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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people familiar with the agreement say the Kansas City Royals and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. have agreed to an 11-year contract worth more than $288.7 million guaranteed. The people say the deal includes a three-year team option that could drive the value to

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Purdy went overtime on Super Bowl opening night. The San Francisco 49ers’ second-year quarterback began by saying he’s ready to spoil Taylor Swift’s trip to Las Vegas and finished by remaining at the microphone to answer questions for several minutes after Monday’s media

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their relationship would soon take a much more positive turn after decades during which the league kept the city at arm’s length. When all it turned out

TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in East Texas on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. The legal issue comes as the younger Mahomes prepares to lead his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CBS’ Nate Burleson might be the only person at the Super Bowl to get more air time than Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes or any of the other star players in the game. The network’s morning show, where Burleson is a co-host, will originate from Las Vegas this week. Burleson

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, beating out Texas and California for soccer’s showcase game. FIFA awarded the July 19 championship to the $1.6 billion venue, which opened in 2010, the culminating match of an expanded 48-nation, 104-game tournament that will

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Anthony Oropeza was trying to build a side business around his artwork when he started doing acrylic and mixed-media pieces centered on the Kansas City Chiefs. They sold like wildfire, and now his Chiefs-related work makes up the bulk of what he does to

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Wilks has had a roller coaster ride in his first season as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Faced with a task of taking over a successful defense that still had the same position coaches and system of his predecessor DeMeco

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Kendall Blue’s 16 points, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the Kansas City Kangaroos 71-56 on Saturday night. The Tommies are now 15-9 on the season, while the Kangaroos moved to 10-14.

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo — Led by JJ Kalakon’s 15 points, the Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 76-55

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton has agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team announced Saturday that the 30-year-old Middleton joined the organization as its 10th pitching addition this offseason. Middleton will earn $5 million in 2024 and the Cardinals have a $6 million option

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ezra Manjon scored 17 points, including 5 of 6 free throws in the last 32 seconds, and Vanderbilt beat Missouri 68-61in a battle of teams searching for their first Southeastern Conference victory. Ven-Allen Lubin, who had 12 points, also had a pair of free throws with 11.6 seconds left, but more

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Kyle Rose scored 26 points to lead the Fordham Rams and Elijah Gray hit the game-winning jump shot with two seconds remaining as the Rams beat the Saint Louis Billikens 67-65

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chance Moore scored 23 points off of the bench to help lead the Missouri State Bears past the Belmont Bruins 87-80 on Saturday. The Bears are now 14-9 with the victory and the Bruins dropped to 12-11.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The polarizing moniker is still applied to the Dallas Cowboys these days, regardless of whether it rings as true as it did during their 1990s heyday, when Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith led them to three Super Bowl titles in a four-year

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads all promised safety improvements after the fiery derailment in eastern Ohio a year ago, but they have yet to make meaningful safety improvements and reform efforts have stalled in Congress. A few key measures in the latest Federal Railroad Administration statistics, including

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have built a Super Bowl-worthy defense over the past two years in part because they made the difficult decision to trade Tyreek Hill away. The deal that sent the game-breaking wide receiver to the Dolphins landed Kansas City five draft

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers made the kind of decision that could set a franchise back for years when they traded three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance third overall in 2021. The big investment in a potential franchise quarterback turned into a dud

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce says he is ready for the Super Bowl circus to begin when his team arrives in Las Vegas to play the San Francisco 49ers a week from Sunday. Kelce spoke Friday about what it will be like there, particularly given how visible his profile

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a patient shot and wounded a security officer Friday morning at a Kansas City hospital after disarming him. Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino says in a news release that the patient had just been discharged from University Health Truman Medical Center. He says that while the guard was escorting