Archive By Section - AP Sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joe Mauer went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and Eduardo Escobar hit two home runs while driving in six runs, as the Minnesota Twins erupted for a 17-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
September 02, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
ATLANTA (AP) - The Alabama defense turned in a dominating performance, the Florida State special teams endured a terrible night, and one of the most anticipated opening games in college football history went to the top-ranked Crimson Tide.
September 02, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
LAWRENCE (AP) - Peyton Bender threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start for Kansas Saturday, leading the way to a 38-16 season-opening victory over Southeast Missouri State.
September 02, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
MANHATTAN (AP) - Jesse Ertz threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns in only three quarters of work, sending No. 20 Kansas State to a 55-19 rout of overmatched Central Arkansas on Saturday night.
September 02, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - First-round pick Patrick Mahomes II threw for 183 yards and a touchdown in what was likely his final game for a while, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Tennessee Titans 30-6 on Thursday night in a preseason contest played mostly by backups.
August 31, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Andy Reid has been preparing for preseason games as a head coach for nearly two decades.
August 10, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
August 10, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Len Dawson had never considered a career in broadcasting until then-Chiefs general manager Jack Steadman, trying to drum up some publicity for his recently moved franchise, talked a local TV station into doing a sports segment on the nightly news.
August 08, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - It has been years since the Kansas City Chiefs gave their fans any reason to stick around after halftime of their preseason opener, when the starters and backups generally take a seat.
August 08, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Yadier Molina, Jedd Gyorko and Randal Grichuk went deep, the Cardinals scored so much in the fifth inning that they broke the scoreboard, and St. Louis rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
August 08, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
SCOTT CITY - It is hard to imagine a place less like Madison Square Garden than the cement slab where Ron Baker spent countless hours honing his game in high school.
August 08, 2017
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By Barbara Barker
Newsday (TNS)
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AP Sports
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - The hole that Jeremy Maclin's surprising offseason release left in the Kansas City Chiefs' wide receiver corps was underscored last week when Andy Reid brought up the veteran's name.
August 07, 2017
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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
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AP Sports
Wherever he went, Don Baylor left his mark on baseball. He was an MVP and Manager of the Year, respected as a powerful slugger, punishing runner and commanding presence in any clubhouse.
August 07, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Matt Carpenter hit a three-run homer in St. Louis' six-run fourth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory.
August 07, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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AP Sports
(TNS) - Salvador Perez breezed into the Royals interview room on a recent homestand and joked easily with the team's communications director as he waited for Ned Yost to finish his postgame news conference.
July 15, 2017
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By Maria Torres
The Kansas City Star
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AP Sports
