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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs insist they are not thinking about last year’s opener against Detroit, when they played flat in a loss to the Lions. Patrick Mahomes is chief among them. But for a quarterback who is usually better than normal in Week 1, it was a

Associated Press Adriana scored twice to give the Orlando Pride a 2-0 win over Gotham FC on Sunday evening in the NWSL. The win extended the Pride’s unbeaten streak to a league-record 19 games. Cortnee Vine scored in her home debut before Brianna Pinto scored in stoppage time to give the North Carolina Courage a

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Walker went 5 for 5, Lars Nootbaar hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh and added a two-run homer in the ninth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 14-7 on Sunday. Walker hit a long two-run homer in the fifth and drove in three

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis City rode goals by newcomers Cedric Teuchert and Marcel Hartel to a 2-1 victory over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Galaxy. Teuchert staked St. Louis City (5-10-12) to a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute when he scored his second goal in his third career start and appearance in

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez homered twice and Jon Singleton added a two-run shot as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 7-2 win. It’s Houston’s fifth straight win overall and comes after the Royals swept a three-game series against the AL West leaders at

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Eli Gillman ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns and Montana held off Missouri State for a 29-24 victory in the season opener for both teams. Jmariyae Robinson’s 7-yard touchdown run capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that pulled Missouri State to 26-24 with 4:43 to play. Montana’s Ty Morrison made his

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Seth McGowan scored on a 3-yard run with less than two minutes to play to rally New Mexico State to a 23-16 victory over FCS-member Southeast Missouri State in the Aggies season opener. McGowan also scored the first touchdown for New Mexico State on a 14-yard run early in the

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Kikuchi (7-9) improved to 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA since he was acquired by Houston a day before the trade deadline. He gave up five hits, only allowing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added right-hander Shawn Armstrong to their active roster one day after they claimed him off waivers from St. Louis. Armstrong is 3-2 with a 4.85 ERA in 49 games for the Rays and Cardinals this season, including seven starts. He has pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer, Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 6-5 for their first regular-season win at Yankee Stadium. It was the first victory for St. Louis in the Bronx since Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The game was tied at 2-all when Jake Meyers singled off James McArthur with one out in the

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Framber Valdez and Bryan Abreu lost their no-hit bid with two outs in the eighth inning on Friday night on a single by Kansas City pinch-hitter Kyle Isbel. Valdez was pulled after throwing 98 pitches in seven innings. He threw 60 for strikes, with seven strikeouts, walked three

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells hit two-run homers in the third and eighth innings, powering the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Wells hit a two-run homer in a three-run third off Erick Fedde to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead and then connected again off

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Tommy Pham for assignment. Friday’s move ends the outfielder’s second stint with the team after one month. The Cardinals recalled outfielder Jordan Walker, who had a strong rookie season in 2023 before struggling this year. Pham was acquired along with starting pitcher Erick

AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Game week has arrived for John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens returned to practice Friday after three days off. The focus can now turn to next Thursday’s season opener at Kansas City. The Chiefs earned the right to play in that game as the defending

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal to bring a casino to the Missouri tourist destination of the Lake of the Ozarks will be on the November ballot. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green on Friday ruled that the casino campaign gathered enough voter signatures for the measure to go before voters. The Secretary of

The Associated Press/Report For America TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a queer resource center last week in compliance with a state law that bans public universities from allocating resources to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders of the Black Student Union and Queer

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will have newly acquired JuJu Smith-Schuster and Samaje Perine but not wide receiver Marquise Brown when they play the Ravens on Thursday night in an AFC title game rematch that opens the NFL season. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday that Smith-Schuster and Perine should

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday that he will dutifully take part in the new in-game interview that NBC will conduct when it broadcasts their season-opener against the Ravens this coming week. But he didn’t sound very enthusiastic about it. Reid tends to dislike anything that takes

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his right thumb while trying to make a play at first base in the eighth inning of their loss to Houston, the team announced Friday. Pasquantino is fourth in the majors with