Section: Local Sports

McCollum scored a playoff career-best 41 points, and Lillard had 34, but the Warriors made the crucial big plays on both ends.

The Celtics’ All-Star guard was informed of her death following the team’s practice Saturday afternoon.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr quipped of Nurkic’s absence: “How big is it? … 270 and 7 feet.

The No. 1-ranked Western Washington University women’s rowing team continued its dominating season by winning five of eight races in the 2017 Collegiate Covered Bridge Regatta on Dexter Lake Saturday morning and afternoon.

Dom Dwyer scored in the 53rd minute and undefeated Sporting Kansas City won its first game on the road this season, a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

James Paxton extended his season-opening scoreless streak to 21 innings, Taylor Motter hit a three-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Saturday night.

The Washington State Patrol said Saturday that 22-year-old Chyna J. Thomas died at the scene on Interstate 5 in Federal Way after the accident about 5 a.m.

Lorenzo Romar has been named associate head coach at Arizona, joining Sean Miller’s staff a month after he was fired as head coach at Washington.

Saturday, the Huskies beat Stanford in varsity eight and second varsity eight races, as well as in a race featuring the Husky freshmen vs. a Cardinal third varsity eight. Washington’s third varsity boat also beat UC Davis’ top crew.

Felix Hernandez pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and Mitch Haniger settled for a tiebreaking RBI single instead of an apparent home run to lead the Seattle Mariners in a victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.