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Huskies deny contacting Dillon Baxter

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Published June 11, 2010 at 10:45 p.m.

The University of Washington is denying tonight an allegation contained in an ESPN.com story that the UW was one of five schools to illegally contact USC running back Dillon Baxter ... In the story, Baxter --- a freshman running back who emerged as potentially the starter at the position for USC in spring practice after enrolling early ---- alleges that UW, Oregon, Florida, Alabama and Fresno State all contacted him on Thursday to see if he would be interested in transferring. He alleged that

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18 UW football players set to graduate tomorrow

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Published June 11, 2010 at 9:46 p.m.

The University of Washington holds its spring graduation ceremony tomorrow and the school says there are 18 current and former players who "have earned their degrees.'' I phrase it that way as the school says it's not sure which of these players will actually participate tomorrow. But all are eligible to walk if they wish, and undoubtedly some/most will. Included are two of the most prominent QBs in school history ... Here's the list: ... Tony Chidiac ... Gregory Christine ... Joshua Gage ...

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Patty Murray kicks off Senate campaign

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Published June 11, 2010 at 8:25 p.m.

She's running now, and running hard. Patty Murray kicked off her Senate campaign with a huge fundraising luncheon in downtown Seattle today ...

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Expansion news running rampant

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Published June 11, 2010 at 7:31 p.m.

Being June and usually the college football off-season, planned some other stuff for today --- including a couple of meetings and interviews (the latter of which should yield some interesting copy down the road.) ... Those activities also included attending the grand opening of the grand opening of the Husky Central store today in downtown Seattle ... I went during the time Steve Sarkisian was being interviewed on KJR-AM, and while he was on the air came the announcement of Boise State to the

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West Seattle Weekend Lineup: More than 60 options!

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Published June 11, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

60+ options, for a weekend promising 70-degree temperatures! The big events include the Morgan Junction Community Festival (co-sponsored by WSB) 11 am-7 pm tomorrow, continuing with the West Seattle Junction Health Fair (WSB sponsor) 10 am-2 pm Sunday, and a lot more inbetween, like the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle making Westcrest Park Off-Leash Area [ ... ] ...

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Report: McMenamins to build Bothell hotel complex

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Published June 11, 2010 at 3:55 p.m.

McMenamins, a Portland, Ore.-based developer of brewpubs, microbreweries and other entertainment venues, is planning to buy a school in Bothell, Wash., and convert it into a 70-room hotel, restaurant, pub, and movie theater, according to a report in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce ...

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Berry order begin for Rotary Club of West Seattle

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Published June 11, 2010 at 2:59 p.m.

Strawberries are first up this year for the Rotary Club of West Seattle’s annual berry sale, and orders are being taken right now – they should be delivered in time for pickup in just two weeks, June 25 and 26, on the south side of Admiral Safeway. You can order online at the Rotary website, [ ... ] ...

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Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik dealing with regime's first full-blown crisis

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Published June 11, 2010 at 1:46 p.m.
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Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik joins the team today in San Diego, and not a moment too soon ... Zduriencik is dealing with the first full-blown crisis of his 20 months at the helm. His team has been blown out in six of the last seven games, including three straight defeats by scores of 12-3, 12-2 and 7-1. There are questions about how much control his manager, Don Wakamatsu, has over the clubhouse in the wake of the controversial way that the final weeks of Ken Griffey Jr.'s career played out

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Friday morning news and notes

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Published June 11, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.

Today doesn't figure to be quite as eventful as Thursday --- how could it? Still, lots on tap, so here's a quick breakdown: ... --- As Orangebloods.com details well, Nebraska is expected to announce today that it is joining the Big Ten. Once that happens, it could open the door for Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to immediately join the Pac-10. However, that could also take through the weekend. As Orangebloods notes, the real drama is with Texas A&M, said to still be flirting with

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GSA leases Seattle office space

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Published June 11, 2010 at 12:46 p.m.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has signed a lease for 172,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle, according to CoStar Group, a commercial real estate information company ...

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