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The Houston Astros aren't running away with the AL West as usual this year.

The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched the NL West title for the 10th time in 11 seasons with a 6-2 win in 11 innings over the Seattle Mariners.

Demonstrators in Seattle have demanded the resignation of two police officers over the death of a student from India and callous remarks by one of them.

For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally.

A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.

Breanna Stewart of New York wins AP Player of the Year award for the second straight season.

The Houston Astros swept the Rangers in a Texas-sized rout.

Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep.

Authorities say three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle.

Julio Rodriguez had a career-high five hits to go with five RBIs, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, as the Mariners rallied to beat Kansas City 6-4.

Cedric Mullins robbed Ty France of a homer in the ninth inning and hit a two-run homer in the 10th, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners in extra innings for the second straight day, 5-3.

Seattle wide receiver Cade Johnson was taken to a hospital to be evaluated for head and neck injuries during halftime of the Seahawks’ preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Iowa will attempt to set the all-time women’s basketball attendance record when it hosts DePaul in an outdoor exhibition at 69,000-seat Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 15.

The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where authorities say she was taken: Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an urban stretch of state highway lined with box stores and budget motels and known for rampant prostitution.

The FBI says man accused of kidnapping a Seattle woman and holding her in a homemade cell in Oregon had a list that included a chilling reminder to go after women who wouldn’t be missed to avoid “any kind of an investigation."

Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape.

In a story published July 27, 2023, The Associated Press reported that the mortality rate for patients who contracted Candida auris was 30% to 60%.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken bone in his left foot after kicking a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout the night before.

Nick Brown, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney for western Washington, has announced he is running to become the state's next attorney general.

Shohei Ohtani was the biggest star of the All-Star Game even if his appearance was rather uneventful.

Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning, and the National League snapped a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game with a 3-2 win over the American League.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the postseason but is reluctant to adjust an innovation the sport considers a great success.

The Oakland Athletics have started the process of applying to Major League Baseball to move to Las Vegas.

There was Barbiecore and suits both serious and spicy at Major League Baseball’s red carpet show on Tuesday.

Baltimore's Adley Rutschman added a new wrinkle to the Home Run Derby, even if it didn’t result in a victory.

Dusty Baker and the All-Star Game are tailor made for each other.

This All-Star week in Seattle was supposed to be Julio Rodríguez’s party, and it still might be.

With thunderstorms blanketing the Northeast again, the Seattle Storm had to alter their travel plans to get from New York to Washington for their game against the Mystics on Tuesday.

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died.

Luke Raley doubled and later scored on Isaac Parades’ infield grounder at the start of an eight-run eighth inning for Tampa Bay, and the Rays rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 15-4.

Baltimore infielder Jackson Holliday, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and a son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, was among 14 first-round selections chosen for the All-Star Futures Game at Seattle on July 8.

The union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle.

This year’s Home Run Derby now has a hometown favorite.

Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LGBTQ+ causes, but the company denies it's banned any such displays and accused the union of using misinformation as a tactic in labor talks.

Documents show the company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the way the vessel was developed.

Aaron Judge appears to be responding to a second platelet-rich plasma injection to his right big toe yet has not resumed baseball activities.

A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis when he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday.

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing.

Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse have reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances.

A New Mexico task force charged with addressing missing person cases involving Native Americans is teaming up with researchers in Nebraska on a data collection project.

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Game 7.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano is sidelined indefinitely after he suffered a fracture in his neck during Game 6 in Seattle.

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, including an empty-net goal in the closing seconds, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 to force a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

A new report says some engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to ground the Boeing 737 Max soon after a second deadly crash, but were overruled by higher-ups at the FAA.

Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota have enacted legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking reproductive and gender-affirming procedures and treatment.

Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar has been suspended one game by the NHL for his hit on Seattle’s Jared McCann in the first period of Game 4.

Devon Toews scored with 7:01 remaining to complete Colorado’s rally from two goals down as the Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 to even their first-round series at a game apiece.

A panel of police, citizens and accountability experts has concluded that the Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere, public apology” for its violent response to people demonstrating after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.

