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CARDINALS WELCOME THE ASTROS TO BUSCH STADIUM FRIDAY, IT’S THE FIRST OF A SIX GAME HOMESTAND FOR THE RED BIRDS. THE CARDS COME OFF A 4 GAME SERIES SWEEP IN PITTSBURGH, BEATING THE PIRATES 6-3 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED BIRDS ARE TIED WITH THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE
- THE CARDS WENT 7-1 ON THE ROAD TRIP
- RED BIRDS HAVE WON 4 STRAIGHT SERIES
- RED BIRDS HAVE A SHARE OF 1ST PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 7
- GOLDSCHMIDT, WONG & FOWLER HOMERED IN THE WIN
- RED BIRDS HAVE WON 8 STRAIGHT GAMES IN PITTSBURGH DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON
- CARDINALS HAVE WON 11 OF THEIR LAST 13 GAMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 54-47, 28-20 AT HOME, 26-27 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE SERIES AGAINST TWO 1ST PLACE TEAMS ON THE UPCOMING HOMESTAND, AGAINST HOUSTON AND THE CUBS
ROYALS ARE BACK HOME THURSDAY NIGHT TO PLAY THE INDIANS IN THE FIRST GAME OF A 7 GAME HOMESTAND. THE BLUE CREW COME OFF A 2 GAME SERIES SWEEP IN ATLANTA AFTER A 2-0 WIN. BRAD KELLER ALLOWED ONLY 4 HITS OVER 7 INNINGS AND PICKED UP HIS FIRST CAREER RBI SINGLE.
- THE ROYALS SCORED THE ONLY 2 RUNS OF THE GAME IN THE 2ND INNING
- THE BLUE CREW HAD 5 HITS IN THE WIN, ATLANTA ALSO HAD 5 HITS
- ROYALS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE ROYALS ARE 39-64 ON THE SEASON, 22-29 AT HOME, 17-35 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 73 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 448
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF CHIEFS TRAINING CAMP IS SCHEDUELD FOR SATURDAY, BUT A LOT OF THE PLAYERS ARE ALREADY IN CAMP IN ST. JOE AND READY TO GO, INCLUDING NFL MVP QB PATRICK MAHOMES. THE ROOKIES REPORTED TO CAMP ON TUESDAY, THE VETERANS ARE ALL EXPECTED TO REPORT BY FRIDAY.
- THE CHIEFS ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP FAVORITES TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL THIS SEASON
- THE CHIEFS CAME WITHIN ONE GAME OF GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR, LOSING TO THE PATS IN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
- CHIEFS PLAY THE BENGALS, STEELERS, NINERS & PACKERS IN THE PRESEASON
- CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AT HOME AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCINNATI
ONE OF THE NFL’S ALL TIME RUNNING BACK GREATS IS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE. FORMER VIKING STAR, NOW REDSKIN ADRIAN PETERSON HAS EARNED MORE THAN $99 MILLION IN 12 SEASONS, BUT IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED BY A PENNSYLVANIA LENDER FOR $6.6 MILLION. LAST YEAR A.D. HAD TO REPAY A MINNESOTA BANK FOR DEFAULTING ON A LOAN, AND JUST LAST WEEK A SEPARATE JUDGE ORDERED HIM TO PAY $2.4 MILL TO A SEPARATE CREDITOR. PEDERSON SAYS HE HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY PEOPLE HE TRUSTED.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS FIRST PRACTICE OF THE NEW SEASON WILL BE FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND AT 9 AM. THE TIGERS HAVE A NEW QUARTERBACK THIS YEAR, KELLY BRYANT TRANSFERRED FROM CLEMSON, WHERE HE LOST HIS STARTING JOB LAST SEASON.
- THE TIGERS OPEN THE SEASON AUG. 31ST AT WYOMING
- AFTER THE OPENING GAME, MIZZOU WILL PLAY THE NEXT FIVE AT HOME AGAINST W. VIR., S.E. MISSOURI, S. CAROLINA, TROY, OLE MISS
- SEC TEAMS ON THE MIZZOU SCHEDULE THIS YEAR ARE S. CAROLINA, OLE MISS, FLORIDA, TENN. AT HOME, VANDY, KENTUCKY, GEORGIA AND ARKANSAS ON THE ROAD.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S TOP 25 PRESEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL IS OUT. THE TOP 5 TEAMS ARE CLEMSON, ALABAMA, WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON & OKLAHOMA. THE SECOND FIVE ARE GEORGIA, PENN ST., AUBURN, OHIO ST.& WEST VIRGINIA. THE SECOND TEN ARE MICHIGAN ST., STANFORD, MIAMI, TCU, MICHIGAN, NOTRE DAME, CENTRAL FLORIDA, FLORIDA ST., ARIZONA & HOUSTON. THE LAST FIVE ARE MISS. ST., TEXAS, LSU, NC ST., FLORIDA ATLANTIC