ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Encarnación paused at the plate and watched while his 400th homer flew toward the Mariners’ bullpen beyond left field. He pumped his fists as he circled the bases while his teammates went wild for the milestone.
MEXICO CITY — Citing medical reasons, former soccer star Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of the Sinaloa Dorados of Mexico’s second division.
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RENTON, Wash. — Shaquem Griffin will forever be known for far more than what he does on a football field, his tale of overcoming the loss of his left hand at age 4 to make it to the NFL serving as an inspiration long after his playing days are done.
MEXICO CITY — Citing medical reasons, former soccer star Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of the Sinaloa Dorados of Mexico’s second division.
RENTON — “Let’s talk kickers,’’ gushed Pete Carroll, beginning his final press briefing of the Seahawks offseason on Thursday with unabashed enthusiasm over a mundane topic.
SAO PAULO — Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him, one of the final steps in the investigation.
ORLANDO, Fla. — A key NCAA official says six schools are going to be facing allegations of Level I violations as early as next month, the latest fallout in the college basketball corruption scandal.
ATHENS, Ga. — It has never been more difficult to be an official in college football.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — American prosecutors said they believe two suspects in the shooting of retired Red Sox star David Ortiz are wanted for crimes in the United States, while the father of another suspect said his son belongs to a notorious Dominican gang of drug-dealing hitmen.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to terminate his contract with a sports marketing company, saying the agency violated the state’s sports agent law.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the San Antonio Missions defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 15-1 on Thursday.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Justin Rose closed out his opening round with three straight birdies to lead the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which was all he could want.
CHICO, Calif. — Walla Walla Bears No. 9 hitter Kyler Tiner singled, stole second base, took third on a balk, tagged up to score the go-ahead run on a Kobe Morris sacrifice fly, and they held for a 3-2 victory over the Chico Nuts in American Legion baseball action here at the Father’s Day Sum…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada’s first NBA championship.
MINNEAPOLIS — Even if the Mariners don’t want this to be the expectation, it has become reality — and it doesn’t seem likely to change in a season that’s already lost.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Jenkins feels confident that Memphis’ new front office will give him enough time to turn around the Grizzlies.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The leaders at the USGA aren’t the only ones who want to get it right at this U.S. Open.
I still have visions of teenaged Kevin Durant in 2007, living large and free in the house he shared with his mother on Mercer Island.
College Place senior guard Madeline Weaver, and Pomeroy junior forward Maddie Dixon, are playing in 2019 Washington/North Idaho All-State Girls Basketball Games at the HUB Sports Center in Spokane on June 22.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant confirmed what everyone most feared: He underwent surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nobody with the Titans will ever wear Eddie George’s No. 27 nor the No. 9 of the late Steve McNair again, players who helped the franchise through its difficult relocation from Houston to Tennessee to its lone Super Bowl berth.
TACOMA — The Sounders switched competitions but couldn’t shake their losing skid.
MINNEAPOLIS — To be fair, given the personnel, the experience level and set-up of the bullpen, you’d think it would happen more often. But then again in this stretch of baseball where the Mariners win about once every five games, they haven’t had many late leads to lose.
The Walla Walla Sweets continued their hot start as they improve to 8-0 after picking up their second win over the Highline Bears on Wednesday night, 9-2, at Borleske Stadium.
BOSTON — Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden.
MEMPHIS — The Memphis Grizzlies have finally filled their coaching vacancy by hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins.
TUKWILA — MLS is on a two-week FIFA international break and the Sounders are … still playing?
PARIS — FIFA has withdrawn a claim that 1 million tickets have been sold for the Women’s World Cup and now says the total includes people paying nothing to attend games, including VIPs and even medical staff.
Numerous local track, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and soccer student-athletes have been recognized by their respective leagues for their performances this spring.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Craig Berube made a rare stop in the locker room after the game to address his players. It was important.
UNDATED — Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist, is returning to the pool as a member of the DC Trident, one of the teams in the new International Swimming League.
VISTA, Calif. — A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday on the remaining charges against former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. after a jury convicted him of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman but could not break a deadlock over two counts of rape involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker and…
The opening game of the 1999 Women’s World Cup between the United States and Denmark was at the old Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., home to a pair of NFL teams.
BOSTON (AP) — A wounded David Ortiz was recovering from exploratory surgery in Boston on Tuesday as investigators in his native Dominican Republic tried to figure out who shot the former Red Sox slugger and why.
MINNEAPOLIS — A new list sat in front of manager Scott Servais. In his careful penmanship, he had detailed the status of each of his 10 players on the injured list and read them to start his Tuesday afternoon pregame media session.
The Walla Walla Sweets built an 8-1 Tuesday night and held on for an 8-4 victory over the Highline Bears in non-West Coast League baseball action at Borleske Stadium.
INDIANAPOLIS — Jewell Loyd hit three free throws in the final 24.4 seconds and Natasha Howard scored 26 points as the Storm pulled out an 84-82 win over Indiana in front of 3,506 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in WNBA play Tuesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This barrage of home runs has helped propel the Minnesota Twins to the best record in baseball.
REIMS, France — Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women’s World Cup champions had no desire to go easy on a lesser opponent in their opening game.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has announced he’s retiring after 18 seasons.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and three-time LPGA major winner Jan Stephenson were among five people inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in a Monday night ceremony that was as much about comebacks as success.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — David Ortiz was back in Boston on Monday night for medical care, a day after authorities said the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic.
When Gonzaga point guard Josh Perkins threw a no-look pass to Zach Collins for an easy dunk, you had to wonder if Washington administrators wondered why they ever agreed to this revival.
Walla Walla Sweets outfielder Patrick Caulfield has been selected by the West Coast League as the Player of the Week. .
MINNEAPOLIS — When Tom Murphy was acquired by the Mariners on March 29 in a minor trade with the Giants, he pleased many folks with the revelation he’s a huge fan of “The Office” and was watching reruns at home when he found out he’d been traded to Seattle.
PRESCOTT — Prescott High has announced this year’s recipient of the Jack Smiley Memorial Scholarship is Tigers senior Anahi Morfin.
AUSTIN, Texas — A pair of local former high school stars competed at the NCAA National Track and Field Championships here over the weekend.
SEATTLE — The Washington men’s basketball team is on the wrong side of a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of the past 13 contests against Gonzaga, but the Huskies aren’t eager to end the annual battles with their cross-state rivals.
RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks will take the field for one last time this week for mandatory minicamp before taking off for the summer and returning in late July for training camp to get ready for the season.
NICE, France (AP) — FIFA’s attempt to hype Women’s World Cup ticket sales didn’t go exactly as planned.
SISTERS, Ore. — A trio of area steer wrestlers cashed checks here Sunday at the conclusion of the 79th annual Sisters Rodeo.
