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Liberty shoot for 4-0 start, take on Jewell Loyd, Storm
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Jonquel Jones had a message for New York Liberty fans before Saturday's home opener against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
"This season is our season," she said as a sellout crowd roared.
And New York gave nearly 18,000 fans no reason to think otherwise with a 91-80 victory.
The Liberty will try to make it four straight wins to open the season when they host the Seatt
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Barbra Banda scored twice as Pride beat Reign, tie record
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Barbra Banda scored twice as the Orlando Pride tied a NWSL record with their seventh consecutive victory, defeating the host Seattle Reign 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Emily Sams also tallied for Orlando (7-0-3, 24 points), which moved into first place in the league standings with its first win in nine tries in Seattle (1-5-3).
Angharad James-Turner and Bethany Balcer scored for
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Orioles beat Mariners 6-3 to take series
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson hit his major league-leading 15th home run, Ryan O’Hearn also went deep and Corbin Burnes notched 11 strikeouts to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 Sunday. |
Loyd scores 25, Storm top Mystics 84-75 for first win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jewell Loyd overcame a slow start to score 24 points, Ezi Magbegor had a double-double and the Seattle Storm pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Washington Mystics 84-75 on Sunday. |
Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele faced yet another major champion down the stretch and this time delivered some magic of his own. He swirled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the PGA Championship for his first major championship in another thriller at Valhalla. |
Lilac Parade resumes after pause as police responded to shooting that left two people injured
A shooting in downtown Spokane forced a long pause in the annual Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade late Saturday as police worked to secure the area and emergency crews treated two injured people. |
Western Washington University ‘ghost course’ whistleblower wins nearly $3M in lawsuit
A university auditor who told federal investigators about Western Washington University’s use of “ghost courses,” and was later fired by the school, was awarded nearly $3 million in damages last week for whistleblower retaliation. |
Longview considers new sales tax to expand police department
Longview voters may soon be asked to pass a new sales tax to expand the city’s police department. |
U.S. Catholics planning pilgrimages across the nation
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages began across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions. |
In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for U.S. House seats
PORTLAND — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election year. |