Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and green all the way: Cemeteries offer eco-friendly burialsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Someday soon, the grass may be greener for people laid to rest in a section of one Lawrence, Kan., cemetery. Jason Bay, Josh Beckett help Red Sox improve to 5-0 against Yankees with 7-3 victoryNEW YORK — Jason Bay and the Boston Red Sox have beaten up on the Yankees in almost every way imaginable this season. Buck’s RBI single in the 11th lifts Royals to 8-7 win over White SoxKANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Buck lined a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to help the Kansas City Royals complete an 8-7 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Greinke becomes majors’ first 6-game winner, strikes out 10 in Royals’ 3-0 win over White SoxKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke threw a 72 mph curveball and a 96 mph fastball on consecutive pitches to Jayson Nix. He rattled Alexei Ramirez with a fastball under the chin, a curveball that had him bailing out, then two more pitches for the strikeout. Greinke strikes out 10, gets second shutout in Royals’ (3-0) win over White SoxKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke struck out 10 in a six-hitter and became the majors’ first six-game winner with his second shutout in four starts, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Royals SS Pena to have surgery after breaking hand against TwinsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals shortstop Tony Pena Jr. will need surgery to repair his broken left hand. Gordon back in Kansas City, still on pace to return to Royals this seasonKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just two hours after hip surgery, still numb and woozy, Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon was riding a stationary bike. Sprint Nextel posts larger 1Q loss on slower sales but beats estimates and stock surgesKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite a widening net loss, Sprint Nextel Corp. finally got some good news in its long recovery Monday, as a big surge in “prepaid” customers offset another nightmarish drop in valuable subscribers who sign annual contracts. Sprint Nextel posts larger 1Q loss on slower sales, charge, still beats viewKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation’s third-largest wireless service provider, on Monday reported a larger first-quarter loss on declining revenue and a charge for job cuts announced in January. Sprint Nextel posts larger 1Q loss amid slower sales, charge for job cutsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation’s third-largest wireless service provider, on Monday reported a larger first-quarter loss on declining revenue and a charge for job cuts announced in January. Carl Crawford swipes 6 bases, ties modern MLB record as Rays beat Red Sox 5-3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carl Crawford noticed the buzz, but had no clue what the fuss was all about. Jose Guillen drives in 4 runs, Royals rally past Twins 7-5 after Baker flirts with no-hitterMINNEAPOLIS — Jose Guillen homered and drove in four runs, rallying the Kansas City Royals past Minnesota 7-5 on Sunday after Twins starter Scott Baker carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. Royals place Pena on 15-day DL with injured left handMINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City placed Tony Pena Jr. on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a fractured bone in his left hand. Soria returns, helps Royals wrap up 10-7 win over Twins in 11 inningsMINNEAPOLIS — Joakim Soria returned to his All-Star closing form for the Kansas City Royals, getting the last five outs in a 10-7 victory in 11 innings over the Minnesota Twins on a sloppy Saturday night for both sides. Mauer power: Twins catcher goes deep in season debut, sparking 7-5 victory over RoyalsMINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer sure gave the Minnesota Twins a spark, and Justin Morneau kept it going. Illinois court allows iPCS’ challenge of Sprint-Clearwire WiMax deal to go forwardKANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Illinois court is allowing a lawsuit to move forward that challenges Sprint Nextel’s deal with Clearwire Corp. to provide wireless broadband. Chiefs add to line depth by signing free agent center Eric GhiaciucKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday signed unrestricted free agent center Eric Ghiaciuc. John Buck triples twice and drives in 5 runs as the Royals defeat the Blue Jays 8-6KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Buck tripled twice and drove in five runs, and the Kansas City Royals turned six double plays in an 8-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. John Buck gets 2 of KC’s 3 triples as Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays 8-6KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Buck tripled twice and drove in five runs, and the Kansas City Royals turned six double plays in an 8-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Fear no more: Greinke finally able to deal with the attention that comes with successKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke doesn’t like attention. Never has. And not just a mild aversion to it, either. Enough to chase him from baseball, make his bosses wonder if he’d ever come back. Kansas City Southern reports first-quarter loss as economy cuts rail loads by 15 percentKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern on Thursday said it lost money in its fiscal first quarter as the struggling global economy reduced the size and number of railroad shipments. Greinke allows 1st earned runs in 43 innings, righty still dominates as Royals rout Jays 11-3KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Anyone wishing to talk about 20 wins or Cy Young awards or anything else that might await Zack Greinke at the end of the season would be smart to do it when Greinke is out of the room. Billy Butler’s two home runs back up Zack Greinke in KC’s 11-3 win over TorontoKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke gave up an earned run for the first time in 43 innings, but Billy Butler backed him up with two homers and the Kansas City Royals had 11 extra-base hits in an 11-3 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Wells’ RBI single halts Greinke’s streak of 43 consecutive innings without an earned runKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke’s streak of consecutive innings without allowing an earned run has been stopped at 43. Vernon Wells drives in 3 runs as Blue Jays top Royals 8-1KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Richmond pitched seven sharp innings, Vernon Wells drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 Tuesday night. Wells drives in 3 runs as Blue Jays top Royals 8-1KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Richmond pitched seven sharp innings, Vernon Wells drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 Tuesday night. Jason Bay’s 3-run homer in 9th lifts Red Sox to 11th straight victory, 3-1 over IndiansCLEVELAND — For eight innings, there were nothing but zeros stretching across the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field. Brian Bannister holds Blue Jays to 1 hit over 7 innings in Royals’ 7-1 winKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brian Bannister gave up one hit over seven innings and Jose Guillen hit two homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday night. Frank Gansz, former Kansas City Chiefs coach, dies in DallasDALLAS — Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Frank Gansz, who spent much of his NFL and collegiate career working with special teams, died Monday at a Dallas hospital. Skinner wins rain-shortened NASCAR trucks race at Kansas SpeedwayKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Mike Skinner waited through two days and two weather delays to win the rain-shortened O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 trucks race at Kansas Speedway. |
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