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Former #Mizzou linebacker Kentrell Brothers suspended by NFL

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Kentrell Brothers of the Minnesota Vikings has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Brothers will be eligible to return to the Vikings’ active roster on Friday, September 28 following the team’s September 27 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Brothers is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.

Brothers released a statement on Instagram saying in part: “While it was not my intention to violate any league policies, I understand that it is up to me to be aware of what goes into my body and I take full responsibility for that….I take my job as a professional seriously and will continue to support my teammates during this time.”

Chiefs featured five-times in prime time. Download the 2018 schedule

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The Chiefs will open the season with three of their first four games on the road against the Chargers, Steelers and Broncos.  The home opener is in Week Three against the 49ers.  KC has five primetime games, two appearances on Monday Night Football, two on Sunday Night Football and one on Thursday Night Football.including Week 11 Monday night in Mexico City against the Rams.  They finish at home in Week 17 against the Raiders.

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1 SEP 9 3:05PM CDT * AT   CHARGERS

2 SEP 16 12:00PM CDT * AT   STEELERS

3 SEP 23 12:00PM CDT    49ERS

4 OCT 1 7:15PM CDT + AT   BRONCOS

5 OCT 7 12:00PM CDT *   JAGUARS

6 OCT 14 7:20PM CDT ‘ AT   PATRIOTS

7 OCT 21 12:00PM CDT *   BENGALS

8 OCT 28 12:00PM CDT *   BRONCOS

9 NOV 4 12:00PM CST * AT   BROWNS

10 NOV 11 12:00PM CST   CARDINALS

11 NOV 19 7:15PMCST + AT   RAMS

12 BYE

13 DEC 2 3:05PMCST * AT   RAIDERS

14 DEC 9 12:00PMCST *   RAVENS

15 DEC 13 7:20PMCST ) ,   CHARGERS

16 DEC 23 7:20PMCST ‘ AT   SEAHAWKS

17 DEC 30 12:00PMCST *   RAIDERS

Mizzou’s Bieser reaches milestone in big win over Vandy

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Mizzou Baseball opened their three-game series against No. 10 Vanderbilt with a 2-1 victory on Thursday night at Taylor Stadium. Mizzou LHP T.J. Sikkema and reliever RHP Andy Toelken combined for the victory, that has Mizzou improve to 7-9 in SEC play.

Sikkema’s fifth SEC start featured a career-high 10 strikeouts over 6.0 innings of one-run ball. During a stretch from the second inning until the fifth, the sophomore retired 11- straight Commodores. Following Sikkema’s exit after six frames, Toelken dominated the game down the stretch. Toelken hurled 3.0 perfect innings and struck out four, sealing the Mizzou victory while earning a save, his third of the season and second this week.

The win was career No. 200 for second-year Mizzou head coach Steve Bieser.

Matheny loves the fight in his Cardinals team despite loss to Cubs (AUDIO)

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Luke Weaver gave up six runs in the first two innings and the Cardinals went on to lose 8-5 to the Cubs in Chicago.  Harrison Bader scored on a Jon Lester wild pitch in the first for St. Louis before Chicago scored the game’s next eight runs.  Jedd Gyorko had two of the Cardinals’ five hits in defeat.

The Cardinals loaded the bases in the seventh off Chicago’s bullpen with nobody out and managed to score four runs, but the 8-1 was too big to dig out from. St. Louis finished the game with just five hits.

Weaver says he threw well, he was just off a hair.

Cardinals starter Luke Weaver says he felt like he pitched better than the results.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny says they battled after falling way behind, but couldn’t sweep their road trip.

>>Cardinals Call Up O’Neill From Triple-A

Tyler O’Neill is now in the big leagues.  The Cardinals called up the 22-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Memphis before yesterday’s game in Chicago.  He struck out in the fifth inning as a pinch-hitter in his major league debut.  O’Neill was hitting .388 with six home runs and 18 RBI in just 12 games with the Redbirds.

The Cardinals are being cautious with Tommy Pham.  He passed all of his tests on his sore right groin, but Mike Matheny held him out of the lineup to buy some extra time for his starting center fielder, especially with temperatures in the upper 40s on Thursday at Wrigley Field.

