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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Devin Brown is about to become the first Ohio State quarterback to make his first career start in a bowl game. The sophomore starts Friday night against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. He hasn’t played in a game since Oct. 21, but takes over after

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. Blanchard was released early in the day

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Marco Scandella each scored and goalie Joel Hofer recorded 39 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night following a three-day break in the NHL calendar. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is with Ohio State as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes prepare for the Cotton Bowl. There still are no indications that he will play Friday night against Missouri. Harrison again Wednesday wasn’t a full participant and didn’t have his helmet

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Josh Staumont on a one-year contract, the team’s first major league free agency move of the offseason. The 30-year-old Staumont pitched five seasons for the Kansas City Royals, saving eight games with a 4.01 ERA. The hard-throwing

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. But he can’t place a bet. He is blocked by a pop-up message noting he is not in a legal location. Missouri is one of

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might’ve gone unnoticed otherwise. There are the Kansas City Chiefs, dunking head coach Andy Reid with a jug-full of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs allowed defensive touchdowns 7 seconds apart to the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday in a 20-14 loss that kept them from clinching the AFC West. The sloppy performance, which included two failed fourth down conversions in the second half and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas got a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, and the resurgent Raiders held off the sloppy Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their postseason hopes alive. Bilal Nichols returned a fumble 8 yards for a touchdown, and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown. Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was inactive for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a quad injury that had caused the two-time Pro Bowl running back to miss their previous week’s game against the Chargers. Jacobs did not look

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer On the NHL’s final night before its holiday break, Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard and Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras combined for a stylish celebration of lacrosse. Bedard and Zegras each scored a lacrosse-style — or “Michigan” — goal in a pair of highlights that likely will be watched

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored twice, and Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad also scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues erase a three-goal deficit and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Saturday night. Robert Thomas and Colton Parayko also scored, and Jordan

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be missing three major contributors on offense because of injuries when they play the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. The Chiefs ruled out embattled wide receiver Kadarius Toney with a hip injury, third-down running back Jerick McKinnon because of

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A new round of stadium construction is underway for professional sports teams across the U.S., and taxpayers will be helping to pay the multi-billion-dollar tab. The wave of construction has seen teams chasing both repairs and luxurious additions. Some teams have sought new public funding for the projects —

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently praised the professional baseball team as an “essential part” of the state’s “culture and identity” and “economic success.” With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid