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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Zack Short hit a three-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Riley Greene also homered, doubled and scored twice for the Tigers in the game that was delayed 29 minutes by rain. Will Vest (1-0)

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Ben Lively earned his first victory as a starter since 2017, Kevin Newman drove in three runs and Cincinnati had its highest hit total in almost a year in a 10-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Rookie shortstop Matt McClain hit the second

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Patrick Mahomes says he would rather win Super Bowls than a contest to make the most money. But the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is aware that new contracts for the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts and the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson have reset the market. Just three years after Mahomes signed a

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is urging Kansas City police to enforce a state law that bans transgender health care for minors after the city’s police chief said earlier this week that the department will not do so. Bailey sent a letter Wednesday to the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former cast member of the reality TV show “Basketball Wives LA” admitted to more than a dozen federal felonies in a court appearance Wednesday in St. Louis. Brittish Williams, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to 15 fraud-related charges. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 23. Among the crimes Williams admitted to

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri. Chase Isbell (3-1) threw three scoreless innings for the win  for Auburn, which has won nine straight. Foster hit his

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered in his first two at-bats and Adam Wainwright earned his first victory over Cincinnati since 2019 as the Cardinals defeated the Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night. Since starting the season 10-24, the Cardinals have won 12 of their last 16 games. Goldschmidt hit solo

CINCINNATI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the third inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds after plate umpire Will Little angered them with his strike zone.  Little called a strike on a 1-0 cutter that appeared to be above the strike zone, then

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House. The box truck’s driver smashed into the barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square on Monday at around 10 p.m., Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Javier Báez hit a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning for his third hit of the night to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Vierling had three hits, including a

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in Missouri will add football and women’s flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University’s enrollment is about 2,100. Athletic director Steve Wilson says fewer than 1,000 attend classes on campus. Football will add up to 125 more students and flag football