- The "Voice of the Panthers" Aaron Clark recaps Great Bend's 28-0 win over Dodge City Friday night and previews Friday's huge WAC game at Liberal

- Great Bend Tribune Sports Editor Jim Misunas

- Mike Courson goes "On the Prowl" for Panther sports with Great Bend Cross Country coach Lyles Lashley

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Kpreps.com released its week 6 high school football rankings on Monday morning. There were only three ranked teams that fell in week 5.

CLASS 6A 1) Gardner-Edgerton (5-0) 2) Olathe North (4-1) 3) Washburn Rural (5-0) 4) Wichita Northwest (4-1) 5) Manhattan (4-1)

CLASS 5A 1) Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-1) 2) Mill Valley (4-1) 3) Blue Valley Southwest (4-1) 4) Goddard Eisenhower (5-0) 5) De Soto (4-1)

CLASS 4A 1) Bishop Miege (4-1) 2) St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1) 3) Louisburg (5-0) 4) Tonganoxie (4-1) 5) Wamego (4-1)

CLASS 3A 1) Andale (5-0) 2) Cheney (5-0) 3) Topeka Hayden (5-0) 4) Wichita Collegiate (5-0) 5) Clay Center (4-1)

CLASS 2A 1) Nemaha Central (5-0) 2) Sabetha (5-0) 3) Hoisington (5-0) 4) Southeast of Saline (5-0) 5) Ellsworth (5-0)

CLASS 1A 1) St. Mary's Colgan (5-0) 2) Centralia (5-0) 3) Jefferson County North (5-0) 4) Marion (5-0) 5) Smith Center (4-1)

8-MAN DIVISION I 1) Leoti-Wichita County (5-0) 2) Lyndon (5-0) 3) Meade (5-0) 4) Moundridge (5-0) 5) Central Burden (5-0)

8-MAN DIVISION II 1) Axtell (5-0) 2) Kinsley (5-0) 3) Victoria (3-1) 4) Canton-Galva (4-1) 5) Minneola (5-0)

6-MAN 1) Cheylin (5-0) 2) Ashland (4-1) 3) Cunningham (4-1) 4) Waverly (5-0) 5) Northern Valley (4-1)

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 </figure>Kpreps.com released its week 6 high school football rankings on Monday morning. There were only three ranked teams that fell in week 5.CLASS 6A 1) Gardner-Edgerton (5-0) 2) Olathe North (4-1) 3) Washburn Rural (5-0) 4) Wichita Northwest (4-1) 5) Manhattan (4-1)CLASS 5A 1) Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-1) 2) Mill Valley (4-1) 3) Blue Valley Southwest (4-1) 4) Goddard Eisenhower (5-0) 5) De Soto (4-1)CLASS 4A 1) Bishop Miege (4-1) 2) St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1) 3) Louisburg (5-0) 4) Tonganoxie (4-1) 5) Wamego (4-1)CLASS 3A 1) Andale (5-0) 2) Cheney (5-0) 3) Topeka Hayden (5-0) 4) Wichita Collegiate (5-0) 5) Clay Center (4-1)CLASS 2A 1) Nemaha Central (5-0) 2) Sabetha (5-0) 3) Hoisington (5-0) 4) Southeast of Saline (5-0) 5) Ellsworth (5-0)CLASS 1A 1) St. Mary's Colgan (5-0) 2) Centralia (5-0) 3) Jefferson County North (5-0) 4) Marion (5-0) 5) Smith Center (4-1)8-MAN DIVISION I 1) Leoti-Wichita County (5-0) 2) Lyndon (5-0) 3) Meade (5-0) 4) Moundridge (5-0) 5) Central Burden (5-0)8-MAN DIVISION II 1) Axtell (5-0) 2) Kinsley (5-0) 3) Victoria (3-1) 4) Canton-Galva (4-1) 5) Minneola (5-0)6-MAN 1) Cheylin (5-0) 2) Ashland (4-1) 3) Cunningham (4-1) 4) Waverly (5-0) 5) Northern Valley (4-1)

🏈 Week 6 Kpreps high school rankings

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW	L	Pct	GBx-Baltimore	101	61	.623	_y-Tampa
Bay	99	63	.611	2y-Toronto	89	73	.549	12New
York	82	80	.506	19Boston	78	84	.481	23Central Divisionx-Minnesota	87	74	.540	_Detroit	78	84	.481	9½Cleveland	76	86	.469	11½Chicago	61	101	.377	26½Kansas
City	56	106	.346	31½West Divisionx-Houston	90	72	.556	_y-Texas	90	72	.556	_Seattle	88	74	.543	2Los
Angeles	73	89	.451	17Oakland	50	112	.309	40NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Divisionx-Atlanta	104	58	.642	_y-Philadelphia	90	72	.556	14y-Miami	84	77	.522	19½New
York	74	87	.460	29½Washington	71	91	.438	33Central Divisionx-Milwaukee	92	70	.568	_Chicago	83	79	.512	9Cincinnati	82	80	.506	10Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	16St.
Louis	71	91	.438	21West Divisionx-Los
Angeles	100	62	.617	_y-Arizona	84	78	.519	16San
Diego	82	80	.506	18San
Francisco	79	83	.488	21Colorado	58	103	.360	41½x-clinched division

Final MLB Standings

Great Bend's run on the volleyball court continues. The Lady Panthers played their final regular-season home matches of the season Saturday, winning their own invitational and moving to 18-1 on the season. Three of the four wins came in straight sets, giving Great Bend 15 straight-set wins on the season.

Great Bend downed Wichita Southeast 25-16, 25-15. Junior Cassie Ellegood had seven kills and senior Makenzie Premer followed with four. Senior Lauryn Davis and freshman Kya Behr each had three aces. Senior Sadie Spray led the back row with 11 digs, followed by Behr with nine and senior Paige Thexton with eight. Behr had 15 assists.

The Lady Panthers downed Hutchinson 25-23, 25-17. Spray and Premer each had five kills, and senior Emilee Hall added four. Davis and Behr again had three aces apiece. Spray finished with eight digs and senior Macy Nachtigal added six. Behr led the way with 10 assists.

Great Bend defeated Liberal 25-12, 25-14. Spray led a balanced offensive attack with six kills, followed by Premer, Behr, and junior Kara Feist with five each. Ellegood and sophomore Denver Ringo each added four. Behr had the big service match with four of the team's five aces. Behr, Spray, and Thexton each had eight digs, and Behr had 17 assists.

The Lady Panthers needed three sets to get by Newton 25-21, 23-25, 25-18 in the title match. Feist and Ellegood each had eight kills, and Spray and Behr each added four. The defense piled up 12 blocks in the match, led by five each from Ellegood and Spray, and three each from Feist and Behr. Spray and Nachtigal led a busy back row with 15 digs, followed by Behr with 14, Thexton with 12, and Davis with 10. Behr again led the team with 16 assists.

Great Bend sits at 18-1. The Lady Panthers have double-digit losses in 20 of the last 21 seasons. Since 1989, Great Bend has played eight seasons with single-digit losses. The team plays at Goddard on Tuesday.

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 <figcaption>The Lady Panther volleyball team moved to 18-1 overall with a 4-0 run at their home invitational Saturday at Great Bend High School.</figcaption>
 </figure>Great Bend Post SportsGreat Bend's run on the volleyball court continues. The Lady Panthers played their final regular-season home matches of the season Saturday, winning their own invitational and moving to 18-1 on the season. Three of the four wins came in straight sets, giving Great Bend 15 straight-set wins on the season.Great Bend downed Wichita Southeast 25-16, 25-15. Junior Cassie Ellegood had seven kills and senior Makenzie Premer followed with four. Senior Lauryn Davis and freshman Kya Behr each had three aces. Senior Sadie Spray led the back row with 11 digs, followed by Behr with nine and senior Paige Thexton with eight. Behr had 15 assists.The Lady Panthers downed Hutchinson 25-23, 25-17. Spray and Premer each had five kills, and senior Emilee Hall added four. Davis and Behr again had three aces apiece. Spray finished with eight digs and senior Macy Nachtigal added six. Behr led the way with 10 assists.Great Bend defeated Liberal 25-12, 25-14. Spray led a balanced offensive attack with six kills, followed by Premer, Behr, and junior Kara Feist with five each. Ellegood and sophomore Denver Ringo each added four. Behr had the big service match with four of the team's five aces. Behr, Spray, and Thexton each had eight digs, and Behr had 17 assists.The Lady Panthers needed three sets to get by Newton 25-21, 23-25, 25-18 in the title match. Feist and Ellegood each had eight kills, and Spray and Behr each added four. The defense piled up 12 blocks in the match, led by five each from Ellegood and Spray, and three each from Feist and Behr. Spray and Nachtigal led a busy back row with 15 digs, followed by Behr with 14, Thexton with 12, and Davis with 10. Behr again led the team with 16 assists.Great Bend sits at 18-1. The Lady Panthers have double-digit losses in 20 of the last 21 seasons. Since 1989, Great Bend has played eight seasons with single-digit losses. The team plays at Goddard on Tuesday.

Lady Panthers win home invite, move to 18-1 on season

UNDATED (AP) —
Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football
poll loosened as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place
votes out of possible 62. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to
escape with a win at Auburn and still extended their streak to 16
appearances at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. No. 2 Michigan got 12
first-place votes and 1,436 points but nearly was passed by No. 3
Texas, which received 10 first-place votes and 1,426 points. No. 4
Ohio State got one first-place vote and No. 5 Florida State received
four. The top seven teams were unchanged while Kentucky and
Louisville entered the AP Top 25 and Florida and Kansas dropped out.

Others receiving votes: Maryland 81, Kansas St. 44, Texas A&amp;M 31, UCLA 19, Tulane 8, Air Force 7, Wisconsin 6, Clemson 5, West Virginia 5, Kansas 3, James Madison 3, Colorado 1.

