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Oakland Athletics' Sheldon Neuse (26) is congratulated by Sean Murphy (12) after hitting into a fielder's choice that scored Tony Kemp during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.

A’s Kemp scores winning run on Mariners’ defensive misplay in 10th

August 20, 2022, 8:14pm National Sports

Tony Kemp scored the winning run after pitcher Diego Castillo mishandled a high chopper by Sheldon Neuse with none out in the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the surging Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday. Read story

Brody Malone competes on the rings during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Saturday, Aug.

Malone cruises to second straight U.S. gymnastics title

August 20, 2022, 7:34pm National Sports

Brody Malone cruised to his second national gymnastics title on Saturday night to cement his status atop the American men’s program with the Paris Olympics less than two years away. Read story

Britain's Anthony Joshua, right, takes a blow from Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk during their world heavyweight title fight at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022.

Usyk beats Joshua again, retains boxing’s world heavyweight belts

August 20, 2022, 5:00pm National Sports

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk retained his world heavyweight titles with a split decision win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in a rematch in Saudi Arabia that was closer than last year’s first fight. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Eugenio Suarez hits a three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Suarez’s 2 homers, 5 RBI lead Mariners to 10-2 win over A’s

August 19, 2022, 10:37pm National Sports

Eugenio Suarez homered twice and drove in five runs as the Seattle Mariners cruised to their fourth straight win, 10-2 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Read story

Jordan Chiles competes on the floor during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Friday, Aug.

Vancouver’s Chiles in 3rd after first day of U.S. gymnastics championships

August 19, 2022, 7:24pm Latest News

Shilese Jones grabbed the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships on Friday, riding a dynamic bars routine to post an all-around total of 57.200. Read story

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd (24) gets the rebound and makes a break around Storm center Tina Charles (31) as Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin (0) watches during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Seattle.

Loyd has big finish as Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1

August 18, 2022, 10:05pm National Sports

Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm beat the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics 86-83 on Thursday night. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.

Mariners overcome Ohtani’s 4 hits, sweep Angels 11-7

August 17, 2022, 4:48pm National Sports

Cal Raleigh homered twice, Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker each hit a two-run shot, and the Seattle Mariners overcame Shohei Ohtani’s four-hit performance to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 11-7 victory Wednesday. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier watches his two-run triple during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels onTuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif.

Mariners break up perfect game bid in 6th, beat Angels 8-2

August 16, 2022, 10:19pm National Sports

Adam Frazier broke up José Suárez’s bid for a perfect game in the sixth and added a two-run triple in the ninth, leading the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Read story

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez, left, and right fielder Mitch Haniger collide at the wall while trying to catch a fly ball from Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. Rengifo was awarded a solo home run on the play.

Mariners score 4 in 9th after Ohtani departs, top Angels 6-2

August 15, 2022, 11:41pm National Sports

Angels star Shohei Ohtani struck out eight and allowed two runs in six innings, before the Seattle Mariners scored four runs in the ninth and took advantage of shoddy fielding to beat Los Angeles 6-2 on Monday night. Read story

FILE - US Basketball player Brittney Griner looks through bars as she listens to the verdict standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession. Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.

WNBA’s Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

August 15, 2022, 7:54am Business

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday, amid talks between the U.S. and Russia that could lead to a high-profile prisoner swap. Read story