The Mariners won a pair of games to salvage their series against the Athletics with a split.

Seattle edged Oakland 6-4 this afternoon thanks to home runs by Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and Luke Raley.

Bryan Woo backed them up with five innings of two-run ball to improve to 7-2 on the season.

It came after the Mariners hammered the A’s 16-3 yesterday in a much-needed statement win to end their four-game skid.

The M’s are back tomorrow as they start their series against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Coverage begins at 4:00 and first pitch is at 5:15 on KGMI.

 

The NFL is back.

Patrick Mahomes and the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs are beginning their quest for a 3-peat tonight against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.

The Chiefs will try to do what no NFL team has done before: win three straight Super Bowls.

Coverage for tonight’s season-opener begins at 4:30 and kickoff is at 5:15 on KPUG.

 

The Seahawks released their first injury report of the season yesterday.

Outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu did not participate in practice after spraining his MCL in Seattle’s preseason finale against Cleveland.

He’s expected to miss 2-6 weeks, but indications are he’ll return before Week 5.

A handful of other key pieces of the team were listed as limited; including wide receiver Tyler Lockett, tight end Noah Fant, safety Rayshawn Jenkins and outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones.

The Seahawks open their season at Lumen Field this Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

Coverage begins at 11 am and kickoff is at 1:05 on KPUG.

The high school football season is right around the corner.

It kicks off at 3 p.m. tomorrow with “Friday Night Lights” coverage in The Zone on KPUG.

The coverage will continue at 6 on both KPUG and KBAI, bringing you right up to the pregame show for each of tomorrow’s games.

We’re airing Lynden at Ferndale on KPUG and Burlington-Edison at Squalicum on KBAI.

Elsewhere in the area, Sehome is on the road to face new 2A addition Marysville-Pilchuck and Anacortes is looking to build on their undefeated championship season as they host Handsworth Secondary.

All those games kickoff at 7 p.m.

And Bellingham caps off the action Saturday afternoon in their opener against Chief Sealth in Seattle at 2:00.

 

United States women’s national soccer team great Alex Morgan announced today that she’s retiring.

Morgan added that she is pregnant and expecting her second child. 

She said she’ll play one more game on Sunday, when San Diego Wave FC hosts the North Carolina Courage.

The 35-year-old is a two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist.

She ranks fifth in US women’s national team history with 123 goals scored, but she was left off their Olympics roster this year despite starting for the team throughout the spring.

 

And Western Washington University is opening its fall sports season today.

The men’s soccer team kicked off the action with a home match against 18th-nationally ranked Chico State at 4:00.

Women’s soccer takes the pitch at Harrington Field right after as they face MSU Denver at 7:00.

The volleyball team also opens their season at 7 as they host Sonoma State for the start of the WWU Volleyball Invitational.