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THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS HAVE HIRED FORMER CARDINALS MANAGER MIKE MATHENY TO BE THEIR NEW MANAGER. MATHENY TAKES OVER FOR NED YOST, WHO RETIRED AFTER THE SEASON. 49-YEAR-OLD MATHENY JOINED THE ROYALS AS A SPECIAL ADVISOR UNDER THE G.M. A YEAR AGO. MATHENY PLAYED 13 YEARS IN THE MAJORS, WAS DISMISSED AS CARDINALS MANAGER IN 2018 AFTER A 47-46 START.
– METHENY IS THE 17TH MANAGER IN ROYALS HISTORY
– METHENY HAD A 591-474 RECORD IN 7 SEASONS AS STL MANAGER
– 591 WINS IN 9TH MOST AMONG ACTIVE MLB MANAGERS
– .555 CAREER WIN PERCENTAGE IS 5TH BEST AMONG ACTIVE MANAGERS
– HE HAS A 21-22 CAREER PLAYOFF RECORD
– WON THE 2013 NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT WITH THE CARDS
– FIRST MANAGER IN MLB HISTORY TO REACH THE PLAYOFFS IN HIS FIRST FOUR SEASONS, 2012-2015
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP BELONGS TO THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS
– NATS PITCHER STEPHEN STRASBERG WAS NAMED SERIES MVP
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – FRIDAY BRINGS THE START OF THE PLAYOFFS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS. COYOTE NATION DISTRICT MATCHUPS INCLUDE:
– 9-0 CAMDENTON HM 1-8 PACIFIC (LAKERS #1 DISTRICT SEED)
– 7-2 LEBANON HM TO 6-3 UNION (JACKETS #3 DISTRICT SEED)
– 6-3 WAYNESVILLE HM TO 0-9 CENTRAL (TIGERS #1 DIST. SEED)
– 4-5 ROLLA AT 8-1 HELIAS (ROLLA #7 DISTRICT SEED, HELIAS #2)
– 3-6 OSAGE AT 6-3 SALEM (OSAGE #5 SEED, SALEM #4)
– 1-8 ELDON AT 7-2 BUFFALO (ELDON #7 SEED, BISON #2)
– 2-7 VERSAILLES AT 4-5 EL DORADO SPRINGS (#5 SEED VS #4)
– 0-9 ST. JAMES AT 9-0 BLAIR OAKS (ST.J. #8 SEED, B.O. #1 SEED)
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES ENTERTAIN THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS FRIDAY NIGHT. IT’S THE BLUES LAST HOME GAME BEFORE HEADING OUT ON A FOUR GAME CANADIAN ROAD TRIP.
– BLUES ARE 7-3-3 ON THE SEASON
– UPCOMING GAMES – HM TO COLUMBUS FRIDAY, AT MINN SATURDAY, AT VANCOUVER TUESDAY, AT EDMONTON WEDNESDAY, AT CALGARY NX SATURDAY
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LOOK TO BREAK A 3 GAME HOME LOSING SKID SUNDAY AGAINST THE 6-2 VIKINGS. JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, PATRICK MAHOMES STATUS IS UP IN THE AIR AS HE RECOVERES FROM THE KNEE INJURY HE SUFFERED TWO WEEKS AGO. DOCTORS INITIALLY SAID HE WOULD BE OUT 3-6 WEEKS. BACK UP QB MATT MOORE PLAYED WELL IN LAST WEEKS LOSS TO GREEN BAY.
– CHIEFS ARE EXPECTING TO GET DEF. LINEMAN CHRIS JONES BACK FROM INJURY THIS WEEK
– CHIEFS ARE 5-3, THE VIKINGS 6-2
– THE CHIEFS DEFENSE HAS 14 SACKS THE LAST TWO GAMES
– SUNDAY’S GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA IS A 12 NOON KICK OFF
– CHIEFS ARE 4-0 ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON, 1-3 AT HOME
– REMAINING GAMES ON THE CHIEFS SCHEDULE INCLUDE THE VIKINGS, TITANS, CHARGERS, BYE WEEK, RAIDERS, PATRIOTS, BRONCOS, BEARS, CHARGERS
VEGAS ODDSMAKERS STILL HAVE THE PATRIOTS AS THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL. THE CHIEFS HAVE DROPPED TO A 5TH PLACE TIE WITH THE TEAM THEY PLAY SUNDAY, MINNESOTA. AFTER NEW ENGLAND AT #1, THE ODDSMAKERS HAVE THE SAINTS, 49ers, AND PACKERS.
MISSOURI TIGERS ARE 5-3 ON THE SEASON. THEY HAVE THIS WEEKEND OFF AFTER LOSING TO KENTUCKY LAST WEEK.
– TIGERS ARE 5-0 AT HOME, 0-3 ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON
– THE TIGERS PLAY THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT ROAD GAME ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT #10 GEORGIA
– AFTER THE GAME AT GEORGIA, MIZZOU WILL RETURN HOME TO PLAY FLORIDA NOV. 16TH
MISSOURI ST. BEARS WILL BE HOME AGAIN SATURDAY TO PLAY SOUTH DAKOTA ST. THE BEARS ARE 1-6.
– KICK OFF SATURDAY IS SET FOR 2:00 IN SPRINGFIELD
– THE BEARS LONE IN CAME IN TRIPLE OVERTIME AT WESTERN ILLINOIS IN THE 4TH GAME OF THE SEASON
– SOUTH DAKOTA ST. IS 6-2 ON THE SEASON, FRESH OFF A CLOSE LOSS TO UNDEFEATED NORTH DAKOTA ST.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MIZZOU TIGERS OPEN THE SEASON NOVEMBER 6TH AT HOME AGAINST INCARNATE WORD. THE TIGERS WILL PLAY 6 GAMES IN NOVEMBER.
THE MSU BEARS TIP THE SEASON OFF NOVEMBER 5TH AT HOME AGAINST LITTLE ROCK. THE BEARS HAVE 6 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER.
– FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS THE BEARS ARE THE PRESEASON FAVORITE TO WIN THE VALLEY TITLE THIS SEASON
– BEARS RECEIVED 29 OF 44 FIRST PLACE VOTES TO TOP THE PRESEASON POLL, FOLLOWED BY BRADLEY, UNI, AND LOYOLA