Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp is nearing its end in St. Joseph, but jumping back to the start of camp, there was the big news of the signing of two players. 

The Chiefs extended the contract of George Karlaftis and signed Trey Smith to a new four year deal. 

Assistant General Manager Chris Shea, who was part of getting those deals done, says it was huge to make sure the team got those new contracts completed

"Zooming out to the big picture, one of the of the core operating principals we have that (Brett) Veach has adopted as the General Manager here. goes all the way up to ownership, is that we want to draft well and retain our own players to the maximum extent possible that's feasible within our constraints," Shea tells reporters following practice.  "We were very happy to get both of those guys done as important starters on both offense and defense."

Shea would not speak however on how close the team is to getting a new deal done for cornerback Trent McDuffie, but emphasized again the importance of keeping a player like that on the team. 

During Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp, fans have seen the battle raging along the offensive line. 

Trying to find the best five guys to protect Patrick Mahomes has been a key focus during this camp in St. Joseph, and the most talked about battle on the team. 

Offensive Line Coach Andy Heck says this has probably been one of the best years of competition among guys along the line, and that talent can stem to the guys beyond the starting five

"When you talk about the eighth, ninth, and 10th spot, there's a lot of competition going on and there's still a lot more to be done there in terms of evaluation, those preseason games are going to be huge," Heck explains. "So, whose operating and grading out, basically getting their guy blocked, the most consistently, who do we trust to put in there on a Sunday or Monday night?"

The Chiefs saw a dip in sacks last year, and hope to emphasize getting to the quarterback more this season. 

Defensive line coach Joe Cullen feels they have the guys to do that with what he's seen during Chiefs Training Camp

"When you look at the two years we won the Super Bowl, and Spags (defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) is creative as it comes in terms of getting to the quarterback, we have guys who can get to the quarterback, and we had like 57 0r 60 two years in a row and we dipped a bit last year, but we picked it up at the end of the regular season and into the playoffs," Cullen says.

Cullen says what they need to do a better job of this year however is not letting the quarterback get out of the pocket, saying his line got to the quarterback plenty last season but couldn't finish, but so far, he's seen a better job of that this season. 

The Chiefs have just one more practice left in St. Joseph, welcoming in the military tomorrow for an 8:15 practice at Missouri Western State University. 

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEKansas City Chiefs Training Camp is nearing its end in St. Joseph, but jumping back to the start of camp, there was the big news of the signing of two players. The Chiefs extended the contract of George Karlaftis and signed Trey Smith to a new four year deal. Assistant General Manager Chris Shea, who was part of getting those deals done, says it was huge to make sure the team got those new contracts completed"Zooming out to the big picture, one of the of the core operating principals we have that (Brett) Veach has adopted as the General Manager here. goes all the way up to ownership, is that we want to draft well and retain our own players to the maximum extent possible that's feasible within our constraints," Shea tells reporters following practice. "We were very happy to get both of those guys done as important starters on both offense and defense."Shea would not speak however on how close the team is to getting a new deal done for cornerback Trent McDuffie, but emphasized again the importance of keeping a player like that on the team. During Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp, fans have seen the battle raging along the offensive line. Trying to find the best five guys to protect Patrick Mahomes has been a key focus during this camp in St. Joseph, and the most talked about battle on the team. Offensive Line Coach Andy Heck says this has probably been one of the best years of competition among guys along the line, and that talent can stem to the guys beyond the starting five"When you talk about the eighth, ninth, and 10th spot, there's a lot of competition going on and there's still a lot more to be done there in terms of evaluation, those preseason games are going to be huge," Heck explains. "So, whose operating and grading out, basically getting their guy blocked, the most consistently, who do we trust to put in there on a Sunday or Monday night?"The Chiefs saw a dip in sacks last year, and hope to emphasize getting to the quarterback more this season. Defensive line coach Joe Cullen feels they have the guys to do that with what he's seen during Chiefs Training Camp"When you look at the two years we won the Super Bowl, and Spags (defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) is creative as it comes in terms of getting to the quarterback, we have guys who can get to the quarterback, and we had like 57 0r 60 two years in a row and we dipped a bit last year, but we picked it up at the end of the regular season and into the playoffs," Cullen says.Cullen says what they need to do a better job of this year however is not letting the quarterback get out of the pocket, saying his line got to the quarterback plenty last season but couldn't finish, but so far, he's seen a better job of that this season. The Chiefs have just one more practice left in St. Joseph, welcoming in the military tomorrow for an 8:15 practice at Missouri Western State University. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Penultimate practice in St. Joseph gives Chiefs one last long day at camp

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The St. Louis Cardinals waited until the eighth inning to score the final runs they needed, but pulled off the victory over the Colorado Rockies in their series opener on Monday evening at Busch Stadium, earning a 3-2 win thanks to a pinch hit triple by Brendan Donovan.&nbsp;

The Cardinals did take the lead first however, scoring in the third inning with an RBI single by Alec Burleson driving in Victor Scott II who led the inning off with a walk and also stole second base.&nbsp; St. Louis held that lead all the way until the seventh inning.&nbsp; Back to back singles by Jordan Beck and Mickey Moniak put runners on the corners, before Warming Bernabel grounded out scoring Beck to tie the game, moving Moniak to second.&nbsp; Moniak later scored with two outs on an RBI single from Brenton Doyle.&nbsp;

Trailing 2-1, the Cardinals were retired in order in the bottom half of the seventh inning, in the eighth though, St. Louis came back to take the lead late.&nbsp; Nolan Gorman walked and Thomas Saggese singled putting two runners on with one out.&nbsp; Donovan pinch hit for Pedro Pagés and Garrett Hampson pinch ran for Gorman, a pinch runner not necessary though as Donovan hit a double into right field, driving in both runs to give St. Louis the lead.

Kyle Leahy earned the win in relief, improving to 3-1 on the season, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up just one hit while striking out two.&nbsp; In a no decision, Miles Mikolas started and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 2-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Saggese was 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Donovan was 1-for-1 with the double and two RBIs.&nbsp;&nbsp;

St. Louis and Colorado continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.98 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Kyle Freeland (2-12, 5.53 ERA) for the Rockies.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45, coverage will begin around 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals waited until the eighth inning to score the final runs they needed, but pulled off the victory over the Colorado Rockies in their series opener on Monday evening at Busch Stadium, earning a 3-2 win thanks to a pinch hit triple by Brendan Donovan.&nbsp;The Cardinals did take the lead first however, scoring in the third inning with an RBI single by Alec Burleson driving in Victor Scott II who led the inning off with a walk and also stole second base.&nbsp; St. Louis held that lead all the way until the seventh inning.&nbsp; Back to back singles by Jordan Beck and Mickey Moniak put runners on the corners, before Warming Bernabel grounded out scoring Beck to tie the game, moving Moniak to second.&nbsp; Moniak later scored with two outs on an RBI single from Brenton Doyle.&nbsp;Trailing 2-1, the Cardinals were retired in order in the bottom half of the seventh inning, in the eighth though, St. Louis came back to take the lead late.&nbsp; Nolan Gorman walked and Thomas Saggese singled putting two runners on with one out.&nbsp; Donovan pinch hit for Pedro Pagés and Garrett Hampson pinch ran for Gorman, a pinch runner not necessary though as Donovan hit a double into right field, driving in both runs to give St. Louis the lead.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">DONNIE DELIVERS! <a href="https://t.co/BTVSkAwL1E">pic.twitter.com/BTVSkAwL1E</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1955085742058651941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Kyle Leahy earned the win in relief, improving to 3-1 on the season, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up just one hit while striking out two.&nbsp; In a no decision, Miles Mikolas started and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 2-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Saggese was 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Donovan was 1-for-1 with the double and two RBIs.&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Louis and Colorado continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.98 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Kyle Freeland (2-12, 5.53 ERA) for the Rockies.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45, coverage will begin around 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Donovan's clutch hit pushes Cardinals past Rockies 3-2 in opener

Trailing entering the sixth inning, the Kansas City Royals put up a big four run inning that propelled them to victory over the Washington Nationals in their series opener at Kauffman Stadium, winning 7-4 on Monday evening.&nbsp;

The Royals fell behind in the first inning with two outs as Josh Bell hit a two run home run, scoring James Wood who led the inning off with a walk to give the Nationals the lead.&nbsp; In the second inning though, Kansas City came back to tie up the game, first with three consecutive singles by Maikel Garcia, Salvador Perez, and Adam Frazier, with Frazier's single bringing home Garcia.&nbsp; After a walk to Randal Grichuk loaded the bases, a Nick Loftin sacrifice fly tied the game driving in Perez.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In the fifth inning, with Daniel Lynch replacing starter Bailey Falter, Washington took the lead back behind another two run home run, this time by former Royal and St. Louis Cardinal Paul DeJong, again scoring James Wood who led the inning off with a single.&nbsp; Kansas City was retired in order in the bottom half of the inning, but in the sixth stormed back from behind to take the lead, first tying the game on a two run home run from Perez, driving in Garcia who led the inning off with a walk.&nbsp;

Frazier singled following the home run, but Grichuk grounded into a double play putting two outs on the board.&nbsp; With two outs, Loftin singled and scored in the next at bat, Kyle Isbel hitting the second home run of the inning to give the Royals the 6-4 lead. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Kansas City added their final run, a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski scoring Tyler Tolbert who pinch ran for Frazier.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lynch earned the win, improving to 4-2 on the season, pitching two innings and giving up two runs on five hits with two strikeouts.&nbsp; In a no decision, Falter pitched much better in his second Royals start, going four innings and giving up two runs on three hits giving up three walks and striking out five.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez earned his 30th save, giving up just one walk in the ninth inning.&nbsp;

