Sports

England held on against a furious second-half comeback by France to win 6-4 and claim third place in the 2026 World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé laid down the gauntlet in the Golden Boot race.

The Seattle Mariners failed to make a home run against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night in their first game after the All-Star break.

Josh Kerr, a runner from Scotland, broke the world record Saturday for the fastest mile ever recorded.

Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 45 points and had 10 assists for the first 40-10 game in WNBA history, and the Indiana Fever beat Seattle 110-107.

A short-handed Seattle Sounders squad was rocked by Cascadia rival Portland Timbers in a 5-1 romp on Thursday night in their first game back in action since the World Cup break.

The Seattle Mariners released their full 2027 schedule. They will open their 2027 season at home against the Boston Red Sox on March 25, and will conclude it away against the Athletics in Sacramento.

Azura Stevens scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, Sydney Taylor added 17 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 95-90 on Wednesday.

A newly lengthened 84-game regular season will begin for the Seattle Kraken on the road against the Calgary Flames on October 1, the NHL announced on Thursday.

The Seattle Mariners (48-49) return home this weekend to start the second half of the 2026 season after the All-Star break and will host the San Francisco Giants (41-55) for a three-game series.

Argentina has advanced to the FIFA World Cup final after defeating England.

Greg Hawthorne played five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and won a Super Bowl championship and later played for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night that the league is still on track to make a decision on possible expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas by the end of the year.

Just over 40 years ago, Argentina and England faced off in a World Cup match that saw two of soccer’s most famous goals.