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BOSTON -- A judge on Tuesday scheduled a tentative May trial date for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men, and his lawyers asked a judge to issue a gag order because of intense media coverage of the murder case. Lamar Miller Navy Blue Jersey . Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after a random nightclub encounter in Boston. During a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court, Hernandezs lawyers asked Judge Jeffrey Locke to issue a gag order prohibiting anyone involved in the case from commenting outside court. Attorney James Sultan said the defence is concerned that Hernandez cant get a fair trial because of extensive media coverage of his indictment in the double slayings and another murder case against Hernandez in the 2013 death of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. Lloyds body was found in an industrial park near Hernandezs North Attleborough home. "I think its incumbent upon all of us ... to do whatever we can to safeguard Mr. Hernandezs constitutional right to a fair trial and a jury that has not been poisoned by unfairly prejudicial pretrial publicity," Sultan said. He argued that a judge in Bristol County, where Hernandez is charged with killing Lloyd, issued a gag order in that case. Prosecutors opposed the request. Assistant District Attorney Patrick Haggan called a gag order "unreasonable" and "unwarranted," and said it not the usual practice in Suffolk County. Haggan said Hernandezs lawyers were suggesting that "because of his celebrity and his public figure status that Mr. Hernandez should not be held to the rules of this court." Haggan said prosecutors involved in the Hernandez case had not made any improper statements outside court. Sultan disagreed, saying District Attorney Dan Conley had "held a press conference" after the indictments against Hernandez were issued and again after he was arraigned. The judge took the request under advisement and did not indicate when he would rule. Family members and friends of the two men filled the front two rows of the courtroom. Several relatives wept as Hernandez was brought into the room. Two women left the courtroom as Hernandez talked and laughed with one of his lawyers just before the hearing began. Locke made it clear that the May 28 trial date is only tentative. He acknowledged that the date could change because Hernandezs trial in Lloyds killing is scheduled for October. Hernandezs lawyers told the judge they dont plan to file any motions in the 2012 double slaying case until after the trial in the Lloyd case is over. But Locke warned them, "Dont consider this case suspended until October." Hernandez is due back in court on Aug. 14. Brock Osweiler Red Jersey . -- Drew Smyly could finally relax on the mound Monday. Jaelen Strong Limited Jersey . Rooney broke the deadlock when he fired home a penalty in the 64th minute, only for captain Nemanja Vidic to be sent off for a dangerous challenge on Gabriel Giurgiu two minutes later. Rooney secured Uniteds first victory in Group C with another penalty in injury time. SEATTLE -- Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik remains extremely optimistic about the bounty of young talent the Mariners possess. He also knows the abundance of youth means another challenging season lies ahead in the Pacific Northwest. "I think we have some very talented young kids. I think this is going to be a challenging year at the big league level for us. Lets not kid ourselves," Zduriencik said during the Mariners pre-spring training luncheon on Thursday. "Weve got a young club no matter how you shake it. Weve got young players. The positive is weve got a lot of young kids coming right behind them." More than at any other point since Zduriencik took over as general manager before the 2009 season, the Mariners will rely almost entirely on their youth during the 2012 season. His first two seasons were filled with moves aimed at making Seattle competitive while at the same time Zduriencik was busy rebuilding a barren farm system. Last year brought the arrival of manager Eric Wedge and a remaking of the Mariners clubhouse that featured 18 rookies getting their first major league experience at some point of the year while the veterans Seattle planned to rely on underperformed. This year its likely to be all about the young guys. Seattles current 40-man roster features 33 players with less than five years of major league experience -- 31 of those have less than three years. If that number isnt stark enough, 40 of the Mariners 65 current spring training invitees have less than one year of major league service. Its why there is optimism for what the Mariners could be when these players mature. But theyll need time. Throw in what the remainder of the AL West did in the off-season -- namely the additions in Texas and with the Angels -- and it reinforces Zdurienciks belief that it could be a bumpy year. "Its going to be a challenge because of the young kids. If you think about it, Dustin Ackley has half a year in the big leagues, Kyle Seager has half a year in the big leagues, Casper Wells ...," Zduriencik said. "You start looking around, looking around and start looking at these pieces ... and then you look at what happens in this division. No matterr how you shake it, you cant ignore what (the Angels) did and you cant ignore what Texas did and those clubs were ahead of us prior to these moves. Lamar Miller Game Jersey . Its an uphill battle." Many Mariners fans pegged the success of this off-season to the chances of bringing free-agent slugger Prince Fielder to the Pacific Northwest, largely making that connection due to Zdurienciks history with Fielder in Milwaukee. Fielder signed a $214 million, nine-year deal with Detroit on Thursday. Zduriencik didnt go into details Thursday about his discussions with Fielders agent, Scott Boras, other than noting Boras was upfront about what he thought it would take to sign Fielder. "He had a vision of what the number was going to be. He openly shared that with me, and he got the number he certainly thought was going to begin with a two, and it happened that way," Zduriencik said. "Thats a large number and a large number of years. The best to him." While Zduriencik was tempering any expectations for his ballclub, which opens spring training on Feb. 12 and begins the season in Japan, Wedge made it clear Thursday that the offensive ineptitude of recent seasons wont be tolerated. Seattles biggest off-season move was solely to address its offensive problems when young All-Star pitcher Michael Pineda was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for young slugging prospect Jesus Montero. Wedge joked that his wife was proud of him last year for biting his tongue at times when he could have unleashed a verbal lashing on a more veteran team. Wedge made a point recently to bring in nine position players to Seattle to hold them accountable and make sure they were following through with their off-season programs. He let them know there would be less slack this season for not performing. "Its unacceptable the amount of runs weve scored the last couple of years. Last year I sat back. I get it, believe me. I bit my tongue off more than once," Wedge said. "It was the right thing to do. My wife was proud of me. This year is going to be a little bit different. You dont go from zero to 60. Weve got to let it out a little more this year, raise the bar a little bit." 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