ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Let the game of musical chairs begin. Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi got his season started Tuesday night by playing pepper with the outfield wall at Tropicana Field, a great…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tony Kanaan sat in Chip Ganassi Racing’s suite one day this May, savoring a rare second IndyCar farewell tour. At age 46, running a part-time schedule with no future guarantees and a…

Roger Federer himself put it quite simply recently: “How can I think of winning the French Open?”  After all, the 20-time major champion will be entered in his first Grand Slam tournament in more than…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manuel Margot hit a run-scoring single in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night. Kevin Kiermaier advanced from second to…

Fred Kipp, one of the last 14 Brooklyn Dodgers, is coming to Iola and Piqua for the Yates Center Memorial Day Parade.  Kipp was born and raised in Piqua before heading to New York where…

About the only thing Levi Bennett didn’t do this baseball season was drive the team bus. Because he wasn’t asked. But whatever else was needed, from getting a key hit late to closing down the…

COLONY — Don’t let records fool you. When Crest High’s Lancers qualified for the Class 2-1A State Baseball Tournament, their 22-1 record assured the squad of a lofty seed. Sure enough, Crest is the third…

WICHITA — A smaller, yet no less electric, atmosphere is in store for area track and field athletes as they head to the state meet at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium. In a departure from…

SALINA — Yates Center High’s Easton Reynolds and Jack King ended their decorated high school careers with a pair of state medals. The duo finished the two-day Class 2A State Golf Tournament Tuesday, with Reynolds…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give…