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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night. Tyler Holton earned the win by

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings in his 100th appearance at Busch Stadium, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. Lynn (7-4) allowed one run on four hits and struck out five. Lynn is 9-0 over his last 21 starts at Busch, where

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Witt has 31 homers this

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Kansas City Chiefs are signing Kareem Hunt to their practice squad. It’s a reunion with a running back who achieved stardom with them before video of him assaulting a woman led to his release. The person spoke to The

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the death of Amber Thurman. The young Georgia mother died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat complications from an abortion pill. Thurman’s death, first reported Monday by ProPublica, occurred just

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away. A notice of appeal filed Monday night did not include any details about the appeal. Meanwhile, attorneys

Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with. Bulletproof glass and drug-sniffing dogs in election offices, and panic buttons and security

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Colt Keith hit a two-run homer, Matt Vierling had three hits while driving in the go-ahead run, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6. Pinch hitter Wenceel Pérez also drove two runs for Detroit, which began its

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante outdueled rookie Paul Skenes, striking out a career-high nine over seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. Pallante allowed four hits and one walk. Andrew Kittredge and Ryan Fernandez each pitched a perfect inning, finishing a four-hitter and the ninth shutout

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco is likely headed for injured reserve after hurting his right ankle in the final minutes of Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the injury who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals were left bumming again in Arrowhead Stadium. Less than two years after losing the AFC title game on a field goal by Harrison Butker with no time left, they watched him drill a 51-yarder for a 26-25 win. The Bengals had

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Butker kept making a lonely walk to midfield after each quarter Sunday to check on the direction of the wind, which tends to swirl inside Arrowhead Stadium. He did it one last time during the 2-minute warning, when his Chiefs were trailing the Bengals by two

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from first on a hit

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes drove in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Pinch hitter George Springer singled off right-hander Andrew Kittredge with one out in the eighth and Lukes followed

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift capped a headline-grabbing week that included her endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and seven trophies from the MTV Video Music Awards by showing up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Swift arrived about 90 minutes before kickoff to see

Associated Press PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The Rev. Anthony Navaratnam stood before his congregation and urged them to pray for the women from surrounding states who will flock to the new abortion clinic in town that opened in August. “God is giving us an opportunity to be missionaries in Pittsburg, Kansas,” he told those at

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored in the first half, Kelvin Yeboah added another after halftime and Minnesota beat St. Louis 3-1 on Saturday night. Minnesota (11-11-6) set a club record for the most road goals (25) in a season, while also tying for the most road wins (six) and points (20) in club