http://www.kansascity.com/456/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Sports - Wire 60 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:04:52 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255321/cardinals-beat-dodgers-7-0-behind.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255321/cardinals-beat-dodgers-7-0-behind.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15 CDT Lance Lynn pitched two-hit ball over six innings, and David Freese and Allen Craig each homered and drove in three runs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 on Friday night for their third win in a row. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255262/indians-struggle-against-lackey.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255262/indians-struggle-against-lackey.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30 CDT Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256280/hamilton-angels-beat-royals-7.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256280/hamilton-angels-beat-royals-7.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:16 CDT Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner's first major league win since 2009, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255383/dodgers-open-homestand-with-7.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255383/dodgers-open-homestand-with-7.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50 CDT The Dodgers returned home and lost for the fifth time in seven games, with sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier going hitless in a combined six at-bats. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255790/gay-soccer-player-robbie-rogers.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255790/gay-soccer-player-robbie-rogers.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 10:05 CDT Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256339/red-sox-rally-for-4-in-8th-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256339/red-sox-rally-for-4-in-8th-to.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:46 CDT Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255332/berkman-baker-power-texas-past.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255332/berkman-baker-power-texas-past.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 00:25 CDT Jeff Baker hit a two-run homer and Lance Berkman added a three-run shot, both off Seattle starter Joe Saunders, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mariners 9-5 on Friday night. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255278/late-turnovers-doom-heat-in-game.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255278/late-turnovers-doom-heat-in-game.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45 CDT LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256306/duke-beats-cornell-to-advance.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256306/duke-beats-cornell-to-advance.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21 CDT David Lawson scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter to lift Duke to a 16-14 victory against Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255227/monty-controversy-mountain-out.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255227/monty-controversy-mountain-out.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10 CDT Colin Montgomerie called the Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" controversy a "mountain out of a molehill." http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255363/tim-lincecum-roughed-up-by-rockies.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255363/tim-lincecum-roughed-up-by-rockies.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 01:05 CDT Tim Lincecum is having his share of trouble against Colorado's dangerous lineup. When he misses, the Rockies capitalize. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255887/dye-agrees-to-meet-with-ncaa-investigators.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255887/dye-agrees-to-meet-with-ncaa-investigators.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 12:20 CDT Miami senior Dyron Dye has agreed to meet for a third time with NCAA investigators, who want to know why there are discrepancies between what he told them in 2011 and what he wrote in a recent affidavit to support a former Hurricanes assistant coach. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255285/rockies-beat-giants-for-fourth.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255285/rockies-beat-giants-for-fourth.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:55 CDT When Michael Cuddyer thinks back to missing the final two months last season, a minimum 15-day stint on the disabled list hardly seemed like a long layoff. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256315/dickey-takes-6th-loss-of-season.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256315/dickey-takes-6th-loss-of-season.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:36 CDT After taking a couple of steps forward, R.A. Dickey took another one back. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255918/grizzlies-coach-defends-flagrant.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255918/grizzlies-coach-defends-flagrant.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 12:50 CDT The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone knows that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, it doesn't mean the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a flagrant. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255309/burnett-a-hard-luck-loser-pirates.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255309/burnett-a-hard-luck-loser-pirates.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05 CDT The hard luck remains for the Pittsburgh Pirates' A.J. Burnett. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255255/d-backs-score-5-in-the-7th-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255255/d-backs-score-5-in-the-7th-to.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30 CDT Brandon McCarthy pitched seven effective innings for his second straight win and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run double to cap Arizona's five-run seventh inning, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255217/braves-mets-suspended-game-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/24/4255217/braves-mets-suspended-game-to.html#storylink=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:05 CDT Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New York were suspended by rain with the score 5-5 Friday night. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256330/kyle-busch-wins-nationwide-race.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256330/kyle-busch-wins-nationwide-race.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41 CDT Kyle Busch has shown repeatedly he can win at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the Nationwide and Truck series. The question remains whether he can capture that elusive first Sprint Cup victory. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256146/champions-league-final-0-0-at.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4256146/champions-league-final-0-0-at.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56 CDT Arjen Robben found redemption at Wembley Stadium.