• Ryan Villopoto sweeps motos at Lakewood

  Ryan Villopoto swept the 450 class motos Saturday at Thunder Valley Motocross Park to remain perfect after two rounds in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross ...

• Skagit Bridge repair contract already signed

  Washington state is moving rapidly to reopen the collapsed Skagit River I-5 bridge by hiring Atkinson Construction on an emergency $15 million contract, outside the normal bidding and review processes. A pair of Atkinson superintendents Saturday examined the north end of the bridge, where one of four spans of the steel-truss bridge fell Thursday evening. The fix, which is being designed by ...

• Why the Mariners have gone from pitching rich to pitching fits

  Pitching, the Mariners' dominant strength, is gone, lost in a handful of trades in pursuit of offense over the past two years. Problem is, they're still inadequate at the plate, but now their greatest weakness is their starting pitching. After Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, they're a disaster in spots ...

• Triunfel starting at second for Mariners

  mired in an extended slump, drops from first to sixth in the batting order. There are other small changes as well, as the Mariners try to snap a seven-game losing ...

• Red Sox rally for 4 in 8th to beat Indians 7-4

  Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on ...

• Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

  Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

• Dickey takes 6th loss of season in 6-5 loss to Os

  Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey handles a ground ball before throwing out Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones at first base during third inning MLB American League baseball action in Toronto on Saturday, May 25, ...

• Hisashi Iwakuma gives Mariners potent No. 2 starter

  Iwakuma has compiled a 5-1 record and 2.37 earned run average and is quietly building a case for a spot on the American League All-Star team. Iwakuma has been one of the game's top starters since last year's Midsummer Classic, posting the league's second-best earned run average since that ...

• Hamilton Angels beat Royals 7-0 for 7th straight

  Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner's first major league win since 2009, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight ...

• Envelopes leaking sulfur-smelling liquid cause evacuation

  Seattle Fire evacuates Whole Foods at Westlake Avenue and Denny Way Saturday. (Photo by Janet Tu / The Seattle Times) Two envelopes leaking liquids and giving off a smell of sulfur have caused an evacuation of the building at the corner of Denny and Westlake Avenue. The Seattle Police reports that the Seattle Fire Department hazardous materials team is investigating the situation and that the ...

• Valuable pitching analysis from last night and Mariners minor-league report

  , who worked five shutout innings for Class A Clinton last night to raise his record to 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA. Unsworth has walked just two batters in 52 innings, and since issuing a walk to Twins top prospect Byron Buxton in the fifth inning of his second start on April 14, has worked 42 straight innings without a free pass. Unsworth is 20 years old, and hails from the baseball hotbed of Durban, ...

• For Seattle Mariners scouts the MLB draft is the big day

  After months of endless traveling around the country evaluating amateur talent, haunted by weather issues and occasionally frustrated by a coach who decides at the last minute to change his rotation, Mariners scouts get their payoff in the MLB draft that begins on June ...

• NTSB Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call

  SEATTLE — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic scene where a truck bumped ...

• Texas gets OF Benson on waiver claim from Twins

  SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers have acquired outfielder Joe Benson on a waiver claim from the Minnesota Twins, and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. Texas made room for Benson on its 40-man roster by transferring left-hander Matt Harrison from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Harrison, the team's opening day starter, has had two operations on his back since going on the DL in ...

• Valencia Jones homer as Orioles top Blue Jays 6-5

  Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer and Adam Jones added a solo shot to help the Baltimore Orioles beat R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on ...

• Brewers closer Henderson out with hamstring injury

  MILWAUKEE — Brewers manager Ron Roenicke says closer Jim Henderson is expected to be out "a while" with a pulled hamstring. Henderson was injured Friday against the Pirates. Roenicke says the right-hander was limping Saturday and is scheduled to be examined by a doctor. He says the injury might force the team to make a roster move. Henderson was hurt while delivering a pitch ...

• Seattle Times sports readers sound off

  With the national sports media having a feeding frenzy on the number of drug-related suspensions given to Seahawks players, it's time for players to hear this message: We hold you and the coaches in high regard and appreciate your achievements to make the Seahawks a force to be reckoned with. You have made the winds and rain bearable in the long winter months, but with that comes a ...

• Seattles Bird optimistic after knee surgery

  Sue Bird isn't gearing up for the start of the WNBA season for the first time in her 11-year career. The Seattle Storm point guard is recovering from recent left knee surgery that will sideline her for the entire summer season. Bird had surgery on a cyst in her knee on May 9. She's optimistic her knee will heal in time for her to play in Russia this fall and return to the Storm next ...

• Small earthquake rattles northeast Clark County

  http://is.gd/JjCz4R ) reports the 2.5 magnitude quake hit at about 9:40 a.m., three miles northeast of Battle Ground. The USGS says the depth was 1.1 ...

• Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop

  The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone know that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, doesn't mean that the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a ...

• Both quick long-term fixes in works for WA bridge

  Washington state officials say it's going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5 on ...

• Car hits freeway guardrail in Auburn driver killed

  An 18-year-old Federal Way Mandied early Saturday morning after he lostcontrol of his car on state Highway 167 in Auburn early Saturday morning, the Washington State Patrol reported. Pavlo L. Myronets was identified as the driver who was thrown from the car, which skidded, struck a guardrail, rolled overand came to rest in a grassy ditch south of South 277th Street around 4:59 a.m. Myronets, ...

• High-speed Lynnwood chase ends in fatal crash

  A 72-year-old man died Friday night after his van was struck at high speed by a vehicle driven by a felon fleeing police. The driver who apparently caused the accident, a 42-year-old Snohomish County woman suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, was arrested and jailed for investigation of vehicular homicide and other crimes after she was treated for injuries at an Edmonds hospital. ...

