Father of heralded Henry brothers says family re-thinking decision to attend school at Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The father of highly sought Kansas basketball recruits C.J. and Xavier Henry said Tuesday his sons may not play at Kansas, after all.

Chiefs sign 5th-round draft pick, former Missouri offensive lineman Colin Brown

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed their fifth-round draft pick, offensive tackle Colin Brown.

Olivo drives in two, finishes a double short of the cycle in Royals 4-2 win over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miguel Olivo homered, tripled and drove in two runs, Luke Hochevar overcame some shaky moments in seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night to end a five-game home losing streak.

Chiefs add depth to defensive backfield, sign former Pro Bowl S Mike Brown

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs added depth to the defensive backfield, signing former Pro Bowl safety Mike Brown.

Chiefs to retire number of late LB Thomas, present Hall of Fame ring to family Dec. 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will retire the number of the late Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas during a ceremony Dec. 6.

Chiefs agree to terms with kicker Ryan Succop, 1 of the team’s 3 seventh-round draft picks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed kicker Ryan Succop, one of the team’s three seventh-round draft picks.

History lesson: Cardinals manager Tony La Russa not slowing down even with 2,500 wins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pantomimes a few swings in short left field as his team takes batting practice, occasionally turning to make a point to Kansas City’s Trey Hillman, who flashes his glove at balls whizzing by.

Pujols’ 2 homers, 6 RBIs help La Russa win No. 2,500 in Cardinals’ 12-5 rout of Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Albert Pujols finished off a three-day romp in Kansas City with two homers and six RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rout the Royals 12-5 Sunday in win No. 2,500 for manager Tony La Russa.

Greene, Pujols homer to back Carpenter in Cardinals’ 7-1 win over in-state rival Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Khalil Greene hit a late three-run homer, Albert Pujols hit a two-run shot and Chris Carpenter outpitched Brian Bannister to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

Royals send struggling RHP Davies to minors, activate reliever Tejeda off DL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Davies’ recent struggles have landed him back in the minors.

Pujols hits two-run single, sets up Ludwick’s grand slam in Cardinals’ 10-5 win over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Albert Pujols hit a two-run single when the Royals pitched to him and Ryan Ludwick hit a grand slam when they didn’t, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat in-state rival Kansas City 10-5 Friday night.

Young has four hits in Diamondbacks 12-2 victory over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Young had a career high four hits before getting hurt and Dan Haren earned his sixth victory in seven decisions to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 12-5 on Thursday night.

Max Scherzer outpitches Zack Greinke for Diamondbacks in 12-5 win over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Max Scherzer outpitched Zack Greinke and Mark Reynolds homered off Kansas City’s ace to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Royals 12-5 Wednesday night.

Meche logs second shutout of his career with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gil Meche pitched a four-hit shutout and Mark Teahen had three hits and drove in a run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Tuesday.

Kyle Farnsworth receives 4 stitches in left hand after bite from his bulldog

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Kyle Farnsworth had his left index finger bandaged Tuesday after being bitten by one of his two bulldogs.

Bannister, Royals beat Reds 7-1 for 3-game sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brian Bannister pitched eight sharp innings, Miguel Olivo homered and drove in four runs and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of sloppy fielding to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Davies picks up first victory since April 30 in 7-4 decision over the Reds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All the Kansas City Royals needed to do to break out of a monthlong skid was to get back to interleague play.

Former AD Frederick, who presided over KU’s 1988 basketball title, dies after bike accident

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bob Frederick, who took criticism for hiring an obscure assistant named Roy Williams as Kansas basketball coach and later helped create the Big 12 Conference, died Friday night following a bicycling accident. He was 69.

Hochevar tosses 3-hitter to help Royals beat Reds 4-1 in return to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals needed something, anything to break their five-week funk.

Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green decides to retire after 15 seasons

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green has decided to retire after 15 seasons and plans to pursue a career in broadcasting.

Gordon throwing, taking batting practice as he tries to come back from hip surgery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least the news is getting better off the field for the Kansas City Royals.

Disgruntled guard Brian Waters shows up for mandatory Chiefs minicamp

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Disgruntled guard Brian Waters has shown up for the first day of the Kansas City Chiefs’ mandatory minicamp.

With 16 losses in 21 games, hope quickly fading on Royals’ long-awaited turnaround season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After beginning the year on such a promising note, the Kansas City Royals must feel trapped in a cruel and savage time warp.

Chiefs hire Joel Collier as assistang GM, add 3 others to staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Longtime NFL executive Joel Collier has been hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as assistant general manager to GM Scott Pioli.

Getz hits two-run single in ninth to give Chicago 7-4 win, three-game sweep in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Getz hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Juan Cruz in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past the Royals 7-4 on Sunday for their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2005.

Royals C Buck hospitalized with back injury, goes on DL; Pena called up from Triple-A

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City catcher John Buck is still in the hospital a day after he injured his lower back while preparing to bat against the Chicago White Sox.

Jim Thome’s two RBIs keep it close and White Sox score two in the ninth to beat Royals 5-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jim Thome drove in two runs and Scott Podsednik and Alexei Ramirez delivered RBI singles in the top of the ninth to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

White Sox pound out 17 hits, rout Royals 11-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jermaine Dye’s first-inning homer ignited a 17-hit attack and the Chicago White Sox trounced the reeling Kansas City Royals 11-2 on Friday night.

Safety Jarrad Page signs restricted free agent tender with Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Safety Jarrad Page has signed his restricted free agent tender with the Kansas City Chiefs.

White Sox put OF Carlos Quentin on 15-day DL with bad left foot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outfielder Carlos Quentin, who led the Chicago White Sox in home runs last season, went on the 15-day disabled list Friday with soreness in the bottom of his left foot.