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C2 Sports | | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2019 2 R Seattle Mariners www.mariners.com (206-622-HITS) Sunday @Red Sox 10:05 a.m. ROOT Monday Athletics 7:10 p.m. ROOT Tuesday Athletics 7:10 p.m. ROOT Thursday Twins 7:10 p.m. ROOT Friday Twins 7:10 p.m. ROOT Seattle Sounders FC www.soundersfc.com (877-MLS-GOAL) Wednesday Orlando City 7:30 p.m. JOEtv Saturday @Philadelphia 4:30 p.m. JOEtv May 26 @Kansas City 3 p.m. FS1 June 1 @Dallas 5 p.m. JOEtv June 5 @Montreal 4:30 p.m. JOEtv Tacoma Rainiers | www.tacomarainiers.com (253-752-7707) Sunday, 12:05 p.m., at Las Vegas; Monday, 7:05 p.m., at Las Vegas Seattle Seawolves | www.seattleseawolves.com (206-219-1427) Saturday, 3 p.m., at Glendale, CBSSN; May 26, 5 p.m., Utah, ROOT Reign FC | www.reignfc.com (206-330-0611) Saturday, 1 p.m., Sky Blue; May 27, 4 p.m., North Carolina UW baseball | www.gohuskies.com (206-543-2200) Sunday, Noon, Utah, Pac-12; Monday, 6:05 p.m., New Mexico State UW softball | www.gohuskies.com (206-543-2200) Playoffs, TBD Seattle U baseball | www.goseattleu.com (206-296-2835) Sunday, Noon, NM State; Thursday, 1 p.m., at Northern Colorado Emerald Downs | www.emeralddowns.com (253-288-7000) Sunday, 2 p.m.; Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; May 19, 2 p.m. AROUND TOWN A look ahead for our area teams ON THE AIR Sunday Pro baseball TV Radio 10 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay MLB 10:05 a.m. Seattle at Boston ROOT 710 12:05 p.m. Tacoma at Las Vegas 850 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs ESPN 710 NBA basketball playoffs 12:30 p.m. Portland at Denver 4 950 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto TNT NHL hockey playoffs Noon Carolina at Boston 5/CBUT 1090 NCAA softball 6 p.m. NCAA Softball Selection Special ESPN2 NCAA baseball 10 a.m. Mississippi State at Ole Miss ESPN2 Noon Utah at Washington PAC-12WA Noon Oregon State at Oregon PAC-12 Golf 2:30 a.m. European Tour, British Masters GOLF 10 a.m. PGA Tour, AT&T Byron Nelson GOLF Noon PGA Tour, AT&T Byron Nelson 7 Noon PGA Tour Champions, Regions Tradition GOLF Soccer 6:55 a.m. Premier League, Wolves at Liverpool 5 6:55 a.m. Premier League, Manchester City at Brighton NBCSN 6:55 a.m. Premier League, Leicester City at Chelsea CNBC 6:55 a.m. Premier League, Arsenal at Burnley MSNBC 6:55 a.m. Premier League, Everton at Tottenham SYFY 6:55 a.m. Premier League, West Ham at Watford GOLF 6:55 a.m. PremierLeague,CardiffCityat ManchesterUnited USA 9 a.m. Bundesliga, Mainz 05 at Entracht Frankfurt FS1 11:20 a.m. Serie A, Juventus at AS Roma ESPN 11:30 a.m. MLS, Orlando City at Atlanta 13 1:30 p.m. Women’sInternationalFriendly,S. Africa at U.S. 13 4 p.m. MLS, Sporting Kansas City at D.C. United FS1 Auto racing 6:05 a.m. Formula One, Spanish Grand Prix ESPN2 NCAA lacrosse tournament 9 a.m. Maryland-Baltimore County at Penn St. ESPNU 11:30 a.m. Maryland at Towson ESPNU 2 p.m. Richmond at Duke ESPNU 4:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins at Notre Dame ESPNU Cycling 3 p.m. Tour of California, stage 1 NBCSN Track and field 3 p.m. IAAF World Relays CBUT 6 p.m. Pac-12 Outdoor Championships PAC-12 Monday Pro baseball TV Radio 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia ESPN 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona (joined in progress) MLB 7:05 p.m. Tacoma at Las Vegas 850 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Seattle ROOT 710 NHL hockey playoffs 6 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose NBCSN/CBUT NCAA baseball 4 p.m. Miami at Wake Forest ESPNU Cycling 1 p.m. Tour of California, stage 2 NBCSN * Delayed broadcast. BY DWIGHT PERRY The Seattle Times And you thought 65-to-1 Country House was a long- shot winner? Duffer Dale Cohen, 62, hit the first two holes-in-one of his life —on the same day, in the same round, with the same 8-iron club— at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in northern Ohio, the Findlay Courier reported. The National Hole In One Registry pegs the odds of two in one round at roughly 67million to 1. Headlines • At Fark.com: “NCAA rescinds its ban on events in states with legal gambling, doubles down on kids charging for autographs on jerseys.” • At TheOnion.com: “Miami Mar- lins looking at eliminating unprofit- able baseball wing of organization.” See ya later, Gator Florida cornerback Chris Steele, citing a compatibility issue with a roommate, is planning to transfer. What, UF housing doesn’t have a transfer portal? Sports quiz Q: What’s the difference between hockey and the Kentucky Derby? A: MaximumSecurity’s interfer- ence penalty cost him2minutes, 3.93 seconds. This one stings A swarmof bees invaded the Great American Ball Park, keeping the Reds from taking the field and delaying the start of their game against the Giants by 18minutes. Sounds like