Mariners News

A former Mariner helped his new team sweep the M’s earlier today. Eugenio Suarez hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to get the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-2 win over Seattle in the final game of their series.

The M’s took an early lead off an RBI single by Jorge Polanco and solo home run by Donovan Solano. But the D-Backs struck back in the sixth with Geno’s grand slam and another insurance homer to secure the win.

Bryan Woo was aces up until that disastrous sixth inning, which made him fall to 5-4 on the season. Julio Rodriguez led the charge at the plate for the Mariners with three hits, but the team went just 1-11 with runners in scoring position.

Seattle now has a losing record for the first time since April 15. They sit 3.5 games back from the first-place Astros and just half a game above the third-place Angels.

The Mariners have the day off tomorrow before returning home to play the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.

Bells News

The Bells have a chance to notch their fourth-straight series win tonight. They’re hosting the Bend Elks in the second of their three-game series in Bellingham.

The Bells won the series opener 5-3 last night after scoring all five of their runs in the first two innings. Third baseman Nate Kirkpatrick led the team with three hits and Cal Young backed them up with three solid innings of one-run ball in the start. The Bells improved to 7-3 with the win and now sit just half a game out of first place in the North Division.

They’ll look to secure the series tonight at Joe Martin Field. First pitch is at 6:35.

Storm News

The Storm are back in Seattle tonight with a chance to do what no team has done this season. They’re hosting the undefeated Minnesota Lynx, who lead the league with a perfect 9-0 record.

The Lynx took their earlier meeting in a tight 5-point win. But the Storm are coming off back-to-back wins, with Skylar Diggins having scored 26 in her last contest.

Tonight’s game tips off at 7:00 from Climate Pledge.

NBA News

Speaking of hoops, Game 3 of the NBA Finals is on tonight. Both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will try to get a leg up with the series tied at one game apiece. It will be the first Finals game in Indianapolis in 25 years.

The Thunder are coming off a dominant showing in their Game 2 win, but the Pacers have been the comeback kings all playoffs long. Game 3 tips off at 5:30 on KPUG.

Prep Sports News

The WIAA is bringing down the hammer on a Seattle-area school district for recruiting violations.

King5 reports the WIAA has fined Roosevelt High School and the Seattle Public Schools Athletic Office over $17,000 for violations over illegal recruiting and student eligibility. 

Roosevelt head football coach and former Seattle Seahawk Sam Adams was suspended from coaching for a year and fined, along with two other football coaches, the school’s principal and athletic director.

As part of the punishment, the school’s football program has to forfeit all of its games played over the past two seasons.

It’s also banned from the playoffs for the upcoming season.