KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One week after Kansas City could do little right in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs could seemingly do no wrong in a 41-31 blowout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.
While their boys have put away their bats, gloves and baseballs for a few months, Meadville, Linn County R-1, and the Macon County R-4/Bucklin high school softball teams are prepping for the start of their postseason this coming week at the Brookfield City Park field.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge took a smooth, mighty swing, then broke into a big smile as he trotted around the bases. Heading home, his teammates backed away, letting him touch the plate alone.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After two Southeastern Conference losses which easily could have been program-invigorating victories, the University of Missouri football Tigers will play their first 2022 SEC road game against Florida Saturday.
SALISBURY — Down 26-14 entering the fourth quarter on the road, the Marceline High School football Tigers charged down the homestretch with three touchdowns in the last 12 minutes to overtake and shade the Salisbury Panthers in a high-scoring 36-32 contest last Friday. The comeback – on the heels of the prior week’s initial victory of the season – lifted the MHS records to 2-1 in the Lewis and Clark Conference and 2-4 overall heading into this Friday’s regular- season (and possibly 2022) home finale against the Scotland County Tigers.
Third place was the “name of the game” for Brookfield High School’s golfers and top cross country runner in competition last Thursday. The golf Lady Bulldogs hosted their annual tournament at the Brookfield Country Club and, led by individual runnerup Maggie Bennett, placed third in the team standings behind champion Gallatin and runnerup Palmyra.
Marceline High School’s softball Lady Tigers almost certainly will not be ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2 when the newest Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association’s rankings come out, but that doesn’t mean they will have any less chance to repeat as state champions.
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes had all the answers for solving Tampa Bay's stingy defense, winning his latest matchup against Tom Brady in the stadium where the seven-time Super Bowl winner dealt him one of his most disappointing losses.
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime big league catcher and manager John Wathan announced Wednesday that he will retire after this season, ending a career in professional baseball that included 47 of 51 years spent with the Kansas City Royals.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The two most important characteristics Georgia coach Kirby Smart seeks in his team are composure and resiliency, and the topranked Bulldogs needed to rely on both to rally past Missouri on Saturday night.