With the arrival of Aleana Balistreri as the new Blue Springs High School girls soccer coach, the program is not just getting a former Wildcats team captain, and a coach with a history of success, it’s getting two new ball boys and a ball girl.
Robert Stough, who has been on the Truman High School football staff one year serving as former coach Charlie Pugh’s offensive coordinator, was introduced as the new head coach to the Patriots staff and returning players early Friday morning.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — We’re talking about meetings! Not a game! Not a game! We’re talking about meetings! To borrow from famous philosopher and basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, we are indeed talking about meetings.
Two local high school graduates were among the nine Johnson County Community College baseball players who earned all-conference honors for this season. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Max Chapman, a Grain Valley High School graduate, was a first-team selection for the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference all-league team chosen by the coaches.
For 15 years, Aaron Glenn was an outstanding NFL cornerback, a team leader, and a coach in the making. Teammates, fans and coaches of the New York Jets, for whom he spent eight seasons as a shutdown defender, recognized it.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mike Morton can sometimes be the bearer of bad news.
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work accommodations for female employees, calling them “embarrassingly below” standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June 3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff.
TUESDAY, MAY 31 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 6 p.m. — Blue Springs Post 499 Fike at Sedalia Post 642 Travelers (doubleheader), Liberty Park Stadium WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 6 p.m.
TUESDAY’S TELEVISION • College golf: NCAA National Championships: Team Match Play quarterfinals, 11 a.m., GOLF (27) • College golf: NCAA National Championships: Team Match Play semifinals, 4 p.m., GOLF (27) • MLB: Royals at Cleveland, 5 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • MLB: Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 6 p.m., TBS (50) • WNBA: Phoenix at Chicago, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NHL Playoffs: Conference final: Teams TBD, 7 p.m., TNT (51) • WNBA: Connecticut at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., ESPN2 (29) TUESDAY’S RADIO/AUDIO • MLB: Royals at Cleveland, 5 p.m., KCSP (610 AM) .
ATLANTA — The Rams and NFL paid $790 million last year to settle a lawsuit with St. Louis over the team’s relocation to Los Angeles.