By DAVE HOGG (DETROIT, AP) — The Kansas City Royals have a nine-game lead in the AL Central and would need a massive collapse to miss the postseason. Manager Ned… Read more »

(DETROIT, AP) — Johnny Cueto still doesn’t have a win for the Kansas City Royals since being acquired from Cincinnati last week. No one in his clubhouse is blaming him…. Read more »

(DETROIT, AP) — Salvador Perez can’t explain his success against Justin Verlander. He just hopes it continues. Perez had three hits off Verlander, including a homer, and drove in three… Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — Central Missouri Mules sophomore Brad Woodson was recently selected for the USA Division II men’s basketball team that is touring Brazil this week. The men’s and women’s teams… Read more »

By DAVE SKRETTA (ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — Jamaal Charles had holes in his shoes on the first day of training camp. The Chiefs running back was trying out a… Read more »

By IAN HARRISON (TORONTO, AP) — Kansas City’s Edinson Volquez wasn’t interested in hearing any complaints the Blue Jays had about his inside pitches. Still, in a testy series finale,… Read more »

By NOAH TRISTER (Associated Press) — The Kansas City Royals made it look all so easy in 2014. With their bullpen trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland,… Read more »

By IAN HARRISON (TORONTO, AP) — Kansas City’s Danny Duffy doesn’t often give up a lot of home runs. That changed against the Toronto Blue Jays. Dioner Navarro hit a… Read more »

(CLEVELAND, AP) — One bad afternoon did little to dampen the spirits of the reigning AL champion Royals. Jeremy Guthrie allowed eight runs and tied a team record by hitting… Read more »

By TOM WITHERS (CLEVELAND, AP) — Eric Hosmer pointed at his teammates celebrating wildly in the dugout and continued his trot around the bases. With one swing, Hosmer gave the… Read more »