Новости за 31.07.2018

With eight regular-season contests remaining over the final three weeks, only five games separate the top eight teams currently in playoff position. The Storm (19-7), which has a 2½-game lead for first place in the standings, begins the mad dash to the finish line 7 pm. Tuesday at Phoenix (15-11).

Solari also offered thoughts on Germain Ifedi, George Fant and the starting five.

The relationship between 7-Eleven and its store owners has been deteriorating for years. Franchisees who run nearly all of the chain’s 9,100 7-Eleven U.S. stores say the company is making it increasingly hard for them to be profitable.

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb has apologized to his teammates for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager. Newcomb spoke Monday in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff. Ender Inciarte and Dansby Swanson said players accepted the apology. Each said tweets made public on […]

The Mariners and the Public Facilities District agreed in May on terms for a 25-year extension to the team’s lease at the stadium. But the deal is contingent on the county council a proposal to send $180 million in hotel-motel tax revenue toward capital projects at Safeco.

A look at three of the key questions facing the Huskies entering camp Friday.

Re “8 people a day overdose on opioids in Snohomish County after tightening of prescription rules: survey”: It is an unfortunate truth that for a while, prescription opioids became the cheapest and easiest means to obtain all opioids, whether for legitimate treatment of pain or to support an addiction. A lot of people became dependent […]

President Donald Trump says he will close down the government if his budget, which includes money for the wall, does not pass. Will that make Mexico pay for the wall? Adolf Schwarz, Coupeville

Seattle spends $12 million per mile on a downtown bike lane while King County-owned Harborview Hall sits empty — yet another example of the bizarre mismanagement of our region. Pouring taxpayer money into tying up city traffic with bike-lane construction while third-world homeless encampments pop up all over our neighborhoods and green spaces is absolutely […]

Shaquem Griffin isn’t having much trouble finding the football. On Sunday, the rookie linebacker from Central Florida stripped tight end Nick Vannett in a team drill, forcing a turnover. On Monday, in a 7-on-7 red zone drill, he backpedaled, jumped Vannett’s hitch route and intercepted quarterback Russell Wilson. The offense did eventually find its footing […]

Paxton will start on Monday night vs. the Astros. Seager left the team to be with his wife for the birth of their third child

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected another Trump administration request to halt proceedings in a lawsuit filed by young activists who say the government isn’t doing enough to prevent climate change. The high court said Monday that the government’s request for relief is premature. The ruling came 10 days after the […]

The Mariners acquired lefty Zach Duke and cash from the Twins in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers. In a second deal, they traded for right-handed reliever Adam Warren of the Yankees.

A situational lefty, Duke fills the role that Marc Rzpeczynski failed at earlier this season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Wilkie has been sworn in as the next secretary of Veterans Affairs. President Donald Trump said Monday during an Oval Office ceremony that Wilkie will work day and night “to protect those who protect us.” He also told Wilkie that hundreds of thousands of people are counting on him. The former […]

Help children in need this summer by donating to The Seattle Times editorial board’s school-supply drive.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal report accuses former head of FEMA’s personnel office of sexual misconduct, creating “toxic” environment.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A so-called corpse flower known for the rotten stench it releases appeared close to blooming Monday at the Huntington Library in Southern California. The plant nicknamed “Li’l Stinker” plumped up in the last few days and was likely to bloom Monday or Tuesday, said Brandon Tam, an orchid specialist at the […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The judge who presided over Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation trial will help figure out what can be made public in a grand jury’s report into child sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses. The state Supreme Court on Monday has named McKean County Judge John Cleland to serve as special […]

Nokia Oyj won a $3.5 billion agreement with T-Mobile US to build fifth-generation mobile networks in the U.S., one of its largest contracts to date and a sign that network equipment vendors are starting to gain business from the new cellular technology.

There's a new No. 24 in Seattle. Second-year Seahawk defensive back Mike Tyson isn't afraid to take Marshawn Lynch's old number (or alternate between multiple positions in training camp).

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A recent inspection of a small stream and stretch of river in Twin Falls found several noxious weeds and invasive species. Invasive species are classified as animals or plants that are not native to an area. The invasive species outgrow and out-compete native species and dominate an ecosystem because they […]

A growing chorus of experts, lawmakers and safety advocates insists that change to these boats should happen soon. Not in a year or two when the investigation is finished. But now, when duck boats are still transporting tourists in states across the country.

Thoughts on the running backs, Bobby Wagner's leadership, the offensive line and more.

The president needs his tariffs, needs his trade war, to have any chance of re-election — precisely because it’s the only remaining economic issue where he’s stuck to his campaign promises and hasn’t just deferred to traditional Republican priorities.