By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Follow along for real-time updates on the NFL Draft with live updates by Associated Press journalists around the country. The draft in Kansas City starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcasted by the NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPNDeportes. The Carolina Panthers have the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Promising St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis following a 7-for-35 slide in his last 10 games. Walker made his debut on opening day and opened the season with a record-tying 12-game hitting streak. He  was hitting .353 through April 10
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has temporarily halted a first-of-its-kind rule restricting access to gender-affirming health care just hours before it was set to take effect. A judge on Wednesday put the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule on transgender health care on hold until at
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Kansas City’s Freddy Fermin knocked the cover off the ball during Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Royals catcher was facing Zac Gallen in the second inning when he swung early on an off-speed pitch. Fermin’s bat just knicked the baseball, sending it bouncing softly into foul ground close to the
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has temporarily halted a first-of-its-kind rule restricting access to gender-affirming health care just hours before it was set to take effect. A judge on Wednesday put the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule on transgender health care on hold until at
Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo (AP) — Missouri judge temporarily blocks rule limiting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender kids, adults.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen struck out 12 over 6 1/3 innings and stretched his scoreless streak to 28 innings, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Kansas City Royals 2-0. The D-backs took two of three games from the Royals and finished 3-4 on their homestand. Gallen (4-1) had
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference teams must replace a Heisman Trophy-winner, a two-time national champion and several potential first-round draft picks at quarterback. There’s still plenty of star power in the league heading into next season, just not much of it at the game’s most important position. The expectations, of course, remain
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a former Arkansas state senator has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for accepting multiple bribes in Missouri. The U.S. Department of Justice says 48-year-old Jeremy Hutchinson, of Little Rock, was sentenced Tuesday on a charge of conspiracy to commit federal
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bryce Young wrapped up in a blanket, fighting off the cold on a crisp morning in downtown Kansas City, where 24 hours later he is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. All around the Alabama quarterback, workers in hard
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Deion Sanders became the NFL draft’s first fashion icon by accessorizing a black and white track suit with loads of sparkling gold jewelry and dark shades when he took the call from the Atlanta Falcons before they selected him fifth overall in 1989. As memorable as
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Scott Barlow got Christian Walker to hit into a game-ending groundout with runners on second and third, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 for just their second win in 11 games. Brady Singer rebounded from three poor starts and the Royals tied their
Continue Reading By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blake Sabol hit a game-ending two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4. With two outs and a runner on second, Sabol sent Ryan Helsley’s 1-2 offering over the wall in center field for his first
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man already serving life in prison for killing two brothers from Wisconsin over a cattle contract has been sentenced to 32 additional years for a related federal crime. Garland Joseph Nelson of the northwestern Missouri town of Braymer also was ordered to pay $261,000 in restitution Monday in
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker scampered home for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on Nick Ahmed’s infield single, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Monday night. Ahmed — who was pinch hitting — brought home Walker on a one-out infield single off
Continue Reading By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Cobb pitched his first shutout in 11 years and J.D. Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series. Cobb scattered six hits and struck out four in
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three major freight railroads are responding to the recent Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger. They are agreeing to work together on a competing service to carry shipments across North America. Canadian National, Union Pacific and Grupo Mexico railroads said Monday that they will cooperate to
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The ACLU is suing to block new Missouri restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care. Lawyers representing transgender Missourians and health care providers on Monday asked a St. Louis County judge to stop the first-of-its-kind rule from kicking in
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The Republican attorney general has marketed the rule as a way to protect minors from what he describes as experimental treatments, although the restrictions also apply to adults.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — ACLU asks Missouri judge to block rule that places restrictions on adults, minors seeking gender-affirming health care.
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