By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win now while simultaneously continuing to build for the future. In other words, they wanted to
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Collingwood 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Geelong AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary 9:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 10 .630 — Atlanta 17 11 .607 ½ Indiana 16 12 .571 1½ Washington 13 14 .481 4 Chicago 7 20 .259 10 Connecticut 5 21 .192 11½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 23 5 .821 — Phoenix 16 11 .593
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 47 .577 — New York 60 50 .545 3½ Boston 60 51 .541 4 Tampa Bay 54 57 .486 10 Baltimore 50 60 .455 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 47 .577 — Cleveland 55 54 .505 8 Kansas City 55
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 62 47 .569 — New York 62 48 .564 ½ Miami 53 55 .491 8½ Atlanta 46 63 .422 16 Washington 44 65 .404 18 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 65 44 .596 — Chicago 64 45 .587 1 Cincinnati 58 53 .523
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 47 .577 — New York 60 50 .545 3½ Boston 60 51 .541 4 Tampa Bay 54 57 .486 10 Baltimore 50 60 .455 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 47 .577 — Cleveland 55 54 .505 8 Kansas City 55
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 64 47 .577 — — 5-5 L-1 37-18 27-29 523 506 17 New York 60 50 .545 3½ +1½ 5-5 L-1 34-22 26-28 576 478 98 Boston 60 51 .541 4 +1 6-4 W-3 35-21
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 Chicago Cubs 1 Baltimore 0 Final Philadelphia 5 Detroit 4 Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Tampa Bay 0 Final Miami 13 N.Y. Yankees 12 Final Athletics 5 Arizona 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Kansas City 9 Toronto 3 Final Boston 2 Houston 1 Final Cleveland 3 Minnesota 2 Final Chicago
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (54-55, third in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (64-46, first in the AL East) Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.53 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (7-7, 3.82 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Saturday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at TORONTO -136 Kansas City +116 at SEATTLE -190 Texas +160 at BOSTON -120 Houston +102 at CLEVELAND OFF Minnesota OFF at LA ANGELS -156 Chicago White Sox +132 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Pittsburgh -225 at COLORADO +188 Milwaukee -168 at
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .325; Machado, San Diego, .302; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Arraez, San Diego, .297; Stowers, Miami, .297; Edwards, Miami, .296; Frelick, Milwaukee, .292; Naylor, Seattle, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .288; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .288. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 101; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 80; Tatis, San Diego, 77; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 76; J.Soto, New York,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .342; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; 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; Raleigh, Seattle, 72; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 71; Ju.RodrÃguez, Seattle, 70; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; RamÃrez, Cleveland, 68; Rooker,
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Senator Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), State Representative Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and a Maries County man have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 3.
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, August 1 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Hawthorn at Adelaide 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Collingwood AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice,
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 9 .654 — Atlanta 16 11 .593 1½ Indiana 15 12 .556 2½ Washington 13 14 .481 4½ Chicago 7 19 .269 10 Connecticut 4 21 .160 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 23 5 .821 — 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 60 49 .550 3½ Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 56 .491 10 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 52 55 .486 9 Atlanta 46 62 .426 15½ Washington 44 64 .407 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 44 .593 — Chicago 63 45 .583 1 Cincinnati 57 53 .518
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 60 49 .550 3½ +2½ 5-5 W-3 34-22 26-27 564 465 99 Boston 59 51 .536 5 +1 6-4 W-2 34-21
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 46 .582 — New York 60 49 .550 3½ Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 56 .491 10 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 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 TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 4 Final Seattle 6 Texas 0 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Atlanta 12 Cincinnati 11 ___ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON Final L.A. Chargers 34 Detroit 7 ___ WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Golden State 68 Washington 67 ___
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at TORONTO -154 Kansas City +130 Minnesota -112 at CLEVELAND -104 Houston -132 at BOSTON +112 at LA ANGELS -134 Chicago White Sox +114 at SEATTLE -174 Texas +146 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Atlanta -120 at CINCINNATI +102 Milwaukee -154 at
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, .316; 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, 70; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; RamÃrez, Cleveland, 68; Rooker,
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ST JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — After day eight of Chiefs training camp there have been some changes to the wide receiver room, mainly injuries but also a new leader in the locker room. Xavier Worthy was banged up on the first play of practice on Tuesday July 29, but was able to walk off
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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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