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Royals claim three-game sweep over Pirates

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Perez broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with his longball off Isaac ...

Flying high

It’s been a week since 15-year-old Meredith Smyth returned from Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the YMCA Level 6 all-around national champion. Smyth, the daughter of Steve and Sherry Smyth of Sugar Grove, qualified to compete in the national competition earlier this year, and the whole ...

Penn State lands superstar prospect Gavin McKenna

Gavin McKenna said he is committing to Penn State, leaving the Canadian Hockey League for the U.S. college ranks in a long-anticipated decision by one of the sport's most anticipated prospects since Connor McDavid. McKenna's jump highlights how much the junior developmental hockey landscape ...

Royals edge Pirates in the 9th 4-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive leading off the ...

Oneil Cruz selected for Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week's Home Run Derby in Atlanta. He is the fifth player named as a participant in Monday's event at Truist Park, which ...