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CARDINALS ARE RED HOT LOOKING! RED BIRDS CAN RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO 4 WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN PITTSBURGH. THEY RALLIED FROM A 3-0 DEFICIT TO BEAT THE PIRATES 4-3 TUESDAY, JOSE MARTINEZ WITH THE GAME WINNING HOME RUN IN THE 5TH, PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT ADDED A BIG 2 RUN HOMER IN THE 3RD.

  • THE CARDS ARE 5-1 ON THE 8 GAME ROAD TRIP
  • CARDINALS HAVE WON 9 OF THEIR LAST 11 GAMES
  • JOSE MARTINEZ WAS 2 FOR 4 WITH THE BIG GAME WINNING HOMER
  • HUDSON GOT THE WIN ON THE MOUND TO IMPROVE TO 10-4
  • THE RED BIRDS ONLY LOSS ON THE ROAD TRIP THUS FAR WAS IN CINCI SATURDAY NIGHT
  • RED BIRDS ARE 53-47, 28-20 AT HOME, 25-27 ON THE ROAD
  • CARDS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
  • THE RED BIRDS HAVE TWO MORE GAMES IN PITTSBURGH AND THEN COME BACK HOME FRIDAY TO PLAY HOUSTON

ROYALS GO FOR THE TWO GAME SERIES SWEEP IN ATLANTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW SCORED 3 IN THE 8TH TO BREAK A 2-ALL TIE AND GO ON TO BEAT THE BRAVES 5-4. THE ROYALS CONTINUE TO PLAY GREAT BASEBALL SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK.

  • DUDA AND GORDON HIT HOME RUNS IN THE ROYALS WIN
  • ALEX GORDON WAS 3 FOR 4 WITH 2 RBI
  • ROYALS WERE OUT HIT 11-5 AND STILL WON
  • THE ROYALS ARE 38-64 ON THE SEASON, 22-29 AT HOME, 16-35 ON THE ROAD
  • BRAVES SCORED 1 IN THE 8TH AND 2 IN THE 9TH TO MAKE IT CLOSE
  • OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 75 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 446
  • KC CLOSES OUT THE 5 GAME ROAD TRIP WEDNESDAY AND WILL BE BACK HOME THURSDAY TO OPEN A SERIES AGAINST CLEVELAND

EVER GET UPSET WITH UMPIRES BALLS AND STRIKES CALLS? THE INDEPENDENT ATLANTIC LEAGUE WILL BE USING AN AUTOMATED BALL-STRIKE SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, THAT HAS A COMPUTER MAKE THE CALL ON BALLS AND STRIKES. TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ALL 8 BALLPARKS IN THE LEAGUE. THERE IS STILL AN UMP BEHIND THE PLATE, AND HE CAN OVER RULE THE COMPUTER. HE ALSO HAS TO MAKE JUDGMENTS ON CHECK SWINGS. THERE IS ALSO A BIT OF A DELAY BEFORE A BALL OR STRIKE IS CALLED.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ROOKIES HAVE CHECKED INTO TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOES. THEY WILL SPEND SOME EXTRA TIME THIS WEEK IN MEETINGS GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYBOOK AND OTHER FUNDAMENTALS. THE VETERANS WILL REPORT ON FRIDAY, WITH THE FIRST PRACTICES COMING ON SATURDAY.

  • THE CHIEFS ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP FAVORITES TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL THIS SEASON

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR FAVORITE CHIEFS PLAYER ATTEND YOUR WEDDING? MATT AND TAYLOR HUBBARD HAD CHIEFS TIGHT END TRAVIS KELCE ATTEND THEIR CEREMONY AND RECEPTION. THE COUPLE WERE ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE NFL’S “EXPERIENCES OF A LIFETIME” CONTEST. THE HUBBARD’S FAMILY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING CHIEFS SEASON TICKET HOLDERS. KELCE’S FAVORITE PART WAS CUTTING THE SPECIAL CHIEFS WEDDING CAKE PROVIDED BY THE NFL.

RUSSIAN BOXER MAXIM DADASHEV HAS DIED FROM INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN FIGHT LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BOXERS TRAINER STOPPED THE FIGHT IN THE 11TH ROUND, BUT IT WASN’T SOON ENOUGH. 28-YEAR-OLD DADASHEV WAS 13-0 GOING IN, AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE FIGHT AND UNDERWENT BRAIN SURGERY. REPORTS SAY DADASHEV TOOK 207 PUNCHES TO THE HEAD DURING THE FIGHT.