Associated Press

A mass exodus has led to a seismic shift in the Pac-12 Conference. The “Conference of Champions” suffered what could be crushing blows after five schools announced defections from the league within hours of each other.

Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period, as the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal.

Taylor Trammell homered for the second time in five days as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Thursday to extend their winning streak to four games and complete a series sweep.

Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray underwent Tommy John surgery and a flexor tendon repair on his left elbow on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the season.

Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith is heading to reigning national champion LSU.

The Seattle Seahawks continued the overhaul of their defense, selecting Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon with the No. 5 pick of the NFL draft.

One of the most important drafts during the tenure of general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll arrives for the Seattle Seahawks.

Defenseman Adam Larsson scored on a breakaway backhander in overtime and goaltender Joey Daccord made 25 saves as the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 5-4.

Jason Robertson scored his 39th goal of the season, the last of three power-play goals by Dallas, and the Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Jared McCann and Daniel Sprong lead the scoring as the Seattle Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.