WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says a potential expansion team in Portland has been shelved because of uncertainty about the scope of renovations needed at the Moda Center.
Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. is joining the team's ownership group. Griffey has purchased a stake in the club that drafted him in 1987 and watched him grow into a Hall of Famer.
The Seattle Sounders are adding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to the MLS club's ownership group.