NEW YORK (AP) — When Lisa Bluder first met Billie Jean King, the tennis icon signed a piece of paper saying: "pressure is a privilege, go Iowa basketball." Bluder put that up in the Hawkeyes' locker room as a constant reminder to her teams. "I've always admired Billie Jean," Bluder said ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced before Nathan Church's bloop landed just beyond the outstretched glove of Pirates third baseman Jacob Gonzalez with one out in the sixth. Church sprinted to second for a double but remained there after Masyn Wynn lined out and J.J. Wetherholt struck out to end the inning. Jones, who returned from ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins prevented the Chicago Cubs from clinching a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday. Dansby Swanson drove in both runs for the Cubs, who needed a win or an Arizona loss to Colorado to secure an NL ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The results have looked a whole lot like they used to for the Kansas City Chiefs. They've piled up a bunch of yards, made the plays that mattered the most in the final seconds, and ultimately they've come out on top the first two weeks of the season. How they've done it is what's been different. These are not the high-flying, throw-it-every-down Chiefs that set the NFL ablaze early in quarterback Patrick Mahomes' career, but rather a balanced attack that has seen Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III surpass all expectations both on the ground and through the ...
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Today Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 20 N. First St. Free admission. Noon Lions: 11:30 a.m., The Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Blanden Memorial Art Museum: Noon to 5 p.m., 920 Third Ave. S. Admission is free. A.A. 12 x 12 Group: Noon, 1408 Fifth Ave. S. Trinity Diabetes Center Support Group: 5:30 to 6 p.m., Trinity Regional Medical Center, conference center 2, enter through door 5. A.A. As Bill Sees It Group: 7 p.m., 1408 Fifth Ave. S. Thursday PICA (Pride in Community Appearance): 9 to 11 a.m., meet at the southwest corner of the Fort ...
