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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Draylen Ellis threw for a touchdown and Tevin Carter ran for two scores and Tennessee State rallied to beat Lindenwood 24-20. Lindenwood fumbled it away three times with the final gaffe on its last offensive play. At its own 20 with 56 seconds remaining, on a designed quarterback draw, Nate

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals credit their transformation to becoming a “Today” show, wearing their mindset on their chests. Several Royals work through pregame practice in powder-blue T-shirts with the word “today” in white capital letters. Royals manager Matt Quatraro used the word during a team meeting during a

Pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Joe Kelly were left off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for their NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Kershaw is done for the season after his lingering toe injury worsened. Edgardo Henriquez, a 22-year-old right-hander, was included on the Dodgers’ roster. Ben Lively was

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Brett watched the Kansas City Royals prepare to face the New York Yankees and remembered the combustible clashes of the 1970s. “This isn’t a series, this is war,” said the Hall of Famer, tossing in a profanity for emphasis. Brett slid late into Graig Nettles in 1977’s

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man set to die this month is at the center of another push for clemency in the U.S., this time backed by several GOP lawmakers and bestselling author John Grisham, who say a father’s 2002 conviction for killing his infant daughter deserves a second look.

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss the AL Division Series against Kansas City because of fractured fingers that he thinks will heal in time for him to rejoin the team for the Championship Series if New York advances. RIzzo fractured the fourth and fifth fingers when hit

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter highlights of postseasons past. A year removed from a 106-loss season, the wild-card Royals face

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Bellino, Mark Carlson, James Hoye and Todd Tichenor will be umpire crew chiefs for the AL Division Series starting Saturday. Crew chiefs will all work third base in the series openers and will be behind the plate for a Game 4 of the best-of-five series. Umpires rotate from right field

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge has won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award, beating out Shohei Ohtani in a very close vote. Both superstars were tabbed first on 12 of 24 ballots. But the New York Yankees outfielder also received 12 second-place votes, while the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger

Associated Press/Report for America ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Two progressive district attorneys up for reelection in Georgia are under attack for low conviction rates and allegations of poor management. Republicans last year created a commission to discipline prosecutors after Shalena Cook Jones of Chatham County and Deborah Gonzalez of Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties entered office

Associated Press Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents by a nearly 8-to-1 margin in campaigns for ballot measures across the U.S. this year. But the advantage doesn’t show in ad buys in Florida, which has the most expensive campaign of the nine states where voters are being asked whether they want to enshrine abortion rights

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The AL Central was overlooked to the point of mockery before opening day. Now, what was widely considered the weakest division in baseball is exacting a measure of revenge. Not only did the Central secure two wild cards in the Royals and Tigers, both won their series

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Cashman appreciates World Series titles are expected from the New York Yankees, not just hoped for. New York hasn’t even reached the World Series since winning its 27th championship in 2009, the franchise’s longest drought since the gap between 1978 and 1996. Cashman says: “We have a

AP Health Writer Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year. The new cases confirmed Thursday were found in dairy workers who had contact with cattle on separate farms in California’s Central Valley. More than 50 dairy herds have been infected

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt Jr. grew up as the sons of big league ballplayers. Both were excellent baseball players in their own right. Mahomes eventually stepped away from the game and embraced football, becoming the quarterback of the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Along the

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have placed Rashee Rice on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least four weeks. Their leading wide receiver hurt his knee when quarterback Patrick Mahomes collided with him while trying to make a tackle in a 17-10 win over the Chargers last weekend. Mahomes says

AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window

The Saints will be trying to snap a two-game skid when they visit the unbeaten Super Bowl champion Chiefs on Monday night. The teams have not played since December 2020, though the Chiefs have won three straight in the series. New Orleans is coming off a loss to the Falcons on a 58-yard field goal

No. 9 Missouri is aiming to start 5-0 for the second straight season and 2-0 in the conference for the first time since 2019 when the Tigers visit No. 25 Texas A&M. The Tigers are looking to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to nine games dating back to last season. Texas A&M is trying