The Tampa Bay Rays (57-59) and Seattle Mariners (63-53) begin a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from T-Mobile Park in Seattle is set for 9:40 p.m ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Mariners odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Chicago White Sox have hit their first skid of the second half of the season, losing their last three ballgames, and will try to avoid getting swept by the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle political insiders say President Donald Trump and affordability concerns are behind the surprising primary election results in the mayoral race.

A progressive community organizer who campaigned on affordability is narrowly ahead of business-friendly Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in the city’s primary, a result that has echoes of the recent Democratic mayoral race in New York.

Video showed the bear charging toward the mascot, splashing water, as a person on the crew could be heard saying "Oh my God" off camera.

The mascot named Buoy was on a fly-fishing outing in Katmai National Park as part of a trip promoting youth hockey when the bear approached, video released by the team shows.

Video released by the Seattle Kraken hockey team shows the moment a grizzly bear charges its blue-haired troll mascot, Buoy, in Alaska. The team was shooting a promotional video in Katmai National Park when the bear approached,