Sports

Andrew Tate looks for redemption on the Columbia

Andrew Tate looked to be a competitor coming into his first HAPO Columbia Cup last season, but his U-9 boat threw its prop on the second heat. Tate went on to win SeaFair the following week and capture H1 Unlimited Rookie of the Year honors, and now has a chance to prove himself once again in the season’s opening race in the Tri-Cities.

Baseball

Area baseball players selected to play in Perfect Game World Series

All 4 play in the Tri-City based TBuck Training program.

Sports

Sale Away: Red Sox ace Ks 11 in 4-0 win over Mariners

Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, top prospect Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run in more than 50 years, and the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 to salvage the final game of the series.

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.

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.

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

Belt drives in go-ahead run in Giants' 2-1 win over Pirates

Brandon Belt doubled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning in support of starter Jeff Samardzija, who threw seven strong innings in the San Francisco Giants' 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sports

Smoak and Morales go back-to-back in 9th, Jays beat A's 3-2

Smoak and Morales hit back-to-back home runs in ninth, Blue Jays beat slumping A's 3-2.

Sports

Nats score 7 in 8th, rally past Brewers 8-5; Harper ejected

Nats score seven in 8th, rally past Brewers 8-5; Bryce Harper ejected.

Sports

Saints report for camp with questions looming

Saints coach Sean Payton says he's working to ensure key offseason injuries and positional shakeups don't keep his team from getting back to the winning ways after three straight 7-9 seasons.

Sports