Boeing’s latest setback with production issues means airlines will have fewer planes than they expected to handle big crowds of travelers this summer.

Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes exited his start against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning Monday night with a left pectoral strain.

Seattle Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo has a perfect game through six innings against the Colorado Rockies.

Authorities in Washington state say a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people has run aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle, but there are no reports of injuries or contamination.

Boeing has a new problem with its 737 Max planes.

An album from Madonna, a carol from Mariah Carey and music from “Super Mario Bros.”.

Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith has entered the transfer portal.

A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago.

The Seattle Kraken clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history and set an NHL record for victories in an expansion team’s second season by beating the Arizona Coyotes 4-2.

Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners.

Teoscar Hernández and AJ Pollock each hit two homers and combined to drive in nine runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-2.

The Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team has secured a Final Four spot for the first time in program history after defeating Ohio State, 84-74 on Monday.

Elizabeth Kitley scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Georgia Amoore added 24 points and top-seeded Virginia Tech advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history with an 84-74 win over No. 3 seed Ohio State in the Seattle 3 Regional final.

Virginia Tech defeated Ohio State 84-74 in their Elite Eight Matchup in the Women’s NCAA Tournament.

Hokies started the game shooting 7-of-7 from the field.

Bobby Wagner is headed back to the Seattle Seahawks after agreeing to a one-year deal to rejoin the team where he became one of the top linebackers in the NFL.

Hokies started the game on a 9-0 run.

Virginia Tech and Tennessee are squaring off on the biggest stage they’ve seen yet.

The Hokies are a senior-laden group who has played in a plenty of big games before.

The number one seed in the Seattle 3 Region is ready to head into Sweet Sixteen action.

Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed Iowa shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals.

Starbucks’ new CEO says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores.

The Hokie Women are back in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1999.

Seattle is a long way from home, but for some Hokie fans, it’s a trip worth making. So will you be taking the trip across the nation to support the Virginia Tech women's basketball team?

No. 1 seed Virginia Tech is set to play in the Sweet 16 this Saturday for the first time since 1999.

4-Seed Tennessee advances to Sweet Sixteen.

Hokies enter the NCAA Tournament on an 11 game win streak.

Geno Smith finally got to enjoy a day of being in the spotlight after signing the big contract that had eluded him most of his career.

Attorneys for former NBA star Shawn Kemp say he acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a mall parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items.

Budget carrier FlyDubai has announced record profits amid a surge in air travel following the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

Federal officials say they’re working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers and government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated.

Moderna’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 70% as COVID-19 vaccine sales fell and the drugmaker caught up on a royalty payment.

The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia to specifically ban caste discrimination.

Amazon will require corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week.

Boeing says it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs from the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023.

Mohamed Afsha has scored on a deflected shot in the 88th minute and sent Al Ahly into the Club World Cup semifinals after beating the Seattle Sounders 1-0.

Boeing bid farewell to an icon Tuesday: It delivered its final 747 jumbo jet.

A person familiar with the deal says the Royals and Zach Greinke have agreed to a contract for the coming season.

Scott Rolen is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Boeing took more than 200 net orders for passenger airplanes in December to complete its best year since 2018, but it failed again to catch up with European manufacturer Airbus in orders and aircraft deliveries.

Rookie Brock Purdy a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks 21-13.

A Washington state man who is already in federal custody on weapons and hate crime charges has been indicted in a series of arsons at Jehovah’s Witness kingdom halls.

U.S. regulators have cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 5.

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5.

Andre Burakovsky had two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Los Angeles Kings 9-8 in the highest-scoring NHL game this season.

Josh Jacobs sprinted 86 yards for a game-ending touchdown and the Las Vegas Raiders won in overtime for the second straight week, beating the Seattle Seahawks 40-34.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday that the Texas Rangers will host the 2024 All-Star Game.

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores walked out on strike Thursday.

There was a moment halfway through seeing Magdalena Bay live for the first time that I thought to myself, “Wow, I feel like I’m watching a live action episode of ‘The Powderpuff Girls’ right now.”

Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.