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MLS Glance

July 31, 2025 9:04 am Associated Press

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

Baseball Glance

July 31, 2025 9:02 am Associated Press

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

National League Glance

July 31, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

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

Baseball Expanded Glance

July 31, 2025 9:00 am Associated Press

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

American League Glance

July 31, 2025 9:00 am Associated Press

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

NFL Expanded Glance

July 31, 2025 8:59 am Associated Press

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

AP-Scorecard

July 31, 2025 4:04 am Associated Press

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 ___

Sports Betting Line

July 30, 2025 11:56 pm Associated Press

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

National League Leaders

July 30, 2025 11:35 pm Associated Press

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,

American League Leaders

July 30, 2025 11:34 pm Associated Press

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; Ramírez, 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.Rodríguez, Seattle, 70; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; Ramírez, Cleveland, 68; Rooker,

Juju Smith-Schuster touches on his new leadership role in the wide receiver room

July 30, 2025 7:21 pm Ryan Eslinger

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

Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory

July 30, 2025 5:07 pm Associated Press

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

Perez’s single in 10th lifts Royals over Braves 1-0. KC ties record by using 9 pitchers in shutout

July 30, 2025 4:11 pm Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez drove in MJ Melendez with a single leading off the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Wednesday while matching a major league record by using nine total pitchers in the shutout. Sam Long (1-2) was

Chiefs place WR Xavier Worthy in concussion protocol a day after he banged his head in practice

July 30, 2025 11:55 am Associated Press

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Xavier Worthy in the concussion protocol Wednesday, one day after the second-year pro banged his head while trying to make a catch during training camp at Missouri Western State University. Worthy is expected to be a big part of the Kansas City offense

Fans talk superstitions at Chiefs Training Camp

July 30, 2025 11:39 am Kyle Schmidt

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Chiefs Kingdom is known for its support and energy towards its team. A part of the fandom that can go unnoticed is what they do pregame.

Sports on TV for Thursday, July 31

July 30, 2025 9:10 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, July 31 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Western 5:35 a.m. (Friday) FS1 — AFL: Hawthorn at Adelaide BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Best Virginia vs. Eberlein Drive, Semifinal, Charleston,

WNBA Glance

July 30, 2025 9:10 am Associated Press

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 8 .680 — Atlanta 15 11 .577 2½ Indiana 15 12 .556 3 Washington 13 13 .500 4½ Chicago 7 19 .269 10½ Connecticut 4 21 .160 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Phoenix 16 10 .615

MLS Glance

July 30, 2025 9:04 am Associated Press

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

Baseball Glance

July 30, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 46 .582 — New York 59 49 .546 4 Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 55 .495 9½ Baltimore 50 59 .459 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 46 .582 — Cleveland 54 54 .500 9 Kansas City 54

American League Glance

July 30, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 64 46 .582 — New York 59 49 .546 4 Boston 59 51 .536 5 Tampa Bay 54 55 .495 9½ Baltimore 50 59 .459 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 64 46 .582 — Cleveland 54 54 .500 9 Kansas City 54

National League Glance

July 30, 2025 9:01 am Associated Press

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 47 .569 — Philadelphia 61 47 .565 ½ Miami 51 55 .481 9½ Atlanta 45 62 .421 16 Washington 44 64 .407 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 44 .593 — Chicago 63 45 .583 1 Cincinnati 56 52 .519

Baseball Expanded Glance

July 30, 2025 9:00 am Associated Press

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 59 49 .546 4 +2½ 5-5 W-2 33-22 26-27 557 461 96 Boston 59 51 .536 5 +1½ 6-4 W-2 34-21

Sports on TV for August 4 – 10

July 30, 2025 9:00 am Associated Press

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

AP-Scorecard

July 30, 2025 4:04 am Associated Press

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 7 Arizona 2 Final Chicago White Sox 9 Philadelphia 3 Final Kansas City 1 Atlanta 0 Final Houston 9 Washington 1 Final Cleveland 5 Colorado 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 13 Minnesota 1 Final Toronto 9 Baltimore 8 Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Tampa Bay 4 Final Texas

Royals and Braves play to determine series winner

July 30, 2025 3:01 am Associated Press

By The Associated Press Atlanta Braves (45-61, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (53-55, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Joey Wentz (2-2, 5.76 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Royals: Angel Zerpa (3-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

National League Leaders

July 30, 2025 12:07 am Associated Press

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,

American League Leaders

July 30, 2025 12:07 am Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .342; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .315; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; Kirk, Toronto, .304; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .301; Ramírez, 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.Rodríguez, Seattle, 69; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; Ramírez, Cleveland, 68; Neto,

Sports Betting Line

July 29, 2025 11:56 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Tampa Bay -118 at N.Y YANKEES +100 at SEATTLE -152 Texas +128 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -162 Atlanta +136 For the latest odds, go to BetMGM Sportsbook

Isbel and Pasquantino power Royals to 9-6 win over Braves after Acuña exits with injury

July 29, 2025 11:01 pm Associated Press

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit a pivotal three-run double and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as the Kansas City Royals beat Atlanta 9-6 on Tuesday night after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited with tightness in his right Achilles tendon. Seth Lugo (8-5) won his first start since agreeing

Kansas City Royals designate 45-year-old LHP Rich Hill for assignment

July 29, 2025 8:36 pm Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals designated Rich Hill for assignment on Tuesday, a week after the 45-year-old left-hander pitched in the first game of his 21st big league season. Hill went 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in two starts with Kansas City. The Royals were his 14th team, matching Edwin Jackson