Sports

USC, Washington picked to win their divisions in Pac-12

Southern California and Washington have been picked to win their divisions in a preseason poll of Pac-12 football media.

Sports

Segura's single in 13th rallies Mariners past Red Sox 6-5

Jean Segura rolled an RBI single up the middle with two outs in the 13th inning to cap a two-run rally and give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Sports

Stunner in Budapest: Ledecky loses for 1st time at worlds

Katie Ledecky's bid to win six gold medals at the world championships ended Wednesday when she was beaten in the 200-meter freestyle by Italy's Federica Pellegrini.

World

US sets world record in prelims of mixed medley relay

The United States has set a world record in the preliminaries of the 4x100 mixed medley relay at the world championships in Budapest.

Sports

Pac-12 will test shorter halftime, reduced TV timeouts

The Pac-12 will shorten halftime and reduce the number of commercial breaks during its non-conference schedule this season as part of a trial program to reduce the length of its football games.

Mallory Pugh, Alena Belyaeva, Tatiana Sheikina

Sports

US kicking off tournament vs Australia, Brazil faces Japan

Brazil is set to face Japan in the opener of the Tournament of Nations in Seattle, which will be followed by the United States' match against Australia.

National Business

Turmoil at top of Olympic sports bodies 1 year after Rio

The Olympic family of sports is in a period of turmoil one year after a troubled Rio de Janeiro Games.

Baseball

11 Mid-Columbia players named to all-state baseball teams

Southridge leads the way with 4, while Tri-Cities Prep has 3.

Other Local Sports

Goal! Local soccer club wins national championship

They started the summer ranked 81st in the nation. Now they’re No. 1. The local Academy of Soccer Excellence u-16 girls team lives up to its name.

Sports

Reed's injury status a big question as Redskins open camp

Tight end Jordan Reed was a surprise inclusion on the Washington Redskins' physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp because of a toe injury.

Sports

Around MLS: Lennon enjoying his time stateside with RSL

Real Salt Lake rookie Brooks Lennon is making the most of his chances.

Sports

Astros' Dallas Keuchel set to rejoin rotation on Friday

All-Star left-hander Dallas Keuchel is set to rejoin the Houston Astros' rotation on Friday at the Detroit Tigers.

Genie Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Aaron Sanchez

Sports

McDavid disappointed at NHL decision to skip Olympics

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid said he's disappointed the NHL won't be sending players to the Winter Olympic in South Korea.

LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, Kyrie Irving

Sports

Cavaliers execs reject Irving trade talk, deny team in chaos

Cavs owner refutes Irving trade demand, expects All-Star guard to be in training camp.

Sports

Huskies, Buffs taking next step after surprising Pac-12 runs

Washington and Colorado are returning to defend their Pac-12 division titles with the knowledge that they've lost the element of surprise.

Sports

Severino, homers lead Yankees past Reds 9-5

Luis Severino dominated over seven innings, Didi Gregorius and Todd Frazier homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 for a two-game sweep.

Sports

Cowboys' Elliott smiles for fans, shuns media as issues loom

Ezekiel Elliott stopped for a few moments to greet military personnel and pose for a few pictures on the opening day of training camp.

Sports

Martinez hits 2, Marte homers in Diamondbacks' 10-3 rout

Diamondbacks' three homers pace them to 10-3 win over Braves.

Sports

Wizards announce contract extension for John Wall

The Washington Wizards have signed John Wall to a $170 million, four-year contract extension that begins in 2019-20.

Sports

Watt relieved to return to practice field for Houston Texans

A year after missing all of the preseason on his way to an injury-shortened regular season, J.J. Watt made his return to training camp for the Houston Texans.