UNDATED (AP) —
Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football
poll loosened as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place
votes out of possible 62. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to
escape with a win at Auburn and still extended their streak to 16
appearances at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. No. 2 Michigan got 12
first-place votes and 1,436 points but nearly was passed by No. 3
Texas, which received 10 first-place votes and 1,426 points. No. 4
Ohio State got one first-place vote and No. 5 Florida State received
four. The top seven teams were unchanged while Kentucky and
Louisville entered the AP Top 25 and Florida and Kansas dropped out.Record	Pts	Prv1. Georgia (35)	5-0	1501	12. Michigan (12)	5-0	1436	23. Texas (10)	5-0	1426	34. Ohio St. (1)	4-0	1357	45. Florida St. (4)	4-0	1336	56. Penn St.	5-0	1227	67. Washington	5-0	1213	78. Oregon	5-0	1113	99. Southern Cal	5-0	1077	810. Notre Dame	5-1	975	1111. Alabama	4-1	921	1212. Oklahoma	5-0	840	1413. Washington St.	4-0	765	1614. North Carolina	4-0	726	1515. Oregon St.	4-1	633	1916. Mississippi	4-1	616	2017. Miami	4-0	589	1818. Utah	4-1	454	1019. Duke	4-1	384	1720. Kentucky	5-0	344	-21. Missouri	5-0	329	2322. Tennessee	4-1	306	2123. LSU	3-2	149	1324. Fresno St.	5-0	130	2525. Louisville	5-0	90	-Others receiving votes: Maryland 81, Kansas St. 44, Texas A&amp;M 31, UCLA 19, Tulane 8, Air Force 7, Wisconsin 6, Clemson 5, West Virginia 5, Kansas 3, James Madison 3, Colorado 1.

AP Top 25 College Football Poll

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs appeared on their way to a blowout against the struggling New York Jets.

A few mistakes by the star quarterback made it uncomfortably close, but he and the Chiefs shook off a subpar performance during which they blew a 17-point lead and then held on for a 23-20 victory Sunday night.

“I knew I put us in two bad positions,” said Mahomes, who was intercepted twice. “No one points fingers in that locker room. We all play together. Not everything is going to be pretty, but the guys responded and we found a way to win.”

With pop superstar Taylor Swift watching Travis Kelce and the Chiefs for the second straight game, this time from a suite at MetLife Stadium, Kansas City was able to bounce back.

After the Chiefs (3-1) regained the lead on Harrison Butker’s 26-yard field goal with 10:51 remaining, Zach Wilson made his first big mistake for the Jets when he lost a snap. Tershawn Wharton recovered and Mahomes and the Chiefs got the ball at the Jets 47.

Michael Carter II intercepted Mahomes on third-and-20 from the Jets 40 — but it was negated by a holding call on Sauce Gardner. Replays showed it was a questionable call and an irate Jets coach Robert Saleh stormed down the sideline to shout at an official.

“Fourth quarter, crunch time," Gardner said. "I don’t even know what to say.”

Mahomes, who had a 25-yard run on third-and-23 to extend the drive, ran for 9 yards on another third down to the Jets 2, sealing the victory.

“Listen, I thought it was a hold,” said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who tied Tom Landry for fourth on the career list with his 250th regular-season victory. “I've got to go back and look at the tape on it. He was on the other side of the field. They’re aggressive, so they’re going to get a couple of those during the game. Sauce is as good as there is in the league, but he might have had a little bit of fabric there.”

Moments later, a still-angry Saleh was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty — and the clock hit zero on a bitter loss for the Jets (1-3).

“Just that whole drive after the fumble was unfortunate,” Saleh said. “That’s extremely unfortunate, especially for a prime-time football game.”

Mahomes, who became the fastest to 200 NFL touchdown passes, was 18 of 30 for 203 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 51 yards to set the franchise's career rushing mark for a quarterback. Isiah Pacheco rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, and Kelce had six catches for 60 yards.

"It was a lot of hard grinding tonight," Pacheco said.

Wilson had his best game since taking over for the injured Aaron Rodgers, going 28 of 39 for 245 yards and two touchdowns. But he blamed himself for the loss because of the lost fumble.

"To be driving right there, to drop a snap, I can not do that,” Wilson said.

Trailing 20-12, Wilson and the Jets opened the second half with the ball and marched down the field. Wilson found Allen Lazard in the middle of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown pass. The quarterback then avoided a tackle attempt, rolled out and zipped forward for a 2-point conversion that tied the game at 20.

Rodgers, who rejoined his teammates Saturday after tearing his left Achilles tendon in his debut on Sept. 11, was shown on the stadium video screens clapping and cheering after the score, sitting in a suite with Jets owner Woody Johnson — and that got the New York fans even more fired up.

It appeared it would be a blowout early when Pacheco slipped a tackle attempt by Micheal Clemons in the backfield on third-and-1, made a move downfield and then zipped into the end zone for a 48-yard touchdown that made it 10-0.

Mahomes threw the 200th touchdown pass of his career, reaching the milestone in his 84th game to break Dan Marino’s NFL record when he connected with Noah Gray on a 34-yard score with 3:24 left in the first quarter. Marino threw his 200th TD pass in his 89th NFL game with Miami in 1989.

The Jets got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter when Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor was called for a facemask penalty on Bryce Huff in the end zone, resulting in a safety.

The play seemed to breathe some life into New York's offense and Greg Zuerlein's 31-yard field goal made it 17-5.

Ashtyn Davis intercepted Mahomes' throw to Gray to open the Chiefs' next possession, and New York took advantage.

After Randall Cobb extended the drive by reaching out for a first down on third-and-5 to the 19, wide receiver Xavier Gipson gained 14 yards on an end-around to put the ball at the 5. Two plays later, Wilson found C.J. Uzomah for a 1-yard TD to cut the Jets' deficit to 17-12 with 6:26 left in the half.

Butker's 37-yarder made it 20-12 with 2:15 remaining in the second quarter.

The Jets chose to try a field goal instead of going for it on fourth-and-1 from the Chiefs 34 in the waning seconds of the first half, but Zuerlein hit the right upright from 52 yards.

Former Jets star defensive lineman Joe Klecko received his Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence during a halftime ceremony.

Klecko, who also served as the Jets’ honorary captain for the pregame coin toss, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in August. He played for the Jets from 1977-87 and was the heart of the team's “New York Sack Exchange.”

Chiefs: LB Cole Christiansen left in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and didn't return.

Jets: CB Brandin Echols injured a hamstring in the second quarter and was ruled out.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs appeared on their way to a blowout against the struggling New York Jets.A few mistakes by the star quarterback made it uncomfortably close, but he and the Chiefs shook off a subpar performance during which they blew a 17-point lead and then held on for a 23-20 victory Sunday night.“I knew I put us in two bad positions,” said Mahomes, who was intercepted twice. “No one points fingers in that locker room. We all play together. Not everything is going to be pretty, but the guys responded and we found a way to win.”With pop superstar Taylor Swift watching Travis Kelce and the Chiefs for the second straight game, this time from a suite at MetLife Stadium, Kansas City was able to bounce back.After the Chiefs (3-1) regained the lead on Harrison Butker’s 26-yard field goal with 10:51 remaining, Zach Wilson made his first big mistake for the Jets when he lost a snap. Tershawn Wharton recovered and Mahomes and the Chiefs got the ball at the Jets 47.Michael Carter II intercepted Mahomes on third-and-20 from the Jets 40 — but it was negated by a holding call on Sauce Gardner. Replays showed it was a questionable call and an irate Jets coach Robert Saleh stormed down the sideline to shout at an official.“Fourth quarter, crunch time," Gardner said. "I don’t even know what to say.”Mahomes, who had a 25-yard run on third-and-23 to extend the drive, ran for 9 yards on another third down to the Jets 2, sealing the victory.“Listen, I thought it was a hold,” said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who tied Tom Landry for fourth on the career list with his 250th regular-season victory. “I've got to go back and look at the tape on it. He was on the other side of the field. They’re aggressive, so they’re going to get a couple of those during the game. Sauce is as good as there is in the league, but he might have had a little bit of fabric there.”Moments later, a still-angry Saleh was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty — and the clock hit zero on a bitter loss for the Jets (1-3).“Just that whole drive after the fumble was unfortunate,” Saleh said. “That’s extremely unfortunate, especially for a prime-time football game.”Mahomes, who became the fastest to 200 NFL touchdown passes, was 18 of 30 for 203 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 51 yards to set the franchise's career rushing mark for a quarterback. Isiah Pacheco rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, and Kelce had six catches for 60 yards."It was a lot of hard grinding tonight," Pacheco said.Wilson had his best game since taking over for the injured Aaron Rodgers, going 28 of 39 for 245 yards and two touchdowns. But he blamed himself for the loss because of the lost fumble."To be driving right there, to drop a snap, I can not do that,” Wilson said.Trailing 20-12, Wilson and the Jets opened the second half with the ball and marched down the field. Wilson found Allen Lazard in the middle of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown pass. The quarterback then avoided a tackle attempt, rolled out and zipped forward for a 2-point conversion that tied the game at 20.Rodgers, who rejoined his teammates Saturday after tearing his left Achilles tendon in his debut on Sept. 11, was shown on the stadium video screens clapping and cheering after the score, sitting in a suite with Jets owner Woody Johnson — and that got the New York fans even more fired up.It appeared it would be a blowout early when Pacheco slipped a tackle attempt by Micheal Clemons in the backfield on third-and-1, made a move downfield and then zipped into the end zone for a 48-yard touchdown that made it 10-0.Mahomes threw the 200th touchdown pass of his career, reaching the milestone in his 84th game to break Dan Marino’s NFL record when he connected with Noah Gray on a 34-yard score with 3:24 left in the first quarter. Marino threw his 200th TD pass in his 89th NFL game with Miami in 1989.The Jets got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter when Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor was called for a facemask penalty on Bryce Huff in the end zone, resulting in a safety.The play seemed to breathe some life into New York's offense and Greg Zuerlein's 31-yard field goal made it 17-5.Ashtyn Davis intercepted Mahomes' throw to Gray to open the Chiefs' next possession, and New York took advantage.After Randall Cobb extended the drive by reaching out for a first down on third-and-5 to the 19, wide receiver Xavier Gipson gained 14 yards on an end-around to put the ball at the 5. Two plays later, Wilson found C.J. Uzomah for a 1-yard TD to cut the Jets' deficit to 17-12 with 6:26 left in the half.Butker's 37-yarder made it 20-12 with 2:15 remaining in the second quarter.The Jets chose to try a field goal instead of going for it on fourth-and-1 from the Chiefs 34 in the waning seconds of the first half, but Zuerlein hit the right upright from 52 yards.SPECIAL RINGFormer Jets star defensive lineman Joe Klecko received his Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence during a halftime ceremony.Klecko, who also served as the Jets’ honorary captain for the pregame coin toss, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in August. He played for the Jets from 1977-87 and was the heart of the team's “New York Sack Exchange.”INJURIESChiefs: LB Cole Christiansen left in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and didn't return.Jets: CB Brandin Echols injured a hamstring in the second quarter and was ruled out.UP NEXTChiefs: At Minnesota next Sunday.Jets: At Denver next Sunday.

