
The man behind K.C. Wolf: Dan Meers’ impact goes beyond game day
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — For the past 35 years, Dan Meers has brought joy and laughter to countless fans as he donned the mask of K.C. Wolf.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — For the past 35 years, Dan Meers has brought joy and laughter to countless fans as he donned the mask of K.C. Wolf.
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 13 6 .684 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 1 Indiana 9 10 .474 4 Washington 9 10 .474 4 Chicago 5 13 .278 7½ Connecticut 3 16 .158 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 3 .850 — Phoenix 14 6 .700
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, July 10 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Carlton CYCLING 6 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 6, Bayeux / Vire Normandie, France 6 a.m. (Friday) PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France,
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 6 3 39 44 29 Vancouver 11 4 5 38 35 22 Minnesota United 10 4 7 37 35 24 Portland 9 5 6 33 30 28 Seattle 8 6 6 30 28 26 Los Angeles FC 8 5 5
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 51 41 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 Boston 49 45 .521 5½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 54 39 .581 — — 9-1 L-1 32-16 22-23 427 407 20 New York 51 41 .554 2½ +3 4-6 W-3 28-17 23-24 481 376 105 Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 +1½ 3-7 W-1
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 39 .581 — New York 53 39 .576 ½ Miami 42 49 .462 11 Atlanta 40 51 .440 13 Washington 38 54 .413 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 38 .587 — Milwaukee 53 40 .570 1½ St. Louis 49 44
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 51 41 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 Boston 49 45 .521 5½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv12-13 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 14 CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 10, Ennezat Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, France MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby: From Atlanta ESPN2 — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE N-Y Mets at Baltimore 5:05 p.m. (Postponed) Final Boston 10 Colorado 2 Final Minnesota 4 Chicago Cubs 2 Final Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 3 Final Atlanta 9 Athletics 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 1 Final Tampa Bay 7 Detroit 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Seattle
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates (38-55, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (45-48, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-4, 3.69 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (7-6, 2.36 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 107 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Seattle -120 at N.Y YANKEES +102 Tampa Bay -110 at BOSTON -106 Cleveland -134 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +114 Texas -118 at LA ANGELS +100 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -188 Miami +158 at ST. LOUIS -146 Washington +124 Arizona
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Busch, Chicago, .297; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Naylor, Arizona, .296; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .294; Arraez, San Diego, .293; Edwards, Miami, .291; Alonso, New York, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .290; Frelick, Milwaukee, .290; Machado, San Diego, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 88; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 69; Soto, New York, 66; Schwarber,
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .335; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .327; Peña, Houston, .322; Meyers, Houston, .308; Kirk, Toronto, .306; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .305; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .295; Clement, Toronto, .292; Kwan, Cleveland, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 82; Raleigh, Seattle, 63; Buxton, Minnesota, 59; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 56; Rooker, Athletics, 56;
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta. He is the fifth player named as a participant in Monday’s event at Truist Park, which hosts the All-Star Game a night
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Mark Canha on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow injury Tuesday. Canha is in his first season with the Royals after being acquired in a trade during spring training. He’s hitting .212 with a .537 OPS in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Carlton CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 5, Caen, France 6 a.m. (Thursday) PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 6,
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 ½ Indiana 9 9 .500 3 Washington 9 10 .474 3½ Chicago 5 13 .278 7 Connecticut 2 16 .111 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 2 .895 — Phoenix 13 6 .684
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Cincinnati 13 5 3 42 33 27 Nashville 12 4 5 41 37 23 Philadelphia 12 5 4 40 35 21 Columbus 10 3 8 38 34 27 Orlando City 9 5 7 34 39 28 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 32 40
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 38 .587 — New York 50 41 .549 3½ Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 Boston 48 45 .516 6½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 34 .634 — Kansas City 45 48 .484 14 Minnesota 44
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 53 39 .576 — Philadelphia 53 39 .576 — Miami 42 48 .467 10 Atlanta 39 51 .433 13 Washington 37 54 .407 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 37 .593 — Milwaukee 52 40 .565 2½ St. Louis 49 43
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 54 38 .587 — — 10-0 W-10 32-16 22-22 426 405 21 New York 50 41 .549 3½ +2 3-7 W-2 27-17 23-24 472 370 102 Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 +½ 3-7 L-2
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 38 .587 — New York 50 41 .549 3½ Tampa Bay 49 43 .533 5 Boston 48 45 .516 6½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 34 .634 — Kansas City 45 48 .484 14 Minnesota 44
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 10 Colorado 2 Final N.Y. Mets 7 Baltimore 6 Final Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 3 Final Minnesota 8 Chicago Cubs 1 Final Athletics 10 Atlanta 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 2 Final Toronto 6 Chicago White Sox 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Seattle 3
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates (38-54, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (44-48, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (3-10, 3.64 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (6-5, 2.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .303; Naylor, Arizona, .299; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Busch, Chicago, .297; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Frelick, Milwaukee, .293; Machado, San Diego, .293; Arraez, San Diego, .292; Edwards, Miami, .292; Alonso, New York, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 88; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 68; Soto, New York, 66; Tucker,
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .335; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .321; Meyers, Houston, .308; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .306; Kirk, Toronto, .300; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .298; Kwan, Cleveland, .297; Clement, Toronto, .296; Witt, Kansas City, .296. RUNS_Judge, New York, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 62; Buxton, Minnesota, 57; Witt, Kansas City, 56; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Toronto -148 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +126 at DETROIT -156 Tampa Bay +132 at N.Y YANKEES -144 Seattle +122 at HOUSTON -144 Cleveland +122 Texas -126 at LA ANGELS +108 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE LA Dodgers -156 at MILWAUKEE +132 Philadelphia
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and the Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Monday night. Cameron (3-4) struck out seven in a season-high seven innings. The left-hander allowed three hits, a
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