• DOT changes detours around Skagit River bridge

  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The Washington Transportation Department says it has change the detour routes around the collapsed Skagit River bridge in Mount Vernon. There are three options northbound and two options southbound. Transportation officials say drivers can expect delays in both directions. About 71,000 vehicles use that stretch of highway every day. The bridge is about 60 miles ...

• Ex-minor leaguer says baseball cheating lives

  In an interview with The Associated Press, Garrett Broshuis says he fooled around with a spitball a few years ago, but couldn't bring himself to use the illegal pitch in a ...

• Saturday Memo Scamming grandma . . . Folklife Day Two . . . Bridge detours

  Toothless Jake (formerly Artis the Spoonman), a Woody Guthrie sing-along for kids, Wu Jiying on Chinese zither, the Anzanga Marimba Ensemble, Sampada Bhalerao on sitar and the Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble. That’s right, it’s the Northwest Folklife Festival, Day Two, at the Seattle Center. Gates open at 11 a.m. through ...

• All lanes of east WA 8 blocked after truck crash

  The Washington State Patrol says a semi-truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a tree Saturday morning, blocking the eastbound lanes of state Route 8 for ...

• Vice chair of Spokane Tribe resigns under pressure

  SPOKANE, Wash. — The vice chairman of the Spokane Tribe has resigned under pressure from tribal members. The Spokesman-Review ( http://is.gd/KrouAs) reports Rodney W. Abrahamson resigned on Thursday. Abrahamson had been convicted of five misdemeanors after he illegally killed two bison north of Yellowstone National Park in February. Montana wildlife agents say he lied about his identity ...

• Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

  The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see ...

• Port Angeles pays $125K to settle police claim

  The city of Port Angeles has agreed to pay a man $125,000 to settle a claim from last year that police used excessive force in catching him after he fled on a ...

• Wash. budget talks move at glacial pace

  Washington state's financial management agency has been conducting legal and historical research to determine what would happen if lawmakers fail to pass a new budget before the start of the fiscal ...

• Centralia mom gets 6 months for giving toddler pot

  CENTRALIA, Wash. — A Centralia mother has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for allowing her 22-month-old to smoke marijuana. KOMO-TV reports ( http://is.gd/7uKIEh) prosecutors used a cell phone video that appeared to show 24-year-old Rachelle Braaten's young son smoking from a bong. They do not believe the video uncovered in March was the first time he was exposed to drugs. ...

• East title series shifts to Indy knotted at 1-1

  MIAMI — Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals. "Our backs are against the wall," Bosh said. He's absolutely correct. Advantage, Indiana. Over the first two games of these Eastern Conference finals in Miami, it was Indiana that ...

• At Alfreds theyve got your back

  When she got the call from Tacoma saying her daughter had been hospitalized, Claire Hickox packed fast and headed to the airport from her home in ...

• FIFE Police fire respond to car filled with poison gas

  Fife police officers and Tacoma firefighters responded Friday to an apparent suicide in the 2500 block of 62nd Avenue East. A 911 caller shortly before 10 a.m. reported a suspicious vehicle in the area, with an unconscious man inside and a note taped to the window that said: "Do not open. Hydrogen Sulfide. Call 911."Emergency crews closed 62nd Avenue East to through traffic and entered ...

• Skagit River Bridge Collapse Amtrak adds roundtrip between Seattle-Bellingham

  Amtrak , WSDOT, BNSF Railway and Sound Transit (which is providing the rail cars) are working together to add the service. The added run will be a morning departure from Seattle to Bellingham with an early evening return, to assist those who normally drive this route. More details will be released as they become available. Amtrak Cascades provides four trips each day over ...

• Missing Mom Police release case warrants

  The latest batch of documents released in the Susan Powell case show investigators seeking permission to mount wiretaps on her husband Josh Powell's phone after she vanished in December ...

• Don’t give up on lost things or people

  Faith & Values Found things, especially those that seemed forever lost, take on new meaning and emit a spark of joy even time can’t diminish. I was reminded of this when I got a call recently from someone I didn’t know, but whose remarkable lost-and-found story is part of my family lore. "I think you might be the person who found my ring years ago," the man on the ...

• NE Ore. wolves kill 4 sheep

  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms that wolves from the Umatilla River pack have killed four sheep on private land near Weston in northeast ...

• Man in 80s dies after ambulance collision

  BREMERTON, Wash. — A driver in his 80s has died after a head-on collision with a Mason County Fire District 2 ambulance. The Kitsap Sun reports ( http://is.gd/jJXzPQ) that a Harborview Medical Center shift supervisor in Seattle says the man died Friday. The paramedic who was driving the ambulance suffered minor chest injuries in Thursday's crash. A second medic was unhurt. Fire ...

• Mariners find new old ways to lose their seventh straight

  Photo by Getty Images In some ways, it was the same old same old: Mariner starter gets rocked, puts team in big hole they can’t climb out of. We’ve seen it repeatedly with the bottom three of the Seattle rotation, a trend that is threatening to bring the season down. The difference this time is ...

• Mariners need a lift as Felix faces Texas

  Their once-heralded future of the franchise has been sent to the Minors, and they've lost seven in a row. The Mariners have seen better days. How quickly they must forget if they're to move on from their 20-28 start to the season and begin a fight back up the standings in the American League West. "People have really short memories," said manager Eric Wedge. ...

• No Quick Fix for Downed Bridge on Holiday Weekend

  Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards. Transportation experts are also working to find out whether the spectacular disintegration of the heavily ...

• Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Dodgers returned home and lost for the fifth time in seven games, with sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier going hitless in a combined six ...

• Seattle drops 7th straight in 9-5 loss to Texas

  Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Joe Saunders reacts on the mound in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. ...

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