Pujols Returning To Cardinals On 1-Year Deal, Say Reports
Albert Pujols is returning to St. Louis after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Cardinals, according to published reports.
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Marceline Took Baseball Opener Friday
The 2022 season fully began for another county school’s spring team last Friday when Marceline’s baseball Tigers steamrolled host Glasgow 11-3. That same afternoon, Brookfield’s track-and-field squads had their first outdoors meet of the season, competing in an “open,” non-team-scoring meet at East Buchanan High School at Gower.
Royals Hope Youth Yields Edge Through Condensed Spring Camp
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayton Moore has spent more than three decades in baseball, first with the juggernaut Atlanta Braves of the 1990s and the last 16 in charge of the Kansas City Royals, leading them to two World Series and a long-awaited championship. He still sounds like a giddy schoolboy when spring training begins.
Under-The-Radar 1 Seed? Jayhawks Flying High
Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and in both its opener against Texas Southern and its regional final against Miami, the margin of victory was more than 25 points. Yet somehow, the Jayhawks are flying down to the Final Four under the proverbial radar
North Carolina Ends Saint Peter’s Bracket-Busting Run In ‘Elite Eight’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saint Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway pulled his starters off the court as the seconds ticked down and would not let them wallow in defeat. The Peacocks locked arms for one final team huddle — Doug Edert, KC Ndefo, Daryl Banks III and the rest of the bracket-busters who put the tiny commuter college in Jersey City, New Jersey, on the map.
Villanova To Seventh Final Four, Beating Houston In South Final
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Villanova coach Jay Wright has won national championships with well-balanced and fundamentally sound teams, yet even he knew staying in contention for another title was going to take a rugged and exhaustive effort.
‘Coach K’ Makes 13th Final Four As Duke Beats Arkansas
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski slowly climbed up the ladder, bowed to the adoring Duke fans and then pointed to his players to give them the credit before cutting the final string of the net. Coach K’s farewell tour will end at his record-setting 13th Final Four.
Indoors And Out, Brookfield, Marceline Start New Track, Field Year
Even though the weather was better suited for outdoors sports competition on the former date, the 2022 high school track-and-field seasons for the Brookfield and Marceline boys and girls began March 19 and 21, respectively, with both county schools having competitors taste victory in markedly-different level-of-competition settings.
Royals Agree With Mondesi, Five Others To Avoid Arbitration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday’s deadline for teams and players to submit numbers.
Turkey Season Opens Soon
It may have seemed like a long winter, but a sure sign of spring is the opening of Missouri’s annual wild turkey seasons. Missouri actually offers two separate spring turkey seasons – one for young hunters (ages 6-15 on opening day) and another for all hunters (regardless of age) a couple of weeks later.