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Royals hire Guardians’ Sweeney as new pitching coach

The Kansas City Royals hired Cleveland Guardians bullpen coach Brian Sweeney as their new pitching coach and Nationals minor league coordinator Jose Alguacil as their infield coach Thursday, filling two of the spots on new manager Matt Quatraro’s staff.

Jaguars unable to solve stingy Panthers

The Blue Springs South boys basketball team couldn’t come up with a plan to stop visiting Park Hill South Tuesday night. The Panthers roared out of the gate, taking an early 13-8 lead after one quarter as coach Josh Smith’s Jaguars suffered a 66-36 non-conference loss.

Forgiveness is a path to personal peace, speakers say

Sometime after her children had been buried in an area cemetery, Tina Rinne noticed that the area of Sam and Lindsey Porter’s gravesites remained a dirt patch, whereas grass had grown in the nearby spots. A Speaks Chapel employee then reseeded the area.

EUGENIA LAST HOROSCOPES

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Visit someone who feeds your mind with possibilities and prepares you to strive to achieve your dreams, hopes and wishes. Changing your surroundings will spark your imagination and connect you with like-minded people.

House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.