Professional Sports Archives

Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett dies at 35 in an apparent drowning

June 28, 2023 5:38 AM Associated Press

Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35.

Royals miss out on series win against Rays; ends in a split

June 25, 2023 7:35 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (KMIZ) The Kansas City bats failed to get going in the series finale against Tampa Bay on Sunday, as the Royals fell 3-1. With the KC loss, the four-game series ended in a split. The Rays out-hit the Royals 7-4 on Sunday afternoon, as Maikel Garcia was the only Kansas City player

Cardinals split the London series with the Cubs

June 25, 2023 7:20 PM Nathalie Jones

LONDON, England. (KMIZ) St. Louis rallied its way to a 7-5 win against Chicago in game two of the London series, after trailing by four runs in the first inning. With the win, the Cardinals split the series 1-1 with the Cubs. The red birds are still in last place in the National League, central

Cardinals win four of last six before trip across the pond; fell in final game against Nationals

June 21, 2023 6:08 PM Nathalie Jones

WASHINGTON D.C. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals missed out on a sweep against the Washington Nationals in a 3-0 loss on Wednesday afternoon, but the club still managed to win four out of its last six games to win two series straight. The four wins came right before the birds will make a trip across

Royals lose sixth-straight series; now 34 games below .500

June 21, 2023 3:30 PM Nathalie Jones

DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals have not won a series since the middle of May and that trend continued on Wednesday afternoon. The Detroit Tigers secured a series win with a 9-4 victory at Comerica Park. The Royals got off to a two-run lead in the second inning, however, the Tiger offense heated

MLB to stage Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field next June honoring Willie Mays

June 20, 2023 10:39 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in June 2024 between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 10,800-seat stadium, opened in 1910, is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and a National Historic Site. The stadium was

Royals fall to the Angels for fifth-straight series loss

June 18, 2023 5:11 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Angels stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout proved too much for Royals pitcher Zack Greinke in the series rubber match on Sunday afternoon. Home runs from the L.A. duo pushed the club past Kansas City, 5-2. Greinke fell to 1-7 in 2023 with the loss. He threw for five innings, allowing

Cardinals edge out the Mets in first series win in a month

June 18, 2023 4:16 PM Nathalie Jones

QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals registered the club’s first series win since May 18-21 with a win against the New York Mets on Sunday. In an offensive showdown, STL just edged out New York, 8-7. Sunday’s win marked two-straight for the red birds. On Saturday, St. Louis won 5-3 to even up the

David Freese declines Cardinals Hall of Fame induction

June 17, 2023 2:11 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals announced that the hero of the club’s 2011 World Series win, David Freese, withdrew his candidacy for induction into the team’s Hall of Fame, which will happen August 20. The organization added that Freese will still be an active member of alumni and fan activities. “This is

Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino expected to miss remainder of 2023 season

June 14, 2023 3:37 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals announced that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will likely miss the remainder of the 2023 season, as he will need surgery on his right shoulder. The news comes after the 25-year-old’s MRI on Monday. The infielder will get surgery to repair a torn labrum in the coming days.

Cardinals get swept by Giants in extra innings

June 14, 2023 3:15 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos was one strike away from snapping the Cardinals’ four-game skid in the ninth inning. Instead, with two outs and a 2-2 count, San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski lifted up a game-tying home run to send the game to extra innings. San Francisco would eventually secure the series

Reds win nailbiter finale to clinch series against Cardinals

June 11, 2023 4:47 PM Chanel Porter

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) After winning the series opener, the St. Louis Cardinals fell in back-to-back games to rival Cincinnati to lose the series. The two were all tied up in Sunday’s finale, but a run in the eighth inning provided the difference for the Reds. The Cardinals three runs on the day were drove

Royals get swept on the road in Baltimore

June 11, 2023 4:35 PM Chanel Porter

BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continue to get behind in the AL central division after being swept in Baltimore. The Orioles finished the clean sweep of the three-game series on Sunday with an 11-3 victory. In Sunday’s finale, KC got on the board first win a run in the top of the first,

Cardinals avoid getting swept in Texas

June 7, 2023 11:44 PM Nathalie Jones

ARLINGTON, Texas. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game skid on Wednesday night, with a 1-0 win against the Texas Rangers. Despite the win, the birds are still on 8.5 games out of first place in the National League’s central division. With a 26-37 record through the first 63 games, skipper Oli Marmol and

Kansas City gets swept in Miami

June 7, 2023 9:47 PM Nathalie Jones

MIAMI, Fla. (KMIZ) The Kanas City Royals got swept by the Miami Marlins in the club’s second-straight 6-1 loss, on Wednesday night. With the loss, KC is now 3-9 through the last 12 games. Kansas City got on the board first, courtesy of a Nick Pratto RBI single, however, the offense ended there. Jesus Sanchez

Kyle Busch wins at World Wide Technology Raceway despite adversity and delays

June 5, 2023 7:19 AM Mitchell Kaminski

Madison, IL (KMIZ) After losing the inaugural Cup race at World Wide Technology Raceway to Joey Logano on the final lap a year ago Kyle Busch led the final 60 laps to his crew chief Randall Burnett a victory at his home track in front of a sold-out crowd. Burnett grew up in Fenton, Missouri,

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who will win the NBA Finals?

June 5, 2023 2:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

The NBA Finals have started, with the Miami Heat of the Eastern Conference taking on the Denver Nuggets of the Western Conference.

Norma Hunt, mother of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, dies at 85

June 4, 2023 8:55 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Hunt, the wife of the late Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, has died at the age of 85, the Hunt family announced in a statement released by the team. Pegged by many as the matriarch of the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt attended all 57 Super Bowls in her lifetime. She even

Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco holds youth football camp in Columbia

June 4, 2023 4:51 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco was at Rock Bridge High School Sunday for a youth football camp, put on by Flexwork Sports Management, a company that sets up camps with professional and college athletes across the country. Pacheco is coming off of a big rookie season in Kansas City, going

St. Louis swept in Pittsburgh

June 4, 2023 1:07 PM Nathalie Jones

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KMIZ) The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Sunday morning at PNC Park. The red birds have gone 2-6 through the club’s last eight games, in the form of a series sweep from the Pirates, a split series with Kansas City and a