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs hold on to beat Jets 23-20

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke tried to give Royals manager Matt Quatraro the ball when they met on the mound Sunday, just as the six-time All-Star had done so many times over the years, when he was departing for a reliever amid one of his 541 starts.

Quatraro gave the ball right back to him.

The famously reserved Greinke stuck it in his back pocket as he walked off the field, quite possibly for the final time in his big league career. And with help from a trio of home runs, and a Kansas City bullpen that held the New York Yankees in check the rest of the way, Greinke was able to enjoy a 5-2 victory and his 225th career win.

“He had a smile on his face,” Quatraro said later. “He was appreciative of getting to come off, having the guys surround him on the mound. He was soaking that in, every inning looking to his family coming off the mound. I thought that was great.”

Greinke even accepted a curtain call from a Kauffman Stadium crowd that first welcomed him to the big leagues 20 years ago.

The 39-year-old Greinke can become free agent after this season, and while he declined to say whether he plans to retire, the 2009 Cy Young Award winner has had a challenging year. His only other win came May 3 against Baltimore.

“I mean, everything about it was great," Greinke said, “and the last couple of months were a lot better than the first.”

Michael King (4-8) had a forgettable finale to an otherwise excellent end of the year for New York. He'd allowed one earned run or fewer in his previous seven starts before serving up a trio of homers among eight hits that led to four runs Sunday.

Late-season revelation James McArthur got the final six outs for Kansas City for his fourth save.

“These guys have been trying to seize every day as an opportunity. More of them have gone our way as of late,” said Quatraro, whose club snapped a 15-series losing streak to New York that dated to May 15, 2015. “I'm really happy for the fortitude they've shown, the work ethic to keep pushing. It would have been very easy for them to pack it up.”

The Royals went 56-106, matching the franchise record for losses in a season. The Yankees finished 82-80, clinching a winning record for the 31st straight season with their win Saturday but still their worst since 76-86 in 1992.

Yankees star Aaron Judge, who did not play, stood at the dugout rail and stared at the field following the final out.

“We need to be playing this time of year, so that’s the first thing,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “But again, you know, you take a little bit of solace just in how these guys continued to show up, continued to prepare, continued to compete all the way to the end, and played well down the stretch, when it wasn't necessarily an easy thing to do.

“We know we have to be playing this time of year,” Boone added. “And that reality and disappointment certainly is upon us.”

MJ Melendez tagged the first of the Royals' homers Sunday, all of which rode an early October breeze to left field, leading off the second inning. Nick Pratto drove in Dairon Blanco later in the inning to stake Kansas City to a 2-0 lead.

Edward Oliveras and Blanco added their home runs off King one batter apart in the fourth inning, and the Royals made it 5-0 in the fifth when Bobby Witt Jr. tripled leading off and Salvador Perez followed with a sacrifice fly.

The Yankees got two runs back in the sixth on Isiah Kiner-Falefa's two-out single off Taylor Clarke, but the Kansas City bullpen that had been so beleaguered all season shut them down the rest of the way.

“There's been a lot of guys that have taken some positive steps,” Greinke said of the Royals, “and it's in a better place than it was at this point last year. But there's still got to be some guys getting better and some improvements being made.”

Judge said before the game he's talked with owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman about what could change before next season. Judge also said he supports manager Aaron Boone leading the club into the future.

“We have a good group of guys in here. I’m excited to build off what we’ve got here," Judge said, "and if we can add a couple of more pieces down the road this winter, then we’ll be in a good spot.”

Witt became the first Royals player in the 30-30 club when he hit his 30th homer in the series opener, but he finished one steal short of becoming the fourth player ever in the 30-50 club. Witt was thrown out trying to steal second Saturday, then picked off first base Sunday, leaving him with 49 steals for the season.

The Royals had 1,307,052 attend home games this season, the third-worst total in the majors behind Miami and Oakland. Thanks in part to the pitch clock, and improved pace of play, that total still exceeded their attendance of 1,277,686 last season.

The Yankees play their spring training opener Feb. 24 against Detroit in Lakeland, Florida. The Royals play their spring opener the same day against Texas in Surprise, Arizona.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke tried to give Royals manager Matt Quatraro the ball when they met on the mound Sunday, just as the six-time All-Star had done so many times over the years, when he was departing for a reliever amid one of his 541 starts.Quatraro gave the ball right back to him.The famously reserved Greinke stuck it in his back pocket as he walked off the field, quite possibly for the final time in his big league career. And with help from a trio of home runs, and a Kansas City bullpen that held the New York Yankees in check the rest of the way, Greinke was able to enjoy a 5-2 victory and his 225th career win.“He had a smile on his face,” Quatraro said later. “He was appreciative of getting to come off, having the guys surround him on the mound. He was soaking that in, every inning looking to his family coming off the mound. I thought that was great.”Greinke even accepted a curtain call from a Kauffman Stadium crowd that first welcomed him to the big leagues 20 years ago.The 39-year-old Greinke can become free agent after this season, and while he declined to say whether he plans to retire, the 2009 Cy Young Award winner has had a challenging year. His only other win came May 3 against Baltimore.“I mean, everything about it was great," Greinke said, “and the last couple of months were a lot better than the first.”Michael King (4-8) had a forgettable finale to an otherwise excellent end of the year for New York. He'd allowed one earned run or fewer in his previous seven starts before serving up a trio of homers among eight hits that led to four runs Sunday.Late-season revelation James McArthur got the final six outs for Kansas City for his fourth save.“These guys have been trying to seize every day as an opportunity. More of them have gone our way as of late,” said Quatraro, whose club snapped a 15-series losing streak to New York that dated to May 15, 2015. “I'm really happy for the fortitude they've shown, the work ethic to keep pushing. It would have been very easy for them to pack it up.”The Royals went 56-106, matching the franchise record for losses in a season. The Yankees finished 82-80, clinching a winning record for the 31st straight season with their win Saturday but still their worst since 76-86 in 1992.Yankees star Aaron Judge, who did not play, stood at the dugout rail and stared at the field following the final out.“We need to be playing this time of year, so that’s the first thing,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “But again, you know, you take a little bit of solace just in how these guys continued to show up, continued to prepare, continued to compete all the way to the end, and played well down the stretch, when it wasn't necessarily an easy thing to do.“We know we have to be playing this time of year,” Boone added. “And that reality and disappointment certainly is upon us.”MJ Melendez tagged the first of the Royals' homers Sunday, all of which rode an early October breeze to left field, leading off the second inning. Nick Pratto drove in Dairon Blanco later in the inning to stake Kansas City to a 2-0 lead.Edward Oliveras and Blanco added their home runs off King one batter apart in the fourth inning, and the Royals made it 5-0 in the fifth when Bobby Witt Jr. tripled leading off and Salvador Perez followed with a sacrifice fly.The Yankees got two runs back in the sixth on Isiah Kiner-Falefa's two-out single off Taylor Clarke, but the Kansas City bullpen that had been so beleaguered all season shut them down the rest of the way.“There's been a lot of guys that have taken some positive steps,” Greinke said of the Royals, “and it's in a better place than it was at this point last year. But there's still got to be some guys getting better and some improvements being made.”RENDERING JUDGMENTJudge said before the game he's talked with owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman about what could change before next season. Judge also said he supports manager Aaron Boone leading the club into the future.“We have a good group of guys in here. I’m excited to build off what we’ve got here," Judge said, "and if we can add a couple of more pieces down the road this winter, then we’ll be in a good spot.”BOBBY'S BUMMERWitt became the first Royals player in the 30-30 club when he hit his 30th homer in the series opener, but he finished one steal short of becoming the fourth player ever in the 30-50 club. Witt was thrown out trying to steal second Saturday, then picked off first base Sunday, leaving him with 49 steals for the season.HOME ATTENDANCEThe Royals had 1,307,052 attend home games this season, the third-worst total in the majors behind Miami and Oakland. Thanks in part to the pitch clock, and improved pace of play, that total still exceeded their attendance of 1,277,686 last season.UP NEXTThe Yankees play their spring training opener Feb. 24 against Detroit in Lakeland, Florida. The Royals play their spring opener the same day against Texas in Surprise, Arizona.

Zack Greinke pitches Royals to 5-2 win over Yankees in what could be his career finale

By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info

A penalty kick, an own goal, numerous shots off frame, and a rivalry on the pitch provided a Saturday morning matinee of excitement as the 7th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team prevailed 4-2 in El Dorado over 17th ranked Butler Community College at the BG Products Sports Complex.

