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ST. LOUIS (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the fifth time this season, tossed for arguing balls and strikes in the top of the third inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Plate umpire Dan Merzel ejected Boone with an 0-1 count on Gleyber Torres after Boone complained

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Drew VerHagen on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement and recalled left-hander JoJo Romero from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday before their game against the New York Yankees. VerHagen, 32, is 4-0 with a 4.78 ERA in a

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader had a first-inning sacrifice fly in his return to St. Louis, rookie Anthony Volpe hit a go-ahead triple as part of his fifth straight multihit game and the New York Yankees beat the Cardinals 6-2 for a doubleheader split. St. Louis won the rain-interrupted

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals scored five times off the Dodgers’  Julio Urías in the first inning before holding on for 6-4 victory. Urías had just returned from an injured hamstring and was making his first appearance since May 18. It was just the second win for

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aroldis Chapman is back in the bullpen for a division-leading team, though he won’t initially be the primary closer for the Texas Rangers. The once-dominant closer joined the AL West leaders on Saturday, a day after being acquired in a trade from the last-place Royals.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Daniel Hudson made his long-awaited return to the big leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. That ended an odyssey for the veteran right-hander that began with torn ligaments in his left knee and included several setbacks in his recovery, including a

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has approved a close to $52 billion state budget that includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 across the state. But the Republican governor on Friday also pared back spending by close to $555 million compared to what lawmakers passed in

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have acquired reliever Aroldis Chapman in a trade with the Kansas City Royals. The move adds a once-dominant closer to the AL West leaders as they chase their first division title in seven years. The 35-year-old Chapman wasn’t of much use to

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jake Woodford on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right shoulder strain. Woodford (2-2) worked 2 1/3 innings against Houston on Thursday, giving up four runs on four hits, including a home run, and walked two. He has a 5.67 ERA. The 26-year-old right-hander

By SHARON LURYE and ANNIE MA Associated Press Whitney Jean Alim, a 27-year-old educator in Chicago, dreamed of buying a house sooner with the room in her budget from President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan. It would have cut in half the $40,000 she owes on loans taken out for college and a master’s

By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester. As

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will hear the Biden administration’s appeal of one such ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a federal law