SEATTLE – Folarin Balogun is in the starting lineup for the United States for its FIFA Men’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday night.
SEATTLE – Two tantalizing young prospects who have captured the imagination of Mariners fandom are getting their much-anticipated promotion to Triple-A Tacoma.
The strength and conditioning facility that houses Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball players will be renamed to honor a former Bulldog standout and current NBA player who recently pledged a “transformative gift” in support of the men’s basketball program.
Rui Hachimura, one of the NBA’s premier catch-and-shoot forwards, has agreed to a two-year deal with the L.A. Clippers, a league source confirmed to the Athletic on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump, within an eight-minute rant about the Folarin Balogun red card saga, confirmed Monday morning that he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino last week to ask for a review of the USMNT striker's suspension.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • My World Cup bracket is shot to heck. Faster than my NCAA one back in March. Though my tiebreaker pick that, yes, FIFA will do something stupid during the competition, has gone my way.
SEATTLE – A weekend series vs. the Blue Jays always bring s droves of fans from north of the border to T-Mobile Park, large and boisterous crowds and a postseason intensity.
SEATTLE – Getting Folarin Balogun back into the U.S. men’s national team lineup for Monday’s round of 16 knockout game gives an enormous lift to the American side.
HILLSBORO, Ore. – Robert Calaz broke out of a month-long funk, going 3-for-5 with four RBIs and the Spokane Indians handled the Hillsboro Hops 9-3 in the finale of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Hillsboro Hops Ballpark on Sunday.
Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his one-game red-card ban was suspended, FIFA confirmed Sunday.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Well, for starters, not in the mountains. Nor at a fireworks display. The neighborhood’s was loud enough. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t do July Fourth things on the nation’s 250th birthday. Such as?
For more than two decades, basketball kept Tara and Randy Groves on the road. The couple logged countless miles driving to games, practices and tournaments for their sons Tanner, Jake and Dylynn.
What began as a love for recreational softball quickly evolved into something much bigger for Pamela and Argne Henry: a vision for building community, connection, physical wellness, and visibility for Black Spokane through recreation and culture. The Atlanta transplants recently launched the Blackout Ballers, an all-Black slow-pitch softball team designed not only to compete, but to create a space where Black families, youth, adults, and newcomers can gather, build relationships, stay active, and experience joy together.
