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His older son, James, is excited that his dad will get to play alongside LeBron James. Thomas’ younger son, Jaiden, had fallen in love with Boston and was afraid that Cleveland won’t have any skate parks.

The defensive lineman says he was handcuffed face-down on the ground after one officer held a gun to his head saying he would blow his head off if he moved. Bennett, who has been a leader of the national anthem protests started by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, was released without charges.

Justin Verlander pitched six strong innings and won his Astros debut after Cameron Maybin hit a two-run homer with one out in the seventh

Western Washington University women’s soccer players Gabriela Pelogi (offensive) and Annaliese Laurila (defensive) have swept the first Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week awards

Rosen set career highs in passing completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns with his 35-of-59 for 491 yards and 4 touchdowns performance in a historic 45-44 come-from-behind win over Texas A&M.

Washington is coming off a 30-to-14 win on the road at Rutgers. Washington State blanked Montana State 31-0 in Pullman in their opener.

Brandon Clarke was named first team All-Mountain West Conference last season after scoring 17.3 points and averaging 8.7 rebounds per game for the Spartans.

Enumclaw’s Kasey Kahne along with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott launched a disaster relief fund Monday that is accepting tax-deductible donations until Sept. 20.

Richardson is the latest star added to Seattle’s already standout defense when he was acquired via trade from the New York Jets last Friday for wide receiver Jermaine Kearse and a 2018 second-round pick.

What was expected to be a romp for the Huskies in their first game since losing to Alabama in the national semifinals was instead far closer than expected for a half before Washington pulled away in the final 30 minutes.