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Sports > Seattle Mariners

‘Nastiest’ pitcher in MLB? Case to be made for Mariners All-Star Andrés Muñoz

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

ARLINGTON, Texas – The question gets posed to Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien fairly regularly: Who, he’s asked, is the nastiest pitcher in the major leagues right now?

Sports > Area sports

Locally: Eastern Washington football to open fall camp July 30

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

The Eastern Washington football team will open their fall camp on July 30, with 22 practices planned including two scrimmages. Eastern’s freshman class reports on July 28 and the veterans report a day later on the 29th.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Former Spokane Indians pitcher Jason Fingers reflects on his career and Hall of Fame dad Rollie Fingers

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

For baseball fans of a certain age, the name Rollie Fingers conjures a specific image of excellence and flair rarely matched in the game. The Hall of Fame closer – with his trademark handlebar mustache – redefined the role of relievers and helped the Oakland Athletics of the early ’70s win three consecutive World Series championships.

Sports > Area sports

Several area athletes aim to book tickets to Paris after U.S. Paralympic Team Trials

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

A lot has changed in Susannah Scaroni's life since her first Paralympic games back in 2012.

Sports > Outdoors

Software error scrambles Washington hunting tag draw

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

Software problems disrupted Washington’s special hunt permit drawings this summer, and officials have been working to make things right.

Sports > EWU football

‘I was caught completely off guard’: Erik Meyer, former EWU and Spokane Shock quarterback, to enter Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2024

Rightly so, Erik Meyer calls Spokane his second home.

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A Grip on Sports: One week until Olympic competitions start but there is still time to take a deep breath and relax

Wed., July 17, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There is a lot to be said for taking a break in the middle of July. And not just for professional baseball players, who get a much longer breather these days. With the Olympics starting, other sports have some time off as well. Maybe the WNBA’s players who aren’t in Paris will head to our area.

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Sports > Pro

Mariners lean on college players, pitchers with ‘power arms’ as MLB draft concludes

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

After months of work and weeks of preparations, the Mariners wrapped up the 2024 Major League Baseball amateur draft on Tuesday afternoon, making their final 10 selections of the 20-round affair.

Sports > Pro

Shohei Ohtani goes deep, Jarren Duran delivers as AL resumes All-Star Game dominance

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Pittsburgh starting pitcher Paul Skenes throws in the first inning during the 94th MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

Sports > WSU football

In new AD Anne McCoy, WSU gets a new leader — and a committed supporter of student-athletes

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

PULLMAN – Jake McCoy always knew when his mom was at his sister’s swim meets. He’d be watching the live stream of Taylor’s race, a couple years back when she swam for Washington State, and he’d hear a certain voice start cheering somewhere in the background.

Sports > Pro

Commentary: Baseball needs more of Paul Skenes, in every start and in years to come

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Baseball, as a sport, needs Paul Skenes to pitch as much as possible. The Pittsburgh Pirates, as a franchise, need Paul Skenes’s right arm to stay intact as long as possible. Those two forces may compete for the remainder of the season and beyond, regardless of the milestones that could be afoot.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Global game: U.S. faces stout competition in pursuit of Olympics gold

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Team USA and assistant coach Mark Few should have a pretty good idea how the Americans stack up against some of the best competition in the world before traveling to France later this month for the Summer Olympics.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Denver Nuggets shut down former Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther after two games at NBA Summer League

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

LAS VEGAS – The Denver Nuggets are expecting Julian Strawther to take a huge leap entering his sophomore season and that he will leave NBA Summer League more confident of that happening after a strong showing from the former Gonzaga wing and first-round draft pick.

Sports > Pro

Nneka Ogwumike hits milestone in return to L.A. as Storm beat Sparks

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Nneka Ogwumike returned to Crypto Arena for the first time as a visitor Tuesday afternoon and etched another chapter in her storied career in the place she called home for the first 12 years of her WNBA career.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Before the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for each school’s basketball Mt. Rushmore (players and coaches)

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

In two weeks, the Pac-12 will cease to exist in recognizable form. At the close of business on Aug. 1, the 10 departing schools will end their membership in the century-old conference, leaving Washington State and Oregon State behind to rebuild or move on.

Sports > Outdoors

Groups threaten lawsuit over black bear baiting in Idaho

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

A coalition of environmental groups has notified the state of Idaho that they plan to file a lawsuit over the use of bait for hunting black bears in habitat occupied by federally protected grizzly bears.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Former Gonzaga guard Luka Krajnovic returning to Croatia to continue career

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Luka Krajnovic, who saw limited time in his lone season at Gonzaga, will play next season for KK Cedevita Junior in his hometown of Zagreb. Krajnovic reportedly entered the transfer portal in late April just before the deadline.

Sports > NHL

WHL dominance done, Kraken prospect Jagger Firkus preps for first pro season

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2024

Kraken prospect Jagger Firkus entered rarefied air when he won the David Branch Player of the Year Award as the Canadian Hockey League's most outstanding player. Also the CHL Top Scorer Award — exactly what it sounds like. He was the hockey-crazed country's top producer at its top level, piling up 61 goals and 126 points in 63 regular-season games with the Moose Jaw Warriors before ...

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