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Rangers break M's -- as well as Morse's finger

SEATTLE — After enduring the indignity of two losses to the Houston Astros, the Mariners had the right man for a revival on Thursday as they faced the other, more formidable, Texas-based divisional rival.

Women's baseball star, movie inspirer Davis dies

LOS ANGELES — Lavonne “Pepper” Paire-Davis, a star of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie “A League of Their Own,” has died.

Hockey school to host Pendleton at Ice Chalet

WALLA WALLA — The Blue Mountain Hockey School of Walla Walla is hosting the Pendleton Rough Riders Tuesday night at the Walla Walla YWCA Ice Chalet for a pair of games.

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No contest

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one.

Foster, Forte, Palmer sidelined

By The Associated Press

Paul Petrino to get at least $390K at Idaho

MOSCOW, Idaho — New Idaho head coach Paul Petrino will be paid at least $390,000 annually in a three-year contract approved by the Idaho State Board of Education.

Pac-12 Networks opens coverage without DirecTV

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Pac-12 Networks opened it football coverage Thursday night with the Utah-Northern Colorado game, with DirecTV subscribers unable to watch because of a distribution stalemate.

Walla Walla Swim Club ends summer sixth at Bend meet

BEND, Ore. — The Walla Walla Swim Club (WWSC) went to its last meet of the summer last weekend at the Juniper Swim and Fitness Center here.

Larry Stone: studies in how not to build a winning team

SEATTLE — Two teams, one in each league, are in particular disarray right now.

McIlroy sets record, wins PGA

Rory McIlroy hit off wood chips and out of sand. He even stuck one shot in a tree branch - and went on to make par like it was no big deal.

McIlroy back at top with record-setting win at PGA

Whitman women edge Linfield, 69-58

Whitman College defeated Northwest Conference foe Linfield 69-58 Friday at George Ball Court.