By all accounts the Missouri Tigers scrimmage on Wednesday was better than the fumble-filled affair on Saturday. Damien Nash, who coughed up two of of the five fumbles on Saturday, was steady as Zack Abron sat out with a sprained ankle. Nash had nine carries for 26 yards, which included an 11-yard run. After practice head coach Gary Pinkel called the scrimmage “average”. Abron had a protective cast taken off yesterday and could practice as early as Friday. He tweaked his ankle in Saturday’s scrimmage. The Tigers open up their 2003 season against Illinois at the Dome in St. Louis.
KC Man Sentenced To 180 Years In Sexual Assault Convictions
August 21, 2003 By
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 180 years in prison for sexually assaulting two girls for years. The jury had recommended 555 years. Circuit Judge John O’Malley told Kenneth Fitzwater he would spend the rest of his life in prison for what the judge described as the most dispicable, disgusting and repulsive criminals actions recently seen in his court. Jurors in July convicted Fitzwater of sexually abusing the two girls from 1998 until 2002. One girl was routinely tied up in an attic, gagged and sexually assaulted from the time she was 12 until she was 14. The other girl suffered sexual abuse from the time she was 11 until she was 13.
Missouri’s Drought-Stricken Areas Expanding
August 21, 2003 By
A new drought monitor map out today shows the areas in Missouri under drought conditions are expanding. Marlowe Schlegel in the State Agricultural Statistics Office says the corn crop in the state has already been decimated by the lack of rain – more than 40 percent of the corn statewide is considered poor to very poor. And Schlegel says northwest, west-central, and central parts of the state have corn crops listed as nearly 60 percent in poor to very poor conditions. Schlegel says any rains now won’t really help the corn crop because the ears are already made. But he believes soybeans could be saved by some rains but they’ll have to come soon. Related website:
U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Look To Make Strides In Gephardt’s Missouri
August 21, 2003 By
St. Louis Congressman Dick Gephardt looks vulnerable – vulnerable enough to attract other Democrats running for President to test the waters in Missouri. Gephardt still remains the favorite to win the Missouri Democratic primary, but two of his opponents: former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts are making plans to stump in Kansas City this fall. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina has made at least one unpublicized visit to Kansas City and Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is said to be quietly reaching out to Missouri Democrats. Gephardt is seen as vulnerable by his rivals, because public opinion polls indicate Dean is gaining on Gephardt in Iowa and Gephardt had a disappointing second-quarter of fundraising. Missouri does not have a winner-take-all primary, meaning a second place finisher could take some important delegates to the Democratic Convention.
Royals Comeback Bid Falls Short In NY
August 21, 2003 By
The Royals lost 8-7 and were swept by the Yankees yesterday afternoon despite a late rally. Jimmy Gobble gave up eight Yankee runs and was charged with the loss, dropping to 2-2. In the ninth Kansas City trailed 8-3, when they reeled off seven straight hits and scored four runs. But disaster struck when Carlos Beltran rounded too far past second on a Raul Ibanez single and was thrown gunned down for the second out. Joe Randa followed up with an RBI single to make it 8-7, but Desi Relaford struck out to end the game a run short of a tie. Roger Clemons got his 305th win at the expense of the Royals. The afternoon loss allowed the White Sox to move into a tie with the Royals for first in the A.L. Central with their 5-3 win over the Angels. The Twins beat the Indians 4-3 and are a half-game out of first. Kansas City visits Minnesota for the first of four tonight.
