Brandon Moss hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for his third career two-homer game, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their 10th straight home game.

The Houston Astros rallied to score six runs off closer Tom Wilhelmsen in the ninth inning and beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Wednesday night.

Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tell more about the Miami Heat than a 66-win regular season ever could.

This is not how the Texas Rangers wanted to start their longest homestand of the season.

Charlie Manuel was on edge before the game, bristling at a question about whether Ryan Howard would be moved out of the cleanup spot and expressing an overall concern about his sputtering team.

The UW basketball team posted the highest figure in its sport in the Pac-12.

The host San Antonio Spurs routed the Miami Heat 113-77 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

Shelby Miller can do without the first inning.

The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success.

Here’s what Jack Zduriencik told me in spring training about Brad Miller, a young shortstop who made a very strong impression in his first major-league camp (and whom you can read about in today’s Mariner minor-league report): “Brad’s a guy with a good swing. I don’t li

Ross Ohlendorf pitched six strong innings in his Washington debut, Ian Desmond drove in three runs and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Wednesday night.

Chris Archer made one mistake and the Rays never could recover.

Quite the firestorm erupted yesterday when the Mariners called up top catching prospect Mike Zunino from Class AAA. Those who work in the blossoming internet cottage industry of so-called “prospect evaluation” were largely up in arms over the move, saying it was done too quickly. In fact

The signing of Tarvaris Jackson as a backup quarterback for the Seahawks appears imminent. But according to a Tweet from Jackson in the last hour, it may wait until  Thursday. Responding to a question, Jackson Tweeted: @smilezp12 not officially… Headed that way tomorrow to make it offici

There’s no announcement yet, but I’ve confirmed from sources that DJ Peterson, the Mariners’ first-round pick, has agreed to terms. Jim Callis of Baseball America, who is the authority on these matters, tweeted recently that his bonus is $2,759,100. That happens to be exactly the s

After 49ers coach talks about a need to “play by the rules,” Carroll says his team has “addressed it directly.”

Jason Kipnis had a home run among his three hits and the Cleveland Indians got a series-clinching 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

Clete Thomas had a career-high four hits for Minnesota and came home on a wild pitch for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, giving the Twins a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia to stick the Phillies with their fifth straight loss.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the Washington Redskins nickname is a “unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect.”

The Dodgers remained upset Wednesday about their brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and much of their ire was directed toward pitcher Ian Kennedy.