New England tight end Rob Gronkowski will have back surgery on a disk in mid-June.

Justin Smoak is out of the lineup for the fourth straight game with an oblique injury, but he believes he’s close to being ready to play. In fact, Smoak said he believes he could pinch-hit from the right side tonight if necessary, and should be ready to go tomorrow or the next day. He’s

Two Massachusetts men accused of secretly recording and selling a prank phone call involving two NFL general managers face federal wiretapping charges in western New York.

Washington's softball team hopes great pitching and defense, combined with enough clutch hitting, can carry it through the Women's College World Series.

The Mariners entered winners of two straight, but have now lost nine of their last 11.

As he works his way back, John Danks figures there will be days like this. His command was off. He hung a few pitches. And Dioner Navarro made him pay.

Dioner Navarro's first home run just cleared the basket at Wrigley Field and his second nearly hooked foul.

Washington will open new Husky Stadium under the lights. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 31 against Boise State. The season opener will be televised by on the new Fox Sports 1 network. The Huskies return home after playing the 2012 season at CenturyLink Field. The 93-year-old Husky Stadiu

UPDATE 2:15 P.M.: The moves have now been officially announced: Alex Liddi recalled from Tacoma, Brandon Maurer optioned to Tacoma.  I covered this on the Hot Stone League blog (along with my take on the Eric Wedge sabermetrics controversy), but for those who missed it, Alex Liddi has been spot

Several times around the start of these playoffs, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insisted that the postseason path his team would wind up navigating had the potential to be more challenging than the route they took to the NBA championship a year ago.

(Here’s today’s Mariners minor-league report, with news of a Mike Zunino homer and a promising return by Erasmo Ramirez with Jackson. Should have some news later today on the status of Brandon Maurer, and whether the M’s will dip into the minors to bolster their bench with Justin S

The Seahawks released wide receiver Matt Austin and signed former Eastern Washington receiver Greg Herd. The Seahawks signed Austin, who played at Utah State, as an undrafted free agent this year. Herd is from Tacoma and starred at Eastern Washington. He originally signed with the Cowboys as an undr

Shawn Kemp was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft and played eight seasons for the Sonics. The “Reign Man” was also a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. national team at the 1994 FIBA World Championships in Toronto. He now owns a restaurant, Os

The Pac-12 has announced this morning that it will announce later this morning some of the early football TV times for the 2013 season. Early Pac-12 Networks football TV times will be unveiled starting at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET TODAY. Are you excited? pic.twitter.com/XAnzbDr2iG — Pac-12 Conferen

Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis were hitless Wednesday in their first minor-league rehab game, working their way back from injuries for a return to the New York Yankees.

Time for our daily morning look  at what is out there about the Seahawks, and the NFL. … — Times columnist Jerry Brewer wrote from yesterday’s OTA about the recent veteran-led team meeting attempting to put a cap on the team’s off-field issues; — And here’s

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Sept. 5, 8-9 - 2013 NFL season begins.

LeBron James likely did himself no favors with the refs by fueling the debate over flopping just ahead of Game 4.