Having played to a 1-all draw earlier this season in Great Bend, Barton's victory keeps the Cougars tied atop the league standings at 7-1-2 and on the season while Butler drops to 4-3-3 in conference and 5-3-5 overall.

Next up for Barton is a home 3:00 p.m. kick Wednesday hosting Coffeyville Community College.

With a 20mph south wind at their backs, Butler was mostly the first half aggressor but the Cougars made the most of their opportunities to lead 2-1 at the halftime break.

Butler's pair of goals came via a penalty kick and an own goal, the day's first tally resulting in Kaitlin Erwin netting the awarded kick for the Grizzlies' lone lead coming 5:32 into the contest.

Fiona Jolly had an interesting day for the Cougars accounting for three of the day's scoring. The tale of the freshman's day began by netting a backside header to far post from Ivanna Faria's long cross to tie it up 24:33 into the action. With Barton leading 2-1 in second half play, Jolly was on the unfortunate end of an unlucky deflection resulting in an own goal to tie it up nine minutes into the final frame. Pressing forward and shaking off the fluke play, six minutes later Jolly pounded in Nina Norshie's deflected shot giving Barton the eventual game winner at the 62:29 mark for her 3rd goal of the year.

Ines Mahiaoui put the final icing on the cake with just fourteen seconds remaining, stealing a Butler defensive line pass to weave past two defenders in firing top shelf for her first collegiate goal.

Norshie, the reigning conference and national offensive player of the week, also made an impact in the result giving Barton a huge 2-1 boost into halftime by robbing a defensive pass back towards goal to send in her 11th of the year and 54th career net shaker. A constant focus from opposition's defense, the sophomore played a hand in the eventual game winner by creating space in the box to fire an upper-90 shot as the deflected save from Butler keeper Carla Apodaca doinked off the crossbar leaving Jolly to finish off the attack for a 3-2 lead with 27:31 remaining.

<figure>
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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoA penalty kick, an own goal, numerous shots off frame, and a rivalry on the pitch provided a Saturday morning matinee of excitement as the 7th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team prevailed 4-2 in El Dorado over 17th ranked Butler Community College at the BG Products Sports Complex.Having played to a 1-all draw earlier this season in Great Bend, Barton's victory keeps the Cougars tied atop the league standings at 7-1-2 and on the season while Butler drops to 4-3-3 in conference and 5-3-5 overall.Next up for Barton is a home 3:00 p.m. kick Wednesday hosting Coffeyville Community College.With a 20mph south wind at their backs, Butler was mostly the first half aggressor but the Cougars made the most of their opportunities to lead 2-1 at the halftime break.Butler's pair of goals came via a penalty kick and an own goal, the day's first tally resulting in Kaitlin Erwin netting the awarded kick for the Grizzlies' lone lead coming 5:32 into the contest.Fiona Jolly had an interesting day for the Cougars accounting for three of the day's scoring. The tale of the freshman's day began by netting a backside header to far post from Ivanna Faria's long cross to tie it up 24:33 into the action. With Barton leading 2-1 in second half play, Jolly was on the unfortunate end of an unlucky deflection resulting in an own goal to tie it up nine minutes into the final frame. Pressing forward and shaking off the fluke play, six minutes later Jolly pounded in Nina Norshie's deflected shot giving Barton the eventual game winner at the 62:29 mark for her 3rd goal of the year.Ines Mahiaoui put the final icing on the cake with just fourteen seconds remaining, stealing a Butler defensive line pass to weave past two defenders in firing top shelf for her first collegiate goal.Norshie, the reigning conference and national offensive player of the week, also made an impact in the result giving Barton a huge 2-1 boost into halftime by robbing a defensive pass back towards goal to send in her 11th of the year and 54th career net shaker. A constant focus from opposition's defense, the sophomore played a hand in the eventual game winner by creating space in the box to fire an upper-90 shot as the deflected save from Butler keeper Carla Apodaca doinked off the crossbar leaving Jolly to finish off the attack for a 3-2 lead with 27:31 remaining.

7th ranked Cougars win 4-2 thriller at 17th ranked Butler

Even without a leading scorer in Saturday's race in Wichita, the top-ranked Lady Panther cross country team cruised to the title at Bishop Carroll with 34 points. The host Golden Eagles scored 61 points for second, and Kapaun ran third with 68 points. No other squad scored fewer than 130 points.

Kapaun finished third despite having the second and third-place finishers in the field. Great Bend senior Addy Nicholson beat Kapaun's lead runner by 18 seconds in 19:12.9 for the individual title. Junior Marissa Boone ran fourth in 20:06.7, and senior Eliana Beckham missed the top five by six seconds in 20:19.8 for sixth. Sophomore Sienna Smith ran ninth in 20:52.7, and senior Morgan Beckwith capped team scoring in 14th with a time of 21:24.7. Freshman Bella Long finished just two spots back in 21:29.2, and freshman Teegan Guerra placed 21st in 21:47.1. A big varsity roster included junior Kate Welcher in 25th in 22:04.2, and freshman Teah King behind her in 22:22.1.

On the boys' side, Maize senior Kaleb Glazier has made the move to 6A but still posed a problem for the field in Wichita with a win by six seconds in 15:55.8. Bishop Carroll scored 37 points for the team win, followed by Kapaun in second with 45 points. Great Bend placed ninth with 225 points.

Sophomore Tavon Stroup paced the Panther boys in 15th in 17:16.2 to miss the top 10 by 15 seconds. Senior Braylon Moore placed 46th in 18:32.3, and senior Braydon Suppes finished 53rd in 18:37.5. Freshman Anthony Lawrence crossed in 19:27.8 for 78th, and freshman Parker Coleman completed team scoring in 98th with a time of 20:25.1.

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 </figure>Great Bend Post SportsEven without a leading scorer in Saturday's race in Wichita, the top-ranked Lady Panther cross country team cruised to the title at Bishop Carroll with 34 points. The host Golden Eagles scored 61 points for second, and Kapaun ran third with 68 points. No other squad scored fewer than 130 points.Kapaun finished third despite having the second and third-place finishers in the field. Great Bend senior Addy Nicholson beat Kapaun's lead runner by 18 seconds in 19:12.9 for the individual title. Junior Marissa Boone ran fourth in 20:06.7, and senior Eliana Beckham missed the top five by six seconds in 20:19.8 for sixth. Sophomore Sienna Smith ran ninth in 20:52.7, and senior Morgan Beckwith capped team scoring in 14th with a time of 21:24.7. Freshman Bella Long finished just two spots back in 21:29.2, and freshman Teegan Guerra placed 21st in 21:47.1. A big varsity roster included junior Kate Welcher in 25th in 22:04.2, and freshman Teah King behind her in 22:22.1.On the boys' side, Maize senior Kaleb Glazier has made the move to 6A but still posed a problem for the field in Wichita with a win by six seconds in 15:55.8. Bishop Carroll scored 37 points for the team win, followed by Kapaun in second with 45 points. Great Bend placed ninth with 225 points.Sophomore Tavon Stroup paced the Panther boys in 15th in 17:16.2 to miss the top 10 by 15 seconds. Senior Braylon Moore placed 46th in 18:32.3, and senior Braydon Suppes finished 53rd in 18:37.5. Freshman Anthony Lawrence crossed in 19:27.8 for 78th, and freshman Parker Coleman completed team scoring in 98th with a time of 20:25.1.

Lady Panther runners run to title at Bishop Carroll

With first place on the line Wednesday evening at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, the 20th ranked Barton Community College volleyball team prevailed on top earning a four-set road victory (26-24, 25-14, 22-25, and 25-17) over Hutchinson Community College.

Winners of six straight, the Cougars conclude the first swing through the Jayhawk with a league best 7-1 mark and 17-3 overall while the loss drops the Blue Dragons to 6-2 in conference play and 15-8 on the season.

Barton will next head to Garden City on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. first serve at Garden City Community College to conclude its' two-match road trip before returning home a week from Saturday hosting Dodge City Community College in a 2:00 p.m. matinee.

The Cougars held a high-powered Hutchinson offense to .059 hitting, limiting the Blue Dragons to .114 hitting or lower in three of the four sets with the lone set finishing above that mark coming in the second frame allowing a .208 attack.

Despite being out blocked 27-20, Barton held a 10-5 edge in service aces led by Jada Coleman's career high five while the Cougars also out-dug Hutchinson 70-57 steered behind Clara Lindstrom's 28 digs.

Naya Danenberg posted her third double-double of the season with a new career high 14 kills on 28 swings for a .429 attack to lead the Cougars while adding 13 digs, a service ace, and two assisted blocks.

Anna Wierzbicki also had a career high night with 13 kills on .269 hitting, leading Barton's walls of denial with six aided blocks tying her career high defensive effort.

<figure>
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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoWith first place on the line Wednesday evening at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, the 20th ranked Barton Community College volleyball team prevailed on top earning a four-set road victory (26-24, 25-14, 22-25, and 25-17) over Hutchinson Community College.Winners of six straight, the Cougars conclude the first swing through the Jayhawk with a league best 7-1 mark and 17-3 overall while the loss drops the Blue Dragons to 6-2 in conference play and 15-8 on the season.Barton will next head to Garden City on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. first serve at Garden City Community College to conclude its' two-match road trip before returning home a week from Saturday hosting Dodge City Community College in a 2:00 p.m. matinee.The Cougars held a high-powered Hutchinson offense to .059 hitting, limiting the Blue Dragons to .114 hitting or lower in three of the four sets with the lone set finishing above that mark coming in the second frame allowing a .208 attack.Despite being out blocked 27-20, Barton held a 10-5 edge in service aces led by Jada Coleman's career high five while the Cougars also out-dug Hutchinson 70-57 steered behind Clara Lindstrom's 28 digs.Naya Danenberg posted her third double-double of the season with a new career high 14 kills on 28 swings for a .429 attack to lead the Cougars while adding 13 digs, a service ace, and two assisted blocks.Anna Wierzbicki also had a career high night with 13 kills on .269 hitting, leading Barton's walls of denial with six aided blocks tying her career high defensive effort.

