US eliminated from Copa America with 1-0 loss to Uruguay, increasing pressure to fire Berhalter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregg Berhalter gave a single-word answer after the United States was eliminated from the Copa America with a loss to Uruguay when asked whether he was the right man to lead the Americans into the 2026 World Cup. “Yes,” Berhalter said. ...

The United States is eliminated from Copa America in the first round with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay

Uruguay's coach, Marcelo Bielsa, is suspended for Copa America game against the United States

NEW YORK (AP) — Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has been suspended by South American soccer’s governing body for coming out late for the second half of the first two Copa America matches and will miss his team's game against the United States on Monday. The Confederation of South...

Lugo gets MLB-high 11th win and Perez powers Royals to 6-2 victory over Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 in six shutout innings to earn his major league-high 11th win, and Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. had a run-scoring triple among his three hits...

Leibold, Afrifa score to lift Sporting KC to a 2-0 victory over Austin FC

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Tim Leibold and Stephen Afrifa scored goals and Sporting Kansas City held Austin FC without a shot on goal in a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. Leibold put Kansas City ahead 1-0 in the 26th minute with a strong shot from the left side that ricochet off the...

Ramirez homers, Josh Naylor two RBIs lead Guardians over Royals 7-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Saturday. “It was really positive that we win with a chance to come back tomorrow, but we don’t pay too much attention to that,”...

American midfielder Tyler Adams says receiving online racial abuse is commonplace

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — American midfielder Tyler Adams said receiving online racial abuse has become commonplace for players. Teammates Chris Richards and Folarin Balogun said they were targeted for racial abuse, and the U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement after Thursday's...

Royals hit 4 home runs and send AL-leading Guardians to their 3rd straight loss, 10-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez, Hunter Renfroe, Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-3 win over the AL-leading Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Perez hit his 13th homer of the season in the second inning, a 447-foot shot over...

Kansas City of MLS hires longtime New England general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City hired longtime New England Revolution general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director Friday as the MLS club tries to turn around a freefall that has left it near the bottom of the Western Conference. Burns will oversee Sporting...

US scenarios to advance past the first round at Copa America

The United States faces a difficult task to advance past group play at the Copa America after a 2-1 loss to Panana on Thursday night in Atlanta. Here are some scenarios that would allow the Americans to play in the quarterfinals as one of the top two teams from Group C: ...