By The Associated Press NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at NEW YORK 6 (226) Indiana MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at BOSTON -130 Baltimore +110 at TAMPA BAY -146 Toronto +124 at BOSTON -130 Baltimore +110 at DETROIT -134 Cleveland +114 Texas -190 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +160 at HOUSTON -126
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After two action-packed days at Missouri Western, the Class 4 District 16 baseball tournament wrapped up Thursday night with a decisive championship performance from the Chillicothe Hornets, who punched their ticket to the sectional round with an 11-1 win over Savannah.
Continue Reading By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salvador Perez had three hits including a two-run homer, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals got their offense going in a 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Royals had scored
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 29 19 .604 — Toronto 24 24 .500 5 Boston 25 26 .490 5½ Tampa Bay 23 26 .469 6½ Baltimore 16 32 .333 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 33 17 .660 — Minnesota 27 22 .551 5½ Kansas City 28
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 31 18 .633 — New York 30 20 .600 1½ Atlanta 24 24 .500 6½ Washington 22 27 .449 9 Miami 19 29 .396 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 30 20 .600 — St. Louis 27 23 .540 3 Cincinnati 25 26
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 29 19 .604 — Toronto 24 24 .500 5 Boston 25 26 .490 5½ Tampa Bay 23 26 .469 6½ Baltimore 16 32 .333 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 33 17 .660 — Minnesota 27 22 .551 5½ Kansas City 28
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 29 19 .604 — — 7-3 W-3 17-9 12-10 275 181 94 Toronto 24 24 .500 5 2 6-4 W-2 15-12 9-12 196 207 -11 Boston 25 26 .490 5½ 2½ 4-6 L-1 14-12
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, May 22 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Western at Geelong BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE 10 a.m. NBATV — Al Ahli Tripoli vs. Nairobi City Thunder, Kigali, Rwanda 1 p.m. NBATV — Armee Patriotique Rwandaise vs. Made By Ball
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 1 0 1.000 — Washington 2 1 .667 — Atlanta 1 1 .500 ½ Indiana 1 1 .500 ½ Connecticut 0 2 .000 1½ Chicago 0 1 .000 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 3 0 1.000 — Phoenix 2 0 1.000
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Los
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay 5, Florida 1 Monday, April 28: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 30: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 8 1 4 28 24 10 Minnesota United 7 3 4 25 22 13 San Diego FC 7 4 3 24 25 16 Portland 6 3 5 23 23 20 Los Angeles FC 6 4 4 22 25 20 Seattle 5 4 5
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv24-25 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, May 26 COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — NCAA Baseball Selection Show COLLEGE GOLF (MEN’S) 6 p.m. GOLF — NCAA Tournament: Individual National Championship, Omni La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) 1 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Final,
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 5 St. Louis 1 Final Baltimore 8 Milwaukee 4 Final Kansas City 8 San Francisco 4 Final N.Y. Mets 5 Boston 1 Final Toronto 14 San Diego 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 8 Houston 4 Final Minnesota 6 Cleveland 5 Final Seattle 6 Chicago White Sox
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (27-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (29-20, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Daniel Lynch (3-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (5-3, 2.42 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 69 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .371; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .339; Donovan, St. Louis, .323; Machado, San Diego, .314; Abrams, Washington, .313; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .311; Stowers, Miami, .309; Perdomo, Arizona, .307; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Arraez, San Diego, .301. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 52; Carroll, Arizona, 40; Betts, Los Angeles, 39; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 38; Tucker, Chicago, 38;
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at OKLAHOMA CITY 7½ (214½) Minnesota MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -156 Texas +132 at ATHLETICS -156 LA Angels +132 at DETROIT -136 Cleveland +116 Baltimore -120 at BOSTON +102 Seattle -130 at HOUSTON +110 National League FAVORITE LINE
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .368; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .339; Donovan, St. Louis, .330; Abrams, Washington, .313; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .312; Machado, San Diego, .310; Stowers, Miami, .310; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Tatis, San Diego, .303; Perdomo, Arizona, .302. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 51; Betts, Los Angeles, 39; Carroll, Arizona, 39; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 38; Tatis, San Diego,
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Tuesday night. Birdsong (2-0) was moved from the bullpen to the rotation in place of Jordan Hicks and provided just
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After weather postponed Monday’s semifinal matchups, four teams took the field Tuesday at Missouri Western with hopes of keeping their seasons alive in the Class 4 District 16 baseball tournament.
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HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Gadi Kinda, a midfielder on the Israeli national soccer team who previously played for Sporting Kansas City in the MLS, died Tuesday. He was 31. Kinda’s Israeli club, Maccabi Haifa, announced his death following his hospitalization for an undisclosed condition. Kinda played for Sporting Kansas City from 2020-23 and signed with
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta has been named to her first U.S. team roster for matches against China and Jamaica. The 32-year-old LaBonta plays for the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League and has three goals this season. Joining her in earning a first call-up with the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (27-22, third in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-20, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Giants: Hayden Birdsong (1-0, 2.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
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By STEVE KRONER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic’s no-hit bid for the Kansas City Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night. The left-hander hardly let that bother him. Bubic made a run at an historic homecoming before settling for seven shutout innings of two-hit ball in a 3-1 victory over
Continue Reading By STEVE KRONER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic’s no-hit bid for the Kansas City Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night. Bubic initially got through six innings against the San Francisco Giants without allowing a hit — only to have an error charged to Royals second baseman Michael Massey changed to a single before the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (26-22, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-19, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (4-2, 1.66 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (6-0, 3.04 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. With the game tied at 1,
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