20th ranked Barton Volleyball picks up 3-1 victory at Garden

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New York Yankees clinched their 31st straight winning season by beating the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

They'd rather be clinching something more important.

But the chances of that evaporated long ago, when the Yankees scuffled so badly through the middle part of the season that many wondered whether they would finish with a losing record. With a 5-2 victory in which Frankie Montas got the win out of the bullpen in his season debut, the second-longest streak in major league history at least remained intact.

“I mean, we're going home tomorrow. That's inevitably kind of the takeaway from our season,” countered Yankees manager Aaron Boone, whose club has finished strong after floundering six games below .500 last month. "We expect to be playing in October and the fact that we're not going to be doing that beyond tomorrow is tough."

So much for celebrating a feel-good, come-from-behind win over the Royals.

Montas had surgery on his labrum in late February and spent all season working his way back, even though he will be a free agent after the season and easily could have called it a year. But the long hours of rehab work paid off when Montas walked out of the bullpen and proceeded to retire four hitters while allowing two hits and a walk.

“So many emotions going on,” he said after his first big league appearance since last October's AL Championship Series opener. “It was just like my first time pitching.”

Montas earned the win thanks in part to Gleyber Torres, who drove in a pair of runs during a three-run sixth inning. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and Estevan Florial also drove in runs for New York.

Clay Holmes pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 27 chances.

“You know,” Boone said, “we've been through a lot this year and I'm super, super pleased with how these guys have shown up and continued to get after it day-in and day-out. I'm glad we're finishing this way, and playing with purpose, and playing with meaning, because that wasn't always the case."

Alec Marsh (3-9) replaced opener Steven Cruz and allowed three runs, six hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings for Kansas City, which fell to 55-106 and matched the 2005 team for the most losses in a season in club history.

“I think it was just, maybe, the end of the season and trying to hype up that last outing, go out there and try to do too much,” Marsh said. “I did make some good pitches in some good times in big situations to limit. It could have been a lot worse.”

The Royals, who got their first 10 batters on base and score nine runs in a 12-5 rout the previous night, got off to another hot start on a steamy final night of September. Garcia opened the game with a single and later scored on Nelson Velázquez's single, and Salvador Perez added a homer in the third to give Kansas City a 3-0 lead.

The Yankees got two runs back against Marsh in the fourth before tying the game in the sixth on Florial's single. Collin Snider proceeded to walk DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge before Torres ripped a two-run single to give New York the final margin.

The Yankees' Carlos Rodón and pitching coach Matt Blake spent time talking Saturday after clashing on the mound the previous night. Rodón was in the midst of allowing all eight batters he faced to reach and eventually score in a 12-5 loss when Blake came out to talk to him. Rodón turned his back on Blake and gestured for him to return to the dugout.

“He’s been in the league for a while. We want him to go out and have a lot of success and behave in the right ways,” Blake said Saturday, “and you know, this is one were going to look back on and wish we had back.”

The Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. was thrown out trying to steal second, tying Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. for the major league lead with 14. Witt needs one steal to become the fourth player in big league history with 50 in a season with at least 30 homers.

Yankees: To reinstate Montas (shoulder inflammation) from the injured list, OF Jasson Domínguez (elbow surgery) was moved to the 60-day list and RHP Randy Vásquez optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Royals OF Drew Waters left after the third inning with tightness in his left quad. He doubled in his only at-bat. ... Velázquez left the game after fouling a pitch a pitch off the top of his knee.

Yankees RHP Michael King (4-7, 2.50 ERA) will start the season finale against Royals RHP Zack Greinke (1-15, 5.18), who could be making his last start with Kansas City. The 39-year-old Greinke will be a free agent after finishing his 20th big league season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New York Yankees clinched their 31st straight winning season by beating the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.They'd rather be clinching something more important.Like a playoff spot.But the chances of that evaporated long ago, when the Yankees scuffled so badly through the middle part of the season that many wondered whether they would finish with a losing record. With a 5-2 victory in which Frankie Montas got the win out of the bullpen in his season debut, the second-longest streak in major league history at least remained intact.“I mean, we're going home tomorrow. That's inevitably kind of the takeaway from our season,” countered Yankees manager Aaron Boone, whose club has finished strong after floundering six games below .500 last month. "We expect to be playing in October and the fact that we're not going to be doing that beyond tomorrow is tough."So much for celebrating a feel-good, come-from-behind win over the Royals.Montas had surgery on his labrum in late February and spent all season working his way back, even though he will be a free agent after the season and easily could have called it a year. But the long hours of rehab work paid off when Montas walked out of the bullpen and proceeded to retire four hitters while allowing two hits and a walk.“So many emotions going on,” he said after his first big league appearance since last October's AL Championship Series opener. “It was just like my first time pitching.”Montas earned the win thanks in part to Gleyber Torres, who drove in a pair of runs during a three-run sixth inning. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and Estevan Florial also drove in runs for New York.Clay Holmes pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 27 chances.“You know,” Boone said, “we've been through a lot this year and I'm super, super pleased with how these guys have shown up and continued to get after it day-in and day-out. I'm glad we're finishing this way, and playing with purpose, and playing with meaning, because that wasn't always the case."Alec Marsh (3-9) replaced opener Steven Cruz and allowed three runs, six hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings for Kansas City, which fell to 55-106 and matched the 2005 team for the most losses in a season in club history.“I think it was just, maybe, the end of the season and trying to hype up that last outing, go out there and try to do too much,” Marsh said. “I did make some good pitches in some good times in big situations to limit. It could have been a lot worse.”The Royals, who got their first 10 batters on base and score nine runs in a 12-5 rout the previous night, got off to another hot start on a steamy final night of September. Garcia opened the game with a single and later scored on Nelson Velázquez's single, and Salvador Perez added a homer in the third to give Kansas City a 3-0 lead.The Yankees got two runs back against Marsh in the fourth before tying the game in the sixth on Florial's single. Collin Snider proceeded to walk DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge before Torres ripped a two-run single to give New York the final margin.SMOOTHING THINGS OVERThe Yankees' Carlos Rodón and pitching coach Matt Blake spent time talking Saturday after clashing on the mound the previous night. Rodón was in the midst of allowing all eight batters he faced to reach and eventually score in a 12-5 loss when Blake came out to talk to him. Rodón turned his back on Blake and gestured for him to return to the dugout.“He’s been in the league for a while. We want him to go out and have a lot of success and behave in the right ways,” Blake said Saturday, “and you know, this is one were going to look back on and wish we had back.”ONE MORE SWIPE NEEDEDThe Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. was thrown out trying to steal second, tying Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. for the major league lead with 14. Witt needs one steal to become the fourth player in big league history with 50 in a season with at least 30 homers.ROSTER MOVESYankees: To reinstate Montas (shoulder inflammation) from the injured list, OF Jasson Domínguez (elbow surgery) was moved to the 60-day list and RHP Randy Vásquez optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.TRAINER'S ROOMRoyals OF Drew Waters left after the third inning with tightness in his left quad. He doubled in his only at-bat. ... Velázquez left the game after fouling a pitch a pitch off the top of his knee.UP NEXTYankees RHP Michael King (4-7, 2.50 ERA) will start the season finale against Royals RHP Zack Greinke (1-15, 5.18), who could be making his last start with Kansas City. The 39-year-old Greinke will be a free agent after finishing his 20th big league season.

Yankees clinch 31st winning season by beating Royals 5-2

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO,
Italy (AP) — The Ryder Cup is staying in Europe, just like always.
Europe had a big lead at Marco Simone outside Rome and made sure it
capped off a dominant week. Rory McIlroy won his match to become the
leading scorer for Europe for the first time. Tommy Fleetwood
delivered the winner by driving the 16th green to assure the
half-point Europe needed. The Americans were never in this Ryder Cup
after falling behind big on the first day. They were coming off a
10-point win at Whistling Straits and thought this might be the year
the U.S. ended three decades of losing on European soil.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Frankie Montas earned the win out of the bullpen in his
season debut as the Yankees beat the Royals 5-2 on Saturday night.
Gleyber Torres drove in a pair of runs during a go-ahead sixth inning
for New York. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and Estevan Florial
also drove in runs for the Yankees, who improved to 82-79 to clinch
their 31st straight winning season with one game to spare. That’s
the second-longest streak in Major League history behind their own
39-year run from 1926-64. Kansas City fell to 55-106 and matched the
2005 team for the most losses in a season in club history. Alec Marsh
allowed three runs over 4 1/3 innings to take the loss for the
Royals.

ST. LOUIS (AP) —
The Cincinnati Reds’ bid to become just the third team to make the
playoffs following a 100-loss season ended in game No. 161 when they
were eliminated during the seventh inning of a 15-6 defeat to the St.
Louis Cardinals. Elly De La Cruz had just grounded out for the final
out of the top of the seventh when the Marlins (84-76) finished a 7-3
win at Pittsburgh to clinch a wild-card berth. Any drama of
scoreboard-watching dissipated when the Reds fell behind 11-0 by the
third inning.