At the plate, Frazier was 3-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Perez was 2-for-4 with the home run and two RBI's, while Isbel was 1-for-3 with a walk and the home run also driving in two runs.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr was 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup after missing Sunday's game with a back injury.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Washington continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (6-9, 3.36 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Mitchell Parker (7-12, 5.43 ERA) for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKETrailing entering the sixth inning, the Kansas City Royals put up a big four run inning that propelled them to victory over the Washington Nationals in their series opener at Kauffman Stadium, winning 7-4 on Monday evening.&nbsp;The Royals fell behind in the first inning with two outs as Josh Bell hit a two run home run, scoring James Wood who led the inning off with a walk to give the Nationals the lead.&nbsp; In the second inning though, Kansas City came back to tie up the game, first with three consecutive singles by Maikel Garcia, Salvador Perez, and Adam Frazier, with Frazier's single bringing home Garcia.&nbsp; After a walk to Randal Grichuk loaded the bases, a Nick Loftin sacrifice fly tied the game driving in Perez.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the fifth inning, with Daniel Lynch replacing starter Bailey Falter, Washington took the lead back behind another two run home run, this time by former Royal and St. Louis Cardinal Paul DeJong, again scoring James Wood who led the inning off with a single.&nbsp; Kansas City was retired in order in the bottom half of the inning, but in the sixth stormed back from behind to take the lead, first tying the game on a two run home run from Perez, driving in Garcia who led the inning off with a walk.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The Captain crushes one! 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/BfJUGDsg1X">pic.twitter.com/BfJUGDsg1X</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1955078961848873383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Frazier singled following the home run, but Grichuk grounded into a double play putting two outs on the board.&nbsp; With two outs, Loftin singled and scored in the next at bat, Kyle Isbel hitting the second home run of the inning to give the Royals the 6-4 lead. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Kansas City added their final run, a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski scoring Tyler Tolbert who pinch ran for Frazier.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Go-ahead Izzy laser! <a href="https://t.co/b0TkqjzFsX">pic.twitter.com/b0TkqjzFsX</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1955081610233057462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Lynch earned the win, improving to 4-2 on the season, pitching two innings and giving up two runs on five hits with two strikeouts.&nbsp; In a no decision, Falter pitched much better in his second Royals start, going four innings and giving up two runs on three hits giving up three walks and striking out five.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez earned his 30th save, giving up just one walk in the ninth inning.&nbsp;At the plate, Frazier was 3-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Perez was 2-for-4 with the home run and two RBI's, while Isbel was 1-for-3 with a walk and the home run also driving in two runs.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr was 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup after missing Sunday's game with a back injury.&nbsp;Kansas City and Washington continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (6-9, 3.36 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Mitchell Parker (7-12, 5.43 ERA) for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Big sixth inning propels Royals to 7-4 victory over Nationals in opener

Missouri Western State University has announced a new track and field and cross country coach to lead the program after the sudden announcement of the resignation of the coach whose been part of the program since its inception.&nbsp;

Assistant track and field and cross country coach Sean Gosewich will assume interim head coaching duties for the 2025-26 season.&nbsp; The announcement comes after the resignation of Cody Ingold on Thursday. Ingold has been a member of the program since its inception in 2017, serving as the first-ever assistant coach, before his elevation to head coach in the fall of 2019.

During his tenure at MWSU, Ingold has had a hand in producing 33 track and field national qualifiers, 28 NCAA Division II all-americans and eight MIAA conference champions.

"MWSU has given me a lifetime of memories," Ingold said in a news release from the University. "I'm thankful for Marc (Bierbaum), who brought me in as the program's first assistant. I cherish the unique opportunity to have helped build a program from the ground floor. I am grateful for the student-athletes who laid the foundation and stayed the course. I leave MWSU with a great deal of pride for a program that will stay with me forever."

Gosewich assumes the interim head coaching role entering his second season at MWSU.&nbsp; Prior to joining the Griffons, Gosewich served as an assistant at Tusculum University in Greensville, Tennessee. He was also the head coach at NAIA William Penn University in Osklaloosa, Iowa from 2011-2021. 

"I am honored to accept the position of interim head coach for the cross country and track programs," Gosewich said. "These teams have a history of success athletically and academically, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with our outstanding young men and women as their head coach."

"We want to thank Cody for all of his contributions to the program since day one," Athletic Director Andy Carter said. "Sean is no stranger to change and transition and we have confidence in his vision and leadership to continue to do what's best for our programs and our student-athletes."

Gosewich will assume his head coaching duties effective immediately.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754959331083.jpeg" alt="Cody Ingold (left) talks with assistant coach Sean Gosewich (right) during the 2024 Griffon Invite/ Photo courtesy of MoWest Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Cody Ingold (left) talks with assistant coach Sean Gosewich (right) during the 2024 Griffon Invite/ Photo courtesy of MoWest Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostMissouri Western State University has announced a new track and field and cross country coach to lead the program after the sudden announcement of the resignation of the coach whose been part of the program since its inception.&nbsp;Assistant track and field and cross country coach Sean Gosewich will assume interim head coaching duties for the 2025-26 season.&nbsp; The announcement comes after the resignation of Cody Ingold on Thursday. Ingold has been a member of the program since its inception in 2017, serving as the first-ever assistant coach, before his elevation to head coach in the fall of 2019.During his tenure at MWSU, Ingold has had a hand in producing 33 track and field national qualifiers, 28 NCAA Division II all-americans and eight MIAA conference champions."MWSU has given me a lifetime of memories," Ingold said in a news release from the University. "I'm thankful for Marc (Bierbaum), who brought me in as the program's first assistant. I cherish the unique opportunity to have helped build a program from the ground floor. I am grateful for the student-athletes who laid the foundation and stayed the course. I leave MWSU with a great deal of pride for a program that will stay with me forever."Gosewich assumes the interim head coaching role entering his second season at MWSU.&nbsp; Prior to joining the Griffons, Gosewich served as an assistant at Tusculum University in Greensville, Tennessee. He was also the head coach at NAIA William Penn University in Osklaloosa, Iowa from 2011-2021. "I am honored to accept the position of interim head coach for the cross country and track programs," Gosewich said. "These teams have a history of success athletically and academically, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with our outstanding young men and women as their head coach.""We want to thank Cody for all of his contributions to the program since day one," Athletic Director Andy Carter said. "Sean is no stranger to change and transition and we have confidence in his vision and leadership to continue to do what's best for our programs and our student-athletes."Gosewich will assume his head coaching duties effective immediately.

Cody Ingold resigns, new coach to lead MoWest Track and Field and Cross Country

The Kansas City Chiefs have experienced quite the run of success over the last several years, winning three Super Bowls and making it to five over the last six seasons. 

Former Chief and now broadcaster alongside voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus, Danan Hughes says its a run of success that's been exciting to experience, and feels deserved for the fanbase

"I remember that first Super Bowl in Miami where it was emotional, I'm getting goosebumps now, but it was emotional for everybody because you felt like the Kingdom deserved it," Hughes tells reporters.  "And now to be able to see it sustained year after year, and the bar set so high, is really cool."

And going into a new season, Hughes says Chiefs fans are spoiled now, with AFC Championships and Super Bowls, and says this years team expects no different. 

"It doesn't matter, it's the nature of the game where you move guys out or guys move away and you bring guys in, but I think when you talk about the Chiefs, you talk about a culture being set, an identity of an organization, and with Andy (Reid), and Brett (Veach), and Mark Donovan and obviously the Hunt family, that's where the standard is set," Hughes says.  "So for us to say a Super Bowl is the goal, I don't think that's out of the realm of possibility."

Hughes vsisted Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph during alumni day, and reflected on how things have changed since his time playing. 

Hughes, who now broadcasts alongside voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus, says gone are the two a day practices he endured, but its not fully the practices that he misses

"I don't miss those days as being on the field, but the comradery, and the interactions and you're living with other guys and you're trying to form a team and a brotherhood to obtain a certain goal, that's what all these guys will miss and if you talk to the other ambassadors I'm sure they'll say the same thing," Hughes explains.  "So it's different, from a physicality standpoint, but I think they get the work in to play at a championship level."

Hughes played with the Chiefs from 1993 to 1998, during what he calls the tough times, and says he's elated now to see Chiefs fans experiencing the success that the team is now.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754942643845.jpeg" alt="Danan Hughes during his playing days with the Kansas City Chiefs/ Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Danan Hughes during his playing days with the Kansas City Chiefs/ Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Chiefs have experienced quite the run of success over the last several years, winning three Super Bowls and making it to five over the last six seasons. Former Chief and now broadcaster alongside voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus, Danan Hughes says its a run of success that's been exciting to experience, and feels deserved for the fanbase"I remember that first Super Bowl in Miami where it was emotional, I'm getting goosebumps now, but it was emotional for everybody because you felt like the Kingdom deserved it," Hughes tells reporters. "And now to be able to see it sustained year after year, and the bar set so high, is really cool."And going into a new season, Hughes says Chiefs fans are spoiled now, with AFC Championships and Super Bowls, and says this years team expects no different. "It doesn't matter, it's the nature of the game where you move guys out or guys move away and you bring guys in, but I think when you talk about the Chiefs, you talk about a culture being set, an identity of an organization, and with Andy (Reid), and Brett (Veach), and Mark Donovan and obviously the Hunt family, that's where the standard is set," Hughes says. "So for us to say a Super Bowl is the goal, I don't think that's out of the realm of possibility."Hughes vsisted Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph during alumni day, and reflected on how things have changed since his time playing. Hughes, who now broadcasts alongside voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus, says gone are the two a day practices he endured, but its not fully the practices that he misses"I don't miss those days as being on the field, but the comradery, and the interactions and you're living with other guys and you're trying to form a team and a brotherhood to obtain a certain goal, that's what all these guys will miss and if you talk to the other ambassadors I'm sure they'll say the same thing," Hughes explains. "So it's different, from a physicality standpoint, but I think they get the work in to play at a championship level."Hughes played with the Chiefs from 1993 to 1998, during what he calls the tough times, and says he's elated now to see Chiefs fans experiencing the success that the team is now.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754943541189.jpeg" alt="Danan Hughes on the sidelines during Alumni/Legends day at Chiefs Training Camp/ Photo courtesy of Danan Hughes on X" />
 <figcaption>Danan Hughes on the sidelines during Alumni/Legends day at Chiefs Training Camp/ Photo courtesy of Danan Hughes on X</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Former Chiefs player turned broadcaster elated by teams recent success

Coming off their first preseason game, the word of the day at Chiefs Training Camp was improvement. 

