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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. That puts him in good position to get off the bubble and make next week’s cutoff race at Bristol a little less stressful. Bell was the only

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, Bo Bichette had two hits and two RBIs in his return from injury and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night. Guerrero’s two-run double off right-hander Carlos

CINCINNATI (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a three-run, first-inning homer, Luken Baker added a three-run double and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 9-4, dropping the Reds 1 1/2 games back for the NL’s final wild card berth. Nolan Arenado had three hits and snapped a career-long 11-game streak without an RBI. The Cardinals have

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees. Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a Facebook Live appearance that he filed

HILLSDALE, Mo. (AP) — A municipal worker in suburban St. Louis has been arrested after allegedly running over and seriously injuring a TV station photojournalist. FOX affiliate KTVI reports that the Velda City Police Department was called to investigate last month in the village of Hillsdale. The incident took place as reporters tried to ask

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Gregg Berhalter has established a gigantic goal for his second term as U.S. soccer coach, which begins with Saturday’s exhibition against Uzbekistan. Midfielder Weston McKennie reveals it is: “To change soccer in America forever.” Berhalter was hired after the failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and led

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs can look back at a slew of dropped passes and far too many penalties for a sputtering offense that led to a 21-20 loss to the Detroit Lions in their season opener Thursday night. Just about everybody who stepped on

By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two of Atlanta’s five home runs, Matt Olson increased his major league-leading total to 47 and the Braves beat slumping Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. Acuña raised his season total to 34 homers with his third multihomer game this season

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce was inactive for the Chiefs’ game against the Lions in the NFL’s season opener Thursday night after hurting his knee in practice. Kelce tried to get loose before kickoff but still reported some discomfort. The 33-year-old Kelce had not missed a game

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie wants to prove he’s worthy to Juventus and its fans. He joined the 36-time Italian champion for the 2020-21 season, had his following season cut short by a broken foot, then was loaned to Leeds last January and couldn’t prevent the club from relegation. McKennie returned to

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough. That change would happen under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three 15-year-olds are dead after a car one of them was driving slammed into a vacant brick home near St. Louis. Police told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the 2016 Hyundai Accent involved in the accident Wednesday morning was owned by the driver’s mother. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored two as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 to snap a five-game losing streak. Elvis Andrus had four hits, and Yoan Moncada and Oscar Colas also went deep for the White

By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt, Masyn Winn, Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman went deep as the St. Louis Cardinals hit four home runs for the second straight game and beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 11-6 to take the first two games of the three-game series. Gorman hit his 27th homer

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce was held out of Wednesday’s final workout and listed as questionable for Thursday night’s season opener against Detroit because of a knee injury. The All-Pro tight end hyperextended his knee during Tuesday’s practice. Kelce was the only player to carry

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones says he “just wants a raise” as he threatens to take his holdout into the regular season with Kansas City scheduled to face the Detroit Lions in the NFL’s opener Thursday night. Jones was back in Kansas City on

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Former All-Star pitcher Michael Soroka is out for the season but did receive a bit of good news: His latest injury apparently won’t require surgery. The Atlanta Braves have placed Soroka on the 15-day injured list in another setback for the right-hander whose once-promising career was