Professional Sports

Cameron strikes out 9 as Royals beat Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Massey led off the seventh inning with a go-ahead home run, Noah Cameron had nine strikeouts in eight innings of one-run ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday night. Massey hit a 422-foot shot off reliever A.J. Minter (1-2) ...

Indiana Fever continue to thrive despite barrage of off-court distractions

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham walked into practice Wednesday with every intention of talking basketball and only basketball. She still couldn't completely avoid the latest off-court firestorm — her belief that trans women should not be competing in women's ...

Kevin Gausman expected to make Cubs debut at Kansas City

CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Gausman has been connected to the Chicago Cubs since the beginning of his career. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the team had asked about his availability for years. When Chicago finally landed the right-hander in a trade with Toronto on Sunday, ...

Chiefs drop GEHA Field from stadium, return to simply Arrowhead Stadium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The home of the Kansas City Chiefs will once again be known simply as Arrowhead Stadium. The team announced Wednesday that one of the NFL's iconic venues had shed its official name — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium — after the Government Employees Health ...

Where to see Jayhawks in the NFL this preseason

The NFL preseason begins on Thursday, and while no former Kansas players will be taking the field for the Arizona Cardinals or Carolina Panthers at the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, it’ll only be another week before they make their exhibition debuts. The contingent of KU football ...

Several big-name NFL players have something to prove

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall came to training camp with a new contract from the New York Jets and an intense desire to justify the big bucks. "It makes me more hungry to keep proving I am who I say I am," said the star running back, who received a three-year extension in May worth ...