After falling to the Arizona Cardinals 20-17, head coach Andy Reid said the team had many mistakes to fix and clean up when it came to penalties, having 11 in the game. 

Reid says you address that in practice by detailing your work

"You've got to focus in on the gameplan, know where you're at, and then understand the snap counts and you have to up your attention span there so you get those things covered," Reid tells reporters following practice in St. Joseph.

It was a light practice as the Kansas City Chiefs returned to Missouri Western State University after their preseason opener against the Cardinals. 

Linebacker Nick Bolton says he felt like the defense as a whole did some good things during the preseason opener

"Our tackling was pretty decent, I think our run defense showed up pretty well, got some physicality, and obviously got a turnover," Bolton says.  "So, I feel like some of the things we wanted to do this year we were able to do that, so I think it's a good start, good foundation, but a lot to improve on still."

The Chiefs defense did suffer a blow in the game, losing Deon Bush to an Achilles tendon tear with the safety expected to miss the entire season. 

Kansas City will hope to address the mistakes quickly with their next preseason game coming up on Friday against the Seattle Seahawks.

For the first time in his career not in a quarterback competition, Gardner Minshew suited up for the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday for the first time in preseason action

Minshew rushed for a touchdown and threw for 54 yards before being pulled from the game.  

Minshew says during practices and leading into the season, the biggest challenge for him from Andy Reid has just been to be aggressive

"Take shots, take chances, these practices are times to learn, figure out your limits what you can do," Minshew explains.  "So it's been good, pushing myself, trying to be aggressive, and trying to figure out where i fit in the offense."

Minshew signed with Kansas City on a one year deal in March, replacing Carson Wentz as Patrick Mahomes primary backup, coming to the Chiefs from the Las Vegas Raiders

In a 10-10-10 capacity, in shorts and shells, the Chiefs practiced for just over two hours.  There are just two more practices in St. Joseph, the first tomorrow at 9:15.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/7/1753213356048.jpeg" alt="Gardner Minshew (17) hands the ball off to Brashard Smith (30) as Patrick Mahomes and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy watch on/ Photo by Matt Pike" />
 <figcaption>Gardner Minshew (17) hands the ball off to Brashard Smith (30) as Patrick Mahomes and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy watch on/ Photo by Matt Pike</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostComing off their first preseason game, the word of the day at Chiefs Training Camp was improvement. After falling to the Arizona Cardinals 20-17, head coach Andy Reid said the team had many mistakes to fix and clean up when it came to penalties, having 11 in the game. Reid says you address that in practice by detailing your work"You've got to focus in on the gameplan, know where you're at, and then understand the snap counts and you have to up your attention span there so you get those things covered," Reid tells reporters following practice in St. Joseph.It was a light practice as the Kansas City Chiefs returned to Missouri Western State University after their preseason opener against the Cardinals. Linebacker Nick Bolton says he felt like the defense as a whole did some good things during the preseason opener"Our tackling was pretty decent, I think our run defense showed up pretty well, got some physicality, and obviously got a turnover," Bolton says. "So, I feel like some of the things we wanted to do this year we were able to do that, so I think it's a good start, good foundation, but a lot to improve on still."The Chiefs defense did suffer a blow in the game, losing Deon Bush to an Achilles tendon tear with the safety expected to miss the entire season. Kansas City will hope to address the mistakes quickly with their next preseason game coming up on Friday against the Seattle Seahawks.For the first time in his career not in a quarterback competition, Gardner Minshew suited up for the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday for the first time in preseason actionMinshew rushed for a touchdown and threw for 54 yards before being pulled from the game. Minshew says during practices and leading into the season, the biggest challenge for him from Andy Reid has just been to be aggressive"Take shots, take chances, these practices are times to learn, figure out your limits what you can do," Minshew explains. "So it's been good, pushing myself, trying to be aggressive, and trying to figure out where i fit in the offense."Minshew signed with Kansas City on a one year deal in March, replacing Carson Wentz as Patrick Mahomes primary backup, coming to the Chiefs from the Las Vegas RaidersIn a 10-10-10 capacity, in shorts and shells, the Chiefs practiced for just over two hours. There are just two more practices in St. Joseph, the first tomorrow at 9:15.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754992861863.jpeg" alt="Nick Bolton (32) walks to practice during Chiefs Training Camp alongside linebacker Jack Cochrane (43) / Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Nick Bolton (32) walks to practice during Chiefs Training Camp alongside linebacker Jack Cochrane (43) / Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Improvement focus of Chiefs Training Camp after first preseason game

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In his second start with the Kansas City Royals, Ryan Bergert put another strong performance together, but a late bullpen collapse and defensive miscues gave the Minnesota Twins a walk off 5-3 win to steal the series at Target Field on Sunday afternoon.&nbsp;

The Royals took the lead in the first inning, Adam Frazier delivering the first of his four hits on the day, an RBI single driving in&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski after his leadoff walk in the frame.&nbsp; With runners on the corner and two outs, Twins starter&nbsp;José Ureña escaped the danger forcing Jonathan India to ground into a force out, throwing Salvador Perez out at second base.&nbsp;

In the third inning, Bergert made his lone mistake of the game giving up the lead to Minnesota as a former Royals prospect gave the Twins the lead with a two run home run, Ryan Fitzgerald hitting the ball over the right field wall and scoring Mickey Gasper after his leadoff walk for a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;

Following the home run, Bergert retired 10 of the next 12 batters he faced, before being replaced by Angel Zerpa who got the final out in the sixth inning.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, Kansas City got the lead back for Zerpa, Vinnie Pasquantino hitting a two run home run and driving in Maikel Garcia with two outs after Garcia hit a single, giving the Royals a 3-2 lead.&nbsp;

After a scoreless seventh inning from Zerpa, Lucas Erceg came to the mound in the eighth, getting the first out on just one pitch, but in the next at bat Austin Martin hit a fly ball to left field and John Rave attempting to make a sliding catch missed the ball, letting it roll to the warning track and allowing Martin to hit a triple.&nbsp; Erceg go the next out on four pitches, Kody Clemens flying out to Rave, but the hot bat of Ryan Jeffers tied up the game with two outs hitting an RBI single to left field, scoring Martin for the 3-3 tie.&nbsp;

The score held that way and the game headed into extra innings, both teams getting through the 10th scoreless, in the 11th Kansas City brought on closer&nbsp;Carlos Estévez, who walked Clemens and got a double play for two immediate outs, but against rookie&nbsp;Luke Keaschall gave up the walk off home run, Keaschall's second home run of the season.&nbsp;

Estévez fell to 4-4 with the loss.&nbsp; At the plate, Frazier was 4-for-5 with an RBI.&nbsp; Garcia was 3-for-4 with a double, two walks, and a run scored, while Pasquantino was 1-for-5 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp;

Kansas City returns to Kauffman Stadium next to host Washington.&nbsp; Bailey Falter (7-6, 4.14 ERA) takes the mound for his second Royals start hoping for better luck as he takes on&nbsp;Cade Cavalli (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for the Nationals in just his second start of the season.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEIn his second start with the Kansas City Royals, Ryan Bergert put another strong performance together, but a late bullpen collapse and defensive miscues gave the Minnesota Twins a walk off 5-3 win to steal the series at Target Field on Sunday afternoon.&nbsp;The Royals took the lead in the first inning, Adam Frazier delivering the first of his four hits on the day, an RBI single driving in&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski after his leadoff walk in the frame.&nbsp; With runners on the corner and two outs, Twins starter&nbsp;José Ureña escaped the danger forcing Jonathan India to ground into a force out, throwing Salvador Perez out at second base.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Up and Adam. <a href="https://t.co/JfNwwLrsCs">pic.twitter.com/JfNwwLrsCs</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1954594263255429217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the third inning, Bergert made his lone mistake of the game giving up the lead to Minnesota as a former Royals prospect gave the Twins the lead with a two run home run, Ryan Fitzgerald hitting the ball over the right field wall and scoring Mickey Gasper after his leadoff walk for a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;Following the home run, Bergert retired 10 of the next 12 batters he faced, before being replaced by Angel Zerpa who got the final out in the sixth inning.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, Kansas City got the lead back for Zerpa, Vinnie Pasquantino hitting a two run home run and driving in Maikel Garcia with two outs after Garcia hit a single, giving the Royals a 3-2 lead.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Vinnie swings us ahead! <a href="https://t.co/mHkaaOZjsX">pic.twitter.com/mHkaaOZjsX</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1954620641518453183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>After a scoreless seventh inning from Zerpa, Lucas Erceg came to the mound in the eighth, getting the first out on just one pitch, but in the next at bat Austin Martin hit a fly ball to left field and John Rave attempting to make a sliding catch missed the ball, letting it roll to the warning track and allowing Martin to hit a triple.&nbsp; Erceg go the next out on four pitches, Kody Clemens flying out to Rave, but the hot bat of Ryan Jeffers tied up the game with two outs hitting an RBI single to left field, scoring Martin for the 3-3 tie.&nbsp;The score held that way and the game headed into extra innings, both teams getting through the 10th scoreless, in the 11th Kansas City brought on closer&nbsp;Carlos Estévez, who walked Clemens and got a double play for two immediate outs, but against rookie&nbsp;Luke Keaschall gave up the walk off home run, Keaschall's second home run of the season.&nbsp;Estévez fell to 4-4 with the loss.&nbsp; At the plate, Frazier was 4-for-5 with an RBI.&nbsp; Garcia was 3-for-4 with a double, two walks, and a run scored, while Pasquantino was 1-for-5 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp;Kansas City returns to Kauffman Stadium next to host Washington.&nbsp; Bailey Falter (7-6, 4.14 ERA) takes the mound for his second Royals start hoping for better luck as he takes on&nbsp;Cade Cavalli (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for the Nationals in just his second start of the season.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Walk off home run gives Twins series win over Royals