a spring-training score: Bee Squad 1, Split Squad 0. But who’s counting? Americans are bored 131 days a year, according to a survey conduct- ed by OnePoll researchers. Which, as fate would have it, is exactly the same number of days from this year’s NFL draft to the sea- son opener. Daly special a la carte John Daly has been given a cart to play in the PGA Championship be- cause of a bad knee. No, a golf cart, silly —not a bever- age cart. Pass the flags The Michigan High School Athletic Association has voted to limit the amount of contact in high-school football practices. They reportedly got the idea watching the Cincinnati Bengals try to play defense last season. Upon further review Lions owner Martha Ford has “a lot less patience” for mediocrity than her late husband did, according to team president RodWood. And just to prove she’s serious, Ford immediately ordered a recall on the 2006, 2008 and 2009models of the Lions. OldGlove award Medical technology could soon push human life spans past 100 years, according to Bank of America analysts. Albert Pujols immediately an- nounced plans to play till he’s 65. Talking the talk • JimBarach of JokesByJim.blog- spot.com, after MaximumSecurity’s owner blasted Churchill Downs for being “greedy” by running a 20-horse field in the Kentucky Derby: “Who do they think they are, the Democratic primary?” • Janice Hough of LeftCoastSports- Babe.com, after John Daly got the OK to use a cart in the PGA Champion- ship because of an arthritic knee: “Will the cart come with a designated driver?” Shifting gears Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will drive the pace car at the IndyCar Grand Prix. In other words, he’ll be burning rubber instead of stopping it. Dwight Perry: 206-464-8250 or dperry@seattletimes.com WHAT ARE ODDS LIGHTNING WOULD STRIKE THAT 8-IRON? of the all-time-best Seahawk numbers. He has been Mr. Reliable for a lot of years. Need a clutch first down or a TD? Just look for Baldwin and throw it in his direction. He is going to be hard to replace for his contributions on and off the field. Raymond S. Wilson, Bellevue Not a believer yet in the 2019 roster The Seahawks are cer- tainly not a more talented team (Larry Stone: “Pete Carroll seems convinced the Seahawks are on the verge of a breakthrough. Are they really?”). You can’t lose Earl Thomas, Doug Baldwin and Frank Clark and think you are more talented. Rookies seldommake a big first- year impact, so to count on the draft class for that is unreasonable. I have lots of respect for Pete’s ability to coach players up, but replacing the massive talent drain is challenging. bipartisan (online comment) Send us your backtalk: Please limit comments to 125 words or less. They are subject to editing and become the property of The Seattle Times. Email to: sports@seattle- times.com . Mail to: Back- talk, Seattle Times Sports, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111. Mariners Was Kikuchi doctoring the ball? Yes, he broke the rules, but until the rule starts being enforced evenly and thoroughly across the league, nobody will care (Ryan Divish: “Did Mari- ners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi cheat Wednesday vs. the Yankees? And does it mat- ter?”). Not sure many peo- ple care anyway. The letter of the rule might have been broken (which forbids putting foreign substances on the ball), but the spirit wasn’t. The rule is meant to pre- vent spitballs, and pine tar is the last thing you would want to use to throw a spitball. It’s too sticky and you can’t put enough of it on the ball to turn a pitch into a spitball without mak- ing the ball impossible to throw. prssoapbar (online comment) Spit take Let’s just call him Gaylord 2.0. milo mindbender (online comment) Seahawks Bye, Baldwin Doug Baldwin did a lot more than just put up some BACKTALK HOW TO REACH SPORTS EDITORS Paul Barrett, Sports Editor, 206- 464-2093 pbarrett@seattletimes.com Alex Iniguez, Assistant Sports Editor, 206-464-8255 ainiguez@seattletimes.com Sean Quinton, Assistant Sports Editor, 206-652-6188 squinton@seattletimes.com Nathan Joyce, high-school sports, 206-464-2176 njoyce@seattletimes.com To be included in sports calendars and other listings, send information to Seattle Times, Sports calendar, 1000 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109 or email sports@seattletimes.com Wide receiver DK Metcalf 60% Defensive end L.J. Collier 15% Somebody else 13% Strong safety Marquise Blair 12% SPORTS POLL Vote at st.news /sports-poll Which Seahawks rookie will have the biggest impact this season? This week’s question Will the Mariners turn around their recent slide? • Yes • No Total: 2,506 • @HAWKBLOGGER The Seahawks cap spend before the Ansah deal becomes final is: $92M offense, $59M defense. Welcome to the new era of Seahawks football. 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