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The Kansas City Royals have launched what they are calling a "Fanbassador" program.

The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd that prompted outrage on campus.

The Haughton native died in a nearby pond while trying to save three boys from drowning in 1983. Only one of the boys survived.

The Jupiter police recordings led to misdemeanor charges against Kraft and two dozen other alleged Orchids of Asia customers. The spa owners and some employees are charged with prostitution-related felonies.

The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL MVP.

When major leaguers report next week, time will be one precious commodity with about three weeks to go before opening day.

Kevin Harvick snapped an 0-for-38 drought at Pocono Raceway, taking the checkered flag Saturday at one of two tracks where victory had eluded him.

The total could still hit six figures at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A spokeswoman for the North Carolina governor was among the many critics of the ad.

The rope found hanging like a noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway was not a hate crime, authorities said.

Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players' association during a pandemic.

A team is scheduled to make only one trip to each city it visits in MLB's shortest season since 1878.

Wallace, the only Black driver at NASCAR's top level, successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues less than two weeks ago.

Fifteen minor league baseball teams have filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract by insurance providers after being denied claims for business-interruption insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia.

Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go Monday, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day that began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace.

The 26-year-old Wallace was surrounded by all 39 other drivers in the moments before the race and they were joined by their crews in a march down pit road as they pushed his No. 43 to the front of the line. Wallace climbed out of his car and wept.

One year ago, Albert Pujols was showered with ovations as the long-time St. Louis Cardinals first baseman made his return to Busch Stadium.

The two sides have been about $1 billion apart in guaranteed salary as they try to reach a deal to start the season.

Earnhardt Jr. received 76% of the votes in his first appearance on the ballot.

The Royals have a farm system stocked with pitchers that could hit the majors in just a couple of years, and could form the backbone for a team.

Last week, members of the Missouri football team marched from The Columns on campus to downtown Columbia in protest of racial injustice.

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the St. Louis Blues clinching their first Stanley Cup championship.

Tick tock. The time ran out on the losing streak.

As lockdowns are lifted and restrictions eased, sports are finally starting to emerge in the coronavirus pandemic.

The case stems from a 2014 audit in which the Missouri Department of Revenue challenged sales tax exemptions on $23 million in purchases.

Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season.

For minor league umpires, it's a double-whammy in a lost year: no income and no real way to improve their craft.

The Kansas City Royals have moved -- not actually, but legally.

Eddie Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament, died Saturday. He was 84.