Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach has begun his work to get the salary cap in order ahead of the start of the 2022 league year and his first cost-cutting move was an expected one. The Chiefs released LB Anthony Hitchens, who was in the final year of a five-year contract worth $45 million.
WHAT'S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR (Schedules subject to change) THURSDAY, FEB. 24 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m.
Nine years ago, after Shari Martin was sexually assaulted in an eastern Iowa hotel, the on-duty Muscatine police officer who attacked her was fired, arrested, convicted and sent to prison. • It was justice for Martin — but only in the criminal sense. Martin and her lawyer say full justice will be achieved only if the Muscatine Police Department is held accountable in civil court for the crimes of its officer. • If Martin had been the victim of a murder or physical assault, she or her estate could have sued the department for monetary damages.
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Truman girls basketball coach Jimmy Page said he promised himself that he wouldn’t look at game film of Raymore-Peculiar just yet. That will be the Patriots’ first round opponent in the Class 6 District 6 Tournament next Monday.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Wednesday's Television • Tennis: ATP Dubai/ATP Santiago/ATP Acapulco/WTA Doha/WTA Guadalajara, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • College lacrosse: Brown at North Carolina, noon, ACCN (961) • Soccer: Champions League: Atletico Madrid at Manchester United, 2 p.m., KCTV (3) • College softball: Georgia State at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCN (961) • Women’s college basketball: Princeton at Columbia, 4 p.m., ESPNU (269) • Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League: New York City FC vs. Santos de Guapiles, 4:55 p.m., FS2 (740) • NBA G-League: Fort Wayne at Cleveland, 5 p.m., NBATV (273) • College basketball: Creighton at St.
Players attending the NFL’s scouting combine won’t have to stay in a “bubble” as originally ordered after organizers loosened regulations Monday night after getting blowback for strict CO- VID-19 rules issued over the weekend.
(Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.
MIAMI – Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores thinks race placed a factor in the team’s decision to fire him in January. Speaking on the “I Am Athlete” podcast co-hosted by former NFL wide receivers Chad Johnson and Brandon Marshall, and Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Flores alleged he was given tasks that he doesn’t think would have been required of a white head coach. Flores went 25-24 in three seasons with Miami before being let go on Jan. 10.
Today's sports broadcast highlights Tuesday's television • Champions League soccer: Lille at Chelsea, 2 p.m., KCTV (3) • College basketball: Michigan State at Iowa, 6 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Arkansas at Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NHL: St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m., Bally Sports (48) • College basketball: Tennessee at Missouri, 6 p.m., SEC (284) • College basketball: Georgia at Texas A&M, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Villanova at Connecticut, 7 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Kansas at Kansas State, 8 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Louisville at North Carolina, 8 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: Alabama at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m., SEC (284) • College basketball: New Mexico at Utah State, 9 p.m., FS1 (43) Tuesday's radio • College basketball: Tennessee at Missouri, 6 p.m., KMBZ (980 AM) • College basketball: Kansas at Kansas State, 8 p.m., KCSP (610 AM), WHB (810 AM) .