Section: Local Sports

Bennett again sat for the national anthem before Seattle’s 12-9 win over San Francisco at CenturyLink Field.

Russell Wilson avoided two potential sacks and found Paul Richardson in the front corner of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown with 7:06 left and the Seattle Seahawks held on for an unsightly win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Mike Leach and the Cougars moved up to No. 18 after thumping Oregon State 52-23 to open Pac-12 play.

Justin Verlander struck out 10 in seven strong innings for the Astros, who won their first division title since 2001

Dante Pettis had four touchdowns including an NCAA record-tying eighth punt return touchdowns of his career, and No. 6 Washington finished off the undercard of its schedule with a rout of Fresno State on Saturday night.

WWU drops tough GNAC match-up to Crusaders in four sets (25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 17-25)

Grace Eversaul, Karli White and Liv Larson each score two goals in lopsided victory. Senior forward Anthony Dean scores twice in 50th minute, Vikings play an overtime game for fourth time during 2017.

The Sounders (11-7-11) were playing their first game since Jordan Morris injured his hamstring in the second half of a 1-1 draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday. Head coach Brian Schmetzer indicated during the week that Morris could be out for weeks, possibly missing the rest of the season.

Luke Falk threw six touchdown passes — three to Tavares Martin Jr. — and No. 21 Washington State beat Oregon State 52-23 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive victory over the Beavers.

Eastern Washington defense had a school record 10 sacks to help the Eagles beat Fordham 56-21 on Saturday.