Royals

Raul Ibanez swats homer, Jeremy Guthrie stymies Oakland in 1-0 Royals victory

The eldest member of the Royals settled into the batter’s box against the youngest member of Oakland’s pitching staff. Raul Ibanez cocked his head and trained both his eyes on Sonny Gray. In their previous encounter, the 24-year-old overran the 42-year-old with fastballs before dusting him off with a changeup. Their second duel was much briefer, and, for the Royals, more explosive. Gray challenged Ibanez with a 93-mph fastball at the belt. Ibanez rifled it over the fence in right-center, a solo home run and the lone bit of scoring achieved in this 1-0 act of thievery by Kansas City.

Crime

Scrutiny flares as next Missouri execution looms

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday voted 7-3 to deny the stay of execution for convicted Missouri inmate Michael Worthington, who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday. The decision comes as Worthington and 14 other Missouri prisoners are pursuing federal litigation over the secrecy surrounding the state’s lethal injection drug.

Chiefs

Holy Gruden! Learning Reid’s playcalls is tall order for Chiefs QBs

During his first position meeting with the Chiefs, rookie quarterback Aaron Murray remembers hearing his new teammates recite long, random mishmashes of words that sounded to him like plays. They were.

Technology

Comcast is boosting Internet speeds for Olathe, Independence and other KC suburbs

While Time Warner Cable’s speedier service will kick in next year, Comcast said its beefier broadband will show up over the next few days. In the Kansas City market, Comcast is the dominant Internet and TV service provider in Olathe, Independence, Raytown, Belton, Blue Springs and parts of Lee’s Summit.

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Chow Town

Abundance of heirloom tomatoes prompts market day at Foo’s

Kurlbaum’s Heirloom Tomatoes will team with Riverview Garden Center to sell tomatoes and other produce Saturday at Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard in Leawood.

Chow Town

Abundance of heirloom tomatoes prompts market day at Foo’s

Kurlbaum’s Heirloom Tomatoes will team with Riverview Garden Center to sell tomatoes and other produce Saturday at Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard in Leawood.

Ball Star

Graphic designer creates Star Wars/MLB mash-up logos for all 30 teams

Graphic designer Mark Avery-Kenny clearly had some fun when he created Major League Baseball logos with a Star Wars theme. Here is a sampling of some, including the Royals.

Stargazing

Hulk Hogan’s ex sued by former boy toy

Now see, this is the danger in engaging in a “cougar” relationship. Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife, Linda Bollea, is being sued by her former boy toy lover who claims she made him do really hard chores around the house.

Ball Star

See video of a man with no arms throw first pitch at Thursday’s Royals game

Kauffman Stadium is the 22nd ballpark where Tom Willis, a motivational speaker, has thrown the first pitch as part of his “Pitch for Awareness” tour to spread awareness of the capabilities of people with disabilities.

Gregorian Chants

Friday Five: Wishful, wistful Dayton Moore, Shields’ added value, believers at The K

Royals GM wanted to upgrade at trade deadline but couldn’t make it happen.

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