BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Monday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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Even missing Isaiah Pacheco, the Kansas City Chiefs shined in primetime, defeating the Falcons 22-17 on Sunday Night Football.
Mahomes shook off another interception to throw a pair of touchdown passes, and the Chiefs defense stopped Atlanta twice on fourth down in the closing minutes, preserving the victory.
The Chiefs are now 3-0 while Atlanta falls to 1-2, KC will be back in action to take on the Chargers next Sunday
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On Sunday Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City was shut out for the second straight game and lost its seventh straight. The Royals drop into a tie with Detroit (82-74) in the race for an AL wild card. Minnesota is a half-game back of Kansas City and the Tigers, pending the outcome of its second game of a doubleheader against Boston.
All this comes with just six games remaining in the regular season
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And finally in case you missed it a few kickoff updates for Big 12 action. K-State will open it’s Big 12 home slate against Oklahoma State at 11 AM while Kansas hosts TCU on Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
Both games will be televised on ESPN
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