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By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill has spent the past week trying to stay positive. The Miami Dolphins receiver rushed home from practice last Wednesday as firefighters doused the roof of his burning South Florida home with water. Investigators later found the fire was started by a child

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has hired Gavin Wilkinson for its front office. The MLS club is giving the former Portland Thorns president another opportunity following his 2022 firing after separate investigations into the club’s handling of player and coach misconduct. Longtime Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes will add the title of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and outfielder Dylan Carlson agreed to a $2.35 million, one-year contract Thursday to avoid arbitration, though the club could not reach a deal with versatile Tommy Edman. The 25-year-old Carlson has long been considered one of the Cardinals’ top young players, but is coming off a disappointing

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he hasn’t even thought about retirement after longtime Seattle coach Pete Carroll stepped down on Wednesday and Bill Belichick parted ways with New England on Thursday. The 65-year-old Reid was asked about the possibility of his own retirement after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and right-hander Brady Singer agreed to a $4.85 million contract Thursday, and fellow pitchers Nick Anderson, Carlos Hernández and Kyle Wright also agreed to deals, keeping Kansas City from going to arbitration this season. Anderson will make $1,575,000 after arriving from Atlanta, where he was 4-0 with a

By ANDREW DeMILLO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jacobi Wood scored 19 points as Murray State beat Missouri State 77-53 on Wednesday night. Wood also added five rebounds and five assists for the Racers (7-9, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Quincy Anderson added 18 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson scored 27 points to lead the Saint Louis Billikens and Bradley Ezewiro made a dunk with 52 seconds left as the Billikens knocked off the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 88-85 on Wednesday night. The Billikens improved to 8-8 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 10-5.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook directors follow the money when it comes to cheering for particular teams. They are solidly behind the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend. Both are sizable underdogs in the NFL playoffs, with the majority of the money from casual bettors going to

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It has been more than 23 years since the Miami Dolphins won a playoff game. Tua Tagovailoa gets a chance to stop that drought on Saturday night. The fourth-year quarterback makes his first postseason appearance when Miami visits the Kansas City Chiefs for a

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Last year, opponents of a new Nebraska law that will allow taxpayer money to be used for private school scholarships gathered more than enough signatures to put the question of repealing the law to voters. Now, the Republican state lawmaker who introduced the measure is

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal appeals panel says a Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Eighth District Court of Appeals panel, however, otherwise agreed Wednesday with a lower court’s 2022

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones could be playing in Arrowhead Stadium for the final time with Kansas City when the Miami Dolphins visit for the wild-card round of the playoffs Saturday night. One of the league’s most dominant pass rushers failed to sign a

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN’s early season baseball schedule will be the Sho Show. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on two of ESPN’s first three “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts this season. The Dodgers’ opening two games of the season were assigned to ESPN as an MLB special event, a two-game

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his fifth career hat trick to help the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 for their eighth straight victory. Sam Reinhart and Kevin Stenlund also scored for the Panthers, who have 36 goals during their winning streak. Anthony Stolarz made 29

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rob Dillingham scored 23 points off the bench, Tre Mitchell had 20 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and No. 6 Kentucky beat Missouri 90-77 on Tuesday night for its sixth consecutive victory. The Wildcats (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led for all but a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia has been found, after going missing for more three weeks when the St. Louis nursing home where he lived suddenly closed on Dec. 15. As workers scrambled to prepare Northview Village Nursing Home residents for transfer to other facilities, Frederick Caruthers walked away from the building.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have lost 10 consecutive games when the temperature is 40 degrees or colder, a streak that goes back to a loss to Pittsburgh in 2017. And the forecast for Saturday night’s wild-card playoff game in Kansas City calls for temps to