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Seattle Mariners' Taijuan Walker pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday (Chris O'Meara/Associated Press)

Rays rally to win after Mariners lose Walker to injury

June 14, 2016, 10:00pm National Sports

Evan Longoria and Corey Dickerson had three RBI apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Tuesday night. Read story

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio J.

Cavaliers stay alive in NBA Finals

June 13, 2016, 9:26pm National Sports

LeBron James had 41 points, Kyrie Irving also scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers staved off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5 on Monday night. Read story

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71), from Russia, kisses the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the San Jose Sharks and the Penguins in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2016. The Penguins won 3-1 to win the series 4-2.

Penguins beat Sharks 3-1 for 4th Stanley Cup title

June 12, 2016, 8:17pm National Sports

The Pittsburgh Penguins won the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night. Read story

Brooke Henderson plants a kiss on the trophy Sunday after winning the Women's PGA Championship tournament at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish.

Henderson beats Ko in Women’s PGA playoff

June 12, 2016, 7:45pm National Sports

Brooke Henderson beat top-ranked Lydia Ko with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after overcoming a three-shot deficit on the back nine. Read story

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, left, tags Seattle Mariners' Ketel Marte out on a steal-attempt during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Seattle.

Rangers beat Mariners 6-4

June 12, 2016, 5:02pm National Sports

Cole Hamels became the seventh active pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts and Mitch Moreland homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-4 win against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Read story

Joey Logano celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Mich.

Logano wins NASCAR race at Michigan, his 1st of year

June 12, 2016, 3:08pm National Sports

Joey Logano pulled away from the pack to win the FireKeepers Casino 400, becoming the 10th driver to win a NASCAR race this season. Read story

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Steve Cishek reacts after giving up a home run to Texas Rangers' Prince Fielder during the ninth inning Saturday.

Another Mariners bullpen failure

June 11, 2016, 11:03pm National Sports

Rougned Odor’s solo home run off Mariners reliever Mike Montgomery in the 11th inning lifted the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over Seattle on Saturday night. Read story

Creator, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. up, edges out Lani, with Yutaka Take up, to win the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Elmont, N.Y.

Creator pulls an upset at Belmont Stakes

June 11, 2016, 4:32pm National Sports

Creator closed with a rush and caught Destin at the wire to win the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, with Preakness winner Exaggerator finishing well back in the field. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Dae-Ho Lee celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run off Texas Rangers' Derek Holland during fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 10, 2016, in Seattle. This is his second home run of the night.

Lee’s 2 home runs lead Mariners past Rangers 7-5

June 10, 2016, 10:22pm National Sports

Dae-Ho Lee hit two home runs, including a three-run blast off Rangers starter Derek Holland, as the Seattle Mariners defeated Texas 7-5 on Friday night. Read story