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ATLANTA (AP) — First baseman Matt Carpenter has been released by the Atlanta Braves, who acquired him last week from San Diego. The decision costs the Braves in effect $4 million. Atlanta obtained Carpenter along with left-hander Ray Kerr from the Padres on Friday for outfielder Drew Campbell. As part of the trade, the Padres

By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The largest nursing home in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other facilities. Many patients left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. An ombudsman for families of area nursing home residents says Northview Village

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Al-Amir Dawes equaled his season high with 25 points and Seton Hall held off a furious comeback in the final five minutes to post a 93-87 win over Missouri in Kansas City. The Pirates are now 2-0 all-time against the Tigers. Seton Hall’s only other meeting with Missouri was in

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Aquan Smart scored 18 points to lead Southeast Missouri State to an 87-59 victory over Lindsey Wilson College on Sunday. Smart made 5 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer and 7 of 9 free throws for the Redhawks (4-7). He added seven rebounds and five assists. Braxton Stacker scored 13

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Running back Jerick McKinnon threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help Kansas City beat the New England Patriots 27-17 in front of Chiefs superfan Taylor Swift. Patrick Mahomes passed for 305 yards and two scores. The defending Super Bowl champions snapped a

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Receivers Demario Douglas and DeVante Parker returned to the field for the New England Patriots to face the Kansas City Chiefs.  Douglas missed the past two games while going through the concussion protocol. Parker sat out three of the previous five games with a knee injury. JuJu Smith-Schuster was inactive against

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists, Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who won

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson led Saint Louis with 23 points and Terrence Hargrove Jr. hit the game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining as the Billikens beat Louisiana Tech 75-74.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Chiefs coach Andy Reid was fined $100,000 and quarterback Patrick Mahomes was fined $50,000 for criticizing officials following a 20-17 loss to Buffalo last week. Reid and Mahomes violated the NFL’s policy about public criticism of game

By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — PJ Haggerty scored 24 points and his three-point play with two seconds left lifted the Golden Hurricane past Missouri State 73-72. Haggerty was 8 of 12 shooting and 8 of 8 from the free throw line for the Golden Hurricane. Chance Moore led the Bears with 17 points.

By The Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Led by Marcus Hill’s 29 points, the Bowling Green Falcons defeated the UMKC Kangaroos 79-69

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Keenon Cole scored 26 points as Lindenwood beat IUPUI 73-67 on Saturday. Cole also added six rebounds for the Lions (5-6). Darius Beane scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Keith Haymon finished with 11 points. The Jaguars (3-9) were led by Jlynn Counter, who recorded 23 points,

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rowdy Tellez and the Pirates finalized their $3.2 million, one-year contract as Pittsburgh also acquired outfielder Edward Olivares from the Kansas City Royals for minor league outfielder Deivis Nadal. Tellez, a first baseman and designated hitter, can earn $800,000 in performance bonuses as part of the deal. Olivares, 27, hit .263 with

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco has been ruled out of the game in New England on Sunday. Kansas City coach Andy Reid says one of the NFL’s top rushers had “a cleanup” surgery on his ailing shoulder earlier in the week. Left tackle Donovan

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The difference in the attitude of the teams was quite clear Thursday night. Los Angeles didn’t look like it was all that interested in fighting for coach Brandon Staley. On Friday, the Chargers fired him after one of the worst losses in franchise history. Las

By DAVE SKRETTA and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — People familiar with the negotiations tell The Associated Press the Kansas City Royals made a pair of free-agent moves, agreeing to a $32 million, two-year contract with pitcher Michael Wacha and a $13 million, two-year deal with outfielder Hunter Renfroe. The

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers defensive leader Khalil Mack said he didn’t have his unit ready after Thursday’s historic 63-21 loss to their AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders. In an even bigger statement, he made it clear the team still believes in coach Brandon Staley. Now it’s

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas had two goals and an assist and the St. Louis Blues won in interim coach Drew Bannister’s NHL coaching debut, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak. Bannister was moved up from the Blues’ American Hockey League

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Taylor Clarke from the Kansas City Royals for minor league pitcher Ryan Brady and infielder Cam Devanney. Clarke went 3-6 with a 5.95 ERA last season in 58 appearances. The 30-year-old Clarke struck out 65 and walked 24 in 59 innings. He has a career

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated