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Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With ballot deadlines approaching, Nebraska and Missouri courts are weighing whether amendments on abortion will go before voters. The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in lawsuits seeking to keep one or both of the state’s competing abortion initiatives off the ballot. One measure would enshrine abortion rights in

Associated Press A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake. Andrew Lester’s lawyer requested the evaluation last month, saying the retired aircraft mechanic’s health has deteriorated so much

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Y.E. Yang is a winner for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions. Yang made a 6-foot par putt on the last hole for a 66 that forced a playoff with 67-year-old Bernhard Langer. Yang then won the Ascension Charity Classic with a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Randy Arozarena and Jorge Polanco hit two-run home runs and the Seattle Mariners scored five times in the first inning on their way to a 10-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. After getting shut out for the ninth time this season, Seattle started the game with

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Royals beat the Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep. Kansas City moved 2 1/2 games ahead of its of AL Central-rival for the second wild-card spot.

AP College Football Writer After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at

The Associated Press Leicy Santos headed in Trinity Rodman’s cross in the 96th minute to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday. The midfielder now has two goals and an assist since joining the Spirit (13-4-2) in August. Hina Sugita scored first for

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — ShunDerrick Powell ran for 126 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Central Arkansas to a 34-13 victory over Lindenwood. Powell had a 3-yard TD run and broke loose on a 55-yard scoring run just before halftime to give Central Arkansas (1-1) a 13-3 lead. Will McElvain’s 3-yard pass

AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for 228 yards and ran for two touchdowns, preseason All-American Luther Burden III also scored before leaving with an illness, and No. 9 Missouri routed Buffalo 38-0 for its second straight shutout to start the season. Theo Wease Jr. had 13 catches for 149 yards

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pedro Pagés hit a two-run homer off Logan Gilbert in the eighth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals top the Seattle Mariners 2-0. Jordan Walker was hit by a pitch before Pagés connected for his sixth homer, a drive to left-center on a 1-1 slider. Gilbert struck out 10

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Simon Becher scored in the 73rd minute to help St. Louis City earn a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution. St. Louis City (5-10-13) took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when former Revolution defender Henry Kessler used an assist from Marcel Hartel to score his first goal of

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 4-2 to open a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins for the second AL wild card. Held to one hit over seven innings by Bailey Ober, the Royals rallied

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Kadin Semonza threw four touchdown passes and Ball State opened its season with a 42-34 win over Missouri State on Saturday. Semonza’s final TD toss, a 5-yarder to Tanner Koziol to the left-rear corner of the end zone, gave the Cardinals a 35-21 lead with seven minutes left. After the FCS

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Moore homered and Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Miller (11-8) allowed three hits and two walks and struck out four batters. The 26-year-old right-hander leads the American

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans scattered four hits in six scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-0 Friday night and traded places with the Twins in the AL Central and wild card standings. The Royals now hold a half-game lead for second place in the division

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kansas City’s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002. Thursday’s game had a total audience average of 28.9 million, surpassing the 27.6 million that watched the New England Patriots defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2015 opener on NBC. Streaming did not