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Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3

The Orlando Pride remained undefeated this season with a scoreless draw against the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League. The first-place Pride (14-0-6) extended their league-record unbeaten run to 21 games going back to last season, but the draw ended a six-game winning streak. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse had three saves and

Associated Press From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt. And just one-quarter of its funds are

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. After the Cardinals intentionally walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to begin the 11th, Leo Jiménez advanced both Guerrero and automatic runner Nathan Lukes with a

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder defended his medical staff’s response to the eye injury sustained by Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy last week. Burkholder said Friday that he spoke with their medical staff and exchanged text messages with Baltimore coach John Harbaugh to “clear the air.” Van Noy

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are putting wide receiver Marquise Brown on injured reserve because of the dislocated shoulder joint he sustained in the preseason against Jacksonville. He will have surgery next week in Vail, Colorado. The designation will keep Brown out for at least four games, though the Chiefs

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago, in August 2014, when a white police officer shot and killed Black 18-year-old Michael Brown on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, protests erupted in the nation’s consciousness. They set off a new chapter in the United States’ fraught civil rights history, bringing a spotlight to longstanding

After Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, several nationally prominent Black religious leaders arrived, thinking they could help lead the protest movement that had surfaced. But the religion-focused ideas they were proposing didn’t mesh with the energy and the pent-up frustrations of the mostly youthful protesters. To

Associated Press As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace. Each day since the killing on Aug. 9, 2014, she had watched her daughter, Brittany, leave the safety of home to protest

AP Pro Football Writer The NFL says Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy received “appropriate” care from Kansas City’s medical staff after sustaining an eye injury during the teams’ season opener last week. “It’s disappointing the NFLPA would publicize unsupported conclusions without attempting to understand the facts. We have reviewed the case with the Chiefs’

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a $250 million renovation for Memorial Stadium on Thursday during a meeting attended by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The project will break ground on Nov. 30 when the sixth-ranked Tigers

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan each homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray was perfect Thursday through five innings before Jake Fraley singled to leadoff the sixth. He finished the day allowing one run on two hits and two

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday hoping to rebound from a season-opening loss to the Patriots. Burrow was held to just 164 yards passing without a touchdown in the 16-10 defeat. The Chiefs opened the season with a 27-20 win over the Ravens that was secured only when

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four Black rights activists have been convicted in Florida federal court of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents. The Tampa Bay Times reports that jurors deliberated all day Wednesday and returned the guilty verdicts late Thursday morning. The conspiracy charges carry up to five years in prison. No sentencing date

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness. In a call with reporters Thursday, officials said they have not yet determined how to the person caught the virus. They

Associated Press The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional charges after a grand jury indictment. Officer Travis Brown was critically injured while trying to make arrests during a protest on Aug. 9, the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in the

Associated Press The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a proposed federal policy change that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Public approval of marijuana has