By The Associated Press MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Cleveland -124 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +106 at DETROIT -225 Seattle +188 Tampa Bay -116 at BOSTON -102 at HOUSTON -132 Texas +112 Cleveland -144 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +122 Toronto -144 at ATHLETICS +122 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .299; Busch, Chicago, .296; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Naylor, Arizona, .296; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .294; Edwards, Miami, .291; Frelick, Milwaukee, .290; Arraez, San Diego, .289; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; Hoerner, Chicago, .287; Machado, San Diego, .287. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 88; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 71; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 67; Soto, New York,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .335; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .326; Peña, Houston, .322; Meyers, Houston, .308; Kirk, Toronto, .306; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .305; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .301; Witt, Kansas City, .295; Clement, Toronto, .292; Kwan, Cleveland, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 83; Raleigh, Seattle, 63; Buxton, Minnesota, 60; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 56; Rooker, Athletics, 56;
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Perez broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with his longball off Isaac
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ST JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — After the MLB tested the automated balls and strikes (ABS) system during 2025 Spring training, the league has announced that they will be using the ABS system during the 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals signed former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal, the team announced Wednesday, hours before they played the finale of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 37-year-old Keuchel worked out for the Royals last week. He will head to their training facility in
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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 Reading All 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 Reading By 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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
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By 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 Reading TODAY’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 Reading By 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 Reading By 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 Reading NATIONAL 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 Reading AMERICAN 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;
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By 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
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KANSAS 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
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By 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 Reading By 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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 Reading All 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
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