Georgia deputy suspended over Facebook comment about Arbery WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three white men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, news outlets reported.
The only thing better than being inducted into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame is getting the news of that honor from two of your best friends. Just ask Richard Wood, the latest inductee who will join an elite group of prep baseball coaches at noon Saturday in Jefferson City.
The same week Sporting Kansas City learned it would be without star forward Alan Pulido for the upcoming season, it welcomed back two familiar faces. Sporting KC announced Thursday morning it has signed longtime mainstays Graham Zusi and Roger Espinoza to contracts for the 2022 season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The last time the Kansas City Chiefs played the Pittsburgh Steelers, their record-setting wide receiver had just recovered from COVID-19 and their star tight end was sitting at home and still dealing with the virus.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Friday’s Television • Golf: PGA Australasia Tour Australian PGA Championship (taped), 5 a.m., GOLF (Comcast 27) • Horse racing: America’s Day at the Races, 1:30 p.m., FS2 (740) • Soccer: EP: Crystal Palace at Brighton & Hove, 2 p.m., USA (52) • College basketball: Buffalo at Ball State, 5 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College basketball: Nebraska at Purdue, 5:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • Women’s college basketball: Villanova at DePaul, 5:30 p.m., FS2 (740) • Golf: PGA Sony Open, 6 p.m., GOLF (27) • College wrestling: Michigan at Ohio State, 6 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: Manhattan at Iona, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • NHL: Dallas at Florida, 6 p.m., NHLN (276) • College gymnastics: Georgia at Kentucky, 6 p.m., SECN (284) • College basketball: VCU at St. Bonaventure, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NBA: Golden State at Chicago, 6:45 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Akron at Kent State, 7 p.m., CBSSN (274) • College gymnastics: Auburn at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m., SECN (284) • College basketball: Michigan at Illinois, 8 p.m., FS1 (43) • College wrestling: Nebraska at Michigan State, 8 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: Davidson at Richmond, 8 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College gymnastics: Oklahoma at Utah, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NBA: Dallas at Memphis, 9:05 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Fresno State at UNLV, 10 p.m., FS1 (43) • Tennis: WTA Sydney/WTA Adelaide finals, 11:30 p.m., Tennis (277) • Golf: Asian Tour Singapore International Championship, 1:30 a.m.
(Schedules subject to change) FRIDAY, JAN. 14 ECHL MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY 7 p.m.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Ochai Agbaji arrived at Kansas as a lightly regarded three-star prospect whose list of scholarship offers included Colorado State, Northern Iowa and a host of other midmajors along with the Jayhawks and a couple other Power Five schools.
The Grain Valley girls swimming and diving team claimed six event wins to capture first place in a seven-team meet Wednesday at Henley Aquatic Center. The Eagles totaled 361.5 points to outdistance runner-up Lincoln Prep (263.5).
The Truman girls basketball team claimed one of the largest margins of victory in the program’s history Wednesday. The Patriots shut out host Lawrence (Kan.) Free State 46-0 in the first half on the way to a 67-7 rout of the Thunderbirds.
Djokovic in Australian Open draw despite visa uncertainty MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic now knows he’ll face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of his Australian Open title defense, if he’s allowed to play. Djokovic’s visa status dominated attention until the moment the draw was conducted Thursday, after a postponement of 75 minutes, to determine the brackets for the men’s and women’s singles draws at the first major tennis tournament of 2022.