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COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri Tigers made it a clear priority to get wide receiver Luther Burden III more involved in the team's final tuneup before entering Southeastern Conference football play, and the move paid immediate dividends in last Saturday's 3417 victory over Abilene Christian. After the Tigers' defense forced a threeand- out on the Wildcats' opening drive of the game, Burden received the ensuing punt on a bounce along the left sideline at his own 22yard line, then followed his blockers across the field before racing down the right stripe for a 78yard score.

BHS volleyball girls come up empty in tournament Saturday A relatively-light slate of mid- and late-week action for Brookfield and Marceline high school sports squads outside of football and softball saw the BHS golf Lady Bulldogs nip MHS’ Lady Tigers in head-tohead action at the Marceline Country Club last Thursday and the volleyball Lady Bulldogs participate in Saturday’s Chillicothe Invitational tournament. On the course last Thursday, No.

KANSAS CITY — In a showdown between the Chiefs and Chargers, two of the league's best teams led by two of the game's bright young quarterbacks, an unheralded seventh- round draft pick who a few years ago was working alongside his mother in a Wendy's restaurant stole the show. The Chiefs' Jaylen Watson picked off Justin Herbert at the goal line early in the fourth quarter Thursday night, headed the other way and was never touched on a 99-yard goahead touchdown that propelled Kansas City to a 27-24 victory.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was suspended by the NFL for four games Monday for violating its personal conduct policy.

An abbreviated, non-conference softball victory Monday highlighted varsity-level action for Brookfield High School sports squads this past week. While the diamond Lady ’Dogs were dispatching Milan at home Monday, the volleyball squad was having a tough night in a straight-games loss at Carrollton.

Missouri’s annual archery deer and turkey season opened this past week (Sept. 15) and, after a brief “shutdown” for the firearms deer season Nov.

COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri football Tigers will host the second of its three first-time opponents this season in Abilene Christian University Saturday at Faurot Field. The Family Weekend game will kick off at 11 a.m.