The Kansas City Chiefs got off to a good start in their first preseason action of the season, scoring quickly with their starting unit on the field, but ended up falling to the Arizona Cardinals in the end 20-17 on Saturday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.&nbsp;

After the Cardinals fumbled the opening kickoff the Chiefs offense took over.&nbsp; Head Coach Andy Reid said going into the week that Patrick Mahomes and the starting unit would play the first quarter, however Mahomes played just a mere 48 seconds, as the Mahomes found Jason Brownlee on a one yard touchdown pass capping a two play drive.&nbsp;

The Chiefs defense stood strong again on Arizona's next offensive drive, Jaden Hicks ending an eight play drive by intercepting Kyler Murray at the Kansas City nine yard line, returning it to the 12 yard line.&nbsp; The Chiefs would end up having to punt with Gardner Minshew now leading the offense, and on the ensuing drive the Cardinals got on the scoreboard on a 33 yard field goal by Chad Ryland.&nbsp;

Kansas City answered by extending the lead with a touchdown, a nine play drive ending with a two yard rushing touchdown by Minshew.&nbsp; But, to end the first half, Arizona scored 14 unanswered points, first capitalizing off an interception of Minshew and getting a 43 yard passing touchdown from Jacoby Brissett to&nbsp;Emari Demercado capping a five play drive, then after forcing a punt scoring again on another passing touchdown Brissett going one yard to Xavier Weaver ending a nine play drive, leaving the Chiefs trailing 17-14 at halftime.&nbsp;

The lone scores in the second half were field goals.&nbsp; In the third quarter the Chiefs tied the game up with a 58 yard field goal by Harrison Butker.&nbsp; The Cardinals took the lead in the fourth quarter on what ended up being the game winning score, a 50 yard field goal by Ryland.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mahomes was 1-of-1 passing for one yard and a touchdown on the day.&nbsp; Minshew was 6-of-8 through the air for 54 yards with three rushes for four yards and a touchdown.&nbsp; Robert Tonyan led the receivers on the day with three catches for 49 yards while Nikko Remigio had two catches for 24 yards.&nbsp; On the ground, Carson Steele had three carries for 15 yards while Elijah Mitchell had three carries for 10 yards and Brashard Smith had four carries for 10 yards.&nbsp;

Next in the preseason, Kansas City travels to the Seattle Seahawks.&nbsp; Kickoff will be at 9pm, pregame will air at 8 on Q Country 92.7 (92.7 FM).&nbsp; The Chiefs still have three more practices in St. Joseph for Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University, starting on Monday at 10:15.&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Chiefs got off to a good start in their first preseason action of the season, scoring quickly with their starting unit on the field, but ended up falling to the Arizona Cardinals in the end 20-17 on Saturday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.&nbsp;After the Cardinals fumbled the opening kickoff the Chiefs offense took over.&nbsp; Head Coach Andy Reid said going into the week that Patrick Mahomes and the starting unit would play the first quarter, however Mahomes played just a mere 48 seconds, as the Mahomes found Jason Brownlee on a one yard touchdown pass capping a two play drive.&nbsp;The Chiefs defense stood strong again on Arizona's next offensive drive, Jaden Hicks ending an eight play drive by intercepting Kyler Murray at the Kansas City nine yard line, returning it to the 12 yard line.&nbsp; The Chiefs would end up having to punt with Gardner Minshew now leading the offense, and on the ensuing drive the Cardinals got on the scoreboard on a 33 yard field goal by Chad Ryland.&nbsp;Kansas City answered by extending the lead with a touchdown, a nine play drive ending with a two yard rushing touchdown by Minshew.&nbsp; But, to end the first half, Arizona scored 14 unanswered points, first capitalizing off an interception of Minshew and getting a 43 yard passing touchdown from Jacoby Brissett to&nbsp;Emari Demercado capping a five play drive, then after forcing a punt scoring again on another passing touchdown Brissett going one yard to Xavier Weaver ending a nine play drive, leaving the Chiefs trailing 17-14 at halftime.&nbsp;The lone scores in the second half were field goals.&nbsp; In the third quarter the Chiefs tied the game up with a 58 yard field goal by Harrison Butker.&nbsp; The Cardinals took the lead in the fourth quarter on what ended up being the game winning score, a 50 yard field goal by Ryland.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mahomes was 1-of-1 passing for one yard and a touchdown on the day.&nbsp; Minshew was 6-of-8 through the air for 54 yards with three rushes for four yards and a touchdown.&nbsp; Robert Tonyan led the receivers on the day with three catches for 49 yards while Nikko Remigio had two catches for 24 yards.&nbsp; On the ground, Carson Steele had three carries for 15 yards while Elijah Mitchell had three carries for 10 yards and Brashard Smith had four carries for 10 yards.&nbsp;Next in the preseason, Kansas City travels to the Seattle Seahawks.&nbsp; Kickoff will be at 9pm, pregame will air at 8 on Q Country 92.7 (92.7 FM).&nbsp; The Chiefs still have three more practices in St. Joseph for Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University, starting on Monday at 10:15.&nbsp;

Chiefs get off to good start, but fall to Arizona in first preseason action

Nine unanswered runs by the Chicago Cubs through the first five innings were to much for the St. Louis Cardinals to overcome on Saturday evening at Busch Stadium, and the Cubs evened up the series with the Redbirds with a 9-1 win.&nbsp;

The Cubs took the lead in the first inning, scoring two runs.&nbsp; Kyle Tucker's RBI single drove in Michael Busch after he led the inning off with a double, and after stealing second base Tucker later scored on an RBI single by former Cardinal Carson Kelly.&nbsp; Chicago extended the lead in the second inning with four more runs Busch hitting a three run home run, his 22nd of the season scoring Dansby Swanson and Matt Shaw, with the final run coming on another RBI single from Kelly, this time driving in Seiya Suzuki after his 26th double of the season.&nbsp;&nbsp;

With the 6-0 lead, the Cubs scored another run in the third inning on an RBI triple by Shaw, driving in Swanson, one run in the fourth inning with an RBI single from Ian Happ scoring Tucker, and a final run in the fifth inning coming on a solo home run by Shaw, his eighth of the season, putting Chicago up 9-0 by the end of five innings.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Cardinals scored their lone run in the sixth inning as Lars Nootbaar led the inning off with a double and came around to score on a ground out by Alec Burleson.&nbsp; St. Louis had seven hits on the day, with seven different batters getting one hit each.&nbsp;

Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 6-9 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up six runs on seven hits while walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Nolan Gorman was 1-for-2 with two walks.&nbsp; Burleson was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

St. Louis and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (10-5, 4.21 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals in the finale against Shota Imanaga (8-4, 3.12 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm with coverage beginning around 6 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKENine unanswered runs by the Chicago Cubs through the first five innings were to much for the St. Louis Cardinals to overcome on Saturday evening at Busch Stadium, and the Cubs evened up the series with the Redbirds with a 9-1 win.&nbsp;The Cubs took the lead in the first inning, scoring two runs.&nbsp; Kyle Tucker's RBI single drove in Michael Busch after he led the inning off with a double, and after stealing second base Tucker later scored on an RBI single by former Cardinal Carson Kelly.&nbsp; Chicago extended the lead in the second inning with four more runs Busch hitting a three run home run, his 22nd of the season scoring Dansby Swanson and Matt Shaw, with the final run coming on another RBI single from Kelly, this time driving in Seiya Suzuki after his 26th double of the season.&nbsp;&nbsp;With the 6-0 lead, the Cubs scored another run in the third inning on an RBI triple by Shaw, driving in Swanson, one run in the fourth inning with an RBI single from Ian Happ scoring Tucker, and a final run in the fifth inning coming on a solo home run by Shaw, his eighth of the season, putting Chicago up 9-0 by the end of five innings.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Cardinals scored their lone run in the sixth inning as Lars Nootbaar led the inning off with a double and came around to score on a ground out by Alec Burleson.&nbsp; St. Louis had seven hits on the day, with seven different batters getting one hit each.&nbsp;Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 6-9 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up six runs on seven hits while walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Nolan Gorman was 1-for-2 with two walks.&nbsp; Burleson was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Louis and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (10-5, 4.21 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals in the finale against Shota Imanaga (8-4, 3.12 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm with coverage beginning around 6 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Cards can't overcome early scoring barrage by Cubs in 9-1 loss

Another game, another strong start by St. Joseph's Noah Cameron and the Kansas City Royals backed up the rookie pitcher's performance on the mound to even up their series with the Minnesota Twins, winning 2-0 at Target Field on Saturday evening.&nbsp;

