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Throwing stuff never gets old

In the spring of 1941, when Franklin Roosevelt was president and the United States was on the brink of war, Rowswell began his coaching career in eastern Washington. Later, in the spring of 1956, Rowswell began coaching at North Thurston, working with the shot putters and discus throwers in the school’s first year. He’s coached there nearly every spring since.
• THEN & NOW: Compare winning times and marks from 1956 and 2010
Cust searching for his swing

It was a gusty night at Comerica Park in Detroit that Jack Cust would rather forget.
This time, Reno stops rally

The Tacoma Rainiers had the Aces on the ropes in the ninth inning for the third day in row but Reno reliever Kam Mickolio was able to bear down and hold off the Rainiers’ ninth-inning rally for a 10-8 win Sunday.
Sharks take 2-0 lead on Red Wings

The defensemen are scoring, the high-scoring forwards are working in the defensive zone, and Antti Niemi played the same way he did when he knocked San Jose out of the playoffs a year ago.
No explanation necessary

Critics, looking at the Seattle Seahawks the way sugar-savoring children look at a piñata dangling over a crowd, took only a few moments after the NFL draft concluded Saturday to take some hefty swings at the Seahawks' draft class.
Sun ruins a nice day

BOSTON - On a day when the Seattle Mariners could complete an unlikely six-game road sweep with reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Felix Hernandez on the mound, an unlikely event happened to prevent it.
Good day for Capital baseball in Tacoma

TACOMA - Sunshine and earning two victories to close out the regular season made a long day easier for the Capital Cougars on Saturday.
Evans scores twice as Sounders blank Toronto

SEATTLE - Brad Evans scored twice in the second half and set up Alvaro Fernandez's first-half goal in the Seattle Sounders' 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Kyle Busch denies Hamlin trifecta bid

Kyle Busch denied teammate Denny Hamlin a weekend sweep at his home track Saturday night by stretching his final tank of gas 107 laps to win at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.
Split ends season for Saints

LACEY - Saint Martin's and Northwest Nazarene split their Great Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Saints Field.
Timberline sprinter blazes

SHELTON - Confidence came in the form of a dead-heat for Douglas Sudberry. Last week at a Narrows League 3A track and field dual meet, the Timberline senior went stride for stride with Lincoln's Quadelle Satterwhite, one of the state’s premier sprinters, in the 100-meter dash.
• GALLERY: Shelton Invitational Track and Field Meet 2011
• BOYS TRACK: Full team and individual results from the Shelton Invitational
• GIRLS TRACK: Full team and individual results from the Shelton Invitational
Mariners keep on winning

BOSTON - It's a concept that seemed somewhere between implausible and laughable a week ago.
First-round pick speaks softly, delivers big hits

RENTON - According to newly drafted Seattle Seahawks tackle James Carpenter, he's a real chatterbox compared to what he used to be.
Rainiers rally for victory

One day after blowing two late leads before losing in 12 innings, the Tacoma Rainiers pulled off a stunning rally with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Reno Aces, 9-6, on Friday.
Without scorers, Sounders in flux

More secrets than usual could be revealed tonight at Qwest Field.
And the 2011 starting UW quarterback is …

SEATTLE - Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian appears to be on the verge of naming a starting quarterback.
Seattle Storm gets WNBA's No. 3 all-time scorer

The Seattle Storm acquired veteran guard Katie Smith, center Jacinta Monroe and a 2012 WNBA draft pick in a three-team trade with Washington and Indiana.
Roloson, Stamkos put the zap in Lightning's win

If the Tampa Bay Lightning and their 41-year-old goalie, Dwayne Roloson, were exhausted, they sure hid it well in a road game Friday.
Mariners road show red-hot and rollin'

BOSTON - The juggernaut that has become the Seattle Mariners continues to roll on the road.
NFL Draft: Seahawks add more size up front

RENTON - The Seattle Seahawks continued to make new offensive line coach Tom Cable a happy man on the second day of the 2011 NFL draft, using the No. 75 overall selection (third round) to select another piece of the rebuilding project up front: Wisconsin offensive guard John Moffitt.