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(Schedules subject to change) FRIDAY, JUNE 10 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Millard Tournament At Westgate Ball Park, Omaha, Neb. 1:30 p.m.
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WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights FRIDAY’S TELEVISION • Tennis: ATP/WTA Hertogenbosch/WTA Nottingham, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Auto racing: Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix prac • Auto racing: Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice, 5:55 a.m., ESPN2 (29) • Golf: DP World Tour Scandinavian Mixed, 6 a.m., GOLF (27) • Golf: The Curtis Cup: U.S. vs.
Del Rio apologizes after calling Capitol insurrection a ‘dust-up’
ASHBURN, Va. — An assistant coach for the NFL’s Washington Commanders issued an apology for his word choice after doubling down on a comparison he made on social media between the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Eagles’ Thiessen tops Middle Six team
Eastern Jackson County players swept all the major awards for the Suburban Middle Six Conference, led by Grain Valley’s Emma Thiessen. Thiessen, who was named the captain of the Eagles despite being just a sophomore, was named the conference’s Player of the Year in a vote by the league’s coaches.
WHAT’S UP NEXT / AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) FRIDAY, JUNE 10 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Millard Tournament At Westgate Ball Park, Omaha, Neb. 1:30 p.m.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights THURSDAY’S TELEVISION • Tennis: ATP/WTA Hertogenbosch/WTA Nottingham, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Golf: DP World Tour Scandinavian Mixed, 6 a.m., GOLF (27) • Golf: Korn Ferry Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am, 11 a.m., GOLF (27) • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox, 1 p.m., MLBN (272) • Soccer: UEFA Nations League: Czech Republic at Portugal, 1:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • Golf: PGA RBC Canadian Open, 2 p.m., GOLF (27) • Horse racing: America’s Day at the Races, 2 p.m., FS2 (740) • MLB: Colorado at San Francisco (in progress), 4 p.m., MLBN (272) • MLB: Washington at Miami, 5:30 p.m., MLBN (272) • College softball: Women’s World Series Finals: Oklahoma vs. Texas, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NHL Playoffs: Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay at New York Rangers, 7 p.m., ESPN (13) • MLB: Baltimore at Royals, 7 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • College track & field: NCAA Outdoor Championships (Day 2), 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • MLB: Boston at Los Angeles Angels, 8:30 p.m., MLBN (272) THURSDAY’S RADIO/AUDIO • MLB: Baltimore at Royals, 7 p.m., KCSP (610 AM) .
Bears’ Herl pulls all-star double duty
Dayne Herl was one of the first players to arrive for the all-star practice Tuesday night. The Missouri squad, which includes the three-sport star from William Chrisman, is preparing to face its Kansas counterpart at 7 p.m.
Royals’ bats awaken to avoid sweep
Mike Matheny spent about 20 minutes in the dugout before his Kansas City Royals took the field against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday and tried to put what has been a miserable 20-game stretch into perspective.
Coach hopes Chiefs new receivers can write own story
During the offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs traded six-time Pro Bowler Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Losing an experienced and skilled player such as Hill might have been worrisome for other teams in the league, but for wide receivers coach Joe Bleymaier, he’s excited for his new guys to write their own story.
Communication cited as issue in Bills’ blown lead at KC
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There’s nothing Matthew Smiley can do to change Buffalo kicking off into the end zone on a fateful play which contributed to the Bills squandering a threepoint lead in the final 13 seconds of regulation of a thrilling and heartbreaking overtime loss to Kansas City in an AFC divisional playoff game in January.