The Royals got the one run they needed for Cameron in the third inning, with two outs, as Kyle Isbel singled and then scored on a double by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the inning, leaving Kansas City up 1-0 at the end of the inning, as Cameron went on in the bottom half to get an inning ending double play after surrendering two singles to start the frame.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Cameron pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and striking out four while walking two before being replaced by Angel Zerpa for the final out of the sixth inning.&nbsp; Hunter Harvey gave up two hits in the seventh, but escaped the inning unharmed, before handing the ball to Lucas Erceg for a scoreless, hitless eighth inning.&nbsp;

In the ninth inning, the Royals added one more run of insurance with a Jonathan India RBI single scoring pinch hitter Adam Frazier.&nbsp; Bringing no more runs across in the top half,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez was brought on in the bottom half of the inning and retired Minnesota 1-2-3, with two strikeouts, earning his 29th save in the shutout victory.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It was the sixth win of the season for Cameron as he moved above .500 on the season, improving to 6-5 on the mound.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Isbel was also 2-for-4 on the day with a run scored.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Minnesota wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.83 ERA) makes his second start since being acquired by the Royals, while the Twins starter is currently listed as TBD.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:05pm, pregame coverage will begin at 11:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEAnother game, another strong start by St. Joseph's Noah Cameron and the Kansas City Royals backed up the rookie pitcher's performance on the mound to even up their series with the Minnesota Twins, winning 2-0 at Target Field on Saturday evening.&nbsp;The Royals got the one run they needed for Cameron in the third inning, with two outs, as Kyle Isbel singled and then scored on a double by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the inning, leaving Kansas City up 1-0 at the end of the inning, as Cameron went on in the bottom half to get an inning ending double play after surrendering two singles to start the frame.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cameron pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and striking out four while walking two before being replaced by Angel Zerpa for the final out of the sixth inning.&nbsp; Hunter Harvey gave up two hits in the seventh, but escaped the inning unharmed, before handing the ball to Lucas Erceg for a scoreless, hitless eighth inning.&nbsp;In the ninth inning, the Royals added one more run of insurance with a Jonathan India RBI single scoring pinch hitter Adam Frazier.&nbsp; Bringing no more runs across in the top half,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez was brought on in the bottom half of the inning and retired Minnesota 1-2-3, with two strikeouts, earning his 29th save in the shutout victory.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was the sixth win of the season for Cameron as he moved above .500 on the season, improving to 6-5 on the mound.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Isbel was also 2-for-4 on the day with a run scored.&nbsp;Kansas City and Minnesota wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.83 ERA) makes his second start since being acquired by the Royals, while the Twins starter is currently listed as TBD.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:05pm, pregame coverage will begin at 11:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Another strong start by Cameron helps Royals even up series with Twins

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Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University has shown fans a number of explosive downfield plays from the Kansas City Chiefs offense 

Patrick Mahomes says it's not just because it's training camp you're seeing those types of plays either 

"We've got the guys that can make the contested catches, I think y'all have seen that out here, and we've told them we're going to give them a chance and they've got to prove to us that they can make those plays and they're proving that," Mahomes tells reporters after practice.  "Coach Reid has been adamant about pushing the ball, trying to make plays happen, and we’ve been having success with it and the goal is to keep that going throughout the regular season." 

Saturday will mark the first NFL action for several rookies and first year players on this squad 

Mahomes, who was once in those shoes, says they just need to go out there and do what they've done all training camp 

"Obviously it's going to be a bigger stage, you're going up against another team, but I think Coach Reid prepares us better than anybody else in the league to go out there and play your best football and that's because we practice hard, we practice fast, so when you get to the game it's not that huge step up, it's a step up for sure, but it's not that huge step up," Mahomes explains.  "So go out there like you practice, have the right mindset, and just play fast and let the rest handle itself." 

Head Coach Andy Reid says for the first game, the rotation will be typical, with Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter, Gardner Minshew in the second, and so on.  

Working with nearly an entirely new offensive line, Reid is prepared to play his number one unit for more drives than usual, but says 

We’ll see how it goes. I’ll play that by ear, but you know probably not more than a quarter," Reid says 

The Chiefs and Cardinals kickoff on Saturday at 7pm, pregame will air at 6 on Q Country 92.7 

Kansas City has just three more practices in St. Joseph remaining, returning to MoWest on Monday with practice at 10:15. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754597064618.jpeg" alt="Patrick Mahomes warms up as Matt Nagy watches on/ Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Patrick Mahomes warms up as Matt Nagy watches on/ Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKE Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University has shown fans a number of explosive downfield plays from the Kansas City Chiefs offense Patrick Mahomes says it's not just because it's training camp you're seeing those types of plays either "We've got the guys that can make the contested catches, I think y'all have seen that out here, and we've told them we're going to give them a chance and they've got to prove to us that they can make those plays and they're proving that," Mahomes tells reporters after practice. "Coach Reid has been adamant about pushing the ball, trying to make plays happen, and we’ve been having success with it and the goal is to keep that going throughout the regular season." Saturday will mark the first NFL action for several rookies and first year players on this squad Mahomes, who was once in those shoes, says they just need to go out there and do what they've done all training camp "Obviously it's going to be a bigger stage, you're going up against another team, but I think Coach Reid prepares us better than anybody else in the league to go out there and play your best football and that's because we practice hard, we practice fast, so when you get to the game it's not that huge step up, it's a step up for sure, but it's not that huge step up," Mahomes explains. "So go out there like you practice, have the right mindset, and just play fast and let the rest handle itself." Head Coach Andy Reid says for the first game, the rotation will be typical, with Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter, Gardner Minshew in the second, and so on. Working with nearly an entirely new offensive line, Reid is prepared to play his number one unit for more drives than usual, but says We’ll see how it goes. I’ll play that by ear, but you know probably not more than a quarter," Reid says The Chiefs and Cardinals kickoff on Saturday at 7pm, pregame will air at 6 on Q Country 92.7 Kansas City has just three more practices in St. Joseph remaining, returning to MoWest on Monday with practice at 10:15. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nearing end of time in St. Joseph, Chiefs ready for first preseason game Saturday

Story by NU Athletic Communciation

Nebraska football defensive coordinator&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff/john-butler">John Butler</a>&nbsp;met with members of the media following the team’s practice on Tuesday.

He discussed tackling and the physicality of the defense.&nbsp;

“From a physicality standpoint, that’s just something that we have to keep working at every day,” he said. “I think we’ve had, maybe this is our second true, full-padded practice. We’ve had a couple practices in uppers – I’ve said this before but football is such a unique game that you can practice all offseason, lift, train weights, but the contact aspect of this game and how it’s being limited by NCAA rules and even when you’re in the NFL, you can only have so many contact days. You have to maximize those. We’re working a lot of thud and strong thud tackles now. Eventually, we’ll get to some live on the ground stuff. You have to have that balance of maximizing the physicality of your whole team and our defense, but at the same time, keeping everybody healthy. It’s a work in progress.”

He spoke on how many players he wants to rotate into games.&nbsp;

“I think as many good players as you have,” he said. “The defensive line rotates – we try to rotate as many people as we can. I don’t think there’s a set number, but I think you’d like to be three deep at corner and two deep at each safety position. Kind of have a rotational aspect of your d-line. I don’t have a number in my head as far as a whole number, but you’ve obviously got to have backups and then backups to those backups. In today’s practice, we repped a lot of those younger players, trying to get them up to speed and get them up to the standard. Depth is huge, but as far as a number, I can’t really give you that.”

Butler talked about the front line and the players replacing Ty Robinson and Nash Hutmacher.

“I think our d-line is heading in the right direction," he said. “Terry (Bradden) is doing a great job of getting those guys ready. Obviously, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that Nash and Ty are one type of player and the guys we have are their own style and they have their own strengths. That’s our job as coaches, is to maximize their value based on their skill set within our scheme. We’re young there, but I’m encouraged by how those guys are developing. They made some impact plays out there today, both in the run game and in the pass game. This is a process and development program, so everybody is going to keep getting better every single day, the d-line specifically. We all know, to be good on defense, you have to have a good d-line, so that’s what we’re going to keep working toward.”

Fans can purchase single-game or 3-game mini plan tickets at&nbsp;<a href="http://huskers.com/tickets">huskers.com/tickets</a>. The 3-game mini plan includes the USC game, a choice between the Michigan State, Northwestern and Iowa matchups and a choice between the games against Akron and Houston Christian.&nbsp;

