National Sports

Rickie Fowler waves after setting scoring record with a 62 in the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Fowler, Schauffele break U.S. Open record with 62s at Los Angeles Country Club

June 15, 2023, 4:40pm National Sports

Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele joined him. Read story

Fans look toward the U.S. flag during the national anthem during a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Thousands of frustrated, heartbroken A's fans arrived early for tailgating and solidarity at the Oakland Coliseum ahead of a Rays-A's matchup to both celebrate their team and protest a planned relocation to Las Vegas.

MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas

June 15, 2023, 4:04pm National Sports

Major League Baseball will start a months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Jarred Kelenic cracks his bat as he reacts to striking out against the Miami Marlins during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Seattle.

Miami’s Jesús Sánchez makes game-saving catch as Marlins top Mariners 4-1

June 14, 2023, 9:55pm Latest News

Miami’s Jesús Sánchez made a leaping, game-saving catch at the wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to rob Seattle’s Eugenio Suárez of a grand slam, and the Marlins avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Read story

FILE - This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics on May 26, 2023, shows a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday, June 14, to public funding for a portion of the proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof.

Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas

June 14, 2023, 8:19pm National Sports

The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. Read story

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd runs out for warm ups wearing a Sue Bird shirt before a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Seattle. Bird's jersey number was retired in a postgame ceremony.

Jewell Loyd steps into more prominent role with rebuilding Seattle Storm

June 14, 2023, 5:28pm National Sports

Amid her lengthy jersey retirement speech last weekend, Sue Bird took a moment to talk about the future of the only franchise she played for in her WNBA career. And how that franchise — the Seattle Storm — is now in the hands of Jewell Loyd. Read story

Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone skates with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1.

The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark Stone’s hat trick to all-out goal celebrations, capturing the young organization’s first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp over the beaten up and exhausted Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Read story

Miller anchors 1-hitter as Mariners top Marlins 8-1

Seattle Mariners starter Bryce Miller delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Seattle.

June 12, 2023, 9:48pm Latest News

Rookie Bryce Miller and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, Ty France, Eugenio Suárez and Tom Murphy homered, and the Seattle Mariners opened an important six-game homestand with an 8-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Read story