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Liberty shoot for 4-0 start, take on Jewell Loyd, Storm
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) 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
Barbra Banda scored twice as Pride beat Reign, tie record
(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) 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
Author: DAVID GINSBURG, Associated Press

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.

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Loyd scores 25, Storm top Mystics 84-75 for first win
Author: Associated Press

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.

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Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship
Author: DOUG FERGUSON, , AP Golf Writer,

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.

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Lilac Parade resumes after pause as police responded to shooting that left two people injured
Author: Garrett Cabeza, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)

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.

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Western Washington University ‘ghost course’ whistleblower wins nearly $3M in lawsuit
Author: Claire Bryan, The Seattle Times

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.

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Longview considers new sales tax to expand police department
Author: Brennen Kauffman, The Daily News (Longview)

Longview voters may soon be asked to pass a new sales tax to expand the city’s police department.

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U.S. Catholics planning pilgrimages across the nation
Author: Peter Smith, Associated Press

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.

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In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for U.S. House seats
Author: Claire Rush, Associated Press

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.

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