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  • Freight train crash in Missouri triggers highway overpass collapse

    Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said.None of the seven people hurt in the fiery crash - two train workers and five people who had been in the two cars on the overpass - suffered life-threatening injuries, Scott County sheriff Rick Walter said in a statement."One train ...

  • Royals briefly shuffle coaches as Eiland returns home

    KANSAS CITY -- Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland will be out of the staff rotation for a couple of days as he returns to his Florida home to attend his daughter's confirmation. Bullpen coach Doug Henry is moving into the dugout to handle the pitchers and Steve Foster, the Royals' former bullpen coach, is returning to that post for two days. Foster is currently the organization's ...

  • Duffy to begin rehab assignment Sunday

    Email KANSAS CITY -- Danny Duffy, who underwent Tommy John surgery last June 13, will start his Minor League rehab assignment on Sunday. Duffy will pitch four innings for Double-A Northwest Arkansas in San Antonio. A third-round Draft pick for the Royals in 2007, Duffy made 26 starts with a 6-10 record before he was placed on the disabled list last May. "I'm wanting him to work it at ...

  • Dyson hoping to begin running program this week

    Email KANSAS CITY -- Center fielder Jarrod Dyson said Saturday his recovery from a high ankle sprain is progressing well. Dyson was injured May 15 against the Angels when he scaled the outfield wall attempting to grab a Mike Trout home run. Dyson started wearing a boot on Friday for hitting and throwing drills, but he has not started running yet. He is hoping to start a running program next ...

  • Perez gets break from lineup will return Sunday

    Email KANSAS CITY -- Catcher Salvador Perez will return to the lineup on Sunday after sitting out Saturday's game. Perez is recovering from a bruised right hip. He missed two games with the injury earlier in the week, but returned Thursday and Friday against the Angels. "Salvy's still sore, and Salvy's going to be sore," manager Ned Yost said. "It was a quick ...


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Godzilla 2000 (Gojira ni-sen mireniamu)

Having already starred in two TV shows and close to 30 movies in which he defeated Megalon, Gigan, Monster Zero, Mothra, the Smog Monster, the Sea Monster, and the Cosmic Monster, not to mention having been reinvented in digital glory by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin ("Independence Day"), one would think that Godzilla wouldn't have much left to offer. ...

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  • Yost praises Tejada but stands firm behind Moustakas

    Email KANSAS CITY -- Manager Ned Yost has admiration for veteran Miguel Tejada's contributions off the Royals' bench, but he has no immediate plans to use him more at third base. Tejada has occasionally spelled the struggling Mike Moustakas against left-handed pitchers, and he entered Saturday batting .323 in 14 games. He has seven RBIs and has hit two home runs, including one in ...

  • Freight trains collide in Rockview Missouri 7 injured

    Two freight trains collided, struck a highway support pillar, and collapsed the overpass, injuring several people, though no one suffered severe ...

  • Kansas Citys OU Alumni Association coordinates relief efforts for Moore OK

    Our Club contact, Jenell, provided a variety of information: * They have two Sooners at OU-thankfully they were home here in KC when the storm hit. With that said, they have been in touch with students still there who are telling them that volunteers will still be needed when the "media attention" fades. But right now they are turning away volunteers. * They will be going to Norman ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

  • Cargo trains collide derail in SE Missouri

    CHAFFEE, Mo. - A federal agency has sent investigators to southeast Missouri, where seven people were injured when two cargo trains collided on tracks under a highway overpass, causing the overpass to partially collapse.Scott County Sheriff's Office Dispatcher Clay Slipis said the collision happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Chaffee when a Union Pacific train hit a Burlington Northern ...

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