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Singer pitches into sixth, Royals beat Rockies 2-0 to avoid sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer scattered five singles over 5 2/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Sunday. Singer (4-4) allowed just one runner past first base while striking out seven, his most since getting eight on April 14 against...
Kansas police fatally shoot a man they say came at officers with a knife
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Suburban Kansas City police shot and killed a man they say came at two officers with a knife after a traffic stop. Police in Olathe, Kansas, pulled over a car just before 6 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Joel Yeldell said in a news release. During the stop, a separate...
Montero’s triple in 5-run first boosts Rockies past Royals 6-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elehuris Montero’s two-run triple highlighted Colorado’s five-run first inning and the Rockies hung on for a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Matt Carasiti (1-0) earned the win with 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Austin Gomber, who...
McMahon homers, gets go-ahead hit, Rockies beat Royals 7-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead single in a six-run eighth to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday night and stop a four-game losing streak. Elias Díaz and Nolan Jones hit two-run doubles in the...
Royals left-hander Amir Garrett on injured list with elbow pain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Amir Garrett was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday because of pain in his pitching elbow. The Royals described the injury as a valgus extension overload and made the move retroactive to Tuesday. Right-hander Jackson...
Collision with wall sends Cardinals OF Lars Nootbar to 10-day injured list, prospect Walker recalled
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lower-back contusion. The move was retroactive to Tuesday, a day after Nootbaar collided with the outfield wall in St. Louis during a 7-0 loss to Kansas City. Nootbaar...
Eric Bieniemy making noise already as Washington Commanders offensive coordinator
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Before heading out to the field for another Washington Commanders offseason practice, coach Ron Rivera declared everyone would be able to hear new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Rivera wasn’t kidding. Bieniemy, the two-time Super...
Texas cheerleader says she tries not to think about man who shot her in parking lot
A Texas high school cheerleader says she tries not to think about the man who allegedly shot her after a teammate mistakenly entered his car in a supermarket parking lot. “He did what he did, and I'm just going to try and get through it, there's no point in me, really, trying to...
US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn't a viable option. There are now 1,250 appointments daily at eight land...
Family, attorneys criticize prosecutor's handling of case in Ralph Yarl's shooting
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Kansas City teenager who was shot by a white man after he mistakenly knocked on the man's door are frustrated with the prosecutor's handling of the case, attorneys for the family said Thursday. The complaints came after a preliminary...