DENVER (AP) —
Trevor Larnach hit his first career grand slam, one of Minnesota’s
four home runs, and the playoff-bound Twins beat the Colorado Rockies
14-6 on Saturday night. Edouard Julien had three hits, including his
16th home run, and Max Kepler and Matt Wallner also went deep for AL
Central Division champion Minnesota. Elehuris Montero, Sean Bouchard
and Brenton Doyle homered for the Rockies (58-103), who will not win
at least 60 games for the first time in the club’s 31-season
history.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —
The Miami Marlins are heading back to the playoffs for just the
second time in 20 years. Jazz Chisholm hit his 19th home run of the
season and Miami grabbed a wild-card spot in the National League with
a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Josh Bell drove in three runs
for Miami, which relied on seven pitchers to reach the postseason at
the end of a 162-game season for the first time since 2003.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Jonathon Brooks rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns to lead No.
3 Texas to a 40-14 win over No. 24 Kansas, which lost standout
quarterback Jalon Daniels in pregame warmups with back stiffness.
Quinn Ewers passed for 325 yards and ran for two touchdowns. The
Longhorns also got another standout game from their defense. Texas
held Kansas under 300 total yards and has allowed just three
touchdowns over the last three games. Jason Bean started in place of
Daniels and passed for 136 yards for Kansas.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Jalon Daniels did not start at quarterback for No. 24 Kansas against
No. 3 Texas after leaving the field during pregame warmups. A Kansas
team official said Daniels had “back tightness” that the team was
trying to treat. He was not immediately ruled out for the game. Jason
Bean started for Daniels and completed one pass before the Jayhawks
had to punt on their first possession. Daniels also missed the first
game this season with back tightness.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) —
Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for
two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on
Saturday night to set up a battle of unbeatens at the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas next weekend. Third-ranked Texas did its part by defeating
Kansas 40-14 earlier Saturday. Now, the longtime rivals will face off
in their game in Dallas as members of the Big 12 before moving to the
Southeastern Conference next year. Iowa State's Rocco Becht got off
to a hot start, but finished with just 188 yards passing and two
interceptions.

FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) — Michael Hayes kicked a tiebreaking 49-yard field goal late,
and West Virginia ended TCU’s 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning
streak with a 24-21 victory over the Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers
secured their first 2-0 start in the Big 12 since 2018 by rallying
from an emotional scene of teammate Aubrey Burks getting taken off on
a cart after having his neck immobilized. Burks was sent to a
hospital. West Virginia trailed 21-14 at halftime before scoring the
only 10 points after the break. The Mountaineers blocked two
potential tying field goals by the Horned Frogs in the final five
minutes.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)
— Drae McCray returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, Loic
Fouonji blocked a punt for one of his two scores and the Texas Tech
offense did the rest in a 49-28 victory over Houston. The Red Raiders
won the first Big 12 meeting of the former Southwest Conference foes
despite 335 yards passing and four first-half touchdowns from
Houston’s Donovan Smith, their former quarterback. Behren Morton
threw for two TDs in his first start after Tyler Shough sustained a
long-term injury for the third consecutive season with a broken leg
in Texas Tech’s league-opening loss at West Virginia last week.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
Baylor erased a 35-7 third-quarter deficit, scoring 29 unanswered
points and taking the lead on a 25-yard field goal Isaiah Hankins
with 1:21 left to play to beat Big 12 newcomer UCF 36-35 in the the
Knights’ first conference home game. The 28-point comeback marked
the largest comeback in Baylor history.

PROVO, Utah (AP) —
Kedon Slovis threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead BYU to a
35-27 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night. Chase Roberts piled up
a career-high 131 yards on six catches for the Cougars (4-1, 1-1 Big
12) to help them earn their first Big 12 victory. BYU’s offense had
four touchdown drives covering five or fewer plays. Emory Jones threw
for 256 yards and three touchdowns and added 94 yards on the ground
to lead the Bearcats. Cincinnati (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) suffered its third
straight loss despite rushing for 242 yards and totaling 498 yards.

UNDATED (AP) —
Time to talk about who should be No. 1. Georgia has held the top spot
in 15 straight AP Top 25s, dating to the middle of last season when
the Bulldogs won a second straight national title. Georgia extended
its school-record winning streak to 22 games at Auburn on Saturday,
but yet again the Bulldogs didn’t look much like the clear best
team in the country. But if not Georgia, who? No. 2 Michigan has been
dominant against weak competition. No. 3 Texas might have a case.
Neither No. 4 Ohio State nor No. 5 Florida State played this week.


Final	(21)Tennessee	41	South Carolina	20	


Final	(12)Alabama	40	Mississippi St.	17	

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>GUIDONIA MONTECELIO,
Italy (AP) — The Ryder Cup is staying in Europe, just like always.
Europe had a big lead at Marco Simone outside Rome and made sure it
capped off a dominant week. Rory McIlroy won his match to become the
leading scorer for Europe for the first time. Tommy Fleetwood
delivered the winner by driving the 16th green to assure the
half-point Europe needed. The Americans were never in this Ryder Cup
after falling behind big on the first day. They were coming off a
10-point win at Whistling Straits and thought this might be the year
the U.S. ended three decades of losing on European soil.KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Frankie Montas earned the win out of the bullpen in his
season debut as the Yankees beat the Royals 5-2 on Saturday night.
Gleyber Torres drove in a pair of runs during a go-ahead sixth inning
for New York. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and Estevan Florial
also drove in runs for the Yankees, who improved to 82-79 to clinch
their 31st straight winning season with one game to spare. That’s
the second-longest streak in Major League history behind their own
39-year run from 1926-64. Kansas City fell to 55-106 and matched the
2005 team for the most losses in a season in club history. Alec Marsh
allowed three runs over 4 1/3 innings to take the loss for the
Royals.ST. LOUIS (AP) —
The Cincinnati Reds’ bid to become just the third team to make the
playoffs following a 100-loss season ended in game No. 161 when they
were eliminated during the seventh inning of a 15-6 defeat to the St.
Louis Cardinals. Elly De La Cruz had just grounded out for the final
out of the top of the seventh when the Marlins (84-76) finished a 7-3
win at Pittsburgh to clinch a wild-card berth. Any drama of
scoreboard-watching dissipated when the Reds fell behind 11-0 by the
third inning.DENVER (AP) —
Trevor Larnach hit his first career grand slam, one of Minnesota’s
four home runs, and the playoff-bound Twins beat the Colorado Rockies
14-6 on Saturday night. Edouard Julien had three hits, including his
16th home run, and Max Kepler and Matt Wallner also went deep for AL
Central Division champion Minnesota. Elehuris Montero, Sean Bouchard
and Brenton Doyle homered for the Rockies (58-103), who will not win
at least 60 games for the first time in the club’s 31-season
history.PITTSBURGH (AP) —
The Miami Marlins are heading back to the playoffs for just the
second time in 20 years. Jazz Chisholm hit his 19th home run of the
season and Miami grabbed a wild-card spot in the National League with
a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Josh Bell drove in three runs
for Miami, which relied on seven pitchers to reach the postseason at
the end of a 162-game season for the first time since 2003.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Jonathon Brooks rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns to lead No.
3 Texas to a 40-14 win over No. 24 Kansas, which lost standout
quarterback Jalon Daniels in pregame warmups with back stiffness.
Quinn Ewers passed for 325 yards and ran for two touchdowns. The
Longhorns also got another standout game from their defense. Texas
held Kansas under 300 total yards and has allowed just three
touchdowns over the last three games. Jason Bean started in place of
Daniels and passed for 136 yards for Kansas.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Jalon Daniels did not start at quarterback for No. 24 Kansas against
No. 3 Texas after leaving the field during pregame warmups. A Kansas
team official said Daniels had “back tightness” that the team was
trying to treat. He was not immediately ruled out for the game. Jason
Bean started for Daniels and completed one pass before the Jayhawks
had to punt on their first possession. Daniels also missed the first
game this season with back tightness.NORMAN, Okla. (AP) —
Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for
two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on
Saturday night to set up a battle of unbeatens at the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas next weekend. Third-ranked Texas did its part by defeating
Kansas 40-14 earlier Saturday. Now, the longtime rivals will face off
in their game in Dallas as members of the Big 12 before moving to the
Southeastern Conference next year. Iowa State's Rocco Becht got off
to a hot start, but finished with just 188 yards passing and two
interceptions.FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) — Michael Hayes kicked a tiebreaking 49-yard field goal late,
and West Virginia ended TCU’s 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning
streak with a 24-21 victory over the Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers
secured their first 2-0 start in the Big 12 since 2018 by rallying
from an emotional scene of teammate Aubrey Burks getting taken off on
a cart after having his neck immobilized. Burks was sent to a
hospital. West Virginia trailed 21-14 at halftime before scoring the
only 10 points after the break. The Mountaineers blocked two
potential tying field goals by the Horned Frogs in the final five
minutes.LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)
— Drae McCray returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, Loic
Fouonji blocked a punt for one of his two scores and the Texas Tech
offense did the rest in a 49-28 victory over Houston. The Red Raiders
won the first Big 12 meeting of the former Southwest Conference foes
despite 335 yards passing and four first-half touchdowns from
Houston’s Donovan Smith, their former quarterback. Behren Morton
threw for two TDs in his first start after Tyler Shough sustained a
long-term injury for the third consecutive season with a broken leg
in Texas Tech’s league-opening loss at West Virginia last week.ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
Baylor erased a 35-7 third-quarter deficit, scoring 29 unanswered
points and taking the lead on a 25-yard field goal Isaiah Hankins
with 1:21 left to play to beat Big 12 newcomer UCF 36-35 in the the
Knights’ first conference home game. The 28-point comeback marked
the largest comeback in Baylor history.PROVO, Utah (AP) —
Kedon Slovis threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead BYU to a
35-27 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night. Chase Roberts piled up
a career-high 131 yards on six catches for the Cougars (4-1, 1-1 Big
12) to help them earn their first Big 12 victory. BYU’s offense had
four touchdown drives covering five or fewer plays. Emory Jones threw
for 256 yards and three touchdowns and added 94 yards on the ground
to lead the Bearcats. Cincinnati (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) suffered its third
straight loss despite rushing for 242 yards and totaling 498 yards.UNDATED (AP) —
Time to talk about who should be No. 1. Georgia has held the top spot
in 15 straight AP Top 25s, dating to the middle of last season when
the Bulldogs won a second straight national title. Georgia extended
its school-record winning streak to 22 games at Auburn on Saturday,
but yet again the Bulldogs didn’t look much like the clear best
team in the country. But if not Georgia, who? No. 2 Michigan has been
dominant against weak competition. No. 3 Texas might have a case.
Neither No. 4 Ohio State nor No. 5 Florida State played this week.SATURDAY SCORESTOP-25 COLLEGE
FOOTBALL
Final	(11)Notre Dame	21	(17)Duke	14	
Final	(20)Mississippi	55	(13)LSU	49	
Final	(3)Texas	40	(24)Kansas	14	
Final	(6)Penn St.	41	Northwestern	13	
Final	(8)Southern Cal	48	Colorado	41	
Final	Kentucky	33	(22)Florida	14	
Final	(1)Georgia	27	Auburn	20	
Final	(2)Michigan	45	Nebraska	7	
Final	(23)Missouri	38	Vanderbilt	21	
Final	(9)Oregon	42	Stanford	6	
Final	(14)Oklahoma	50	Iowa St.	20	
Final	(21)Tennessee	41	South Carolina	20	
Final	(12)Alabama	40	Mississippi St.	17	
Final	(7)Washington	31	Arizona	24	
Final	(25)Fresno St.	27	Nevada	9INTERLEAGUEFinal	San
Diego	6	Chicago White Sox	1	Final	Houston	1	Arizona	0	Final	Minnesota	14	Colorado	6	AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal	Detroit	8	Cleveland	0	Final	Tampa
Bay	7	Toronto	5	Final	Baltimore	5	Boston	2	Final	N.Y.
Yankees	5	Kansas City	2	Final	Texas	6	Seattle	1	Final	Oakland	7	L.A.
Angels	3	NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal	N.Y.
Mets	4	Philadelphia	3	Final	Miami	7	Pittsburgh	3	Final	Chicago
Cubs	10	Milwaukee	6	Final	Atlanta	5	Washington	3	Final	St.
Louis	15	Cincinnati	6	Final	N.Y.
Mets	11	Philadelphia	4

