July 2022

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill runs fast, talks fast, thinks fast.

NEW YORK — Andrew Benintendi wouldn’t say whether he will get vaccinated for COVID-19 now that he’s with the first-place New York Yankees rather than the last-place Kansas City Royals. A day after New York acquired the 28-year-old All-Star from the Royals for three minor league pitchers, Benintendi went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in hs Yankees debut, a 1-0 win over his former team on Thursday night.

Fishing this time of year can be miserable, especially during the daylight hours. But tournament or serious bass anglers do fish now.

The Royals baseball season has been like “Nightmare on Elm Street.” We can only hope the second half of the season will serve as valuable experience for the young players. I now believe they should trade anyone on the team if they can get good value to invest in young players for the future.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The helicopter hovered high above an X in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium before releasing its payload of 10,000 Superballs. The hard-rubber orbs hit the ground and rose in unison, like a swarm of locusts, before ping-ponging off in every direction on their second bounce.

The upcoming season could be the most important in the history of the Kansas City Mavericks. And a big reason for the success took place Thursday morning when it was announced that the ECHL franchise had signed a new affiliation contract with the year-old Seattle Kraken of the NHL and the first-year AHL Coachella Valley Firebirds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals could have waited until closer to the trade deadline to deal All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi, perhaps getting a slightly better offer in the process, but consummating their move with the Yankees for three pitching prospects late Wednesday provided one largely unintended benefit.