By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The injury-riddled New York Yankees have placed infielder DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day injured list with inflammation of his right second toe. LeMahieu had been dealing with the injury for several weeks but managed to play through the discomfort until recently, missing the first three games
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By PAUL WEBER and JIM SALTER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The judge in the child custody case involving former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has ruled that it should move to Texas because his two sons now spend most of their time there, and to better protect the boys from public scrutiny. That’s according
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without their leading scorer for the rest of September after Major League Soccer’s disciplinary committee suspended Lucas Cavallini for four games. Cavallini received a red card for stepping on an opponent’s head in the 53rd minute of Vancouver’s 3-0 loss to Nashville on Aug. 27. The
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense. The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes Friday, mandating a clock that will count
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are ready for top prospect Josh Jung to make his major league debut. The 24-year-old third baseman will be added to the roster before Friday’s series opener at home against Toronto. His debut comes seven months after he went to spring training
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By PAUL WEBER and JIM SALTER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The judge in the child custody case involving former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has ruled that it should move to Texas because his two sons now spend most of their time there, and to better protect the boys from public scrutiny. That’s according
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy has agreed to a contract extension and a person familiar with the terms said it spans five years and is worth up to about $63.8 million. McCoy’s representatives at APEX Sports Group announced that McCoy had reached a “long-term”
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — The College Football Playoff management committee gathered for 4 1/2 hours at a hotel in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. It was the conference commissioners first meeting since their bosses voted last week to expand the CFP from four to 12 teams. The goal is
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ABC 17 News spoke Thursday with Lawrence Goldman, a professor at St. Peter’s College at Oxford University, about the effect of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
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By Matt Egan, CNN The Biden administration is not debating whether to unleash another round of emergency oil from the national stockpile at this time, an administration official told CNN on Thursday. In response to the war in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden announced a plan on March 31 to release one million barrels of
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RAYTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz landed a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Logan Reichert on Thursday evening. The Raytown High School player was between MU and Oregon in his selection ceremony. He also had offers from Arkansas, Auburn, and Duke. Reichert is the fourth four-star recruit to commit to Drinkwitz’s class of
Continue Reading RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole made sure that USA Basketball will play for a medal at AmeriCup. Cole scored a game-high 20 points and the winning basket with 1.4 seconds remaining as the U.S. rallied past Puerto Rico 85-84 in an AmeriCup quarterfinal game. It was the game’s seventh and final lead change, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball class of 2023 picked up a commitment from one of the top targets in the region on Thursday. Quincy Notre Dame standout Abbey Schreacke verbally committed to the Tigers on her social media. Mizzou offered the six-foot guard in July after she helped lead the Lady Raiders to
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By Matt Egan, CNN The blank-check firm attempting to bring former President Donald Trump’s media venture public has adjourned its special shareholder meeting until October 10. The development is the latest in a series of delay tactics from Digital World Acquisition Corp. and comes as the shell company struggles to win shareholder approval to extend
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson has started 84 games at Lumen Field in Seattle, including a half dozen playoff matchups. His return Monday night with the Denver Broncos marks his first game there as a visitor. So, he knows he’ll hear the full-throated din of the Seahawks’
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The “Baker Bowl” is one of the standout games on the NFL’s Week 1 calendar. Baker Mayfield leads the host Carolina Panthers against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. Mayfield said the Browns’ decision to replace him with Deshaun Watson came “abruptly and unexpectedly,” but
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By EDITH M. LEDERER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved veteran Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the global body’s human rights chief and the world’s advocate for adherence to the universal rights at a time when the office is facing harsh criticism from China for
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Michigan Supreme Court ordered Thursday that a citizen-initiative ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution be added to the November ballot. The court’s 5-2 ruling was issued the day before Michigan’s ballot needs to be finalized on Friday. The order directs the Board of State Canvassers
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By Sonnet Swire, Priscilla Alvarez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public health emergency on Thursday in response to the thousands of migrants arriving in the nation’s capital by bus from Arizona and Texas. Bowser announced in a news conference a new government office tasked with the local response to
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A question will appear on the November ballot on whether Michigan should expand opportunities to vote. The court on Thursday sided with supporters of Promote the Vote 2022, a coalition of organizations that submitted signatures to put the proposed constitutional amendment before voters.
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