In Dallas, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd did not want to talk about basketball. LeBron James made no effort to hide his anger. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, a young father, called the news “devastating.”
INDIANAPOLIS — A survey of college athletes by the NCAA suggests that rates of mental exhaustion, anxiety and depression remain as much as twice as high as pre-pandemic levels, but feelings of hopelessness have improved.
INDIANAPOLIS — The speeds have been insane — 234 mph for Scott Dixon in a record-breaking run for the pole — and Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean are both part of the fastest field in the history of the Indianapolis 500.
THURSDAY, MAY 26 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Class 4 State Quarterfinals Time TBD — Oak Grove-Marshall winner vs. Excelsior Springs-Savannah winner (at site to be determined) FRIDAY, MAY 27 HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD 9:30 a.m.
Nicholas Gioacchini will leave France’s Montpellier after one season. Gioacchini, a 21-year-old winger from Kansas City, Missouri, had three starts among 28 league appearances this season.
Ben Baier believes in the family approach when it comes to working with his Blue Springs South baseball team. And the coach’s philosophy paid off at last week’s Class 4 District 6 tournament when Tommy LaPour, John Chambers and Trenton Roehler all pitched shutouts to lead the ninth-ranked Jaguars (24-10) to a Class 6 state quarterfinal matchup against sixth-ranked Springfield Kickapoo (27-7) at 3 p.m.
PHOENIX — The Kansas City Royals are on a streak they’d rather not have. Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow homered in a five-run sixth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Tuesday night.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It doesn’t matter how many defenders you send Tyreek Hill’s way, or how much attention you give the Miami Dolphins’ new playmaker, blink at the wrong time and he’s gone.
Zayden and Zevin Sanchez have not made a plate appearance this season for the Blue Springs South High School baseball team. Yet coach Ben Baier says the junior twins play a key role for his 24-10 Jaguars, who play 27-7 Springfield Kickapoo at 3 p.m.
MEXICO, Mo. – Blue Springs girls track and field coach Jennifer Reeder says her team is built around relays.