In sports briefs from Thursday, the French Open schedule is pushed back a week due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Paul George's 33 points lead the Clippers past the Suns in a matchup of two of the Western Conference's top teams.
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Matt Olson hit a grand slam and Mitch Moreland homered twice to back Sean Manaea’s 7-0 shutout in the opener, and Jesús Luzardo followed with his own Game 2 gem for a 1-0 win in the nightcap as Oakland swept a doubleheader against depleted Minnesota.
Paul George had 33 points, including two free throws with 4.8 seconds left that gave the Los Angeles Clippers a 113-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
In the pregame media session Monday, the subject of vaccinations for players and staff came up for the third consecutive day, and Mariners manager Scott Servais announced there would be nurses on site following the Mariners' homestand finale against the Dodgers on Tuesday afternoon.
Julio Urías threw seven dominant innings of one-hit ball, striking out a career-high 11 and leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, April 20.
The last time Dylan Moore played third base against a team that was the defending World Series champions was way back on March 30, 2019 at Safeco Field.
Kiké Hernández led off with a replay-aided home run and Bobby Dalbec worked a 14-pitch walk in a six-run first inning against Lucas Giolito, helping the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 11-4 on Monday in the first Patriots’ Day game played apart from the Boston Marathon.
Rookie Taylor Trammell homered and added a key RBI double, third baseman Dylan Moore thwarted a Dodgers rally with a terrific defensive play in the seventh and the Seattle Mariners beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Monday night in a matchup of early season division leaders.
Aldon Smith, who signed with the Seahawks last week in the latest step in reviving an NFL career that has been beset by legal and other issues, is wanted in connection to a second-degree battery case in the New Orleans area, according to a report from WDSU-TV in New Orleans.
The Mariners had meetings for the coaching staff, one for the players and staff at the alternate training site and another for players on the active roster, about education and science, definitely not big subjects in a typical MLB clubhouse. Specifically, the meeting was held for players to learn about the COVID-19 vaccines and the real information about them.
The last-place New York Yankees lost their fifth straight game as Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double off Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 win Sunday and a three-game sweep.
Terry Rozier had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets rode a strong first quarter to a 109-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Lucas Cavallini scored in the 49th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off the 2021 Cascadia Cup with a 1-0 win over the Portland Timbers in the season opener for both teams on Sunday night.
Alex Bowman passed Denny Hamlin on a restart with 10 laps to go and drove away at Richmond Raceway for his third career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Ty France hit a two-run home run, six Seattle pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Mariners beat the depleted Houston Astros 7-2 on Sunday.
Stewart Cink maintained his five-stroke lead and set another scoring mark at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69, moving closer to a third victory at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Jeff Raikes, who is heading the search, gave an update on the process Friday at T-Mobile Park before the Mariners played the Astros.
Joao Paulo scored the first goal, Raul Ruidiaz added two more and Fredy Montero got the fourth in Seattle's season-opening win Friday.
For the fifth time, the Mariners came from behind to win, beating Houston in the bottom of the ninth Friday, 6-5.
CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 107-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, who missed three shots on their final possession Friday.
When Jimmy Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13.
It should hardly come as a surprise that following a transformative offseason filled with a flurry of transactions, the Storm executed a WNBA draft trade to acquire second-year veteran guard Kennedy Burke.
Slumping slugger José Ramírez connected for a go-ahead, two-run homer off Lance Lynn in the sixth inning and the Cleveland Indians bounced back from being no-hit, beating the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Thursday.
Justin Dunn allowed only one run — a solo homer to Freddy Galvis — on two hits with six strikeouts over five-plus innings in the Mariners' 2-1 victory in Game 2. Mariners ace Marco Gonzales had a quality bounce-back start in Game 1 to help the Mariners to a 4-2 victory.
Aldon Smith is back in the NFC West, this time with the team he spent the early part of the decade tormenting — the Seattle Seahawks.
Seattle Seahawks players said in a statement released Tuesday through the NFL Players Association that they will not attend voluntary in-person workouts this offseason due to continuing concerns about COVID-19. The offseason program is scheduled to begin Monday.
A day after Seahawks players said in a statement they would not take part in in-person workouts during the NFL's voluntary offseason program due to concerns over COVID-19, the league announced a structure to the program.
Just because the NHL can't release the Kraken until October doesn't mean Seattle wasn't in the mix at the trade deadline. General manager Ron Francis can't finalize any transactions until ownership makes its final expansion payment to the league, but there's precedent for him making a handshake deal or two.
The Mariners were scheduled to play the Orioles for four nine-inning games over four days at Camden Yards. Instead, spring rain showers have forced them into their second doubleheader of two scheduled seven-inning games for the second time in the series.
While Seattle may seem in good shape with rushers after re-signing Carlos Dunlap and Benson Mayowa and adding free agent Kerry Hyder, the Seahawks on Wednesday are reported to be getting a visit from one of the bigger-name rushers still available — Aldon Smith.
After watching Orioles closer Rafael Montero blow his third save of the season, failing to protect a one-run lead in Game 1 of a doubleheader, Kyle Seager gave the Mariners a lead they didn't lose again in a 4-3 victory. In the second game, Baltimore rallied late for a 7-6 home victory at Camden Yards.
Rafael Devers homered for the fourth straight game and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on a snowy Tuesday in a series opener moved back following the fatal police shooting of a Black man in a nearby suburb.
Tuesday morning from Camden Yards in Baltimore, Mariners manager Scott Servais announced in his video pregame session that James Paxton will indeed have season-ending surgery on his left elbow.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, including a key 3-pointer in the final moments, and the Boston Celtics held off the Portland Trail Blazers 116-115 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four straight games.
Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks players announced Tuesday they are shunning in-person voluntary offseason workouts because of the coronavirus pandemic. Players on other teams were expected to follow suit.
Tyler Lockett is not looking to the end of his career just yet.
The Seattle Storm opens defense of its 2020 title with a WNBA Finals rematch against the Las Vegas Aces on May 15 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett.
Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Washington debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Monday night.
With steady rain falling at Camden Yards in Baltimore and an unfavorable forecast for the remainder of Monday evening, April 12, the opening game of the four-game series between the Mariners and Orioles was postponed.
The Minnesota Twins postponed their game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area.
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reflected on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job as the team’s manager in his return to Houston on Monday, saying it put a “cloud over the sport.”
Bam Adebayo scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 to lead the Miami Heat to a 107—98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
J.D. Martinez came off the COVID-19 list and hit three home runs, powering the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 14-9 Sunday for their sixth straight win.
Hideki Matsuyama delivered golf-mad Japan the grandest and greenest prize of all. Ten years after Matsuyama made a sterling debut as the best amateur at Augusta National, he claimed the ultimate trophy Sunday with a victory in the Masters to become the first Japanese winner of the green jacket.
We know this about these Mariners nine games into the 2021 season — they ain’t giving up.
NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a stunning homer off an otherwise dominant Jacob deGrom, Trevor Rogers beat the two-time Cy Young Award winner for the second time and the Miami Marlins blanked the New York Mets 3-0 on Saturday.
Enes Kanter had 24 points and a franchise-record 30 rebounds Saturday, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-103.
Hideki Matsuyama delivered a masterpiece at the Masters.
Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Twins.
The Seattle Storm unveiled a set of new uniforms today alongside the rest of the WNBA to celebrate the league's 25th anniversary.
Rocky Rodriquez and Tyler Lussi each scored and the Portland Thorns welcomed their fans to Providence Park for the the first time in 545 days with a 2-1 victory over KC NWSL on Friday night.
