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CARDINALS OPEN A 4 GAME SERIES IN CINCINNATI THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS WON THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVED INTO A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE WITH THE CUBS WITH A 6-0 WIN IN KANSAS CITY.
- CARDS HAVE WON 9 STRAIGHT GAMES IN K.C. AND 11 OF THE LAST 14 OVERALL IN THE I-70 SERIES
- THE CARDS HAD 0 HITS GOING TO THE 7TH INNING, THEN HAD 6 STRAIGHT HITS AND SCORED 5 RUNS IN THE 7TH
- PAUL DEJONG HOMERED IN THE 8TH, HE IS THE FIRST SHORT STOP IN CARD HISTORY WITH MULTIPLE 20 HOME RUN SEASONS
- CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 24 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 526 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 63-55, 34-23 AT HOME, 29-32 ON THE ROAD
- CARDINALS HAVE MOVED INTO A 1ST PLACE TIE WITH THE CUBS
- CARDS NEXT HOME GAME WILL BE NEXT MONDAY AGAINST THE BREWERS WHEN THE BIRDS OPEN A 7 GAME HOME STAND
ROYALS TAKE THURSDAY OFF BEFORE OPENING A THREE GAME SERIES WITH THE METS ON FRIDAY. THE ROYALS HAVE STRUGGLED WINNING ONLY 3 OF THEIR LAST 14 GAMES.
- JORGE SOLER IS THE CURRENT A.L. PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- THE ROYALS ARE 43-78 ON THE SEASON, 23-37 AT HOME, 20-41 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 101 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 521
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS BREAK TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE THURSDAY. THEY TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH FOR THEIR SECOND PRESEASON GAME SATURDAY NIGHT, AND THEN RETURN HOME TO KC FOR THE REST OF THEIR PRESEASON WORKOUTS. THE FINAL DAY OF CAMP IN ST. JOE IS MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY.
- CHIEFS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST TWO REGULAR SEASON GAMES ON THE ROAD, AT JACKSONVILLE AND THEN OAKLAND.
- CHIEFS FIRST HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON WILL BE ON WEEK 3, SEPT. 22ND AGAINST THE RAVENS
DALLAS COWBOYS ARE HAVING CONTRACT PROBLEMS WITH A COUPLE OF THEIR BIG STARS. RUNNING BACK EZEKIEL ELLIOTT IS HOLDING OUT FOR MORE MONEY, AND QB DAK PRESCOTT REPORTEDLY JUST TURNED DOWN A $30 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR EXTENSION. PRESCOTT, WHO IS IN THE FINAL YEAR OF HIS ROOKIE CONTRACT, IS ASKING FOR $40 MILL A YEAR.
ADRIAN PETERSON MAY BE A FUTURE NFL HALL OF FAMER BUT HE’S HAVING SERIOUS FINANCIAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW. PETERSON SAYS HE WON’T DISCUSS BEING SUED LAST MONTH OVER FAILURE TO REPAY A $5 MILLION LOAN, AND WAS ORDERED TO PLAY ABOUT $2 ½ MILL TO ANOTHER CREDITOR. PETERSON HAS EARNED NEARLY $99 MILLION IN HIS 12 YEARS IN THE NFL THUS FAR, AND IS SLATED TO MAKE OVER $5 MILLION THIS SEASON.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS ANNOUNCERS MAKE? HERE IS A LIST OF A FEW, ACCORDING TO INVENSTING.COM- MICHAEL STRAHAN $17 MILL ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA. STEPHEN A SMITH $10 MILL FROM ESPN. BOOGER MCFARLAND $7.9 MILL FROM ESPN. BOB COSTAS $7 MILL ON THE MLB NETWORK. JOE BUCK MAKES ABOUT $6 MILL A YEAR WITH FOX. DAN PATRICK $5.5 MILL FROM NBC. MIKE TIRICO ABOUT $3 MILL WITH NBC. SUZY KOLBER $3 MILL FROM ESPN. CHARLES BARKLEY $1.5 MILL WITH TURNER. LISA SALTERS $2 MILL FROM ESPN. TROY AIKMAN $1 MILL ON FOX.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SEASON.
- AFTER THE OPENING GAME, MIZZOU WILL PLAY THE NEXT FIVE AT HOME AGAINST W. VIR., S.E. MISSOURI, S. CAROLINA, TROY, OLE MISS
MISSOURI ST. FOOTBALL – THE BEARS OPEN THE SEASON TWO WEEKS FROM THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH AT NORTHERN ARIZONA.