Rory McIlroy made an interesting revelation when giving his reaction to US Open contender Jason Day’s ongoing problems with vertigo.

‘Laudato Sii’, Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, was inspired by Francis of Assisi’s teaching that care for the planet is inseparable from care for the poor, says Keith Warner

Hometown golfer Michael Putnam is expecting a lot of noise from the Chambers Bay galleries this week if the decibel levels at Seattle Seahawks NFL games are any guide.

There is a word that will crop up frequently this week in relation to the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay not normally associated with this major, and there is an Irish company to thank for that.

For the students at the nearby high school, it was simply known as the "Sand Pit," the landmark two miles down the road where they would run as part of gym class.

Opponents of Royal Dutch Shell’s use of a Seattle seaport terminal to prepare for exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean have attacked on two fronts.

It’s not clear yet what Thierry Henry is planning to do next season but there’s plenty life in the old dog, suggests John Riordan.

Acclaimed American sportswriter Steve Rushin has been to the North and South Poles and most places in between. However, his love of the written word remains undimmed

They might share a common cause but this weekend, the Denver Gaels and Seattle Gaels GAA clubs are split by a common desire for Super Bowl success.

Man proposes marriage in an arresting manner

Soul singer Charles Bradley found fame late in life, but is haunted by his past, writes Ed Power

The US Agriculture Department claims no cases of unapproved genetically engineered wheat have been found outside of a 123-acre field in Oregon after two months of investigation.

The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals.

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YOU’VE probably got your Christmas tree by now, and I hope it’s a real tree grown in Ireland and not a plastic, made-in-China, job.

Willy Vlautin

John Terry led Chelsea to victory as the English side opened their four-game US tour by overcoming a competitive Seattle Sounders 2-0 at Qwest Field.

Chelsea are to play a summer friendly in America against Seattle Sounders FC.

Last-minute Christmas shoppers shivered and travellers were left stranded as winter storms lashed the US from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon.

We Don't Live Here Anymore

Collapsed US energy giant Enron took another step towards disappearing when the company closed the €1.4bn sale of its most prized remaining assets, making effective its plan to emerge from one of the most costly and complicated bankruptcies in history.

President George Bush may be following the course of least political resistance by lifting steel tariffs he imposed in March 2002.

Rescue workers in the US believe June could herald the worst wildfire summer since the 1970s.

Scientists believe an undersea volcano has been erupting for several days in the Pacific 130 miles off the US coast.

A strong earthquake has shaken the Pacific Northwest region of the US, shattering windows in downtown Seattle and rattling Portland, Oregon, for nearly half a minute.