Sports

‘Leo the Legend’

The fans who attended the Comets’ 8-6 win over Milwaukee last Saturday saw a historic moment in the history of Kansas City indoor soccer. Comets player/coach Leo Gibson, who ranks among the most iconic players in the history of the sport, owned every offensive record in the storied history of Kansas City indoor soccer – except one – dating back to the original 1980s Comets (1979-1991) and the Kansas City Attack (1989-2005).

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WHAT’S ON TODAY

Today’s sports broadcast highlights Friday’s Television • Golf: DP World Tour Steyn City Championship, 5:30 a.m., GOLF (Comcast 27) • College wrestling: NCAA Championships (quarterfinals), 10 a.m., ESPNU (269) • Women’s college basketball: NCAA: South Florida vs. Miami, 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: NCAA: Loyola-Chicago vs.

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Young Eagles look for more success

Emma Thiessen is just a sophomore, but she is also an all-state returnee from last year’s Grain Valley soccer team that finished as the Class 3 state runner-up. She was also named a team captain, along with senior defender Lexi Arreguin, as the Eagles are poised to make a run at returning to the final four this year.

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Greinke returns to Royal blue

The Kansas City Royals are looking to a familiar face to lead their young pitching staff. The Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago.

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