By MARI YAMAGUCHI (TOKYO, AP) — Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will reopen bidding… Read more »
Category: Sports
Houston, Bryant among franchised players to sign big deals
The Associated Press (NEW YORK, AP) — Big names. Huge playmakers. And, now, enormous paydays. Four of five NFL players who had franchise tags assigned to them signed long-term contracts… Read more »
Trout hits leadoff HR, wins MVP as AL All-Stars top NL 6-3
By RONALD BLUM (CINCINNATI, AP) — Mike Trout flashed the skill that puts him at the front of baseball’s new generation, just moments after four of the all-time greats walked… Read more »
SEC commissioner: League leading the way on social issues
By DAVID BRANDT (HOOVER, Ala., AP) — Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive was known to invoke the words of historical figures like Winston Churchill when talking about challenges facing… Read more »
Royals edge Blue Jays 11-10 after blowing 7-run lead
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays combined for 21 runs, 11 unearned after seven errors, on Sunday. There were 27 hits, nine for… Read more »
Ellis helps Sporting Kansas City to 1-0 win at Vancouver
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia, AP) — Kevin Ellis scored in the 52nd minute, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Sunday night. The defender rose to meet a… Read more »
Royals roll past Rays 8-3 to finish off 4-game sweep
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Jarrod Dyson did his best impression of Alex Gordon with his glove. Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez did the same with their… Read more »
Royals lose Gordon to injury, rally past Rays 9-7
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Royals’ Alex Gordon has earned four Gold Gloves by making the spectacular look routine, whether it’s a diving catch or robbing… Read more »
Tampa Bay gets swept by Royals in day-night doubleheader
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Rays manager Kevin Cash had just watched the Royals’ Paulo Orlando swat a game-ending grand slam when he hunkered down in an… Read more »
Mules basketball ranks fourth in the nation in attendance in 2014-15
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — The Mules basketball team ranked fourth in NCAA Division II basketball attendance in 2014-15 after ranking sixth last year and fourth two seasons ago. This is the… Read more »