HOUSTON (AP) Calen Carr scored twice and the Dynamo defeated 10-man Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Wednesday night to extend Houston’s unbeaten streak to five games. The win tied Houston (8-5-7, 31 points) with the Chicago Fire for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and ended Kansas City’s unbeaten streak at three games. Carr put Houston ahead 2-1 in the 79th minute after feeding a pass to Brad Davis outside the left box and hitting Davis’ cross inside the near post from inside the 6-yard box. Carr scored from eight yards out in the 25th minute to give Houston a…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders each hit two-run homers and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 Tuesday night. Every Mariners starter had at least one hit. Jesus Montero went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs. Smoak homered with Montero aboard in the three-run first inning. It was the second straight game Smoak homered in the first. Montero’s double scored Casper Wells with the first run. Saunders homered in the fifth inning off Vin Mazzaro after Miguel Olivo singled. The Mariners scored three more runs in the second inning to chase left-hander…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have designated struggling starter Jonathan Sanchez for assignment. The Royals announced the move before Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Sanchez was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA in 12 starts. The left-hander, who threw a no-hitter for San Francisco in July 2009, gave up seven runs in 1 1-3 innings in Monday night’s loss to the Mariners. The Royals acquired Sanchez and minor-leaguer Ryan Verdugo last November from the Giants for outfielder Melky Cabrera, who is hitting .353 and was named MVP of last week’s All-Star Game in Kansas City. The…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says his team won’t be intimidated playing in the Southeastern Conference. Pinkel says there’s a perception that “we play a bunch of high school teams.” He says the Tigers know they have to earn respect in the SEC, but they have already played in a tough Big 12 Conference. Pinkel says Missouri fans have gone beyond excitement over playing in the SEC and “have become fanatical about it.” Missouri will open the season with standout quarterback James Franklin and the nation’s top prospect in wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. Franklin had shoulder surgery in…
Despite a report that says public confidence in the London Olympics has suffered due to a contractor’s failure to supply enough guards, a top police official says the overall security plan is not affected.
Israel’s Foreign Minister says the deadly bus explosion in Bulgaria that has killed at least six people was caused by a bomb placed on the vehicle.
The budget discussion took up a lot of time at the Manhattan Ogden school board meeting. The board was presented with two different options to think about before they actually make a decision on where to go with the budget. Lew Faust, director of business services, presented the first option with the LOB at 25% and the capital outlay at 6 and the second option with the LOB at 26% and the capital outlay at 6. After some discussion between members, the board decided to focus a little more towards the second option. With this, the proposed mill levy will…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A veterinarian says when she was fired by the Topeka Zoo her world was “turned upside down.” Shirley Yeo Llizo has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the city of Topeka, alleging she was fired from the Topeka Zoo in 2009 because she is a female of Chinese ancestry and a naturalized U.S. citizen. The city has denied the allegations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Llizo got her job back in 2010 after an arbitrator ruled the city shouldn’t have dismissed her. During testimony Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., Llizo said she was embarrassed…
Highlights from K-State’s practice leading up to their trip to Brazil on August 8th.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) After three weeks of testimony, a Shawnee County jury is expected to begin deliberating the fate of one of nine people charged with fatally shooting a Topeka woman. Testimony ended Tuesday in the trial of 27-year-old Anceo Stovall, who is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of 40-year-old Natalie Gibson. He also is charged in the wounding of Gibson’s partner, 42-year-old Lori Allison, and several other charges from other alleged crimes. The two women were shot in a carport behind their home in July 2011. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports jurors will hear closing arguments…