Sunday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Garrett Wilson agreed with Willie Gay's assessment earlier this week that the New York Jets' struggling offense appears to be a run-first bunch without Aaron Rodgers leading the way.

Yep, the Jets wide receiver said, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker has them pegged.

“That’s exactly what we want to do,” Wilson said Friday. “We want to run the ball. We want to tote the rock. So, yeah, man, expect to see a lot of that.”

Wilson's mischievous grin as he walked away from the media scrum might have suggested otherwise, though.

Either way — by ground or air — the Jets acknowledge they'll need to at least keep up with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs' explosive offense Sunday night if they expect to have any chance of winning.

“We know what problems are going to arise this weekend," Wilson said. "And it’s going to be our job to respond. We feel like we’ll be able to, for sure.”

That's a bit of a bold statement, considering the Jets rank last or close to it in several offensive categories and have scored just 10 points in each of their last two games against Dallas and New England. Meanwhile, Kansas City has scored 78 points in its three games, including a 41-10 thrashing of Chicago last Sunday.

Gay raised some eyebrows when he was asked about Zach Wilson and the Jets' offense. He smiled and appeared to hold back a laugh before saying it appears New York is in sort of a “panic mode” without Rodgers. Gay referred to the Jets' run game, intimating New York isn't looking to throw the ball much while its current quarterback struggles mightily.

“It’s not about them," coach Robert Saleh said. “It’s about us and what we have to do. It doesn’t bother me.”

There has been plenty of chatter swirling outside the Jets' facility, with frustrated fans and critical media dissecting the poor play of the offense, the lack of production and development by Zach Wilson and highlighting perceived mistakes made by Saleh and his staff and general manager Joe Douglas.

Even Joe Namath went on a rant during a radio interview this week calling for Zach Wilson to be benched permanently and for the Jets to make wholesale changes to its coaching staff and front office.

The players, including the embattled quarterback, have insisted the noise outside the building is blocked out. But Saleh understands the reality is some of it seeps in.

“There’s an old saying that you keep sweeping the poop under the rug and eventually the smell is going to come through,” Saleh said. “So, you address it, you talk about it, and it’s not something you want to labor on. It’s like, ‘Hey, this is what it is,’ and then you go back to, now what? Yeah, we acknowledge whatever’s going on in our lives — we acknowledge good things, we acknowledge bad things, we acknowledge everything.

"But the point is, OK, you’ve got that, you’ve acknowledged it, now what are you going to do about it?”

That's the big question, especially on an offense that has been ineffective in third-down opportunities to start the season. The Jets are 8 for 37 in those situations, a 22% conversion rate that ranks them last in the NFL.

“I mean, if you take our body of work these past three games, it hasn’t been pretty,” offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said. “That’s facts. And again, like anybody that questions us, we have the right to prove everybody wrong. But in the end, we have to do it. The offense has to come together. They have to play downhill, physical football and not get these negative yardage plays.”

Otherwise, it could be a long night for the Jets against the high-scoring Chiefs.

“When you have someone coming into to your place on ‘Sunday Night Football,’ it's definitely a must-win,” Garrett Wilson said. “I mean, we’re not where we want to be right now record-wise, playing ball-wise. So we feel like we've got to pull it all together this week, and we’re excited for the opportunity.”

NOTES: S Tony Adams (hamstring) and OL Wes Schweitzer (concussion) were ruled out. ... DT Quinnen Williams was added as one of the team's four captains. “That guy is such a big vocal leader in this room and on this team,” Saleh said, adding Williams finished fourth in the player voting before the season. “He says all the right things, he does all the right things and stands for everything that we believe in.” Rodgers was voted a captain on offense, but Saleh said the Jets haven't considered a replacement to represent that side of the ball. ... Saleh wore a Farmingdale High School T-shirt at his news conference in honor of those affected by the school bus accident last week.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Garrett Wilson agreed with Willie Gay's assessment earlier this week that the New York Jets' struggling offense appears to be a run-first bunch without Aaron Rodgers leading the way.Yep, the Jets wide receiver said, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker has them pegged.“That’s exactly what we want to do,” Wilson said Friday. “We want to run the ball. We want to tote the rock. So, yeah, man, expect to see a lot of that.”Wilson's mischievous grin as he walked away from the media scrum might have suggested otherwise, though.Either way — by ground or air — the Jets acknowledge they'll need to at least keep up with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs' explosive offense Sunday night if they expect to have any chance of winning.“We know what problems are going to arise this weekend," Wilson said. "And it’s going to be our job to respond. We feel like we’ll be able to, for sure.”That's a bit of a bold statement, considering the Jets rank last or close to it in several offensive categories and have scored just 10 points in each of their last two games against Dallas and New England. Meanwhile, Kansas City has scored 78 points in its three games, including a 41-10 thrashing of Chicago last Sunday.Gay raised some eyebrows when he was asked about Zach Wilson and the Jets' offense. He smiled and appeared to hold back a laugh before saying it appears New York is in sort of a “panic mode” without Rodgers. Gay referred to the Jets' run game, intimating New York isn't looking to throw the ball much while its current quarterback struggles mightily.“It’s not about them," coach Robert Saleh said. “It’s about us and what we have to do. It doesn’t bother me.”There has been plenty of chatter swirling outside the Jets' facility, with frustrated fans and critical media dissecting the poor play of the offense, the lack of production and development by Zach Wilson and highlighting perceived mistakes made by Saleh and his staff and general manager Joe Douglas.Even Joe Namath went on a rant during a radio interview this week calling for Zach Wilson to be benched permanently and for the Jets to make wholesale changes to its coaching staff and front office.The players, including the embattled quarterback, have insisted the noise outside the building is blocked out. But Saleh understands the reality is some of it seeps in.“There’s an old saying that you keep sweeping the poop under the rug and eventually the smell is going to come through,” Saleh said. “So, you address it, you talk about it, and it’s not something you want to labor on. It’s like, ‘Hey, this is what it is,’ and then you go back to, now what? Yeah, we acknowledge whatever’s going on in our lives — we acknowledge good things, we acknowledge bad things, we acknowledge everything."But the point is, OK, you’ve got that, you’ve acknowledged it, now what are you going to do about it?”That's the big question, especially on an offense that has been ineffective in third-down opportunities to start the season. The Jets are 8 for 37 in those situations, a 22% conversion rate that ranks them last in the NFL.“I mean, if you take our body of work these past three games, it hasn’t been pretty,” offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said. “That’s facts. And again, like anybody that questions us, we have the right to prove everybody wrong. But in the end, we have to do it. The offense has to come together. They have to play downhill, physical football and not get these negative yardage plays.”Otherwise, it could be a long night for the Jets against the high-scoring Chiefs.“When you have someone coming into to your place on ‘Sunday Night Football,’ it's definitely a must-win,” Garrett Wilson said. “I mean, we’re not where we want to be right now record-wise, playing ball-wise. So we feel like we've got to pull it all together this week, and we’re excited for the opportunity.”NOTES: S Tony Adams (hamstring) and OL Wes Schweitzer (concussion) were ruled out. ... DT Quinnen Williams was added as one of the team's four captains. “That guy is such a big vocal leader in this room and on this team,” Saleh said, adding Williams finished fourth in the player voting before the season. “He says all the right things, he does all the right things and stands for everything that we believe in.” Rodgers was voted a captain on offense, but Saleh said the Jets haven't considered a replacement to represent that side of the ball. ... Saleh wore a Farmingdale High School T-shirt at his news conference in honor of those affected by the school bus accident last week.

Jets know they must try to at least keep up with the Chiefs' explosive offense

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jonathon Brooks rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Texas to a 40-14 win Saturday over No. 24 Kansas, which lost standout quarterback Jalon Daniels in pregame warmups with back stiffness.

