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Joey Cantillo, Guardians snap Royals' 5-game winning streak
Rookie Chase DeLauter's two-run, go-ahead single in the fifth inning highlighted a two-hit night, and Joey Cantillo yielded one run over five innings as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday.,DeLauter, batting .308, extended his hitting streak to 10 games ...
Chiefs waive QB Jake Haener in series of roster moves
The Kansas City Chiefs waived quarterback Jake Haener as part of a series of roster moves on Monday.,The team also cut defensive end Ethan Hurkett and defensive tackle Zacch Pickens and signed three free agents: wide receiver Xavier Loyd, defensive back Marlen Sewell and offensive tackle Kahlil Bens...
In-form Chicago routs lowly Kansas City with 2nd-half barrage
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scored a pair of second-half goals for the Chicago Fire, who romped past visiting Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Maren Haile-Selassie also scored as Chicago extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) in MLS play. The Fire (5-2-2, 17 ...
Fire endeavor to keep unbeaten run alive vs. last-place SKC
After letting a second-half lead slip away in their last outing, the host Chicago Fire renew their rivalry with fellow Midwestern foe Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,While the Fire (4-2-2, 14 points) are unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions (4-0-1), they blew a 3-1 sec...
Angels visit Mike Trout-friendly Kansas City for 3-game series
While the Los Angeles Angels have ended their first true skid on the young season, the Kansas City Royals continue to struggle.,Looking to build on a needed victory, the visiting Angels try to hand the Royals a 10th loss in 11 games on Friday night.,Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak, durin...
Someone's got to win when Orioles, Royals skid into each other
As poor as the Baltimore Orioles have played of late, things are much worse for the Kansas City Royals.,The visiting Orioles can avoid a sixth defeat in seven games by extending the Royals' losing streak to eight in a row on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.,Baltimore won six of seven ...
Aaron Judge, Ben Rice continue HR barrage, Yankees blank Royals
Aaron Judge and Ben Rice homered off Cole Ragans in the opening two innings, and the host New York Yankees continued their dominance over the Kansas City Royals with a 7-0 victory on Sunday.,Austin Wells contributed a sacrifice fly as the Yankees won their 10th straight regular-season game over Kans...
Royals LF Isaac Collins hurts knee on railing vs. Tigers
Kansas City left fielder Isaac Collins' all-out hustle resulted in a right knee contusion and forced him out of the Royals' series-opening 2-1 loss to the host Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. ,In the first inning, Collins, 28, raced after a ball hit by Detroit's Kevin McGonigle and tumbled into the stand...
Tigers' confidence renewed entering home series with Royals
The Detroit Tigers enjoyed a confidence-building weekend at home. They'll try to keep the good vibes going when they host Central Division rival Kansas City in a three-game series that begins on Tuesday.,The Tigers had lost five straight before the Miami Marlins headed north to Michigan for a three-...
Earthquakes eager to extend torrid start vs. Sporting KC
The San Jose Earthquakes will be strong favorites to continue the best start in franchise history when they visit woeful Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,The Earthquakes (5-1-0, 15 points) never had won five of their first six matches, dating to their first season in the f...
Gary Sanchez HR helps Brewers take series at Royals
Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run and William Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in the visiting Milwaukee Brewers' 8-5 series-clinching win over the Kansas City Royals.,Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Harrison (1-0) picked up the win as he scattered three hits, gave up two runs, walked two and str...
Royals rookie oversleeps, removed from lineup
Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen overslept and was removed from Kansas City's starting lineup on Thursday.,"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," he told The Kansas City Star. "Don't really have an excuse -- nor should I. It [stinks]. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coach...
Starting pitchers for Royals, Twins eager to get seasons going
One series into the season and both the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins are poised to move on with confidence from their early setbacks.,After each dropped their opening series, the Royals look to build on their first victory of 2026 by beginning the home portion of their schedule against the...
New season, different start for Braves seeking sweep of Royals
The Atlanta Braves, who lost their first seven games a year ago, go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Atlanta won the season opener 6-0 on Friday and rallied for six runs in the ninth inning on Saturday for a 6-2 walk-off victory, thanks to Dominic Smith's grand sl...
Two newcomers score to lead Chicago Stars past KC Current
A couple of firsts Sunday led to the Chicago Stars earning their first win of the season, as last season's NWSL cellar-dwellers held on to defeat the Kansas City Current 2-1 in Evanston, Ill.,Rookie Tessa Dellarose and Jordyn Huitema, acquired 10 days ago from the Seattle Reign, both scored their fi...
NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga to miss start of season for Current
Temwa Chawinga of the Kansas City Current, the 2025 MVP of the National Women's Soccer League, will miss the beginning of the season as she continues to recover from an adductor injury.,Current head coach Chris Armas confirmed the news to reporters on Friday.,"She's not available yet, but she's gett...
Report: Chiefs get help at CB with signing of Kader Kohou
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing cornerback Kader Kohou, a former starter with the Miami Dolphins who missed all of last season with a partially torn ACL, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Kohou, 27, can help the Chiefs replace departed cornerbacks Trent McDuffie (trade) and Jaylen Watson (free agency), ...
Report: TE Travis Kelce wants to keep playing, perhaps not for Chiefs
Star tight end Travis Kelce wants to continue his NFL career after 13 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and could be open to playing for another team, The Athletic reported on Sunday.,Kelce, who will be 37 in October, has been selected to 11 Pro Bowls and is a four-time first-team All-Pro with Kansa...
Daniel Munie's 2-goal effort powers Earthquakes past Sporting Kansas City
Defender Daniel Munie scored a brace as the host San Jose Earthquakes spoiled Rapha Wicky's head coaching debut for Sporting Kansas City with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.,Preston Judd also scored a goal and Daniel made one save for his 13th career shutout (reg...
Chiefs' Rashee Rice accused of assault in civil suit by mother of his children
A former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice filed a civil lawsuit this week in Texas alleging that he assaulted her during a span from December 2023 to July 2025.,Dacoda Jones, with whom Rice has two children and said she was pregnant during many of the alleged assaults, file...