By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Giovanny Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox. It was a bit of an adventure. It all started when plate umpire Lance Barrett saw Gallegos hit his left arm with the rosin bag after he warmed
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0. Mikolas allowed four hits — all singles — in his first win since May 30. The 34-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked none, throwing 71
Continue Reading By HANNAH FINGERHUT, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at his house. Gloninger said he had been recruited, in part,
Continue Reading By HANNAH FINGERHUT, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at his house. Gloninger said he had been recruited, in part,
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery abruptly left Friday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning with an apparent injury. With St. Louis holding a 5-1 lead and with one out and a 2-1 count on White Sox hitter Elvis Andrus, Montgomery tapped the back of his right
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star Luis Robert Jr. tied the game with his 26th homer of the season, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past St. Louis 8-7 after Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery left with a right hamstring injury. Nolan Arenado hit a pair of two-run homers for St. Louis, which
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery abruptly left Friday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning with an apparent injury. With St. Louis holding a 5-1 lead and with one out and a 2-1 count on White Sox hitter Elvis Andrus, Montgomery tapped the back of his right
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Civale allowed two hits and did not walk a batter while throwing 100 pitches, 70 for strikes.
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has withdrawn from next week’s All-Star Game in order to spend time with his pregnant girlfriend in the Dominican Republic. The 25-year-old Clase was named to his second straight AL All-Star team. He will not participate in activities related to the game in
Continue Reading MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation before their game against the Chicago White Sox and recalled infielder José Fermín from Triple-A Memphis. The switch-hitting Edman is batting .239 with seven home runs, 29 RBIs and a team-leading
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the appointments tells The Associated Press that owners of teams in two of the Oakland Athletics’ former cities will help evaluate whether the franchise should move to Las Vegas. Philadelphia Phillies chief executive officer John Middleton and Kansas City Royals CEO
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and Josh Naylor homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, powering the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ramírez homered to left field and, Naylor, who missed the previous two games because of tendinitis in his right wrist,
Continue Reading By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered, Jack Flaherty pitched shutout ball for his second straight start and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 to avoid a series sweep. St. Louis dropped the first three games of the series. Two were one-run defeats, including a 10-9 walk-off
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The former vice president of a Missouri bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than a half-million dollars. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Angela Flippin of Jamestown entered the guilty plea Thursday in Jefferson City. She could face as many as 33 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis, who was carted off in a Tuesday night game against the St. Louis Cardinals, will have surgery Thursday on his right knee after an MRI revealed a meniscus injury. Miami placed Davis, 31, on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Davis dived as he attempted to catch Tommy
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms that tore through the St. Louis area last weekend “completely overwhelmed” the region’s 911 systems, a public official said in response to complaints about long delays in fielding sometimes dire calls for help. Officials on Wednesday expressed regret over the deaths of a woman in the city and a
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López’s first career shutout was a four-hitter with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. López retired 15 straight from the third to the eighth inning including a stretch with six consecutive strikeouts. The 27-year-old López came
Continue Reading By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Yuli Gurriel scored from first base on a throwing error by Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9. With Gurriel on first after a single and pinch-runner Garrett Hampson on
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder tendinitis. Discomfort in his last start prompted him to leave the game early. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the team is confident the injury is minor and hopeful Greinke will only miss one turn with the
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL, MATT O’BRIEN AND ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An order by a Louisiana federal judge sets up a high-stakes legal battle over how the Biden administration can interact with social media platforms. And more broadly, it raises questions about whether, and how, government officials can fight what they deem
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