1939 — The New York Giants hit five home runs in the fourth inning in a 17-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds. With two out, Harry Danning, Al Demaree, Burgess Whitehead, Manny Salvo ...

2014 — Rafael Nadal wins the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal improves his record at Roland Garros to 66-1.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • The plan was to take a break. A hiatus, if you will, from Mariner commentary this morning. After all, this space has been dominated by their successes and failures – pretty much a ...

The Seattle Mariners say Hall of Fame left-hander Randy Johnson's No. 51 will be retired during a pregame ceremony next ...

Every team had a .300 hitter, and usually more than one. Wait, kids, why are you walking away? No, it’s not fiction! This ...

The No. 51 worn by Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson during his nine-plus seasons with the Mariners will be retired during ...

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Tony Gwynn slugged his way to the hearts of Padres fans. The Padres hall-of-fame outfielder is not considered a slugger in a ...

UCLA softball is eliminated from the Women's College World Series, but UCLA baseball gets an important victory.

British rider Simon Yates has cruised to overall victory in the Giro d’Italia, finally winning the race that had eluded him ...

2010 — Ken Griffey Jr. announces his retirement after 22 seasons in the major leagues. Hitting only .184 in part-time duty for the Mariners, he retires with 630 career home runs and six seasons of 40 ...

In Dodgers minor league action, the Oklahoma Comets scored 17 runs, James Outman had five RBIs, Eduardo Quintero had three ...