Professional Sports

Lamar Hunt breathed life into US soccer program

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The most enduring memories that Clark and Dan Hunt share of their father, the sports tycoon Lamar Hunt, have less to do with all the World Cup games they saw together and more to do with the long, strange and often sinewy roads they took to get to them. The van rides ...

Yankees run over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Yankees clubbed six home runs and every starter in the lineup had at least two hits for the first time in franchise history, sending New York to a 15-1 rout of Kansas City on Tuesday night and its 12th consecutive win over the Royals. Amed Rosario homered twice and ...

US roster for World Cup finalized

NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielders Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter were included on U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man World Cup roster Tuesday along with winger Alejandro Zendejas, while midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann were left off. Defender Sergiño Dest, midfielder Tyler ...

Knicks focus on title after hitting owner’s first mandate

CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Knicks have accomplished one of owner James Dolan's mandates by reaching the NBA Finals. Up next: The opportunity to end a 53-year championship drought. Dolan said during a rare radio interview in January that the Knicks winning the Eastern Conference for the ...

Kolek throws complete-game shutout and Royals top Mariners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen had two RBIs and the Kansas City Royals shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak. Kolek (3-0) allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to ...