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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the fifth straight game, a leadoff drive in the second inning that tied the St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers 1-1. Arenado homered on an 0-1 fastball from Wade Miley, driving the ball 394 feet into the left-field seats. Arenado had not homered in five

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials on Tuesday abruptly terminated an unusual emergency rule proposed by the Republican attorney general that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults. The move was announced without explanation on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, which said: “This

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri terminates rule limiting gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults without explanation.

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With the Louisiana House’s approval, a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care to minors is advancing to the Senate. The bill would prohibit doctors from performing “gender transition procedures” — such as hormone treatments, gender reassignment surgery or puberty-blocking drugs — on anyone under

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and one of his best players in Johnny Dawkins are among five inductees to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The others are North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, longtime Division II coach Herb Magee and the late high school scout Tom Konchalski. Krzyzewski retired last

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A Missouri high school teacher who used a racial slur several times in class is no longer working with the school district. A statement from the Springfield school district says the Glendale High School teacher resigned Monday. A 15-year-old sophomore who videotaped the teacher using the slur was suspended for

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have designated reliever Gus Varland for assignment. The move comes one day after he allowed nine runs over two-thirds of an inning in an 18-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 26-year-old Varland had joined the Brewers as a winter meeting draft pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who this month announced she would resign effective June 1, says she is leaving office immediately, ending a turbulent tenure marked by frequent criticism, especially from Missouri’s Republican leaders. The sudden announcement Tuesday created confusion about who is running

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Prosecutors say Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, grabbed and kissed a Kansas woman three times without her consent earlier this year. A partially redacted affidavit released Monday provides new details about the alleged assault at a Kansas restaurant in February. The owner of Aspens

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ prosecutor who resigned amid GOP lawmaker pressure says she’s stepping down 2 weeks sooner than planned.

By The Associated Press The second major of the year returns to Oak Hill for the fourth time. The PGA Championship once again has the strongest field of the four majors with 99 or the top 100. Will Zalatoris is the only one not playing because of back surgery. Tiger Woods is out because of

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado came out of a game against Kansas City two innings after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch from Brad Keller. Machado was drilled with the bases loaded in the second to bring in a run in the Padres’ 4-0 win that

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres pitcher Michael Wacha took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Michael Massey of the Kansas City Royals lined a leadoff single. The hit came on Wacha’s 103rd pitch, and manager Bob Melvin came out to get him. Wacha struck out a career-high 11. He had a perfect

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres pitcher Michael Wacha has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Kansas City Royals. Wacha has thrown 88 pitches and struck out nine. He had a perfect game going before hitting Edward Olivares with a pitch with one out in the fifth. The right-hander walked Bobby Witt Jr.

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered in his fourth straight game and Nolan Gorman had a career-high five RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 18-1 for their season-best fourth straight win. Andrew Knizner hit his first career grand slam in a 10-run eighth after

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have been making history since they broke into the league. They made some more Sunday night. In defeating Edmonton 5-2 to win their playoff series in six games, the Golden Knights became the third team in NHL playoffs history to make