National Sports

Seattle Mariners players rush onto the field to greet Ryon Healy, second right, as Jean Segura jumps on him after Healy's game winning, 1-run single against the Los Angeles Angels in the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Seattle. The Mariners won 9-8.

Healy the hero as Mariners beat Angels 9-8 in 11 innings

May 5, 2018, 11:22pm National Sports

Ryon Healy scored Kyle Seager for the winning run with a single just fair down the left-field line and the Seattle Mariners rallied twice in extra innings to beat the Los Angeles Angles 9-8 in 11 innings on Saturday night. Read story

Mike Smith rides Justify to victory during the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Ky.

Justify wins sloppy Kentucky Derby, Baffert takes 5th title

May 5, 2018, 4:35pm National Sports

Justify splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2½ lengths on Saturday, becoming the first colt in 136 years to wear the roses after not racing as a 2-year-old. Read story

Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols waves his helmet to fans after hitting a single against the Seattle Mariners in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 4, 2018, in Seattle. The hit was Pujols' 3,000th of his career.

Pujols gets 3,000th hit as Angels beat Mariners 5-0

May 4, 2018, 11:14pm National Sports

Albert Pujols became the 32nd member of the 3,000-hit club with a broken-bat single in the fifth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Read story

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal, right, and relief pitcher Adam Liberatore (36) celebrate with teammates after the team's 4-0 win over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in Monterrey, Mexico, Friday, May 4, 2018. Rookie Walker Buehler and a trio of Los Angeles relievers combined for the franchise's 23rd no-hitter in a 4-0 victory in the opener of a neutral-site series.

Buehler, Dodgers’ bullpen combine to no-hit Padres in Mexico

May 4, 2018, 11:10pm National Sports

Rookie Walker Buehler and a trio of Los Angeles Dodgers relievers combined for the franchise's 23rd no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a neutral-site series Friday night in Mexico. Read story

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar is doing well after collapsing in the dugout with a ruptured aneurysm on April 20, 2018.

Morrison, Odorizzi visit Farquhar, encouraged by recovery

May 4, 2018, 5:39pm National Sports

Minnesota Twins players Logan Morrison and Jake Odorizzi weren’t sure what to expect when they visited former teammate and current Chicago White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar at the hospital Friday. Read story

Ichiro: Player steps away; mentor stays on

Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki, right, laughs with hitting coach Edgar Martinez as Suzuki prepares to exit the dugout before Thursday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Suzuki was released Thursday by the Mariners and is shifting into a front office role with the team, so he cannot be in the dugout while the game is being played. (Ted S.

Roughly three hours before first pitch on Thursday night, Ichiro Suzuki jogged to join his Seattle Mariners teammates in the outfield, fully in uniform, black mitt in hand, prepping for another pregame routine of catching fly balls and hitting in the cage. Read story

Cruz’s homer leads Mariners to 6-3 win over Athletics

Seattle Mariners' Nelson Cruz hits a three-run home run in front of Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Seattle.

Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning, Dee Gordon had five hits, and Felix Hernandez pitched six solid innings to propel the Seattle Mariners to a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Read story