By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Boyd pitched seven crisp innings for his 11th win, and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Rich Hill’s return to the majors with a 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Matt Shaw each had two hits as Chicago ended
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By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City’s Rich Hill seemed a bit rusty in his return to the majors as baseball’s oldest active player on Tuesday night. His Royals teammates didn’t make the 45-year-old left-hander’s start against the Cubs any easier. Hill gave up three runs and six hits over five innings
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ST JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp kicked off on Tuesday, July 22, at Missouri Western State University.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs may have fallen short in the Super Bowl, but their fans aren’t going anywhere.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans safety Tyrann Mathieu, a three-time All-Pro who was known as the “Honey Badger” for the relentless play in college that made him a Heisman Trophy finalist, said on the day the Saints opened training camp Tuesday that he is retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons. “As I hang
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid stood before his players before the start of training camp this week, just as the longtime Kansas City Chiefs coach does every year, and impressed upon the reigning AFC champions the importance of urgency. Patrick Mahomes saw no such need to deliver
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are making progress in stadium negotiations with lawmakers on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, though it remains unclear whether the team will stay at Arrowhead Stadium or ultimately move elsewhere. The Chiefs recently were granted an extension to
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are making progress in stadium negotiations with lawmakers on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, though it remains unclear whether the team will stay at Arrowhead Stadium or ultimately move elsewhere. The Chiefs recently were granted an extension to
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 23 BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Stars of Storrs (UCONN) vs. We Are D3, Round of 16, Syracuse, N.Y. 9 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Sideline Cancer vs. LA Ignite, Round of 16, Louisville, Ky.
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 16 6 .727 — Atlanta 13 10 .565 3½ Indiana 12 12 .500 5 Washington 11 12 .478 5½ Chicago 7 16 .304 9½ Connecticut 3 19 .136 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 21 4 .840 — Phoenix 15 7 .682
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 7 4 43 47 32 Vancouver 12 5 6 42 39 26 Minnesota United 11 5 8 41 40 27 Seattle 10 6 7 37 37 33 Los Angeles FC 10 5 6 36 39 27 Portland 9 7 7
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 59 42 .584 — New York 56 45 .554 3 Boston 54 49 .524 6 Tampa Bay 53 49 .520 6½ Baltimore 44 56 .440 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 42 .588 — Cleveland 50 50 .500 9 Minnesota 49 52
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 58 43 .574 — New York 58 44 .569 ½ Miami 47 53 .470 10½ Atlanta 44 56 .440 13½ Washington 41 60 .406 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 60 41 .594 — Milwaukee 60 41 .594 — Cincinnati 52 50 .510
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 59 42 .584 — New York 56 45 .554 3 Boston 54 49 .524 6 Tampa Bay 53 49 .520 6½ Baltimore 44 56 .440 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 42 .588 — Cleveland 50 50 .500 9 Minnesota 49 52
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 59 42 .584 — — 6-4 L-1 36-17 23-25 466 438 28 New York 56 45 .554 3 +3 6-4 W-1 30-19 26-26 526 416 110 Boston 54 49 .524 6 — 6-4 L-2 32-20
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Philadelphia 4 Boston 1 Final Pittsburgh 8 Detroit 5 Final N.Y. Mets 3 L.A. Angels 2 Final Chicago Cubs 6 Kansas City 0 Final Seattle 1 Milwaukee 0 Final Houston 3 Arizona 1 Final Minnesota 10 L.A. Dodgers 7 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 Chicago White Sox
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (49-52, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (59-41, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Richard Hill (0-0); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (10-3, 2.34 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 102 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -260, Royals +209; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .326; Stowers, Miami, .295; Edwards, Miami, .294; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; Donovan, St. Louis, .293; Naylor, Arizona, .293; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .292; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; Arraez, San Diego, .286; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 94; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 76; Soto, New York, 72; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 70; Tucker, Chicago,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .349; Peña, Houston, .322; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .318; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Kirk, Toronto, .309; Meyers, Houston, .308; Ramírez, Cleveland, .294; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .293; Buxton, Minnesota, .292; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .290. RUNS_Judge, New York, 89; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; Raleigh, Seattle, 67; Neto, Los Angeles, 65; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 65; Rooker, Athletics,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Baltimore -124 at CLEVELAND +106 N.Y Yankees -138 at TORONTO +118 at TAMPA BAY -200 Chicago White Sox +168 at TEXAS -136 Athletics +116 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Cincinnati -136 at WASHINGTON +116 San Diego -146 at MIAMI +124 at ATLANTA
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals plan to call up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from the minors for a start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, marking the left-hander’s 21st season in the majors. Hill has been at Triple-A Omaha after joining the Royals as part of an offseason trade. He is 4-4 with
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CHICAGO (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice and drove in four runs, Jac Caglianone and John Rave added solo shots and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 12-4 on Monday night. Chicago’s Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly went deep off Noah Cameron (4-4) in the second, but the rookie lefthander was in control
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .323; Edwards, Miami, .295; Stowers, Miami, .295; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; Donovan, St. Louis, .293; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .292; Naylor, Arizona, .292; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .286; Busch, Chicago, .285; Hoerner, Chicago, .285; Machado, San Diego, .285. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 93; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 75; Soto, New York,
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .349; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .323; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Kirk, Toronto, .309; Meyers, Houston, .308; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .294; Ramírez, Cleveland, .294; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .292; Buxton, Minnesota, .289; Goldschmidt, New York, .289; Witt, Kansas City, .289. RUNS_Judge, New York, 89; Raleigh, Seattle, 67; Buxton, Minnesota, 66; Neto,
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Former St. Joseph Central High School golf star Ali Perry, right, will receive the Bill Snyder Woman of Impact Award at this year’s Hall of Fame banquet.
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about Native American imagery in sports. Each team has indicated it has no plans to go back to names that were abandoned years
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 22 BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: Eberlein Drive vs. La Familia, Round of 16, Lexington, Ky. 8 p.m. FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 16, Indianapolis CYCLING 6 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 15 6 .714 — Atlanta 13 9 .591 2½ Indiana 12 11 .522 4 Washington 11 11 .500 4½ Chicago 7 15 .318 8½ Connecticut 3 19 .136 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 20 4 .833 — Phoenix 15 7 .682
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 7 4 43 47 32 Vancouver 12 5 6 42 39 26 Minnesota United 11 5 8 41 40 27 Seattle 10 6 7 37 37 33 Los Angeles FC 10 5 6 36 39 27 Portland 9 7 7
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 59 41 .590 — New York 55 45 .550 4 Boston 54 48 .529 6 Tampa Bay 52 49 .515 7½ Baltimore 44 55 .444 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 41 .594 — Cleveland 49 50 .495 10 Kansas City 49
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