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US wins case to seize Russian superyacht

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russianowned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation.

Eagles’ Thiessen tops Middle Six team

Eastern Jackson County players swept all the major awards for the Suburban Middle Six Conference, led by Grain Valley’s Emma Thiessen. Thiessen, who was named the captain of the Eagles despite being just a sophomore, was named the conference’s Player of the Year in a vote by the league’s coaches.

Royals’ bats awaken to avoid sweep

Mike Matheny spent about 20 minutes in the dugout before his Kansas City Royals took the field against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday and tried to put what has been a miserable 20-game stretch into perspective.

Coach hopes Chiefs new receivers can write own story

During the offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs traded six-time Pro Bowler Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Losing an experienced and skilled player such as Hill might have been worrisome for other teams in the league, but for wide receivers coach Joe Bleymaier, he’s excited for his new guys to write their own story.

Communication cited as issue in Bills’ blown lead at KC

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There’s nothing Matthew Smiley can do to change Buffalo kicking off into the end zone on a fateful play which contributed to the Bills squandering a threepoint lead in the final 13 seconds of regulation of a thrilling and heartbreaking overtime loss to Kansas City in an AFC divisional playoff game in January.

Saudi golf league could be next flash in the pan

DALLAS — Unlike LIV Golf — which tees off Thursday outside London — most upstart leagues aren’t backed by the Saudi government, which murdered/dismembered a journalist and executes people because of their sexual orientation at will. Phil Mickelson’s words, by the way, not mine.