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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jason Bean threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns in place of injured star Jalon Daniels as Kansas overcame a slow start to beat Missouri State 48-17 on Friday night. Devin Neal had touchdowns on the ground and through the air while Dylan McDuffie and

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen came off the bench and knocked in the go-ahead run on an error in the 10th inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend their winning streak to four games with a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. McCutchen, pinch hitting for Alfonso Rivas, hit

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Lyles pitched eight strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox 13-2 in the first game of a three-game series. Lyles (4-15), who leads the majors in losses, had one of his best outings of the season. He allowed two

By DAVID BAUDER and JOE REEDY Associated Press Writers A dispute between Disney and Charter Communications has left nearly 15 million Spectrum TV cable television subscribers without some of their favorite networks. Sports fans are feeling it most acutely: The ESPN networks are off the air for the start of the college football season and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce is imploring fellow All-Pro Chris Jones to end his holdout before Kansas City opens the season Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. Jones has carried it through the offseason and right into game week. He is entering the final year

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Cole Dugger threw all four of his touchdown passes in the first half as Lindenwood cruised to a 77-9 victory over Division-III Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the season opener for both teams. Dugger connected with Robert Giaimo on a 20-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. In the second, Dugger added

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for 172 yards and a touchdown while running for another score in only one half of work, leading Missouri to a 35-10 victory over South Dakota in the season opener for both teams. Cody Schrader and Nathaniel Peat also had touchdown runs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Kansas City’s prolific pass catcher Travis Kelce has shattered numerous records over his 10-year career and was the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among NFL tight ends. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at tight end,

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Things to watch in Week 1 in the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 5 LSU at No. 8 Florida State in the country’s only opening matchup featuring top 10 teams. While two-time defending national champion Georgia starts with UT Martin and Alabama hosts Middle Tennessee, the defending

By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Andrea Nissen is trying to prepare her 65-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for a solo flight from Arizona to Oklahoma to visit family. She worries about travelers and airport officials misinterpreting his forgetfulness or habit of getting in people’s personal space, and feels guilty about not

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Defender Anthony Markanich and Nökkvi Thórisson both scored their first goals in league play three minutes apart late in the second half and St. Louis City held off FC Dallas 2-1. Markanich, who subbed in to begin the second half in his second appearance of the season for St. Louis City

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andre Jackson pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 for a three-game sweep. Jackson struck out a career-high seven and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old right-hander,

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights when he abruptly snatched her personal cellphone out of her

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs general manager Brett Veach is optimistic that All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones will be on the field when the Super Bowl champions kick off the NFL regular-season against Detroit next week. Veach said communication has picked up in recent days after the two

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer off Josh Hader for his second walk-off hit in two days off the All-Star closer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego 5-4. St. Louis trailed 4-3 before Masyn Winn doubled off Hader (0-3) with two outs in the

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielder Gio Reyna remains sidelined with a calf injury, putting off a return to the U.S. team under Gregg Berhalter when he resumes coaching next week ahead of exhibitions against Uzbekistan and Oman. Reyna is a 20-year-old midfielder and a son of former U.S. captain