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CARDINALS ARE BACK ALONE IN FIRST PLACE AND LOOKING TO EXTENDING THEIR DIVISION LEAD AGAINST THE CUBS WITH A WIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS WON THE SERIES OPENER 2-1, PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT HIT A SOLO HOMER IN THE 6TH FOR THE GAME WINNING RUN.
- RED BIRDS HAVE A 1 GAME LEAD OVER THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE
- CARDINALS HAVE WON 13 OF THEIR LAST 17 GAMES
- CARDS ARE 2-2 ON THE HOMESTAND WITH 2 GAMES TO GO
- RED BIRDS SCORED SOLO RUNS IN THE 4TH & 6TH INNINGS ON A WILD PITCH AND A HOME RUN
- THE CUBS LEFT 10 MEN ON BASE
- RED BIRDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 20 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 483 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 57-49, 30-22 AT HOME, 26-27 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER THIS SERIES WITH THE CUBS, THE CARDS HIT THE ROAD FOR SERIES AGAINST THE A’S AND DODGERS.
MLB TRADE DEADLINE – IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE CARDINALS ACQUIRE LEFT HANDER ZAC ROSSCUP FROM THE DODGERS FOR CASH. ROSSCUP IS HEADED TO HIS 4TH TEAM OF THE SEASON, HE WILL LIKELY GO TO MEMPHIS. CARDS ALSO CLAIM RELIEVER ADALBERTO MEJIA OFF WAIVERS FROM THE ANGELS. MEJIA HAS A 7.32 ERA WITH THE ANGELS AND TWINS THIS SEASON.
ROYALS AND BLUE JAYS PLAY IN THE SUNSHINE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. KC NEEDS A WIN TO AVOID BEING SWEPT IN THE 3 GAME SERIES. THE BLUE CREW LOST 9-2 TUESDAY NIGHT AND HAS NOW LOST 5 OF 6 OVERALL.
- VLAD GUERRERO JR. HIT A GRAND SLAM FOR THE JAYS
- ROYALS OUT HIT THE JAYS 11-10 IN THE LOSS
- BLUE CREW LEFT 14 RUNNERS ON BASE IN THE LOSS
- THE ROYALS ARE 40-69 ON THE SEASON, 23-34 AT HOME, 17-35 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 95 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 470
- AFTER WEDNESDAYS GAME, THE ROYALS HIT THE ROAD FOR SERIES AGAINST THE TWINS, RED SOX AND TIGERS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – WEDNESDAY IS DAY 5 OF TRAINING CAMP PRACTICES. TUESDAY WAS THE FIRST PRACTICE IN PADS AND AFTER TAKING A HARD-HIT STAR RECEIVER TYREEK HILL LEFT PRACTICE WITH A QUAD CONTUSION. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE FINE.
NFL ODDS – VEGAS ODDSMAKERS ARE NOW COMING OUT WITH THEIR FAVORITES FOR THE NFL SEASON AHEAD. VEGAS GIVES THE PATRIOTS THE SLIGHT EDGE OVER THE CHIEFS TO WIN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN. THE BROWNS, COLTS AND CHARGERS ROUND OUT VEGAS’ TOP 5 AFC TEAMS. THE NFC TOP 5 IS THE SAINTS, BEARS, EAGLES, RAMS AND COWBOYS.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS FIRST PRACTICE OF THE NEW SEASON WILL BE THIS FRIDAY MORNING 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.
MISSOURI ST. FOOTBALL – THE BEARS OPEN THE SEASON THURSDAY AUGUST 29TH AT NORTHERN ARIZONA.
- BEARS PLAY 3 OF THEIR FIRST 4 GAMES ON THE ROAD
THE US WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM JUST WON THE WORLD CUP. NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS ARE SUING THE SOCCER FEDERATION FOR GENDER DISCRIMINATION, SAYING THEY DESERVE TO BE PAID MORE. U.S. SOCCER PRESIDENT CONTENDS THAT IT PAID MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN’S TEAM MILLIONS MORE THAN MEMBERS OF THE MEN’S TEAM FOR ABOUT A DECADE. U.S. SOCCER SAYS THE WOMEN’S TEAM PRODUCED A NET LOSS OF OVER $27.5 MILLION THE LAST 10 YEARS. THE MEN’S TEAM HAS LOST JUST OVER 3 MILLION.