Seattle manager Eric Wedge says he will begin the season having Chone Figgins bat leadoff and hit Ichiro Suzuki third in the Mariners batting order. Wedge made the announcement yesterday. It will be the first time in his career that Suzuki will not bat leadoff on a regular basis, having hit somewhere else in the batting order only a few times in his decade-long career with the Mariners. Suzuki is coming off the worst year of his career in America.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers routed San Antonio 137-97 last night while the Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Jamal Crawford scored 20 points, shooting 5 for 7 on 3-pointers, and had eight assists for the Blazers, who led by as many as 48 points and sat all of their starters for most of the fourth quarter. Gerald Wallace and Nicolas Batum each had 19 points. Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Antonio.
 
Striker Kris Boyd, the Scottish Premier League's all-time leading scorer, has joined Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers. Boyd was signed by the Timbers in late January, but his arrival to Portland was delayed as he secured a visa. The 28-year-old Boyd scored 164 goals in a total of 296 appearances in the SPL with Kilmarnock and Rangers. He was the league's top scorer for four seasons in his SPL career. He joins countryman John Spencer, the Timbers' head coach in Portland.

BOYS BASKETBALL
 2A Southwest District 4
 Third Place
     North Thurston 62, Washougal 56

GIRLS BASKETBALL
 2A Southwest District 4
 Third Place
     River Ridge 56, North Thurston 54

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