Jonathan Aranda recorded three hits and drove in the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their final home series before the All-Star break in a 6-1 win over the struggling Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Aranda went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run, including his first two-bagger in the third that scored Yandy Diaz to break a 1-1 tie.

Pinch hitter Ryan Vilade stroked a three-run homer in the seventh that created separation.

On a career-best day, Ben Williamson went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run and a stolen base to help the Rays improve their majors-best home record to 35-14.

Starter Griffin Jax (5-6) turned in a strong outing over five innings, yielding one run on four hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

Seattle’s Logan Gilbert (7-6) tossed 6 2/3 innings and surrendered four runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and two walks as the club lost its fifth straight.

Cole Young’s double was one of Seattle’s six hits. He scored its only run.

After franchise great Evan Longoria was inducted into the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony, Jax kept the home enthusiasm up by extricating himself from a bases-loaded, one-out mess in the first with a pair of strikeouts.

Two batters after Young’s leadoff double in the second, Colt Emerson produced a sacrifice fly, but Williamson tied it for the Rays on an RBI double that scored Chandler Simpson in the home half.

Tampa Bay went up in the third on consecutive doubles by Diaz and Aranda to open the inning, but Gilbert recorded three straight outs to escape the jam. He did so again in the fourth when the Rays put a runner on third with one out.

In the seventh, Mariners manager Dan Wilson appeared to come out to remove Gilbert with two outs, but the pitcher made his case to stay in and did. Aranda then ripped a double.

Following an intentional walk to Junior Caminero, Vilade greeted left-handed reliever Gabe Speier with a three-run blast to left on the first pitch, making it 5-1.

Rays reliever Garrett Cleavinger fanned pinch hitter Mitch Garver looking with two runners on in the eighth to maintain the four-run lead.

The home side added an unearned run in the eighth on reliever Michael Rucker’s throwing error.

–Field Level Media

The Seattle Seahawks are set to change hands after the franchise announced Saturday that it has reached an agreement to sell the team to a new ownership group.

The group is led by the Khosla family and includes Vinod Khosla, the venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems co-founder who previously held a minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers.

The Paul Allen estate, which inherited the NFL team after Allen’s death in 2018, has been working to find new owners. Allen’s will stipulated that the team be sold, and assets be distributed to various charities.

“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks,” Vinod Khosla said in a statement. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though the Tacoma News Tribune reported it to be for an NFL record $9.61 billion. That would be the second-highest deal in North American sports history, behind the $10 billion the Los Angeles Lakers sold for in 2025.

The transaction must still be approved by the NFL, which should be put to a vote in the coming months.

–Field Level Media

Jude Bellingham deposited the go-ahead goal in the third minute of extra time and England hung on for a 2-1 victory over Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal classic on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Bellingham scored both goals for the Three Lions to dig them out of a 1-0 hole while tying teammate Harry Kane with six in this tournament. Anthony Gordon had an assist and Jordan Pickford made three saves for England.

England, 60 years removed from their only World Cup title, secured just their fourth semifinal berth in history and their second in the past three tournaments. They’ll face Argentina or Switzerland on Wednesday in Atlanta.

After missed chances during the second half, England took the lead early in extra time. Substitute Morgan Rogers fired a shot from outside the box that Orjan Nyland failed to catch, the ball deflecting into the goalmouth. Bellingham darted in and beat his man to the ball for the easy putback.

Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 36th minute and Nyland made six saves for the Vikings, who were playing in their first World Cup quarterfinal game.

Norway subbed out Erling Haaland halfway into extra time. That decision ended his record 14-match streak of competitive international appearances with a goal.

England controlled play for the first half-hour. They won a pair of free kicks just outside the box but could turn neither into a real threat.

Norway’s opening goal was preceded by a nice look for Haaland, whose close-range header went straight to Pickford. England attempted to advance it up the pitch, but Kane was dispossessed from behind and the Vikings returned to their attack. Schjelderup, from the left side of the box, unleashed a left-footed rocket that banged in off the far post.

Kane stayed on the ground seeking a foul, but no foul was issued and the goal was upheld after VAR review.

But England’s attack was rewarded on Bellingham’s equalizer two minutes into stoppage time. Gordon hit the centering pass as Bellingham was afforded too much space amid the Norway defense. He dribbled in and as he fell down struck a left-footed shot across Nyland’s body.

With momentum recovered, England thought they added a second on the final play of the half on Kane’s chip shot, but he was immediately ruled offside.

It was Norway’s turn to believe they’d taken a 2-1 lead in the 55th when Torbjorn Heggem deposited a rebound at the end of a crazy corner-kick sequence. The VAR took it off the board as Haaland pushed Elliot Anderson to the ground before the corner kick was played.

–Field Level Media