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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Corey Dickerson and the St. Louis Cardinals finalized a $5 million contract for the upcoming. The 32-year-old Dickerson fills a big need for the Cardinals by adding a left-handed bat to their lineup. He hit .271 with six homers and 29 RBIs while appearing in 109 games for the Marlins

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Three southwestern Missouri men have been sentenced to probation and fines after pleading guilty last year to federal misdemeanors for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The Kansas City Star reports that 46-year-old Zachary Martin received three years’ probation, while his two brothers, 44-year-old Michael Quick and 49-year-old Stephen Quick,

CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — Officials say the number of deaths has risen to six from a series of fiery chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles in southeast Missouri on a fog-covered interstate. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Kinder says Friday that the Mississippi County coroner has confirmed a sixth death, following the report of

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The women’s NCAA Tournament features a dozen Black female head coaches, doubling the number from last year’s tourney. While South Carolina Dawn Staley sees the increase as an indication of the success Black coaches can have when given the chance. But there has been marginal progress when it comes

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mya Bhinhar scored 12 points, Mariah White had 11 points and five steals and Missouri State beat Florida State 61-50 on Thursday night in a First Four game. Eleventh-seeded Missouri State (25-7) will face sixth-seeded Ohio State in the Spokane Region on Saturday. Sydney Wilson also scored 11 points for

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryan Rust scored the deciding goal in a shootout and goalie Tristan Jarry picked up his 30th victory in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The fourth shooter for the Penguins, Rust snapped a wrist shot from the slot

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Keeping pace in the AFC West is turning into quite the arms race. Now it’s the Las Vegas Raiders’ turn to try and one-up the rest of the division. The Raiders made a blockbuster move Thursday by acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Cole Beasley and Julio Jones are looking for new teams. Allen Robinson joined the reigning Super Bowl champs with a three-year deal. DJ Chark chose filling a need in Detroit for a season over a longer deal elsewhere. Baker Mayfield wants to be traded out of Cleveland.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals hat still fit slightly askew on Zack Greinke’s head Thursday, but so much else had changed in the two decades after Kansas City selected the future Cy Young Award winner in the draft and the 12 years since he was traded away.

CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — A county coroner says at least five people died and several were injured in chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate in southeast Missouri. The collisions began about 8 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 57 as thick fog enveloped the Charleston area, about 150 miles south of St. Louis. KFVS

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Reid spent one season playing with Tyrann Mathieu in Houston, then replaced him as one of the leaders of the Texans defensive backfield when the three-time All-Pro safety signed with the Chiefs. Three years later, Reid is replacing Mathieu again — this time

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say an 82-year-old man who was crossing a Springfield street early Thursday morning was hit and killed by a van. Police say the crash happened around 6:30 a.m., when a southbound transit van hit 82-year-old Mantak Chiu, of Springfield, as Chiu was in a crosswalk. Chiu was pronounced dead at

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty will seek a second medical opinion on his ailing pitching shoulder. Flaherty underwent imaging tests on his right shoulder Tuesday. He has not thrown off a mound since spring training opened. Flaherty, 26, was 11-8 with a 2.75 ERA  in 2019, went 4-3 with a

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published March 16, 2022, about a Missouri legislative proposal on abortions, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of a clinic operated by the abortion-rights group Trust Women. It is in Oklahoma City, not Norman, Oklahoma. 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to two felony counts for a fatal 2020 hit-and-run during a drag race on a Kansas City street. The Kansas City Star reports that Shabazz Frencher, of Kansas City, recently pleaded guilty to drunken driving while intoxicated resulting in death and leaving the scene

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer and a gunman died following a shootout at a motel in eastern Missouri that left another officer wounded. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Dallas Thompson says Bonne Terre officers Lane Burns and Garrett Worley were sent to a reported disturbance at a Motel 6 in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Swiss national team goalkeeper Roman Bürki has agreed to a three-year contract with the St. Louis team that starts play in Major League Soccer next year and will leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the Bundesliga season.The 31-year  Bürki has been with Dortmund since 2015 but lost his starting

ST. LOUIS — AJ Green had 21 points as Northern Iowa beat Saint Louis 80-68 in the NIT first round. Gibson Jimerson led the Billikens on Wednesday night with 20 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago. Greinke also can make up to $2 million in