city’s transportation needs and traffic volumes were entirely different to present day. Mercer Street is a primary artery for the city of Seattle and over 80,000 people drive along it every day, but because of increased traffic and inefficient infrastructure, major bottlenecks occur at peak rush hour and limit access to the South Lake Union area, the Seattle Waterfront, the port, major highways and the Seattle Center. Read more
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