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Alaska Airlines, popular in the Pacific Northwest and known for customer service, will begin daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Philadelphia, starting June 11. The Seattle-based carrier is the second airline in the last month to announce it is coming to Philadelphia International Airport. Virgin America Inc. said in January it would begin nonstop daily flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco from Philadelphia beginning in April. "We are very excited to bring Philadelphia an airline that has distinguished itself among travelers and industry experts," said Philadelphia airport chief executive officer Mark Gale.

After he left them and took a bunch of people from their organization with him to Seattle, Packer fans still cheered coach Mike Holmgren when he returned last night to Lambeau Field. After he left the field following what had to be the worst night of his professional life - four interceptions, two lost fumbles, six turnovers by himself and seven for the team - those same Packers fans were too numb to boo their quarterback, Brett Favre. But they cheered when backup Matt Hasselback was put in as a mopup replacement.

The resurgence of '70s pop doesn't stop with disco. The sodden rock of that era is making a comeback, too. Herewith, the rock recipe that pleased a large crowd of Pearl Jam fans Friday night at the Trocadero: PEARL JAM 5 twentysomething guys from Seattle (include 2 finely chopped guitarists, 1 raw-throated vocalist) 1 bushel Bad Company, Free and Guess Who records One packet generic rebellion, anger and alienation 1 tub of hype Overripe rock-and-roll theatrics, to (excessive)

The SuperSonics will move to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season as part of a settlement with the city of Seattle, ending a contentious relationship that resulted in a trial in which the judge was due to issue her ruling yesterday. The settlement calls for Sonics owner Clay Bennett and the Professional Basketball Club LLC to pay up to $75 million to the city in exchange for the immediate termination of the KeyArena lease between the NBA team and the city. The team's name and colors will stay in Seattle.

Seattle pitcher Brett Tomko, who left Friday night's game with stiffness in his right shoulder, will make his next start Saturday in Tampa Bay instead of Wednesday in Baltimore. "We'll give him a little more time," Mariners manager Lou Piniella said before yesterday's game with Tampa Bay. Tomko, who was acquired by Seattle in the trade that sent Ken Griffey Jr. to Cincinnati on Feb. 10, left Friday night's game with the Devil Rays in the fourth inning with the count, 3-1, on John Flaherty.

Much has been made of the prestige and stature in the offing for Philadelphia next summer, when thousands of conventioneers and journalists arrive for the Republican National Convention. It's a notion discussed excitedly by business execs, tourism promoters and politicians, and it's the primary justification for the $35 million the city must raise to host the event. But even as representatives from major news organizations gathered in Philadelphia this week to tour convention facilities, discuss coverage plans, and scout backdrops for their convention broadcasts, events on the other side of the country provided a harsh reminder that - depending on what happens - the publicity for the city won't necessarily be good.

In what may turn out to be his most interesting goal-line stand, Brian Bosworth stuck to his guns yesterday and headed further toward a showdown with the men who run the NFL. After being selected by Seattle in the league's supplemental draft, the former Oklahoma linebacker said he would neither play for the Seahawks nor negotiate with the club. What Bosworth vowed to do instead was stick to his plan of playing for only one of four teams - even if that means sitting out the 1987 season and waiting for the 1988 college draft in April.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Tim Raines thinks Seattle is a fine city to visit. He just doesn't want to play baseball there. In response to an announcement by owner George Argyros that the Mariners were prepared to make an offer Raines could accept, the free agent told the Montreal newspaper La Presse that he had no interest in playing for the lowly American League West club. Tom Reich, the agent for Raines, said Argyros was "grandstanding" when he said he was ready to offer Raines a two-year contract.

SEATTLE - Cliff Lee is headed out of Seattle and a first base prospect with a ton of power potential is on his way in. The Mariners capped a whirlwind 24 hours of wheeling and dealing on Friday afternoon by shipping Lee to the Texas Rangers in exchange for first baseman Justin Smoak, Class AA pitchers Blake Beavan and Josh Lueke and Class AA infielder Matt Lawson and cash in excess of $2 million. Seattle also shipped relief pitcher Mark Lowe, a Texas native from the Houston area, to the Rangers.

