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By The Associated Press JetBlue Airways will end service at several cities and reduce flying out of Los Angeles in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money. The changes will also help the airline cope with the grounding of some of its planes for inspections of their Pratt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Juvenile authorities say a 16-year-old boy is facing a new felony charge from the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration that killed one person and wounded nearly two dozen others. Authorities said the teen was arraigned Tuesday on a weapons charge after being held since the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hollywood Brown signed a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs that could be worth up to $11 million. The former Oklahoma star was drafted by Baltimore and spent the past two seasons with Arizona, but Kansas City expressed interest in him all the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer The AL Central doesn’t appear to be a great place to find baseball’s best teams. Instead, it might be home to some of the most improved. The division had a tough 2023, with the Twins running away with the title despite an 87-win season that wouldn’t have been good

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored two power-play goals in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 for their fourth consecutive victory. Jake Neighbours also scored a power-play goal in the third for the Blues. Kevin Hayes scored in the second, and Pavel

By NICK INGRAM and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The memory of the deadly shooting at the last month’s Super Bowl rally in Kansas City, Missouri, was still on the minds of many at the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday. But this time a big mass gathering went off without

The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — While some American cities celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a day early this weekend, Boston, one of the most Irish cities in the country, held its parades and festivities on Sunday, or March 17. Crowds of green-clad revelers lined the streets for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 on Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs made it back-to-back conference championships and will be making their 15th appearance

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Joey Votto sure knows how to make an instant impression, going deep on the first pitch he faced as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Votto lined a 392-foot homer to left-center off Philadelphia ace Zack Wheeler in his inaugural spring training game with Toronto. Granted, there was

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week. Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help officials in one county, Logan County, where three deaths were confirmed, with the cleanup of storm debris on public property.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored in the third minute and Maya Yoshida added a goal in stoppage time to help the LA Galaxy play St. Louis City to a 3-3 tie. Yoshida flicked in a diving header, off a free kick by Gastón Brugman, from right in front of the goal to make

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn scored in the shootout, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Kyrou and Schenn also scored in regulation as St. Louis earned its third straight win. Jordan Binnington made 22 stops in regulation and OT.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dany Rosero and Alan Pulido each scored a goal to help Sporting Kansas City rally from an early deficit and beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1. Pulido, who scored a career-best 14 goals last season, put away a left-footed volley to cap the scoring in the 29th minute. Vítor Costa

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — T.J. Otzelberger nearly let the Big 12 Tournament trophy slip through his hands before adjusting his grip and raising it above his head, that polo shirt so many people find so comically tight on Iowa State’s coach stretching just a little bit more. There

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the National Women’s Soccer League. Debinha’s rebound shot deflected off Thorns goalkeeper Shelby Hogan and fell to DiBernardo, who scored in

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tamin Lipsey grew up in the shadows of Iowa State, always dreaming of playing for the Cyclones, and he has vivid memories of watching his favorite team on television as it captured Big 12 Tournament championships. Two of them under Fred Hoiberg. Two more

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — L.J. Cryer hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as top-ranked Houston used a big second half to rout No. 25 Texas Tech 82-59 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cougars will play seventh-ranked Iowa State for the title on Saturday

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Coming off a last-place finish in the NL Central, the St. Louis Cardinals displayed confidence in manager Oliver Marmol and announced a two-year contract extension through 2026The 37-year-old former Cardinals minor leaguer led the team to an NL Central title in his first season, winning 93 games in 2022 and becoming