NU will open its season against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday, August 28 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The game, which starts at 8 p.m. (CT), will be televised on ESPN and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. The Huskers’ first home game is set for Saturday, Sept. 6 against the Akron Zips. That contest will kick off at 6:30 p.m. (CT) and can be seen on the Big Ten Network and heard across the Huskers Radio Network.&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic Communciation<div><iframe width='720' height='405' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none;' src='https://www.wevideo.com/embed/#3856556330' allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Nebraska football defensive coordinator&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff/john-butler">John Butler</a>&nbsp;met with members of the media following the team’s practice on Tuesday.He discussed tackling and the physicality of the defense.&nbsp;“From a physicality standpoint, that’s just something that we have to keep working at every day,” he said. “I think we’ve had, maybe this is our second true, full-padded practice. We’ve had a couple practices in uppers – I’ve said this before but football is such a unique game that you can practice all offseason, lift, train weights, but the contact aspect of this game and how it’s being limited by NCAA rules and even when you’re in the NFL, you can only have so many contact days. You have to maximize those. We’re working a lot of thud and strong thud tackles now. Eventually, we’ll get to some live on the ground stuff. You have to have that balance of maximizing the physicality of your whole team and our defense, but at the same time, keeping everybody healthy. It’s a work in progress.”He spoke on how many players he wants to rotate into games.&nbsp;“I think as many good players as you have,” he said. “The defensive line rotates – we try to rotate as many people as we can. I don’t think there’s a set number, but I think you’d like to be three deep at corner and two deep at each safety position. Kind of have a rotational aspect of your d-line. I don’t have a number in my head as far as a whole number, but you’ve obviously got to have backups and then backups to those backups. In today’s practice, we repped a lot of those younger players, trying to get them up to speed and get them up to the standard. Depth is huge, but as far as a number, I can’t really give you that.”<div><iframe width='720' height='405' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none;' src='https://www.wevideo.com/embed/#3856556434' allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Butler talked about the front line and the players replacing Ty Robinson and Nash Hutmacher.“I think our d-line is heading in the right direction," he said. “Terry (Bradden) is doing a great job of getting those guys ready. Obviously, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that Nash and Ty are one type of player and the guys we have are their own style and they have their own strengths. That’s our job as coaches, is to maximize their value based on their skill set within our scheme. We’re young there, but I’m encouraged by how those guys are developing. They made some impact plays out there today, both in the run game and in the pass game. This is a process and development program, so everybody is going to keep getting better every single day, the d-line specifically. We all know, to be good on defense, you have to have a good d-line, so that’s what we’re going to keep working toward.”Fans can purchase single-game or 3-game mini plan tickets at&nbsp;<a href="http://huskers.com/tickets">huskers.com/tickets</a>. The 3-game mini plan includes the USC game, a choice between the Michigan State, Northwestern and Iowa matchups and a choice between the games against Akron and Houston Christian.&nbsp;NU will open its season against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday, August 28 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The game, which starts at 8 p.m. (CT), will be televised on ESPN and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. The Huskers’ first home game is set for Saturday, Sept. 6 against the Akron Zips. That contest will kick off at 6:30 p.m. (CT) and can be seen on the Big Ten Network and heard across the Huskers Radio Network.&nbsp;

Butler discusses Physicality, Defensive Line

The St. Louis Cardinals scored four unanswered runs on way to a late rally, stealing a series win from the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, winning 5-3 on a day where Shohei Ohtani threw his longest outing of the season since returning to the mound.&nbsp;

Things didn't start off great for the Cardinals as Ohtani retired the first six batters in order, but in the third inning St. Louis opened the scoring first as Jordan Walker opened the inning with a single, stole second base, and then scored on an RBI single by Brendan Donovan.&nbsp; The Dodgers though in the bottom half of the inning took the lead as Ohtani backed himself up, blasting a two run home run to center field, his 39th of the season bringing home Alex Call after his leadoff double, giving Los Angeles a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Dodgers extended their lead as Andy Pages singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, and stole third base.&nbsp; But on the steal of third base, a throwing error by catcher&nbsp;Pedro Pagés allowed Pages to come home to score.&nbsp; Trailing 3-1, the Cardinals were able to cut the lead to one in the sixth inning finally, Lars Nootbaar grounding out and driving in&nbsp;Iván Herrera after his leadoff walk.&nbsp;&nbsp;

St. Louis did finally take the lead in the eighth inning behind a two run frame. Alec Burleson led off the inning with a single, then with one out Masyn Winn got on base as well with a single.&nbsp; Yohel Pozo pinch hit, but flew out for the second out, but with two outs Jordan Walker came through delivering an RBI single, scoring Burleson to tie the game, but on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Freeland as Walker advanced to second, Winn ran home to put the Cardinals up 4-3.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lars Nootbaar extended the lead giving the Cardinals the lone run of insurance they needed in the ninth inning, adding the final run, an RBI double driving in Donovan after his leadoff single.&nbsp;&nbsp;Riley O'Brien earned his first save, only walking Max Muncy late in the ninth to secure the Cardinals series win.&nbsp;

JoJo Romero earned the win in relief, improving to 4-3 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up one hit and striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate, Walker was 3-for-5 with a stolen base and one RBI.&nbsp; Winn was 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored.&nbsp;

St. Louis is off on Thursday and will return to Busch Stadium on Friday to host Chicago.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (3-2, 5.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.34 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:15pm, coverage will begin around 7:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals scored four unanswered runs on way to a late rally, stealing a series win from the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, winning 5-3 on a day where Shohei Ohtani threw his longest outing of the season since returning to the mound.&nbsp;Things didn't start off great for the Cardinals as Ohtani retired the first six batters in order, but in the third inning St. Louis opened the scoring first as Jordan Walker opened the inning with a single, stole second base, and then scored on an RBI single by Brendan Donovan.&nbsp; The Dodgers though in the bottom half of the inning took the lead as Ohtani backed himself up, blasting a two run home run to center field, his 39th of the season bringing home Alex Call after his leadoff double, giving Los Angeles a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Dodgers extended their lead as Andy Pages singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, and stole third base.&nbsp; But on the steal of third base, a throwing error by catcher&nbsp;Pedro Pagés allowed Pages to come home to score.&nbsp; Trailing 3-1, the Cardinals were able to cut the lead to one in the sixth inning finally, Lars Nootbaar grounding out and driving in&nbsp;Iván Herrera after his leadoff walk.&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Louis did finally take the lead in the eighth inning behind a two run frame. Alec Burleson led off the inning with a single, then with one out Masyn Winn got on base as well with a single.&nbsp; Yohel Pozo pinch hit, but flew out for the second out, but with two outs Jordan Walker came through delivering an RBI single, scoring Burleson to tie the game, but on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Freeland as Walker advanced to second, Winn ran home to put the Cardinals up 4-3.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Jordan Walker comes up big! <a href="https://t.co/KUNx79SA1w">pic.twitter.com/KUNx79SA1w</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1953221018283028860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Lars Nootbaar extended the lead giving the Cardinals the lone run of insurance they needed in the ninth inning, adding the final run, an RBI double driving in Donovan after his leadoff single.&nbsp;&nbsp;Riley O'Brien earned his first save, only walking Max Muncy late in the ninth to secure the Cardinals series win.&nbsp;JoJo Romero earned the win in relief, improving to 4-3 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up one hit and striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate, Walker was 3-for-5 with a stolen base and one RBI.&nbsp; Winn was 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored.&nbsp;St. Louis is off on Thursday and will return to Busch Stadium on Friday to host Chicago.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (3-2, 5.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.34 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:15pm, coverage will begin around 7:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals rally late to steal series from Dodgers with 5-3 win

The Kansas City Royals lost just their second series since the All Star break against the Boston Red Sox, but they avoided being swept for the first time since the end of June, beating the Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.&nbsp;

Boston took the lead first though off Royals starter Michael Wacha in the first inning.&nbsp; With two runners on, Romy Gonzalez doubled to drive in Alex Bregman and Jarren Duran.&nbsp; Kansas City cut the lead to one in the third inning,&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski leading off the inning with a ground rule double and scoring in the very next at bat as Bobby Witt Jr hit an RBI single.&nbsp;

In the fourth inning, the Royals went on to take the lead scoring two runs.&nbsp; Adam Frazier led off the inning getting hit by a pitch, but was caught attempting to steal second.&nbsp; Back to back singles by Jonathan India and John Rave put runner back on however, India moving to third on Rave's single and Rave advancing to second as the right fielder threw to third base.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel gave Kansas City the lead driving in both India and Rave with a two RBI single into center field.&nbsp;&nbsp;

With one out in the seventh inning, the Royals extended their lead as India conquered the Green Monster with a three run home run.&nbsp; After a groundout opened the inning, Salvador Perez and Frazier singled before India sent the ball sailing into left field and onto the monster for his sixth home run of the season, putting Kansas City up 6-2.&nbsp;

The Royals added one more run, and their final run in the eighth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino hitting an RBI single and scoring Tyler Tolbert who pinch ran for Randal Grichuk after Grichuk was hit by a pitch to open the inning, with Tolbert stealing second and third base along the way before scoring.&nbsp; In the bottom half, the Red Sox scored their final run, also with an RBI single, Trevor Story driving in Connor Wong off Royals reliever Lucas Erceg.&nbsp;

Wacha earned the win for the Royals, improving to 6-9 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up two runs on five hits while striking out three.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 2-for-4 with the home run and three RBIs, after being moved out of the leadoff spot.&nbsp; Rave and Frazier were also 2-for-4 with a run scored, while&nbsp;Yastrzemski was 2-for-3 with a double.