The father of Penn basketball recruit Andrew Coates said yesterday that his son has been accepted at the Wharton School of Business and that the family has sent a deposit to the university, a step that is akin to signing a letter of intent. Coates, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound power forward who averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots last season as a junior at Eastside Catholic in Seattle, turned down a scholarship offer from Northwestern. Though Ivy League schools do not ask recruits to sign national letters of intent, Coates cannot be recruited by any other Ivy League school after his paperwork at Penn is completed.

What: Union (2-4-1, seven points) at Seattle Sounders FC (5-1-1, 16 points) When: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Where: Century Link Field, Seattle TV: NBC Sports Network On the web: Streaming at MLSSoccer.com About the Sounders: Seattle sits third in a tightly contested Western Conference and hosts the Union following a 2-0 win against the conference rival Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday....

Five days later and it still stings. And it should. Union assistant John Hackworth, the interim boss while Peter Nowak serves the second of a two-match ban, told reporters during the Union's weekly conference Wednesday that Saturday's 2-1 loss to San Jose in the waning minutes was "unjust," a decision no one with the club has forgotten. "When you lose the way we lost on Saturday, everybody [in our locker room] believes that was an unjust result," Hackworth said of an effort that resulted in the Union's first shot of the game not coming until the 30th minute.

THE WHIRLWIND of playing games on two continents and three states to begin the 2012 season had Brendan Ryan so confused he legitimately didn't know the Seattle Mariners had an off day at home coming on Monday. Ryan will get the needed break after accomplishing a first in his time with Seattle: actually hitting a home run at home. "I didn't know that. Are you serious?" Ryan asked. "I don't have to show up tomorrow? That's a really happy off day then. " Ryan hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Justin Smoak added a solo shot in the third and the Mariners beat the visiting Oakland Athletics, 5-3, on Sunday.

Ever since ballparks became food courts with dugouts, teams seemingly have competed to sell the grossest items their caterers can concoct. This one might be it. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League are selling a gigantic fish sandwich they call the "Moby Dick. " The 4,000-calorie beast consists of five quarter-pound fish fillets, eight slices of cheese, six ounces of clam strips, a third of a pound of French fries, a cup of coleslaw, plus lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and tartar sauce.

Peyton Manning's free agency has impacted at least three other NFL teams so far this month. Spurned by Manning last week, the Seattle Seahawks reached terms with free agent quarterback Matt Flynn on a multiyear deal on Sunday. Flynn, a career backup with the Green Bay Packers, dazzled in the season finale when he threw six touchdowns against Detroit and was one of the hottest free agents on the market.   Smith to Miami? Meanwhile, undoubtedly spurred by San Francisco's belated pursuit of Manning, free-agent quarterback Alex Smith spent 51/2 hours meeting with the Miami Dolphins.

SEATTLE - A plot of grass sits in the middle of Seattle, within feet of a busy road and on a hill that overlooks the city's skyline. But it's no ordinary patch of green. Residents hope it will become one of the country's largest "food forests. " The park, which will start at two acres and grow to seven, will offer city dwellers a chance to pick apples, plums, and other crops right from the branch. "I think it's a great opportunity for the people of Seattle to able to connect to the environment," said Maureen Erbe, who walked her two dogs next to the plot on a recent overcast day. Would she pluck some fruits from the forest?

SEATTLE - A plot of grass sits in the middle of Seattle, just feet from a busy road and on a hill that overlooks the city's skyline. But it's no ordinary patch of green. Residents hope it will become one of the country's largest "food forests. " The park, which will start at 2 acres and grow to 7, will offer city dwellers a chance to pick apples, plums, and other crops right from the branch. "I think it's a great opportunity for the people of Seattle to be able to connect to the environment," said Maureen Erbe, who walked her two dogs next to the plot on a recent overcast day. Would she pluck some fruit from the forest?

Alaska Airlines, popular in the Pacific Northwest and known for customer service, will begin daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Philadelphia, starting June 11. The Seattle-based carrier is the second airline in the last month to announce it is coming to Philadelphia International Airport. Virgin America Inc. said in January it would begin nonstop daily flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco from Philadelphia beginning in April. "We are very excited to bring Philadelphia an airline that has distinguished itself among travelers and industry experts," said Philadelphia airport chief executive officer Mark Gale.

THE CITY OF Seattle has been working behind the scenes for 8 months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town - possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show. The city turned over the documents to the Seattle Times on Friday under a public records request. The documents included the agenda for a meeting between the parties on Dec. 13, with topics including "Review of Basic Deal Structure," "City Debt Capacity" and "Financing Issues.