KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nobody could blame Patrick Mahomes for not knowing what to expect when the Pro Bowl quarterback walked onto the field for the season opener a year ago behind an entirely rebuilt Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line.
Because of their performance when the chips were down, members of the 2022 Brookfield High School softball Lady Bulldogs and the fans in attendance figure to long remember the first BHS varsity softball game played on the school’s new diamond. Hosting bunt-happy fellow Clarence Cannon Conference member South Shelby, head coach Paige Corf ’s Lady ’Dogs held their composure against the unusual style of the Lady Cardinals, keeping them within reach until, against SSHS’ apparently- tiring starting pitcher, they struck for six runs on four hits in the home half of the sixth inning to seize a 7-4 league victory Thursday, Sept.
Last week was a mostly- happy one for the county’s high school softball teams, while the Marceline golf Lady Tigers prospered in their first home action of the fall. Marceline’s softball squad moved to 3-0 steamrolling Ewing: Highland, while Meadville’s team boosted its mark to 5-1 with a pair of victories and Brookfield (see story elsewhere in this section) was going 3-1 the latter part of the week.
CLEVELAND (AP) — With one bold, unexpected move, the Cleveland Cavaliers raised their profile in the Eastern Conference considerably. They're back in the title hunt.
MARCELINE — In keeping with recent tradition, the prize of the Brookfield- vs.-Marceline high school football rivalry “Bell Game” ended last Friday night taking a bus ride to its new, temporary residence. The defense of the visiting Brookfield Bulldogs kept the host MHS Tigers’ offense off the scoreboard after Marceline moved 68 yards for a 7-0 lead on the game’s opening possession and the BHS offense moved the ball well enough to put up three scores, enabling the guests to reclaim the “bell” trophy with a 20-14 triumph at Chester Ray Stadium last Friday.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When things went awry for Missouri last year, the defense was usually the culprit.
Gladly figuratively wearing the big bullseye of the previous season’s state champion on their backs, Marceline High School’s softball Lady Tigers posted two home wins to start their 2022 season last Monday and Tuesday. Stepping on the field to seriously compete for the first time as reigning state diamond queens, the Lady Tigers turned back a determined Hamilton: Penney club 7-1 at the Disney Park field Monday, never trailing after putting up three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs wanted to get younger around quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the rest of their veteran core.
NEW YORK (AP) — The welcome and support for Venus Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon were not the same as they were for her sister, Serena, a night earlier. Nor was the result.
NEW YORK (AP) — Every major league team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees- Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19.