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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he was trying to provide a spark when he and bench coach Daniel Descalso got ejected from Sunday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The plan worked. The last-place Cardinals now hope it can provide a turning point to what

By DAVID A. LIEB and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell hit a three-run homer and Kevin Pillar had three hits and three RBIs in the Los Angeles Angels’ 9-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Logan O’Hoppe had a two-run double during a four-run seventh as the Angels won for only the sixth

ST. LOUIS (AP) — João Klauss scored twice in the second half to spark St. Louis City to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. Rasmus Alm scored his first goal of the season — unassisted in the 2nd minute — to give St. Louis City (3-1-7) an early lead that lasted until halftime. Hugo

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the season and Ibrahim Aliyu added a goal in the 78th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 and end a three-game losing streak. Aliyu, on the counter-attack, bent a low shot around the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Tim

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 5-3 on Saturday night, sending the Cardinals to their seventh straight loss. Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Hoskins hit his ninth homer, a 407-foot blast to center off reliever

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Frazier hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 2-1 victory over the hapless Los Angeles Angels. MJ Melendez had a one-out single off Angels closer Carlos Estévez before Frazier put his first homer in 31

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive loss. Willy Adames hit three doubles with two runs and a pair of RBIs. William Contreras

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have added veteran infielder Niko Goodrum to their major league roster and placed infielder Ehire Adrianza on the 10-day injured list with back spasms. Goodrum was in the lineup for his Angels debut on Friday night against Kansas City, batting fifth and playing third base. The Angels

By JOHN HANNA, TOM MURPHY and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. A spokesperson for Ascension says

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday. Missouri State will become the 12th full member of CUSA and the third school to move up from the Championship Subdivision to the

By DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a roughly $51 billion budget that boosts funding for education and infrastructure. The GOP-led House finished work on the budget just hours before a 6 p.m. Friday deadline. Senators passed the budget Thursday after a full day

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dairon Blanco had three hits, including a two-run homer in the third, Michael Wacha picked up his first win in over a month and the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Vinnie Pasquantino also had a two-run homer

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins, Jake Bauers and Joey Ortiz all homered to cool off Sonny Gray as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. The Cardinals suffered their fifth straight loss as they opened a four-game series with the NL Central-leading Brewers. William Contreras and

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout decided that having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee was a better alternative than postponing surgery and being a designated hitter the rest of the season. The Los Angeles Angels slugger said before Thursday’s game that being a DH

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Robert Gasser is expected to make his MLB debut when Milwaukee takes on the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. The Brewers acquired Gasser along with outfielder Eury Pérez and pitcher Dinelson Lamet in the 2022 trade that sent star closer Josh Hader to the

By The Associated Press Lynn Williams scored an early goal and Gotham FC hung on for a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League. Jaedyn Shaw scored on a penalty kick and the San Diego Wave defeated the expansion Utah Royals 2-0 later on Wednesday. Makenzy Doniak got the Wave’s

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer When Willson Contreras was struck on his left arm by a swing, it was felt by former and current catchers all over the major leagues. Contreras’ broken left forearm was a scary reminder of the increasing danger for catchers who have moved closer to the plate over the years