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CARDINALS OPEN A 4 GAME SERIES AT HOME AGAINST COLORADO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS SPOTTED MILWAUKEE A 5-0 LEAD WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOUNTING A COMEBACK, SCORING 2 IN THE 5TH AND 1 IN THE 6TH TO MAKE IT 5-3 IN THE 8TH INNING WHEN THE RAINS CAME. THE GAME WAS DELAYED, AND THEN CALLED A FINAL. THE CARDINALS LOSE 5-3 IN 8.
- CUBS BEAT THE GIANTS 12-11, SO THE CUBS LEAD THE CARDS BY ½ GAME FOR FIRST PLACE. THE BREWERS ARE 3 ½ GAMES BACK
- FOWLER AND MOLINA DROVE IN RUNS FOR THE CARDS, THE OTHER RUN SCORED ON A MILWAUKEE THROWING ERROR
- ADAM WAINWRIGHT STRUGGLED ON THE MOUND FOR THE CARDS, GIVING UP 4 RUNS IN THE 1ST INNING AND TAKING THE LOSS
- RED BIRDS HAD A 6 GAME WIN STREAK AGAINST THE BREWERS SNAPPED
- CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 29 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 552 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 67-58, 36-24 AT HOME, 31-34 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER THE 4 GAME SERIES WITH THE ROCKIES THE CARDS WILL TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE FOR A 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE BREWERS STARTING MONDAY
ROYALS TAKE THURSDAY OFF BEFORE OPENING A 3 GAME SERIES IN CLEVELAND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW GOT CRUSHED BY THE ORIOLES 8-1 WEDNESDAY, BALTIMORE WITH 4 HOMERS IN THE EASY WIN.
- THE ROYALS ARE 45-82 ON THE SEASON, 24-39 AT HOME, 21-43 ON THE ROAD
- MIAMI ALSO HAS 45 WINS ON THE SEASON. BALTIMORE AND DETROIT ARE THE ONLY TEAMS IN MLB WITH LESS WINS THAN THE ROYALS
- KC IS 4-6 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 122 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 538
- ROYALS WILL BE BACK HOME MONDAY TO OPEN A 4 GAME SERIES AGAINST OAKLAND
- ROYALS WILL HAVE THE A’S, O’S AND TIGERS AT THE ‘K’ FOR THEIR SEASON LONG 10 GAME HOMESTAND STARTING MONDAY
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – THE THIRD PRESEASON GAME IS USUALLY THE ONE NFL TEAMS TAKE MOST SERIOUSLY AS A “TUNE UP” FOR THE REGULAR SEASON OPENER. WITH THAT IN MIND, COACH ANDY REID HINTS THAT HE WILL BE PLAYING THE STARTERS MUCH MORE IN THIS GAME THAN THE PREVIOUS 2 GAMES. THE CHIEFS ARE 1-1 IN PRESEASON PLAY WITH A WIN OVER CINCI AND A LOSS AT PITTSBURGH LAST WEEK.
- CHIEFS STILL HAVE THE NINERS & PACKERS ON THE PRESEASON SCHEDULE
- CHIEFS OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON SUNDAY SEPT. 8TH WITH A NOON GAME IN JACKSONVILLE
ANOTHER PRO FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A GO OF IT, THE XFL. MANY LEAGUES TRYING TO CHALLENGE THE NFL HAVE COME AND GONE, THE USFL, AND LAST YEAR THE ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL. NEXT YEAR YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE XFL TO GIVE IT A GO. THEIR DRAFT IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER, MINICAMP IN DECEMBER AND TRAINING CAMPS IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. THEY WILL BE PLAYING GAMES IN NFL, MLB AND MLS FACILITIES. THE LEAGUE HAS ALSO UNVEILED THE 8 NEW TEAM NAMES AND LOGOS. THE ST. LOUIS TEAM IS NICKNAMED THE BATTLEHAWKS. THE OTHER TEAMS ARE THE DALLAS RENEGADES, HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS, L.A. WILDCATS, NY GUARDIANS, SEATTLE DRAGONS, TAMPA BAY VIPERS, WASHINGTON DEFENDERS.
DANCING WITH THE STARS SAYS FORMER PRO ATHLETES RAY LEWIS AND LAMAR ODEM WILL BE CONTESTANTS ON THE SHOW THIS YEAR. LEWIS IS AN NFL HALL OF FAME LINEBACKER, ODEM IS A FORMER NBA STAR, BUT KNOWN MORE FOR BEING MARRIED TO KHLOE KARDASHIAN AND BEING A DRUG ADDICT. ODEM SAYS THIS IS ALL PART OF HIS COMEBACK…
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS ARE JUST A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY FROM GAME NUMBER ONE OF THE NEW SEASON.
- 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 A WEEK FROM THURSDAY AT NORTHERN ARIZONA.
- BEARS PLAY 3 OF THEIR FIRST 4 GAMES ON THE ROAD
- MSU’S FIRST HOME GAME WILL BE SEPT. 21ST VS KENNESAW ST.