Chiefs’ wide receiver Marc Boerigter opted against surgery on his right knee yesterday. He was expected to have it operated on yesterday, but decided to seek a second opinion instead. Boerigter was injured the Chiefs loss to the Brown on Saturday night in a non-contact play. With Johnnie Morton nursing a sore Achilles tendon, Boerigter was expected to be the No. 3 receiver. That spot will likely be filled by rookie Richard Smith.
Pinkel Picks Frosh Over Senior At Tight End
August 31, 2004 By
Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel is serious when he means every spot on the depth chart is open. In 2002, Pinkel sent shock waves through Tiger Nation when he sat senior quarterback Kirk Farmer for red shirt freshman Brad Smith. The freshman-over-senior announcement was made again yesterday as Martin Rucker edged out Victor Sesay for the starting tight end spot in Saturday’s season opener against Arkansas St. Pinkel said yesterday that Rucker earned the job during summer practices, “He’s had very good two-a-days. He obviously a very good athlete, he’s a very bright young man, he learns well. He’s just got a lot going for him.” But that doesn’t mean Sesay won’t get playing time—Pinkel said he plans on using two tight ends. Rucker shouldn’t get too comfortable with the starting role, according to Pinkel, “We tell the player that moved up, ‘Congratulations. And you better keep your job because the guy that just moved down, we’re going to tell him to get it back.’ This competition makes your football team better. “
Royals Lose Fifth Straight
August 31, 2004 By
In the Royals four previous losses—all in a row—they blew leads. They wouldn’t be saddled with that burden last night. Why? Because they never led in a 9-1 defeat to the Tigers. Royals starter Mike Wood allowed a two-run homer to Craig Monroe in the second inning to give Detroit a 2-0 led. In the third Pudge Rodriguez belted a two-run shot of his own to make it 4-0 and Monroe struck again with a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Calvin Pickering’s solo shot in the bottom of the fifth proved to be the Royals only run of the day. Kansas City has dropped five straight.. Starting center fielder David DeJesus had to leave the game in the top of the second inning after colliding with shortstop Angel Berroa. DeJesus had a strained neck and mild concussion.
State Health Officials Worry About West Nile Virus
August 31, 2004 By
State health officials are officially worried about West Nile Virus. Late summer, early fall, the upcoming Labor Day Holiday weekend; a combination that has seen a rise in West Nile Virus in the past. As of Monday, Missouri had recorded six human cases of West Nile Virus. Karen Yates with the State Health Department, though, points out most people infected with the virus don’t develop symptoms. About 20% of those who do can develop long-term health problems. Yates suggests wearing long-sleeve shirts and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active and she says you should use repellents with DEET. House mosquitoes are the culprits and they need to be fought in their homes: standing water in wheelbarrows, flowerpots, wading pools, used tires, clogged gutters and the like. That standing water needs to be drained. West Nile Virus was first detected in Missouri in the fall of 2001 when eight dead crows from the St. Louis region tested positive. Missouri reported 64 cases last year, eight were fatal.
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State Health Department Information on West Nile Virus
Dove Season Brings Unofficial Start of Fall
August 31, 2004 By
Many people consider it the true start of fall and all of the activities the season brings; the start of dove hunting season in Missouri. In fact, many consider it the “unofficial” start of the fall hunting season as dove season opens September 1st in Missouri. John Schulz, a research scientist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, says taking aim at the fleet-winged birds is the perfect hunt for the novice or veteran hunter. Schulz says surveys indicate there should be pretty good numbers of doves migrating through Missouri this year, except there could be one problem: the cooler weather this summer might have made many birds already push through ahead of the opening day. But Schulz says the cooler weather has brought better production of food sources for the doves and that could keep them in those areas longer. And he says the cooler weather has also slowed down the growth of a microscopic protozoa that kills many birds every summer.
