CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ game at the Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain. It will be made up on Wednesday afternoon as part of a straight doubleheader. Kansas City beat Chicago 2-0 in the series opener on Monday night. White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon takes the mound in the doubleheader opener for his big league debut. Right-hander Brady Singer starts for the Royals. Kansas City right-hander Michael Wacha and Chicago right-hander Erick Fedde pitch in the second game.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3-2 victory over the Athletics before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Oakland Coliseum. Lynn allowed two runs _ one earned _ and five hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.18 in four starts. The 36-year-old right-hander went 72-47 for the Cardinals from 2011-17. After pitching for five other teams, he returned to St. Louis during the offseason for an $11 million, one-year contract. JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley each got three straight outs, with Helsley earning his major league-leading seventh save.
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding the baseball player. An indictment unsealed Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court names Bauer as one of two victims. It charges the woman with felony fraud and theft by extortion but doesn’t provide specific details about the alleged scheme. The woman sued Bauer in 2022 and accused him of rape two years earlier. Bauer has never been arrested or charged and said Tuesday in a video statement that he is innocent. Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023 and has been trying to revive his major league career.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas freshman guard Johnny Furphy has announced that he has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Furphy will retain NCAA eligibility while testing the draft process. Per NCAA rules, student-athletes can participate in the NBA Draft process if withdrawn by May 29. A 2024 Big 12 All-Freshman and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, Furphy averaged 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for Kansas this past season. The 6-foot-9, 202 pound, Melbourne, Australia, native started 19 games, including 18 of the last 19 contests, for KU and averaged 11.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in Big 12 play. Furphy led Kansas with 44 three-point field goals made last season.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LeBron James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Zion Williamson had 40 points and 11 rebounds in his NBA postseason debut. But shortly after tying the game at 95 on a driving layup with 3:19 to go, Williamson went to the locker room, throwing a towel to the floor in disgust as he walked into the tunnel with an unspecified leg injury. Pelicans coach Willie Green said Williamson had “left leg soreness.” Anthony Davis had 20 points and 15 rebounds. De'Angelo Russell scored 21, hitting five 3-pointers. The Lakers open the playoffs Saturday at Denver.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Keegan Murray scored 32 points, De’Aaron Fox added 24 and the Sacramento Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Golden State Warriors with a 118-94 victory. Sacramento advanced to play at New Orleans on Friday night with a chance to return to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference after snapping an NBA record 16-year playoff drought last season. The loss kept Golden State out of the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons, including two eliminations in the play-in tournament.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is again dealing with injuries headed into the NBA playoffs. Embiid tweaked his surgically-repaired left knee last week and sat out the regular-season finale. Sixers coach Nick Nurse remained hopeful that Embiid would be ready to start Wednesday in the NBA play-in tournament game against Miami. The 76ers finished 31-8 this season with Embiid and a woeful 16-27 without him. The Sixers would earn the No. 7 seed and play the New York Knicks in the first round if they beat the Heat. A loss would mean they have to win the next play-in game on Friday to clinch the No. 8 seed.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU has hired Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young to replace Mark Pope, who left to coach Kentucky. BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe announced the hiring on Tuesday. Young will continue to coach with the Suns during the NBA playoffs before joining BYU, but he will work on retaining current players, contacting recruits and assembling a coaching staff during the playoffs. This is Young’s first head coaching job at the NCAA Division I level. The Salt Lake City native spent eight seasons coaching in the NBA G-League.
UNDATED (AP) — Oregon State running back Damien Martinez, Miami running back Henry Parrish and Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes entered the transfer portal as the 14-day spring window opened for college football players. Offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor was back in the portal and expected to return to Alabama after leaving the Crimson Tide and briefly transferring to Iowa following the retirement for coach Nick Saban. Martinez was the most high-profile player to make his intent to transfer official. The all-Pac-12 player publicly indicated he planned to enter the portal last week.
UNDATED (AP) — Travis Kelce is bulking up his resume off the football field. The Kansas City Chief tight-end has been named the host of “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday. It's a twist on “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” Filming on the 20-episode season is already completed. On Kelce's show, an adult contestant will be given 11 5th grade-level questions to answer — and they can get assistance from a classroom of celebrities. The final question from a 6th grade-curriculum is worth $100,000. In a statement, Kelce said he is excited about the opportunity.
TUESDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Atlanta 6 Houston 2
Final St. Louis 3 Oakland 2
Final Seattle 3 Cincinnati 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City at Chi White Sox 5:40 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Detroit 4 Texas 2
Final Baltimore 11 Minnesota 3
Final Toronto 5 N.Y. Yankees 4
Final Tampa Bay 7 L.A. Angels 6
Final Cleveland 10 Boston 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 5 Colorado 0
Final Miami 6 San Francisco 3
Final N.Y. Mets 3 Pittsburgh 1
Final San Diego 6 Milwaukee 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Washington 2
Final Arizona 12 Chicago Cubs 11
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final L.A. Lakers 110 New Orleans 106
Final Sacramento 118 Golden State 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Columbus 6 Carolina 3
Final Ottawa 3 Boston 1
Final Washington 2 Philadelphia 1
Final SO Detroit 5 Montreal 4
Final Florida 5 Toronto 2
Final Winnipeg 4 Seattle 3
Final Vegas 3 Chicago 1
Final Vancouver 4 Calgary 1