Section: Local Sports

Mike Leake blanked the Kansas City Royals over 3.0 innings pitched and Kyle Seager and Robinson Canó each recorded 2 hits, but the Mariners came up short to the Royals.

The group looking to bring an expansion team to Seattle for the 2020 season said it surpassed 25,000 ticket commitments in two hours after kicking off its season-ticket drive on Thursday.

The Lynden Christian boys and girls, and the Lynden boys got victories Thursday at the SunDome. The Lynden and Nooksack girls, and Mt. Baker boys took losses on day two of the State Tournament.

Thompson said Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth reached out to him last fall and that he’s spoken with coach Mark Few about the possibility of the Zags leaving the West Coast Conference for the MWC.

The Seattle Mariners are hopeful Felix Hernandez will miss only one spring training start due to a bruised right forearm sustained when hit by a line drive.

The Vikings were picked to finish 2nd in the preseason GNAC coaches poll after finishing the 2017 season 34-19 overall and 19-9 in league play.

It’s day two of the high school basketball State Tournament in Yakima and six Whatcom County teams remain competing in the winner’s bracket Thursday. Find out game and coverage times KPUG and KGMI are airing ALL Whatcom County teams games.

John Gilmour scored from a sharp angle 1:22 into overtime and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high 50 saves to help the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks.

Famous supporters trying to bring professional hockey to Seattle say they hope to hear in June whether their application for an expansion team succeeds.

Western Washington University track & field senior Jasmine McMullin has qualified to compete in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, as the championships fields were announced Tuesday.