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10 worst NFL draft busts in history

April 21, 2023 10:50 AM Stacker

Despite big dreams, some NFL-drafted players don’t live up to the hype. Stacker ranked the 10 worst draft busts in NFL history using data from Pro-Football-Reference.com.

Super Bowl champion Chiefs ready for KC to host NFL draft

April 20, 2023 2:47 PM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will still be reveling in their Super Bowl triumph when they are on the clock in the NFL draft. They are due to pick 31st overall, last in the first round, after beating the Philadelphia Eagles to hoist their third

Royals swept by Rangers in three-game series

April 19, 2023 5:35 PM Chanel Porter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continue to search for some home wins after Wednesday’s 12-3 loss against the Texas Rangers marks six straight home losses. KC was outscored in the three-game series 28-5. In Wednesday’s series finale, Bobby Witt Jr., Franmil Reyes and Matt Duffy all brought home a run each, but

Cardinals avoid series sweep against Diamondbacks with stellar hitting performance

April 19, 2023 3:14 PM Chanel Porter

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals avoided the a home series sweep with a big time hitting performance in the finale of the matchup to down the Diamondbacks 14-5. Tommy Edman led the way at the plate going three-for-four with five total RBI’s, including hitting his second home run of the season. Nolan

Braves complete the series sweep against the Royals

April 16, 2023 7:30 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals dropped to 4-12 to start the 2023 season with a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Atlanta completed a sweep against KC. The Royals were within striking distance at multiple points in the loss. After getting down by three runs early,

Cardinals manage a series tie with walk-off win

April 16, 2023 7:18 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The bat of Tommy Edman saved the Cardinals from a series loss to the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. Edman hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to take down the Pittsburgh Pirates and end the series in a 2-2 tie. Heading into the bottom of the 10th inning, St.

St. Louis Blues season comes to an end with a loss in Dallas

April 13, 2023 10:02 PM Chanel Porter

DALLAS, Tx. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues will be missing out on the postseason for just the second time in the last 12 years. The season came to a close Thursday night with a loss in Dallas. The game was scoreless into the final period, but the Stars managed to get a late goal from

Royals avoid series sweep vs. Rangers with big time series finale win

April 12, 2023 9:35 PM Chanel Porter

ARLINGTON, Tx. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals avoided the series sweep against the Texas Rangers Wednesday after winning the final game in Arlington 10-1. This marks the most runs that the Royals have put together all season off of 14 total hits. Lead-off batter MJ Melendez led the way at the plate going two-for-five with

Cardinals down Rockies to secure series win

April 12, 2023 5:28 PM Chanel Porter

DENVER, Co. (KMIZ) After losing the first game of the series, the St. Louis Cardinals won the next two to secure the series win in Colorado. In the final game on Wednesday, the Red Birds won 7-4. The two teams headed into the eighth inning tied up at four runs each, but some late offense

Royals can’t complete series sweep after Sunday loss to San Francisco

April 9, 2023 7:18 PM Chanel Porter

SAN FRANCICSO, Ca. (KMIZ) After winning the first two games of the series, the Kansas City Royals couldn”t complete the sweep over the San Francisco Giants. Sunday, KC fell in game three 3-1. Both teams had just five hits on the day, but the difference maker for San Fran came in the eighth inning putting

Brewers clinch series with 6-1 win in finale with Cardinals

April 9, 2023 4:14 PM Chanel Porter

MILWAUKEE, Wi. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals lost the first divisional series of the season in Milwaukee as the Brewers clinched the matchup win Sunday with a 6-1 victory. The Red Birds struggled to get the bats going for the second time this series after being shut out in game one. The rookie Jordan Walker

Royals score late to avoid shut out; Blue Jays win three straight taking series 3-1

April 6, 2023 3:46 PM Chanel Porter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in a four-game series. After KC claimed its first win of the year in the series opener, the group lost three straight to end the matchup. In the final game on Thursday, Toronto won 6-3 with the Royals not managing

QUESTION OF THE DAY: After a week of play, are you a fan of MLB’s new rule changes?

April 6, 2023 2:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been a week since the start of the new MLB season. Although both of Missouri’s teams are off to a slow start, a lot of people are talking about baseball. And very specifically, many are talking about the recent rule changes the league has made. Some changes the league made include

Cardinals swept in home series with Braves; Jordan Walker hits first big league homer

April 5, 2023 2:55 PM Chanel Porter

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals fell in three straight home games against the Atlanta Braves with the sweep secured Wednesday in a 5-2 Atlanta victory. In the final game of the series, rookie Jordan Walker came up big for the Red Birds going 2-for-4 with the Cardinals only two RBI’s of the

Sunday Sit-down with MLB.com’s Royals beat writer Annie Rogers

April 2, 2023 6:45 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Royals beat writer for MLB.com, Annie Rogers, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two broke down the first three games of the season for Kansas City, as the Royals took a sweep from the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium to open

Four home runs lift the Cardinals to a series win against the Blue Jays

April 2, 2023 4:05 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cardinal bats were scorching at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as St. Louis lifted up four home runs on its way to a 9-4 win over Toronto. With the win, the Cardinals also win the opening series, 2-1. St. Louis came out firing in the first inning with three home

Royals get swept in the first series of the season

April 2, 2023 3:50 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals got off to a lackluster start to the 2023 season on opening week. Despite putting the first runs of the year up on Sunday, KC couldn’t out-hit Minnesota. The Twins completed the sweep with a 7-4 win. Minnesota had kept Kansas City scoreless through the first two

St. Louis Cardinals fall in high-scoring opener with Blue Jays

March 30, 2023 9:33 AM Chanel Porter

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals kicked off the 2023 season with a 10-9 home loss against the Blue Jays after Toronto put up a late two runs in the ninth inning. The Red Birds entered the final inning ahead by one, but Ryan Helsley let up two runs to let the win

Royals shut out in Opening Day against the Twins

March 30, 2023 9:23 AM Chanel Porter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals start the 2023 season with a shut-out loss falling 2-0 to the Twins on Opening Day. KC struggled to get the bats going putting together just two total hits on the day and recording 10 strikeouts. Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel each had a hit in the

Chiefs promote Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator

February 24, 2023 3:39 PM Nathalie Jones

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in his career, Matt Nagy is the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. KC promoted the 2022 quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, after former OC Eric Bieniemy took a job with the Washington Commanders. Nagy was Kansas City’s offensive coordinator in 2016 and 2017, before he