Store pays off $72K promotion

Football: A Tacoma furniture store is paying $72,000 to customers to settle the score from a Super Bowl promotion.

Dave Harkness of Harkness Furniture has been a Seahawks season ticket holder since 1977. He decided to run some Super Bowl-related promotions, including free furniture for a kickoff return for a touchdown.

When Percy Harvin (pictured) did it against Denver, Harkness owed 65 customers.

Harkness was to show the new Super Bowl DVD at a Monday night party where he was going to hand out checks to customers.

They’re also sending a giant “thank you” card to Harvin.

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Broncos won’t retain Mountain

Women’s basketball: Santa Clara coach Jennifer Mountain will not return for her seventh season with the Broncos.

Athletic director Dan Coonan announced Monday that Mountain’s contract would not be renewed.

Mountain went 10-20 this season, including 6-12 in the West Coast Conference. Mountain finished with a 56-127 record in her six seasons with the Broncos. She is a former player and assistant coach at Gonzaga University.

Coonan said it is time for a “fresh start” for the program and a search for a new head coach will begin immediately.

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New concussion guidelines set

Head trauma: According to new guidelines, athletes who suffer a concussion should not return to play the same day.

Dealing with concussions was the main topic Monday at the fifth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit.

The gathering brings together nearly 140 organizations committed to keeping young athletes safe. Today, members meet with legislators on Capitol Hill.

The new guidelines were released Monday by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

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