St. Michael falls in district final
The St. Michael the Archangel Catholic baseball team couldn’t recover from Holden’s big first inning Tuesday.
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Charter review board plan put on hold
Independence’s charter amendment advisory board, one of the last items voted on by the City Council before it changed over last month, is on hold until the council can iron out the selection process.
Broncos can’t get past Titans in district semifinal
The Lee’s Summit North girls soccer team couldn’t finish its chances and saw its season come to an end with a 2-0 loss to rival Lee’s Summit West in the Class 4 District 7 semifinals Tuesday. The Broncos finished 11-10 after their third loss to the Titans this season.
US Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men
The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
WHAT’S UP NEXT AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) THURSDAY, MAY 19 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Class 6 District 5 Tournament At Columbia Rock Bridge High School 6 p.m. — Championship: Blue Springs South vs.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
TODAY’S SPORTS BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS • Rugby: NRL: Brisbane at Newcastle, 4:30 a.m., FS2 (Comcast 740) • Tennis: ATP Lyon/ATP Geneva/WTA Strasbourg/WTA Rabat, 5 a.m., Tennis (277) • Hockey: IIHF World Championship: U.S. vs.
Tiger all about majors, a Mickelson rebuke
TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods is all about majors and legacy, a point he drove home Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of Phil Mickelson and his support of a Saudi-funded golf venture that led to Lefty not defending his title at the PGA Championship.
Candidates in Missouri and elsewhere promote ‘replacement’ theory
NEW YORK (AP) — A half-dozen mainstream Republican Senate candidates are drawing on the “great replacement” conspiracy theory once confined to the far-right fringes of U.S. politics to court voters this campaign season, promoting the baseless notion that there is a plot to diminish the influence of white people in America.
A GOAL TO REMEMBER
For nine grueling months, Blue Springs High School junior Cadence Cowick underwent a daily rehab session, with absolutely no guarantee that she would ever return to the soccer field. She dreamed of playing for the Wildcats, but she could never imagine what happened in the Class 4 District 6 tournament at Blue Springs South High School Monday night.
FDA clears booster shot for ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward.