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.
Kansas City native and former Sporting Kansas City starter Kevin Ellis informed the Kansas City Comets over the weekend that he is leaving the Major Arena Soccer League team. He sent player/coach Leo Gibson an email informing him that he would no longer be a part of the 10-2-1 team that is leading the MASL’s Central Division with 10 regular season games remaining.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Wednesday's Television • Tennis: ATP Dubai/ATP Santiago/ATP Acapulco/WTA Doha/WTA Guadalajara, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • College lacrosse: Brown at North Carolina, noon, ACCN (961) • Soccer: Champions League: Atletico Madrid at Manchester United, 2 p.m., KCTV (3) • College softball: Georgia State at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCN (961) • Women’s college basketball: Princeton at Columbia, 4 p.m., ESPNU (269) • Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League: New York City FC vs. Santos de Guapiles, 4:55 p.m., FS2 (740) • NBA G-League: Fort Wayne at Cleveland, 5 p.m., NBATV (273) • College basketball: Creighton at St.
Players attending the NFL’s scouting combine won’t have to stay in a “bubble” as originally ordered after organizers loosened regulations Monday night after getting blowback for strict CO- VID-19 rules issued over the weekend.
(Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.
MIAMI – Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores thinks race placed a factor in the team’s decision to fire him in January. Speaking on the “I Am Athlete” podcast co-hosted by former NFL wide receivers Chad Johnson and Brandon Marshall, and Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Flores alleged he was given tasks that he doesn’t think would have been required of a white head coach. Flores went 25-24 in three seasons with Miami before being let go on Jan. 10.
Two homegrown members of the Kansas City Comets played big roles in their team’s 11-4 victory over Milwaukee Sunday night at Cable Dahmer Arena. Kansas City native Lou Misner picked up his second win of the season in goal after taking an 8-4 loss Saturday in Milwaukee, and Overland Park, Kan., product Nick McDonald enjoyed a big night, scoring two goals and adding as assist in just his second start of the season.
ST. PETERS – Kennedy Hecker wanted to lay it all on the line one last time.
COLUMBIA – St. Michael the Archangel Catholic wrestling coach Matt Infranca said his heavyweight Sampson Stillwell is “genetically a freak.” Stillwell is just a freshman and despite an injury to this season made the greatest possible impact for the Guardians at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships Saturday at Mizzou Arena.
COLUMBIA – Sometimes Fort Osage junior Haley Ward makes it look too easy. That’s what it looked like Saturday at the MSHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena.