By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With a rash of injuries to his starting rotation, Royals manager Matt Quatraro put together a plan to rely exclusively on his bullpen when Kansas City played the Atlanta Braves in their series finale on Wednesday. He never could have imagined nine relievers would
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez drove in MJ Melendez with a single leading off the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Wednesday while matching a major league record by using nine total pitchers in the shutout. Sam Long (1-2) was
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Xavier Worthy in the concussion protocol Wednesday, one day after the second-year pro banged his head while trying to make a catch during training camp at Missouri Western State University. Worthy is expected to be a big part of the Kansas City offense
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, July 31 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Western 5:35 a.m. (Friday) FS1 — AFL: Hawthorn at Adelaide BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Best Virginia vs. Eberlein Drive, Semifinal, Charleston,
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 8 .680 — Atlanta 15 11 .577 2½ Indiana 15 12 .556 3 Washington 13 13 .500 4½ Chicago 7 19 .269 10½ Connecticut 4 21 .160 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Phoenix 16 10 .615
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 46 .582 — New York 59 49 .546 4 Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 55 .495 9½ Baltimore 50 59 .459 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 46 .582 — Cleveland 54 54 .500 9 Kansas City 54
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 46 .582 — New York 59 49 .546 4 Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 55 .495 9½ Baltimore 50 59 .459 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 46 .582 — Cleveland 54 54 .500 9 Kansas City 54
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 47 .569 — Philadelphia 61 47 .565 ½ Miami 51 55 .481 9½ Atlanta 45 62 .421 16 Washington 44 64 .407 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 44 .593 — Chicago 63 45 .583 1 Cincinnati 56 52 .519
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 64 46 .582 — — 5-5 W-1 37-17 27-29 520 497 23 New York 59 49 .546 4 +2½ 5-5 W-2 33-22 26-27 557 461 96 Boston 59 51 .536 5 +1½ 6-4 W-2 34-21
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv02-03 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, August 4 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 9 a.m. ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, New England Region, Bristol, Conn. 11 a.m. ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, Southeast Region, Warner Robins, Ga. 1 p.m. ESPN — Little
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 7 Arizona 2 Final Chicago White Sox 9 Philadelphia 3 Final Kansas City 1 Atlanta 0 Final Houston 9 Washington 1 Final Cleveland 5 Colorado 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 13 Minnesota 1 Final Toronto 9 Baltimore 8 Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Tampa Bay 4 Final Texas
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Atlanta Braves (45-61, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (53-55, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Joey Wentz (2-2, 5.76 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Royals: Angel Zerpa (3-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .325; Machado, San Diego, .302; Stowers, Miami, .298; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .297; Arraez, San Diego, .295; Edwards, Miami, .294; Frelick, Milwaukee, .292; Naylor, Seattle, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .289. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 100; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 78; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 76; Tatis, San Diego, 76; J.Soto, New York,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .342; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .315; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; Kirk, Toronto, .304; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .301; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .298; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .295; Bichette, Toronto, .291; Springer, Toronto, .291. RUNS_Judge, New York, 90; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 71; Raleigh, Seattle, 71; Ju.RodrÃguez, Seattle, 69; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; RamÃrez, Cleveland, 68; Neto,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Tampa Bay -118 at N.Y YANKEES +100 at SEATTLE -152 Texas +128 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -162 Atlanta +136 For the latest odds, go to BetMGM Sportsbook
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By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit a pivotal three-run double and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as the Kansas City Royals beat Atlanta 9-6 on Tuesday night after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited with tightness in his right Achilles tendon. Seth Lugo (8-5) won his first start since agreeing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals designated Rich Hill for assignment on Tuesday, a week after the 45-year-old left-hander pitched in the first game of his 21st big league season. Hill went 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in two starts with Kansas City. The Royals were his 14th team, matching Edwin Jackson
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 63 46 .578 — New York 58 49 .542 4 Boston 58 51 .532 5 Tampa Bay 54 54 .500 8½ Baltimore 50 58 .463 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 63 46 .578 — Cleveland 53 54 .495 9 Kansas City 53
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Nearly six years ago, when the Kansas City Chiefs were just beginning their rise to prominence, Chris Jones tweaked a muscle in practice bad enough that coach Andy Reid made the difficult decision to hold him out of a playoff game against Houston. Jones
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Wide receiver Marquise Brown was among several Kansas City Chiefs who left practice with an injury Tuesday, when the nearly 2 1/2-hour workout was conducted in temperatures that produced a triple-digit heat index by its conclusion. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Brown, who
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 0 0 0 .000 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 30 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Western 5:45 a.m. (Thursday) FS1 — AFL: Melbourne at Parramatta HORSE RACING 9 a.m. FS2 — The Sussex Stakes: From Goodwood Racecourse, West Sussex, England
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 8 .680 — Atlanta 15 11 .577 2½ Indiana 14 12 .538 3½ Washington 13 13 .500 4½ Chicago 7 19 .269 10½ Connecticut 4 21 .160 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Phoenix 16 9 .640
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 63 46 .578 — New York 58 49 .542 4 Boston 58 51 .532 5 Tampa Bay 54 54 .500 8½ Baltimore 50 58 .463 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 63 46 .578 — Cleveland 53 54 .495 9 Kansas City 53
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 46 .574 — Philadelphia 61 46 .570 ½ Miami 51 55 .481 10 Atlanta 45 61 .425 16 Washington 44 63 .411 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 43 .598 — Chicago 62 45 .579 2 Cincinnati 56 52 .519
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 63 46 .578 — — 5-5 L-4 37-17 26-29 511 489 22 New York 58 49 .542 4 +1½ 5-5 W-1 32-22 26-27 552 457 95 Boston 58 51 .532 5 +½ 5-5 W-1 34-21
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Cleveland 10 Colorado 4 Final Detroit 12 Arizona 2 Final Philadelphia 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Kansas City 9 Atlanta 6 Final Houston 7 Washington 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 16 Toronto 4 Final Baltimore 3 Toronto 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 5 Final Boston
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