To help make up for the recent loss of some players, the Kansas City Comets added a defender with a familiar name Wednesday. Christian Duke, the son of former Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack star Chris Duke, signed a one-year contract with the Comets, the Major Arena Soccer League team announced Wednesday.
The Blue Springs boys basketball team had a chance to share the Suburban Big Eight Conference title in its regular season finale Tuesday. But seventh-ranked Liberty wouldn’t give the 10th-ranked Wildcats a chance.
LAWRENCE — Anyone searching for a moment Tuesday, when Ochai Agbaji might reveal just how much emotion he was playing with against an in-state rival, didn’t have to look hard nearly four minutes into the game.
WHAT’S ON TODAY Today’s sports broadcast highlights Thursday’s Television • Tennis: ATP Dubai/ATP Acapulco/ WTA Doha/ATP Santiago/WTA Guadalajara, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Women's college basketball: Quinnipiac at Marist, 10 a.m., ESPNU (269) • Golf: PGA Honda Classic, 1 p.m., GOLF (27) • Women’s college lacrosse: North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m., ACCN (961) • High school boys basketball: Vertical Academy (N.C.) at Oak Hill Academy (Va.), 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Wagner at Fairleigh Dickinson, 5 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Women's college basketball: Michigan State at Michigan, 5 p.m., BTN (255) • Women's college basketball: Georgia Tech at Florida State, 5 p.m., ACCN (961) • Women's college basketball: Florida at Vanderbilt, 5:30 p.m., SECN (284) • NHL: Washington at New York Rangers, 6 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Temple at Memphis, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Maryland at Indiana, 6 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: South Carolina-Upstate at Winthrop, 6 p.m., ESPNU (269) • NBA: Boston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m., TNT (51) • NBA: Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m., Bally Sports KC (48) • Women's college basketball: Iowa at Rutgers, 7 p.m., BTN (255) • College basketball: DePaul at Georgetown, 7 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Women's college basketball: Clemson at Notre Dame, 7 p.m., ACCN (961) • Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League: Forge FC at Cruz Azul, 7:20 p.m., FS2 (740) • Women's college basketball: South Carolina at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m., SECN (284) • College basketball: Gonzaga at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Ohio State at Illinois, 8 p.m., FS1 (43) • College basketball: Belmont at Murray State, 8 p.m., ESPNU (269) • College basketball: UCLA at Oregon, 8:30 p.m., ESPN (13) • NBA: Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m., TNT (51) • College basketball: Loyola Marymount at BYU, 9 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League: FC Motagua at Seattle Sounders, 9:35 p.m., FS2 (740) • College basketball: USC at Oregon State, 10 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • College basketball: Arizona at Utah, 10 p.m., FS1 (43) • Rugby: NRL: Canberra at Manly-Warringah, 1 a.m. (Friday), FS2 (740) • Rugby: NRL: Wests at Sydney, 3 a.m.
Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach has begun his work to get the salary cap in order ahead of the start of the 2022 league year and his first cost-cutting move was an expected one. The Chiefs released LB Anthony Hitchens, who was in the final year of a five-year contract worth $45 million.
WHAT'S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR (Schedules subject to change) THURSDAY, FEB. 24 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m.
Truman girls basketball coach Jimmy Page said he promised himself that he wouldn’t look at game film of Raymore-Peculiar just yet. That will be the Patriots’ first round opponent in the Class 6 District 6 Tournament next Monday.
NEW YORK – The NFL is collaborating with the XFL for player safety and health data. The XFL, which plans to relaunch in 2023, will be working with the NFL on physical and mental fitness programs for players, the study of playing surfaces and equipment, and the sharing of game trends and data.
The mood outside of the Kansas City Mavericks was loose and confident. Three-star winners Jimmy Lodge (goal and two assists), Darik Angeli (two goals) and goaltender Matt Greenfield (stopped 24 of 25 shots) were smiling, shaking hands and signing autographs before returning to the ice to throw T-shirts to the fans following a dominating 5-1 victory over the Idaho Steelheads Monday afternoon in a special President’s Day contest.
A pair of Eastern Jackson County girls basketball teams wrapped up conference titles in their regular-season finales Monday. Blue Springs South rallied from a third-quarter deficit to top Park Hill and cap an undefeated Suburban Big Eight Conference title.