KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs placed an unrestricted free-agent tender on defensive end Melvin Ingram and traded for Houston cornerback Lonnie Johnson on Monday, hoping to add two more pieces to a defense that was revamped during the NFL draft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yadier Molina wasn't going to let an illness that kept the Cardinals catcher out of the previous day's lineup also keep him from walking onto the field with Adam Wainwright for the 310th time on Wednesday.
Marceline High School football Tigers 2-ways standout Hunter Nelson signed late last month to accept a scholarship offer to play the sport at Iowa’s Graceland University. Joining him for the signing ceremony at the MHS gym were his parents Debbie and Robert. A 2022 All-State running back and multiple times all-Lewis and Clark Conference and all-district honoree at both running back and linebacker, as well as Academic All-State in football and a multi-times state wrestling tournament qualifier, Nelson finished his gridiron career at Marceline with 3,371 rushing yards, 4th-most all-time in MHS history, and a 6.2 yards per carry career average. He scored 45 touchdowns and gained 3,599 all-purpose yards. On defense, he was part of 308 total tackles in his career, according to MHS head coach Mark Ross. (PHOTO SUPPLIED/courtesy of Mark Ross)
The New Orleans Saints and Tyrann Mathieu have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract, reuniting the All-Pro safety with his hometown team, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person confirmed the contract, first reported by ESPN.com, on condition of anonymity because it was not yet signed. It includes $18 million guaranteed, a sizeable investment for a safety who turns 30 next week. The Saints had been searching for help at the position after Marcus Williams signed with the Ravens in free agency and Malcom Jenkins announced his retirement.
HOUSTON (AP) — Minutes after becoming the 12th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins, and the first Black man to do it, Dusty Baker was already looking ahead. Asked to rank this latest accomplishment in a life already filled with so many, Baker paused for a bit before answering.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Zandon and filly Nest were the mid-week morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019.
GLASGOW — Having led three times, only to be overtaken once and caught twice more, the Brookfield High School baseball Bulldogs manufactured a go-ahead run with the middle of their lineup in the top of the seventh inning and turned a game-ending double play to notch their third victory in a row last Monday, nipping the pesky Glasgow Yellowjackets 9-8 in non-conference play.
As I write this column in the second week of Missouri’s 3-week spring turkey season, harvest success across the state appears to have slowed markedly since opening weekend, with inclement cold weather a big factor
April showers bring May flowers and mosquitoes. With mosquitoes come not just itchy bites but the risk of diseases such as West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria, Zika virus and yellow fever, among others, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist and entomologist Tamra Reall. Prevention
People are starting to see butterflies more frequently in Missouri’s outdoors, whether in the backyard or wild places. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will teach about butterflies and how to help with scientific surveys with a virtual Butterfly Survey Training session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14.