Kansas City is off on Thursday, traveling to Minnesota on Friday to wrap up their nine game road trip.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-5, 3.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals on Friday against Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83 ERA) for the Twins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals lost just their second series since the All Star break against the Boston Red Sox, but they avoided being swept for the first time since the end of June, beating the Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.&nbsp;Boston took the lead first though off Royals starter Michael Wacha in the first inning.&nbsp; With two runners on, Romy Gonzalez doubled to drive in Alex Bregman and Jarren Duran.&nbsp; Kansas City cut the lead to one in the third inning,&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski leading off the inning with a ground rule double and scoring in the very next at bat as Bobby Witt Jr hit an RBI single.&nbsp;In the fourth inning, the Royals went on to take the lead scoring two runs.&nbsp; Adam Frazier led off the inning getting hit by a pitch, but was caught attempting to steal second.&nbsp; Back to back singles by Jonathan India and John Rave put runner back on however, India moving to third on Rave's single and Rave advancing to second as the right fielder threw to third base.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel gave Kansas City the lead driving in both India and Rave with a two RBI single into center field.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Go ahead, Izzy! <a href="https://t.co/EypdWEYu7u">pic.twitter.com/EypdWEYu7u</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1953252183463608425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>With one out in the seventh inning, the Royals extended their lead as India conquered the Green Monster with a three run home run.&nbsp; After a groundout opened the inning, Salvador Perez and Frazier singled before India sent the ball sailing into left field and onto the monster for his sixth home run of the season, putting Kansas City up 6-2.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Indy conquers the monster. 💪 <a href="https://t.co/PhqAXLaoeJ">pic.twitter.com/PhqAXLaoeJ</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1953262545181274468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Royals added one more run, and their final run in the eighth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino hitting an RBI single and scoring Tyler Tolbert who pinch ran for Randal Grichuk after Grichuk was hit by a pitch to open the inning, with Tolbert stealing second and third base along the way before scoring.&nbsp; In the bottom half, the Red Sox scored their final run, also with an RBI single, Trevor Story driving in Connor Wong off Royals reliever Lucas Erceg.&nbsp;Wacha earned the win for the Royals, improving to 6-9 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up two runs on five hits while striking out three.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 2-for-4 with the home run and three RBIs, after being moved out of the leadoff spot.&nbsp; Rave and Frazier were also 2-for-4 with a run scored, while&nbsp;Yastrzemski was 2-for-3 with a double.Kansas City is off on Thursday, traveling to Minnesota on Friday to wrap up their nine game road trip.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-5, 3.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals on Friday against Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83 ERA) for the Twins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

India homers to help Royals avoid sweep in 7-3 win over Red Sox

Storms sent fans home early and forced the Kansas City Chiefs into the Griffons indoor sports complex for practice today.  

After questions of if he would retire following last year's Super Bowl loss, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is back in St. Joseph with the Chiefs for a 13th year.  

Kelce says what juices him up more than anything is to see the way the Chiefs program has grown through those 13 years 

"The fact that we have created this culture, we have created this machine that when you do it the right way it works and you get to win football games because of it," Kelce tells reporters following practice.  "And I think that alone kind of gives you the excitement that what we're doing here is special." 

All those years, except for one, Chiefs Training Camp has been held in St. Joseph which Kelce has referred to in the past as his sanctuary, and he says that's still the case.  

"I love it here, it gets me away from everything else that's going on in this crazy world and I think you can really just focus in on your craft and focus in on being the best you can for the guys around you," Kelce explains.  "Football's always been the biggest driving force I've ever had so I love coming out here and focusing on this and getting better for another run at hopefully another Super Bowl." 

Kelce has said on his podcast 'New Heights' that when in St. Joseph it's all about football and people can't even get ahold of him.  

Coming into Chiefs Training Camp last season, running back Carson Steele was looking to make an impact wherever he could.   

Head Coach Andy Reid possibly viewed Steele as a fullback, which Steele did begin learning, but spent much of last season at running back behind Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt.

Coming into camp this year, Steele says he had a point of emphasis this offseason to continue working on several roles 

"Work a lot more on my fullback role, special teams, as well as keeping the running back side of me," Steele says.  "I kind of talked last year about being a swiss army knife, kind of doing everything, but taking that to the next step this year." 

Steele is listed on the Chiefs first unofficial depth chart as the starting fullback, showing the Chiefs confidence in the growth of his blocking abilities 

The Chiefs continued gearing up for their first preseason game Saturday.  Going into game one, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says his focus is always on tackling and block destruction 

"I'm always going to be preaching guys let's find a way to get off blocks and tackle, the rest will take care of itself, and we'll build from there," Spagnuolo says.  "But if we're not doing that in game one then I'll be concerned you've got to go back to step one, et cetera, et cetera, so those will be big things." 

Kansas City takes on the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday on the road.   

The Chiefs still practiced for just over two hours, even after moving inside.  One more practice this week tomorrow at 9:15, before Saturday's preseason game. 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754506665049.jpeg" alt="Travis Kelce works on a blocking drill during Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph/ Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Travis Kelce works on a blocking drill during Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph/ Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKE Storms sent fans home early and forced the Kansas City Chiefs into the Griffons indoor sports complex for practice today. After questions of if he would retire following last year's Super Bowl loss, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is back in St. Joseph with the Chiefs for a 13th year. Kelce says what juices him up more than anything is to see the way the Chiefs program has grown through those 13 years "The fact that we have created this culture, we have created this machine that when you do it the right way it works and you get to win football games because of it," Kelce tells reporters following practice. "And I think that alone kind of gives you the excitement that what we're doing here is special." All those years, except for one, Chiefs Training Camp has been held in St. Joseph which Kelce has referred to in the past as his sanctuary, and he says that's still the case. "I love it here, it gets me away from everything else that's going on in this crazy world and I think you can really just focus in on your craft and focus in on being the best you can for the guys around you," Kelce explains. "Football's always been the biggest driving force I've ever had so I love coming out here and focusing on this and getting better for another run at hopefully another Super Bowl." Kelce has said on his podcast 'New Heights' that when in St. Joseph it's all about football and people can't even get ahold of him. Coming into Chiefs Training Camp last season, running back Carson Steele was looking to make an impact wherever he could. Head Coach Andy Reid possibly viewed Steele as a fullback, which Steele did begin learning, but spent much of last season at running back behind Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754506714872.jpeg" alt="Carson Steele/ Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Carson Steele/ Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>Coming into camp this year, Steele says he had a point of emphasis this offseason to continue working on several roles "Work a lot more on my fullback role, special teams, as well as keeping the running back side of me," Steele says. "I kind of talked last year about being a swiss army knife, kind of doing everything, but taking that to the next step this year." Steele is listed on the Chiefs first unofficial depth chart as the starting fullback, showing the Chiefs confidence in the growth of his blocking abilities The Chiefs continued gearing up for their first preseason game Saturday. Going into game one, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says his focus is always on tackling and block destruction "I'm always going to be preaching guys let's find a way to get off blocks and tackle, the rest will take care of itself, and we'll build from there," Spagnuolo says. "But if we're not doing that in game one then I'll be concerned you've got to go back to step one, et cetera, et cetera, so those will be big things." Kansas City takes on the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday on the road. The Chiefs still practiced for just over two hours, even after moving inside. One more practice this week tomorrow at 9:15, before Saturday's preseason game. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754506747960.jpeg" alt="Travis Kelce catches a pass during Chiefs Training Camp/ Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Travis Kelce catches a pass during Chiefs Training Camp/ Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kelce happy to return to his sanctuary during Chiefs Training Camp

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph Post<div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0cjC4JgYTXRwmyCSS1efKL?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

The St. Louis Cardinals kept things close with the Los Angeles Dodgers, until a five run seventh inning helped propel the Dodgers to a big 12-6 win over the Redbirds late Wednesday night on the west coast at Dodger Stadium.&nbsp;

The Dodgers took the lead in the first inning behind a sacrifice fly by Freddie Freeman, driving in Shohei Ohtani, and a solo home run by Max Muncy.&nbsp; But in the second inning, the Cardinals came back to tie up the game thanks to a two run home run by Nolan Gorman, Gorman's 10th home run of the season scoring Willson Contreras after he reached on a fielding error to open the inning.

Los Angeles took the lead back quickly however, scoring three more runs in the third inning.&nbsp; Two runs came on Muncy's second home run of the game, scoring Mookie Betts, and the Dodgers went back to back as&nbsp;Teoscar Hernández followed that with a solo shot of his own, his 17th of the season, giving the Dodgers a 5-2 lead.&nbsp;

The Cardinals cut back into the lead in the top half of the seventh inning, an RBI single by&nbsp;Iván Herrera driving in Gorman after his leadoff single to the inning, but the bottom half saw the Dodgers pull away putting up the five run inning.&nbsp; With two runners on, after walks to Ohtani and Betts, a single by Muncy scored Ohtani for the first run.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hernández extended the lead with his second home run of the game, bringing home Betts and Muncy, with a three run blast before Alex Freeland drove in the final run of the inning with an RBI single, bringing home Andy Pages who hit a two out double.

Contreras hit a solo home run in the eighth inning for the Cardinals, but again in the bottom half of the inning Los Angeles added the final two runs on a sacrifice fly by Freeman, scoring Ohtani, and an RBI single from Michael Conforto driving in Betts.&nbsp; With the bases loaded in the ninth inning, St. Louis scored their final two runs, Yohel Pozo scoring on a wild pitch and&nbsp;Thomas Saggese being driven in by an Alec Burleson sacrifice fly.&nbsp;

