JOLIET, Ill. (AP) Elliott Sadler held off a charge by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on a green-white-checker finish to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. Stenhouse appeared to have the stronger car and was chasing down Sadler in the closing laps of the race. But a late caution bunched up the field for NASCAR’s version of overtime, Sadler got a push from Justin Allgaier on the restart and pulled away. Stenhouse finished second, followed by Allgaier, Kenny Wallace and Michael Annett. Sadler’s win came after he spent most of the week battling a stomach virus. …
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen made four saves for his league-leading ninth shutout of the season in a scoreless draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Sporting (11-6-4) moved one point behind first-place New York in the Eastern Conference. Nielsen’s shutout moved him one ahead of Vancouver’s Joe Cannon. Matt Reis earned his fourth shutout for New England (6-9-5), which is just 1-7-2 on the road. Each goalie had to make a spectacular save to preserve the draw. Nielsen punched out Ryan Guy’s header in the 15th minute, and Reis made a diving…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs and Alex Gordon had three hits and scored two runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Saturday night. Cain delivered run-producing singles in the first and fifth innings and he had an RBI-double in the seventh. Cain’s three RBIs matched a career high, accomplished twice in 2010 when he was with Milwaukee. Gordon had his 34th multihit game and is hitting .352 since moving back to the Royals leadoff spot on May 27. Luis Mendoza (4-6) made his sixth quality start in seven appearances to…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals optioned left-handed pitcher Francisley Bueno to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Bueno, who gave up a run and two hits in 2 2-3 innings Thursday against Seattle, has no record and a 3.86 ERA in three relief appearances over two stints with Kansas City. The move was made to clear roster space for right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, who was acquired Friday in a trade with Colorado and will start Sunday against Minnesota.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Four Republican incumbents seeking re-election to the U.S. House are reporting significant advantages as they campaign to keep their jobs representing Kansas. Two of the incumbents, Representatives Tim Huelskamp of the 1st District and Kevin Yoder in the 3rd District, reported strong fund-raising figures to the Federal Election Commission for the period ending June 30th. Huelskamp is running unopposed in the August 7th primary and November general election. Yoder has a Libertarian challenger only in November. Representative Lynn Jenkins raised $350,000 in her bid for a third term representing the 2nd District. Her three Democratic challengers raised…
Protesters were on hand to greet the arrival of a dozen US Osprey aircraft in Japan. Demonstrators have safety concerns about the craft, and many are angry about American military bases in the country as well.
Aurora, Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes is due in court on Monday morning. A public defender has been appointed for him.
Last week’s extreme heat didn’t deter area police in certifying in a specialized skill. Click here to see Video of training event.
President Barack Obama dashed to Colorado on Sunday to meet with families of those gunned down in a movie theater and to hear from state and local officials about the shooting that left 12 people dead and dozens more injured.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A man has suffered series injuries after crashing a car while fleeing from Topeka police. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that the chase started early Saturday when an officer attempted to pull over the car for a traffic violation. Lt. Scott Gilchrist says the driver fled through a residential neighborhood before his vehicle flipped over. The driver was ejected and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.