Rantz: Deeply ironic attack made on UW minimum wage study

The Mariners have optioned infielder Taylor Motter to Triple-A Tacoma. The corresponding roster move will reportedly be to add infielder Danny Espinosa.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray continues to lose support over allegations of child sex abuse in the 1980s.

Cristian Roldan scored twice in less than two minutes in the second half and newly acquired Kelvin Leerdam got his first MLS goal, leading the Sounders past the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 on Sunday night.

Though distracted driving laws caught everyone's attention, many other laws focused on protecting people quietly passed through the Legislature as well.

Taylor Motter was picked off at first in the final inning of a series that will go down as one big missed opportunity for the Mariners.

A cybercrime expert said that Facebook would have known that something fishy was going on during the election.

A two-acre fire erupted below the SR 99 viaduct Sunday afternoon, prompting major roadways to shut down for several hours.

The Yankees won a series for the first time in six weeks when Aroldis Chapman struck out Ben Gamel with a runner on to preserve a 6-4 victory over Seattle on Sunday, their third win in four games against the Mariners this weekend.

Jarrod Dyson is out of the Mariners' lineup Sunday after crashing into the wall Saturday night, though the Yankees will start southpaw Caleb Smith and Dyson regularly sits against left-handed starters.

Nelson Cruz hit a winning single off Adam Warren in the 10th inning, and the Mariners beat the Yankees 6-5 Saturday night after Edwin Diaz allowed a tying hit to Ronald Torreyes in the ninth.

Mariners start Robinson Cano sometimes comes to the plate accompanied by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You," and the reasoning was unknown until "Danny, Dave and Moore" got to the bottom of it.

The Mariners will look for southpaw Ariel Miranda to give them a good outing Saturday night against a Yankees team that struggles against lefty pitching.

Another day, another pitcher. Just maybe not the one some Mariners fans wanted, though Bob Stelton and Dave Grosby can see why Seattle made the deal.

"Brock and Salk" continued its countdown of the 20 Most Intriguing Seahawks with Michael Bennett. Brady Henderson shares his thoughts on Seattle's Pro Bowl defensive lineman.

Following MyNorthwest's column on distracted walking, Honolulu is now considering a law banning cell phone use at crosswalks. Seattle should do the same.