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FILE -G olden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, shakes hands with former coach Al Attles after Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches who led Warriors to 1975 title, dies at 87

August 21, 2024, 2:34pm National Sports

Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died. He was 87. Read story

Los Angeles Dodgers Jason Heyward (23) hits a pinch hit three-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Jason Heyward delivers 3-run homer in 8th as Dodgers rally to beat Mariners 6-3

August 20, 2024, 11:12pm Latest News

Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the reeling Seattle Mariners. Read story

Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points to help lead Seattle to an 83-77 win over the Washington Mystics, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at Washington, D.C.

Seattle Storm hold off Washington Mystics 83-77

August 20, 2024, 7:39pm National Sports

Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points, Ezi Magbegor had 13 points and 14 rebounds and the Seattle Storm held off the Washington Mystics 83-77 on Tuesday night, capping a day when both teams made news off the court. Read story

Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers skates with the puck against the Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Seattle.

Seattle Kraken agree to 7-year contract extension with Matty Beniers worth $50 million

August 20, 2024, 2:39pm National Sports

The Seattle Kraken agreed to a seven-year contract with center Matty Beniers on Tuesday that locks up the first draft pick in franchise history and former Calder Trophy winner through the 2030-31 season. Read story

Los Angeles Dodgers' Gavin Lux, left, celebrates at home plate with Max Muncy (13) after Lux's solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Dodgers beat Mariners 3-0 in Justin Turner’s return to LA

August 19, 2024, 9:51pm Latest News

Gavin Stone struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings, Gavin Lux and Max Muncy homered in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Justin Turner, left, stands next to his wife Kourtney and their infant son Bo, as he is honored before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Los Angeles.

LA fan favorite Justin Turner returns to Dodger Stadium for 1st time as member of Seattle Mariners

August 19, 2024, 7:53pm National Sports

Justin Turner returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022 after a nine-year run that included a World Series championship as their gritty third baseman. Read story

Atlanta Dream's Tina Charles scored the game-winning basket against the Seattle Storm in an 83-81 victory Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at Atlanta.

Tina Charles hits winning shot as Dream beat Storm 83-81

August 16, 2024, 7:49pm National Sports

Rhyne Howard scored a season-high 30 points, Allisha Gray added 19 and Tina Charles scored in the post with 1.1 seconds left to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Seattle Storm 83-81 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Read story

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert (36) hands the ball to manager Scott Servais, left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Pittsburgh.

Pirates end 10-game skid with a 5-3 win over Mariners

August 16, 2024, 6:53pm Latest News

Paul Skenes struck out six and ended a four-start winless streak, and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Read story

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu poses with the bronze medal for her women's artistic gymnastics individual floor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after receiving it during a ceremony at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel's decision that dropped her out of the bronze medal position in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics "unjust" and a "significant blow" in a message posted on social media Thursday.

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles

August 16, 2024, 10:07am Latest News

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of Vancouver but later revoked. “I did not expect… Read story

Jordan Chiles, of the United States, and Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrate after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Biles won the silver medal and Chiles the bronze medal.

Jordan Chiles says panel’s call for her to return Olympic bronze is ‘unjust’ and ‘significant blow’

August 15, 2024, 2:25pm Latest News

American gymnast Jordan Chiles of Vancouver called an arbitration panel’s decision that she must return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics “unjust” and a “significant blow” in a message posted on social media Thursday. Read story