>>Cardinals Host Reds Tonight

The Cardinals are at home tonight to open a three-game series with the Reds.  Michael Wacha opposes Cincinnati’s Brandon Finnegan.  The Cards are second in the NL Central at 10-and-8, a game-and-a-half behind the Pirates.  Cincy is an MLB-worst 3-and-15 and fired manager Bryan Price.

Bill Pollock Show–Drew Lock is over the personal stats. He just wants to win at #Mizzou (PODCAST)

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Mizzou QB Drew Lock is not concerned with personal stats or records, he just wants to give the team, their fans and the state of Missouri something to be excited about.

Royals manager Ned Yost not ready to push the panic button on their season…but maybe he should do something before the season is lost.

Another stupid question from a sideline reporter

Grimm gets hammered again as Royals drop 8th straight

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Teoscar Hernandez went 4-for-6 with a home run and four RBI and Curtis Granderson added a grand slam as the Blue Jays routed the Royals 15-5 at Rogers Centre.  Yangervis Solarte also went deep as Toronto completed a three-game sweep.  Ian Kennedy fell to 1-and-2 for KC, which has lost eight straight.  Whit Merrifield and Jorge Soler homered in the loss.

Relief pitcher Justin Grimm got hammered for the fourth straight appearance.  Grimm recorded just one out, a strikeout of former Cardinal Randal Grichuk and gave up the grand slam to Granderson.  Grimm has allowed 13 earned runs over his last 2 1/3 innings and has allowed at least a run in five of his nine appearances.

Grimm was waived by the Chicago Cubs on March 15 and signed by Kansas City on March 18.

Ned Yost says he’s not ready to hit the panic button as his team dropped to 3-13.

>>Royals Bound For Motor City

The Royals are off today before opening a four-game series tomorrow with a doubleheader in Detroit.  Right-handers Jason Hammel and Jakob Junis are the Kansas City starters.  The Tigers will counter with Michael Fulmer and Daniel Norris.  It will be the Royals’ second doubleheader in four days as they attempt to end an eight-game losing streak.

Mizzou baseball beats Chicago State. Bieser “We have to be better.”

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Mizzou Baseball handled Chicago State in a 5-3 victory. The Mizzou victory was the 15th straight win against non-conference opponents at Taylor Stadium. Senior RF Trey Harris cranked his sixth home run of the season, a two-run blast over the left field fence in the bottom of the third that sparked Mizzou’s offense. The Tigers plated a pair in the fourth and a lone run in the fifth, building a 5-2 advantage after five innings.

The Mizzou bullpen backed up junior RHP Brian Sharp who worked 4.0 innings of two-run ball. Seven Tiger hurlers combined to toss 5.0 innings while allowing only three hits and one run. Mizzou’s collective effort out of the pen held off Chicago State.

“It is simple, we just have to be better. We were not very good offensively today,” said head coach Steve Bieser. “We were fortunate that we were able to draw some walks and we took advantage of an error – we scored a couple runs there with one hit. There are two innings where we scored two runs with just one hit. We just have to be better offensively.”

Carpenter leads Cardinals past Cubs

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Matt Carpenter went 2-for-4 with three RBI and Paul DeJong homered as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-3 at chilly Wrigley Field.  Starter Adam Wainwright allowed just four hits and an unearned run in five innings of work for his first win of the season.  Bud Norris nailed it down in the ninth to notch his fourth save.

>>Cards Close Out Series With Cubs Today

The Cardinals close out their weather-shortened, two-game series with the Cubs today at Wrigley Field, weather permitting.  Weather.com reports showers beginning in Chicagoland around 11 a.m., turning to rain, then snow by 3 p.m.  Luke Weaver puts his 2-and-0 mark on the line for St. Louis, while Chicago counters with 1-and-0 Jon Lester.  First pitch is set for 1:20 p.m.  The Cards are second in the NL Central at 10-and-7, one game behind the Pirates.

>>Cardinals’ Gregerson Back Healthy, But No Longer Closer

Cardinals reliever Luke Gregerson is back healthy with the team and available but is no longer considered the club’s closer.  He signed a two-year deal in the offseason but missed the first 16 games of the season with a hamstring issue.  The Cards signed former All-Star Greg Holland in his absence and have also used Bud Norris.