Having bid farewell to Saban, powerful SEC welcomes Oklahoma and Texas to the mix
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Goodbye, Nick Saban. Hello, Oklahoma and Texas.For the first time in 17 years, Alabama’s iconic coach won’t be prowling the sidelines in the Southeastern Conference. With one longtime juggernaut headed to an ESPN gig and...
Bobby Witt drives in 3 runs to lead the Royals to an 8-3 victory over rival Cardinals
BY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in three runs and Michael Wacha struck out six in seven innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.Maikel Garcia had an RBI single,...
Willson Contreras hits pair of 2-run homers in Cardinals’ 8-5 victory over Royals
By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a pair of two-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night.Contreras opened the scoring in the first with a two-run shot off the top of...
Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson each drive in 2 runs to help the Cardinals beat the Rays 5-2
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Alec Burleson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night.Burleson has 26 RBIs in home games since June 20, the most in the...