Miles Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 6-9 on the year, pitching three innings and giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out one and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Gorman and Contreras were each 2-for-4 with a home run, Gorman driving in two runs and Contreras driving in one.&nbsp; Herrera was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Los Angeles wrap up their series on Wednesday as the Redbirds end their west coast road trip.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.96 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Shohei Ohtani (0-0. 2.40 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, coverage will begin around 3 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals kept things close with the Los Angeles Dodgers, until a five run seventh inning helped propel the Dodgers to a big 12-6 win over the Redbirds late Wednesday night on the west coast at Dodger Stadium.&nbsp;The Dodgers took the lead in the first inning behind a sacrifice fly by Freddie Freeman, driving in Shohei Ohtani, and a solo home run by Max Muncy.&nbsp; But in the second inning, the Cardinals came back to tie up the game thanks to a two run home run by Nolan Gorman, Gorman's 10th home run of the season scoring Willson Contreras after he reached on a fielding error to open the inning.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">GORM 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/HeSF1Itrgl">pic.twitter.com/HeSF1Itrgl</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1952921733767332266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Los Angeles took the lead back quickly however, scoring three more runs in the third inning.&nbsp; Two runs came on Muncy's second home run of the game, scoring Mookie Betts, and the Dodgers went back to back as&nbsp;Teoscar Hernández followed that with a solo shot of his own, his 17th of the season, giving the Dodgers a 5-2 lead.&nbsp;The Cardinals cut back into the lead in the top half of the seventh inning, an RBI single by&nbsp;Iván Herrera driving in Gorman after his leadoff single to the inning, but the bottom half saw the Dodgers pull away putting up the five run inning.&nbsp; With two runners on, after walks to Ohtani and Betts, a single by Muncy scored Ohtani for the first run.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hernández extended the lead with his second home run of the game, bringing home Betts and Muncy, with a three run blast before Alex Freeland drove in the final run of the inning with an RBI single, bringing home Andy Pages who hit a two out double.Contreras hit a solo home run in the eighth inning for the Cardinals, but again in the bottom half of the inning Los Angeles added the final two runs on a sacrifice fly by Freeman, scoring Ohtani, and an RBI single from Michael Conforto driving in Betts.&nbsp; With the bases loaded in the ninth inning, St. Louis scored their final two runs, Yohel Pozo scoring on a wild pitch and&nbsp;Thomas Saggese being driven in by an Alec Burleson sacrifice fly.&nbsp;Miles Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 6-9 on the year, pitching three innings and giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out one and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Gorman and Contreras were each 2-for-4 with a home run, Gorman driving in two runs and Contreras driving in one.&nbsp; Herrera was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;St. Louis and Los Angeles wrap up their series on Wednesday as the Redbirds end their west coast road trip.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.96 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Shohei Ohtani (0-0. 2.40 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, coverage will begin around 3 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Big seventh inning propels Dodgers to 12-6 win over Cardinals 

Another acquisition at the MLB trade deadline made his debut for the Kansas City Royals, but despite a solid showing from Ryan Bergert on the mound, the Boston Red Sox stole game two from the Royals winning 6-2 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.&nbsp;

The Red Sox opened the scoring off Bergert in the third inning, Jarren Duran's RBI double driving in Romy Gonzalez following his one out single.&nbsp; In the very next inning, with one out, Bobby Witt Jr tripled and then scored the tying run on an RBI single by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; Bergert retired the next six batters before he would be pulled in the sixth inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Bergert retired the first two batters of the sixth inning, but after walking Alex Bregman was pulled for Angel Zerpa, in favor of the lefty-lefty matchup against Wilyer Abreu.&nbsp; Abreu though doubled, putting two runners in scoring position, and then both scored as Trevor Story singled bringing both home to give Boston the 3-1 lead.&nbsp;

Randal Grichuk doubled for the Royals in the seventh inning, driving in Garcia after his leadoff walk to cut the Red Sox lead to one.&nbsp; But that would be all Kansas City would get, and Boston added three more runs in the bottom half of the inning with Abreu hitting a two RBI single, driving in David Hamilton and Duran, and Story driving in Bregman with another single to end the scoring.&nbsp;

Bergert took the loss, falling to 1-1 on the season, pitching a career high 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs on two hits while striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.&nbsp; Grichuk was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City and Boston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (5-9, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Dustin May (6-7, 4.85 ERA) making his Red Sox debut after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm, pregame coverage begins at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEAnother acquisition at the MLB trade deadline made his debut for the Kansas City Royals, but despite a solid showing from Ryan Bergert on the mound, the Boston Red Sox stole game two from the Royals winning 6-2 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.&nbsp;The Red Sox opened the scoring off Bergert in the third inning, Jarren Duran's RBI double driving in Romy Gonzalez following his one out single.&nbsp; In the very next inning, with one out, Bobby Witt Jr tripled and then scored the tying run on an RBI single by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; Bergert retired the next six batters before he would be pulled in the sixth inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Maikel comes through to tie things up. <a href="https://t.co/Csgpi5Rf3T">pic.twitter.com/Csgpi5Rf3T</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1952884466579648764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Bergert retired the first two batters of the sixth inning, but after walking Alex Bregman was pulled for Angel Zerpa, in favor of the lefty-lefty matchup against Wilyer Abreu.&nbsp; Abreu though doubled, putting two runners in scoring position, and then both scored as Trevor Story singled bringing both home to give Boston the 3-1 lead.&nbsp;Randal Grichuk doubled for the Royals in the seventh inning, driving in Garcia after his leadoff walk to cut the Red Sox lead to one.&nbsp; But that would be all Kansas City would get, and Boston added three more runs in the bottom half of the inning with Abreu hitting a two RBI single, driving in David Hamilton and Duran, and Story driving in Bregman with another single to end the scoring.&nbsp;Bergert took the loss, falling to 1-1 on the season, pitching a career high 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs on two hits while striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.&nbsp; Grichuk was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas City and Boston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (5-9, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Dustin May (6-7, 4.85 ERA) making his Red Sox debut after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm, pregame coverage begins at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Despite solid debut from Bergert, Royals fall to Red Sox 6-2

A new season of Missouri Tigers football is nearly here.   

With kickoff just three weeks away, the Tigers are currently working through fall camp to prepare for Central Arkansas, still also trying to find their starting quarterback.   

Voice of the Tigers Mike Kelly says it's going to be another good year of Mizzou football with that Eli Drinkwitz brand of exciting offense that fights on the defensive side for four quarters.  

"Last year under Corey Batoon the takeaways were up, I think they’d like to do a better job of rushing and harassing the passer this year which I think they’ve got the opportunity to do with the players they’ve brought in,” Kelly tells the KFEQmunnity show.  “But obviously I think this this is a program that just each year continues to get better and that’s I think what Missouri fans want.” 

A quarterback battle also rages on as the Missouri Tigers prepare for the new football season during fall camp. 

With Brady Cook trying to make his way onto the New York Jets, the Missouri Tigers are looking for their new quarterback, will it be Beau Pribula, Sam Horn, or maybe even freshman Matt Zollars? 

Kelly says it's still too early in fall camp to see a clear winner between either Pribula or Horn, who appear to be the favorites 

"I think both guys have done some good things through the early course of practice,” Kelly says.  “I will tell you this, that it is impressive to see Matt Zollars throw a football, the young man from Pennsylvania has got an absolute rocket.”

The Tigers held their first scrimmage on Monday which  Drinkwitz indicated would give a better look at each guy.   

The Missouri Tigers utilized the transfer portal, adding to their defense this offseason, setting up another good year for the Corey Batoon 'Death Row defense'  

Along with several returning players,  Drinkwitz brought in several players through the transfer portal to help add to an already strong defensive unit 

Kelly says what has steadily improved since Drinkwitz arrived at Mizzou, is not just the quality of the athlete, but the depth at each position.  

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754430970974.jpeg" alt="Missouri quarterback Sam Horn works out during fall camp in Columbia/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X" />
 <figcaption>Missouri quarterback Sam Horn works out during fall camp in Columbia/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEA new season of Missouri Tigers football is nearly here. With kickoff just three weeks away, the Tigers are currently working through fall camp to prepare for Central Arkansas, still also trying to find their starting quarterback. Voice of the Tigers Mike Kelly says it's going to be another good year of Mizzou football with that Eli Drinkwitz brand of exciting offense that fights on the defensive side for four quarters. "Last year under Corey Batoon the takeaways were up, I think they’d like to do a better job of rushing and harassing the passer this year which I think they’ve got the opportunity to do with the players they’ve brought in,” Kelly tells the KFEQmunnity show. “But obviously I think this this is a program that just each year continues to get better and that’s I think what Missouri fans want.” A quarterback battle also rages on as the Missouri Tigers prepare for the new football season during fall camp. With Brady Cook trying to make his way onto the New York Jets, the Missouri Tigers are looking for their new quarterback, will it be Beau Pribula, Sam Horn, or maybe even freshman Matt Zollars? Kelly says it's still too early in fall camp to see a clear winner between either Pribula or Horn, who appear to be the favorites "I think both guys have done some good things through the early course of practice,” Kelly says. “I will tell you this, that it is impressive to see Matt Zollars throw a football, the young man from Pennsylvania has got an absolute rocket.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754430781111.jpeg" alt="Missouri quarterback Matt Zollars celebrates with fellow freshman wide receiver&nbsp;Shaun Terry II during fall camp/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou football on X" />
 <figcaption>Missouri quarterback Matt Zollars celebrates with fellow freshman wide receiver&nbsp;Shaun Terry II during fall camp/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou football on X</figcaption>
 </figure>The Tigers held their first scrimmage on Monday which Drinkwitz indicated would give a better look at each guy. The Missouri Tigers utilized the transfer portal, adding to their defense this offseason, setting up another good year for the Corey Batoon 'Death Row defense' Along with several returning players, Drinkwitz brought in several players through the transfer portal to help add to an already strong defensive unit Kelly says what has steadily improved since Drinkwitz arrived at Mizzou, is not just the quality of the athlete, but the depth at each position. "As you look on the defensive side of the ball, I mean Zion Young was terrific, now Zion Young is 6’6” 280 pounds and still running a sub five 40,” Kelly points out. “Damon Wilson is a guy who has a chance to be a high round draft choice in a couple year opposite Zion Young at one of the defensive end positions.” Kelly also credits Drinkwitz for the addition of players like linebacker Josiah Trotter, a transfer from West Virginia, and safety Jalen Catalon, a transfer from UNLV, to add to the depth of defense. Missouri first takes the field on August 28th against Central Arkansas. Missouri football, and also basketball, will again air right here on KFEQ. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754431145454.jpeg" alt="Missouri wide receiver Joshua Manning (0) goes up for a catch against&nbsp; Daylan Carnell/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou football on X" />
 <figcaption>Missouri wide receiver Joshua Manning (0) goes up for a catch against&nbsp; Daylan Carnell/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou football on X</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;