Sports

Falk leads No. 18 Washington State over Nevada 45-7

Luke Falk threw five touchdown passes, and No. 18 Washington State beat Nevada 45-7 for the team's best start in 16 years.

Tri-City’s Jordan Topping (12) scored two goals Saturday against Seattle in the Western Hockey League season opener for both teams. The Thunderbirds won 4-3.

Tri-City Americans

Tri-City falls to Seattle in season opener

Jordan Topping has two goals in 4-3 loss on the road.

A Colorado player checks the field as rain falls at Folsom Field before Colorado played Washington in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Boulder, Colo.

Sports

No. 7 Washington overcomes slow start to beat Colorado 37-10

Cornerbacks Jordan Miller and Myles Bryant combine for three interceptions as No. 7 Washington overcomes a slow start to beat Colorado 37-10.

Eastern Washington players sing the fight song to their fans after playing Montana in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Missoula, Mont. Eastern Washington won 48-41.

Sports

Gubrud throws for 549 yards, sparks EWU over Montana 48-41

Gage Gubrud threw for a program-record 549 yards and four touchdowns, keying a second-half comeback in Eastern Washington's 48-41 win over Montana in a Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.

Sports

Arizona State upsets No. 24 Oregon on late field goal

Freshman Brandon Ruiz kicked a 41-yard field goal with 2:33 to play and Arizona State held on to upset No. 24 Oregon 37-35 in the Pac-12 opener for both teams, ending the Sun Devils' 10-game losing streak to the Ducks.

Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor smiles as he rounds the bases on his solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Seattle.

Sports

Lindor's 33rd homer leads Indians over Mariners 11-4

Francisco Lindor led off the game with his 33rd home run, the most by a Cleveland middle infielder, and the Indians routed the Seattle Mariners 11-4 for their 28th victory in 30 games.

Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton swings for a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Phoenix.

Sports

Stanton hits No. 57, Marlins delay D-backs clinch

Giancarlo Stanton extended his club record with his 57th home run and drove in four, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-6.

High School Soccer

Soccer: Baune nets late game-winner, Hanford tops Walla Walla 3-2

Mid-Columbia soccer roundup for Saturday, Sept. 23.

College Sports

Walla Walla splits NWAC volleyball matches

Warriors beat Wenatchee Valley, drop match to Columbia Basin.

Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold passes against California during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif.

Sports

No. 5 USC pulls away late for 30-20 win over California

Stephen Carr ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown two plays after Southern California's defense forced one of its six turnovers and the fifth-ranked Trojans won their 13th straight game by beating California 30-20.

High School Sports

Kennewick’s Geraldin Correa, College Place’s Rooks capture victory at Connell Invite

Chiawana boys and girls have solid team finishes on the 5,000 meter course at Connell High School.

Sports

Liinehan leads Idaho back to beat S. Alabama 29-23 in 2OT

Isaiah Saunders' 2-yard touchdown run finally gave Idaho a much-delayed 29-23 double-overtime victory over South Alabama in a game that saw two weather delays.

High School Football

Friday football: Christensen scores 4 TDs, Royal beats College Place 74-0

Mid-Columbia high school football recaps from Friday, Sept. 22.

Baltimore Ravens players, including former player Ray Lewis, second from right, kneel down during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017.

Sports

About two dozen players kneel for national anthem in London

About two dozen players, including Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the teams' game at Wembley Stadium.

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Huntsville, Ala.

National Business

NFL owners speak out in support of players, against Trump

The NFL's players and owners are frequently at odds over the issues, finances and rules of the game.

Sports

Akron stadium headed toward likely, city-funded demolition

The University of Akron's former football stadium in northeast Ohio is moving closer to demolition that could cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars.

World

Egypt: Life sentences for 2 over 2015 soccer violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced two men to life in prison and a dozen others to two to ten years over deadly soccer violence in 2015 that it blamed on the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.

Sports

London native Eluemunor active for Ravens' game vs. Jaguars

Baltimore Ravens rookie offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor is active for the first time in the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.