Sports

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong both homered and drove in four runs to help the St.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday.

Preseason practices for Missouri high school fall 2022 sports programs began Monday. Working out from 7-10 a.m. were Brookfield High School’s football Bulldogs, while the softball Lady Bulldogs were gathering next door at their new on-campus field for a 2-hours practice beginning at 8. A couple of dozen girls showed up for returning head coach Paige Corf to work with, while second-year pigskin boss Cory Luke had around the anticipated three dozen on hand. Also getting in Day 1 practices, despite some spotty showers, were Brookfield’s girls’ golf, cross country running, and volleyball teams. At Marceline, while the golf girls had a morning session, the softball Lady Tigers and football Tigers waited until the evening and mid-afternoon, respectively, for their inaugural workouts. (Paul Sturm/LCL PHOTOS)

Preparations for a new season of Missouri high school fall sports are set to commence Monday, preseason practices pointing toward the start of competition during the final week of August. The highest-profile sport – football – will have its opening games played the weekend of Aug.

There’s “light at the end of the tunnel” for Missouri hunters who have been tolerating a long, hot summer with no hunting available (except for squirrels and frogs) while waiting for fall hunting seasons to begin.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Quintana has parlayed his success in Pittsburgh into a job in St.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed defensive end Carlos Dunlap to a one-year deal worth up to $8 million at the start of training camp, giving them an experienced pass rusher opposite Frank Clark and first-round pick George Karlaftis and another veteran presence.

CHICAGO — Juan Soto is joining Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in San Diego. Jorge López, Michael Fulmer and Tyler Mahle are going to Minnesota. Noah Syndergaard, David Robertson and Brandon Marsh are heading to Philadelphia, and Joey Gallo is looking for a fresh start with the Los Angeles Dodgers.