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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift couldn’t just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field. The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs defeat the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 season-ending win over the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto, playing perhaps his final game with the Reds, struck out in the first inning, then was

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke threw four-hit ball into the sixth inning and, backed by a trio of home runs, helped the Royals beat the Yankees 5-2 on Sunday. It was quite possibly the end of the six-time All-Star’s career and Greinke left to a standing ovation.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joey Votto was ejected by plate umpire Shane Livensparger after the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in what might have been the 40-year-old first baseman’s final game with the Cincinnati Reds. Votto was given a brief ovation during his at-bat in the top half, struck out on a foul

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright promised his children he would get a family dog when he retired from baseball. He didn’t have to. The St. Louis Cardinals presented the Wainwrights a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy during a 35-minute ceremony before the 42-year-old pitcher’s final game with the team on Sunday. Wainwright’s wife Jenny named the

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles led a dominant performance by the U.S. women at the world gymnastics championships, posting an all-around total of 58.865 to lead qualifying through two subdivisions Sunday. The 26-year-old, who is a five-time all-around world champion and seven-time Olympic medalist, registered the best scores on floor exercise, vault and balance

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer A person with knowledge of the situation says Aaron Rodgers attended a team meeting at the New York Jets’ New Jersey hotel Saturday night and is expected to attend the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The four-time NFL MVP had been healing and

ST. LOUIS (AP) — João Klauss scored two goals in five minutes in the second half and St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 4-1 on Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot. St. Louis (17-10-5) also set an MLS record for most wins by an expansion club. St. Louis is unbeaten in five straight

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds’ bid to become just the third team to make the playoffs following a 100-loss season ended in game No. 161 when they were eliminated during the seventh inning of a 15-6 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals. Elly De La Cruz had just

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frankie Montas earned the win out of the bullpen in his season debut as the Yankees beat the Royals 5-2 on Saturday night. Gleyber Torres drove in a pair of runs during a go-ahead sixth inning for New York. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Ro Elliott raced 64 yards on the third play from scrimmage and added a second touchdown five minutes later to spark unbeaten Southern Illinois to a 33-20 win over Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools. The Salukis held Missouri State to just 31 total yards rushing.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for a career-high 395 yards and four touchdowns as No. 23 Missouri beat Vanderbilt 38-21 Saturday to continue the Tigers’ best start since 2013. The Tigers (5-0) opened the Southeastern Conference portion of their schedule with their fifth straight victory. That

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Mike DiLiello threw for three touchdowns, Jevon Jackson ran for 158 yards and two scores and Austin Peay rolled to a 52-10 win over Lindenwood. DiLiello connected with Trey Goodman on a 42-yard touchdown just 1:36 into the game before the Governors intercepted three passes to set up three more

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was still smoothing over some clubhouse discord with two games left in a lost season Saturday after Carlos Rodón and pitching coach Matt Blake clashed on the mound the previous night. Rodón was in the midst of allowing all eight

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every batter Kansas City sent up against Yankees starter Carlos Rodón scored, resulting in a nine-run first inning, and the Royals rolled to a 12-5 victory over New York. Bobby Witt Jr. added a two-run homer in the seventh to become the first Kansas

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets acknowledge they’ll need to at least keep up with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ explosive offense Sunday night if they expect to have any chance of winning. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson says it’s their job to respond and

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in Connecticut, she harkens back to a decade ago when another congressional budget fight forced her to close preschools. This time around she is more

ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school teacher has been placed on leave after officials discovered that she was performing on a pornography website to supplement her salary. And while she says her teaching days are probably over, she acknowledges that she knew the risks. Brianna Coppage is 28 and taught English at

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers. It was the second time the union has