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    Seattle Mariners pinch hitter Cal Raleigh heads back to the dugout after getting called out on strikes during the eighth inning Saturday. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
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    From left: retired Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird is joined by Storm head coach Noelle Quinn; players Jewell Loyd and Mercedes Russell; general manager Talisa Rhea and co-owners Dawn Trudeau and Ginny Gilder; picking up shovels to break ground for the Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance, Monday, March 27, 2023, a state-of-the-art and first-of-its-kind facility in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood which will serve as the dedicated practice facility for the Storm.

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    In stark reversal from last outing, Kings beat Kraken in low-scoring affair

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    Major League Baseball

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