(EUGENE, Ore.) — Central Missouri track and field student-athlete Heavin Warner finished in 12th place this weekend in the hammer throw in her first USA National Championship meet. Warner’s best mark of… Read more »
Category: Sports
Baseball squad makes history with first openly gay pro
By LISA LEFF and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ (SONOMA, Calif., AP) — Baseball history was made in Northern California when the sport’s first active professional player to come out as gay pitched… Read more »
Moustakas, Infante lead Royals past Mariners 8-2
(SEATTLE, AP) — Kansas City is getting used to this. Big hits, big innings and yet another victory, this time 8-2 over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Mike Moustakas… Read more »
Montgomery tosses 4-hitter, Seattle beats Kansas City 7-0
By TIM BOOTH (SEATTLE, AP) — In just his fifth major league start, Seattle rookie Mike Montgomery gave himself a lofty goal. Not to mention quite a memory, all of… Read more »
Blanton, Escobar lead Royals to 4-1 win over Mariners
By JOSH LIEBESKIND (SEATTLE, AP) — Joe Blanton retired from baseball last season after he was unable to make it in the minor leagues. Now, he’s shining for the first-place… Read more »
UCM’s Erika Kinsey qualifies for Track and Field World Championships
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Three-time NCAA champion Erika Kinsey recently qualified for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships later this summer. Kinsey competed this past weekend at the European Athletics Team Championships in… Read more »
Big Papi hits 476th homer, Red Sox rout Royals 13-2
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — With the Kansas City Royals trailing by a dozen runs entering the ninth inning, manager Ned Yost had a brief conversation with bench coach Don… Read more »
Olmes Garcia’s stoppage-time goal gives RSL 2-1 win
(SANDY, Utah, AP) — Olmes Garcia’s shot in the 93rd minute was redirected by Sporting Kansas City defender Kevin Ellis, giving Real Salt Lake a stunning 2-1 victory on Sunday… Read more »
Escobar has 3 hits in Royals’ 3-2 win over Brewers
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — No manager in Kansas City Royals’ history has won as many games as Ned Yost. The latest win came Thursday night when Alcides Escobar had… Read more »
While feds investigate, MLB holds back on hacking probe
By NOAH TRISTER (Associated Press) — The case of compromised Houston Astros player intel is a federal investigation, not a baseball probe, says MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. That doesn’t mean… Read more »