Quinn Ewers passed for 325 yards and ran 30 yards for the game's first score. Texas (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) also got another standout game from its defense, which has surrendered just three touchdowns in the past three games.

Brooks' first touchdown came on a 54-yard ru n. His second came after Texas recovered a fourth-down fumble, putting the Longhorns ahead 26-14 late in the third quarter.

Texas finished with 336 yards rushing and 661 yards overall, and wore down Kansas (4-1, 1-1) in the second half. The Longhorns blew the game open in the fourth quarter with Ewer's touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell and the quarterback's second touchdown run.

Brooks was behind freshman C.J. Baxter on the depth chart when the season started. He now has three consecutive 100-yard rushing games.

Kansas was hamstrung by the unexpected loss of Daniels, the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year, who was with the team at the start of warmups. But he didn't finish them, leaving the offense with backup Jason Bean. Kansas managed just 260 total yards.

Bean passed for 136 yards and a 58-yard touchdown to Trevor Wilson that pulled Kansas within six points early in the third quarter. But missing Daniels, the hero of Kansas' upset win here in double-overtime in 2021, turned the Jayhawks heavily reliant on a running game that struggled.

Daniels also missed the first game of the season with back problems. Texas hasn't faced an opponent's starting quarterback since beating Alabama and Jalen Milroe in the second game of the season.

Kansas: Despite giving up the big rushing yards, the Jayhawks' defense played pretty well in the Texas heat in the mid-90s for three quarters. Two Texas drives ended near the endzone with Longhorns field goals instead of touchdowns, and Texas missed two more kicks. Kansas even snagged the first interception thrown by Ewers this season, That kept the Jayhawks in the game, but the constant pounding from Brooks and Baxter in the fourth quarter finished them off.

Texas: The Longhorns are showing tremendous balance on offense and did not punt. But a problem is emerging in the kicking game that has cost points when game are still close. Kicker Bert Auburn is 9 of 14 this season and has struggled from long range with three misses beyond 40 yards. It hasn't hurt Texas yet, but the misses kept Kansas in the game well into the second half.

Kansas hosts new Big 12 member Central Florida next Saturday.

Texas meets border rival No. 14 Oklahoma in Dallas next Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jonathon Brooks rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Texas to a 40-14 win Saturday over No. 24 Kansas, which lost standout quarterback Jalon Daniels in pregame warmups with back stiffness.Quinn Ewers passed for 325 yards and ran 30 yards for the game's first score. Texas (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) also got another standout game from its defense, which has surrendered just three touchdowns in the past three games.Brooks' first touchdown came on a 54-yard ru n. His second came after Texas recovered a fourth-down fumble, putting the Longhorns ahead 26-14 late in the third quarter.Texas finished with 336 yards rushing and 661 yards overall, and wore down Kansas (4-1, 1-1) in the second half. The Longhorns blew the game open in the fourth quarter with Ewer's touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell and the quarterback's second touchdown run.Brooks was behind freshman C.J. Baxter on the depth chart when the season started. He now has three consecutive 100-yard rushing games.Kansas was hamstrung by the unexpected loss of Daniels, the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year, who was with the team at the start of warmups. But he didn't finish them, leaving the offense with backup Jason Bean. Kansas managed just 260 total yards.Bean passed for 136 yards and a 58-yard touchdown to Trevor Wilson that pulled Kansas within six points early in the third quarter. But missing Daniels, the hero of Kansas' upset win here in double-overtime in 2021, turned the Jayhawks heavily reliant on a running game that struggled.Daniels also missed the first game of the season with back problems. Texas hasn't faced an opponent's starting quarterback since beating Alabama and Jalen Milroe in the second game of the season.THE TAKEAWAYKansas: Despite giving up the big rushing yards, the Jayhawks' defense played pretty well in the Texas heat in the mid-90s for three quarters. Two Texas drives ended near the endzone with Longhorns field goals instead of touchdowns, and Texas missed two more kicks. Kansas even snagged the first interception thrown by Ewers this season, That kept the Jayhawks in the game, but the constant pounding from Brooks and Baxter in the fourth quarter finished them off.Texas: The Longhorns are showing tremendous balance on offense and did not punt. But a problem is emerging in the kicking game that has cost points when game are still close. Kicker Bert Auburn is 9 of 14 this season and has struggled from long range with three misses beyond 40 yards. It hasn't hurt Texas yet, but the misses kept Kansas in the game well into the second half.UP NEXT:Kansas hosts new Big 12 member Central Florida next Saturday.Texas meets border rival No. 14 Oklahoma in Dallas next Saturday.

With QB Jalen Daniels out, Texas beats Kansas 40-14

Patrick Mahomes has 199 TD passes and could reach No. 200 in his 84th game Sunday night when the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the struggling New York Jets. Mahomes would accomplish the feat in five games faster than Dan Marino’s NFL record. The game marks the first for Mahomes at MetLife Stadium. The Jets are playing on Sunday night for the first time since losing 37-16 to New England in Week 10 of the 2011 season. The struggling Zach Wilson will make his third straight start in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers.

KANSAS CITY (2-1) at NEW YORK JETS (1-2)

OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chiefs 2-1; Jets 1-2.

SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 20-19-1.

LAST MEETING: Chiefs beat Jets 35-9 on Nov. 1, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri.

LAST WEEK: Chiefs beat Bears 41-10; Jets lost to Patriots 15-10.

CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (10), PASS (5), SCORING (9).

CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (11), PASS (6), SCORING (4).

JETS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (22), PASS (32), SCORING (32)

JETS DEFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (23), PASS (16), SCORING (12)

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Chiefs minus-2; Jets minus-1.

CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift is watching him, so why shouldn’t everyone else? He has 71 touchdown receptions, which is five behind Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for the franchise record. Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have connected 48 times for touchdowns, including once last week against Chicago. Three more and they will tie Drew Brees and Jimmy Graham for the third most for a QB-TE combo in NFL history.

JETS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Zach Wilson. It has gotten ugly (again) for the 2021 No. 2 overall draft pick. Struggling in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers, Wilson has drawn ire of frustrated fans — including Hall of Famer Joe Namath — who are clamoring for a quarterback change. New York signed veteran Trevor Siemian to its practice squad and he'll be inactive this week. But if Wilson can't improve on his production in a hurry, fans will be clamoring for Siemian moving forward.

Patrick Mahomes has 199 TD passes and could reach No. 200 in his 84th game Sunday night when the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the struggling New York Jets. Mahomes would accomplish the feat in five games faster than Dan Marino’s NFL record. The game marks the first for Mahomes at MetLife Stadium. The Jets are playing on Sunday night for the first time since losing 37-16 to New England in Week 10 of the 2011 season. The struggling Zach Wilson will make his third straight start in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers.KANSAS CITY (2-1) at NEW YORK JETS (1-2)Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBCOPENING LINE: Chiefs by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chiefs 2-1; Jets 1-2.SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 20-19-1.LAST MEETING: Chiefs beat Jets 35-9 on Nov. 1, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri.LAST WEEK: Chiefs beat Bears 41-10; Jets lost to Patriots 15-10.CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (10), PASS (5), SCORING (9).CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (11), PASS (6), SCORING (4).JETS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (22), PASS (32), SCORING (32)JETS DEFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (23), PASS (16), SCORING (12)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Chiefs minus-2; Jets minus-1.CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift is watching him, so why shouldn’t everyone else? He has 71 touchdown receptions, which is five behind Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for the franchise record. Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have connected 48 times for touchdowns, including once last week against Chicago. Three more and they will tie Drew Brees and Jimmy Graham for the third most for a QB-TE combo in NFL history.JETS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Zach Wilson. It has gotten ugly (again) for the 2021 No. 2 overall draft pick. Struggling in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers, Wilson has drawn ire of frustrated fans — including Hall of Famer Joe Namath — who are clamoring for a quarterback change. New York signed veteran Trevor Siemian to its practice squad and he'll be inactive this week. But if Wilson can't improve on his production in a hurry, fans will be clamoring for Siemian moving forward.KEY MATCHUP: Chiefs O-line vs. Jets D-line. Mahomes has been getting excellent blocking in front of him, having been pressured on only 25.4% of his drop-backs this season — which is a career low. Center Creed Humphrey and left guard Joe Thuney allowed no pressures on their 41 pass-blocking snaps against Chicago. The Jets were expected to have a strong pass rush this season and are putting pressure on quarterbacks, but have just six sacks through three games and Quinnen Williams is looking for his first after a career-high 12 last season.KEY INJURIES: Mahomes tweaked his ankle last week against Chicago, but should be fine. ... DT Chris Jones was limited early in the week with a groin ailment. ... LB Nick Bolton didn't practice early in the week with a sprained ankle. ... Jets S Tony Adams (hamstring) and backup OL Wes Schweitzer (concussion) missed last week's game and didn't practice at the start of this week.SERIES NOTES: The Chiefs have won three of the past four meetings. ... The teams have met twice in the postseason: a win by the Chiefs in the 1969 divisional round; and a victory by the Jets in the 1986 wild-card round. ... The Jets are 12-8-1 at home — including the two postseason matchups — against the Chiefs. ... Kansas City is looking to snap a four-game road skid against the Jets.STATS AND STUFF: The game marks the first for Mahomes at MetLife Stadium. ... Andy Reid is 3-1 as coach of the Chiefs against the Jets, including 1-0 with Mahomes as his quarterback. ... The Jets are playing on Sunday night for the first time since losing 37-16 to New England in Week 10 of the 2011 season. ... Reid won his 271st game last week, passing Tom Landry for fourth on the NFL's career list. ... Mahomes needs 23 yards rushing to break the Chiefs’ career mark for a quarterback held by Alex Smith (1,672). ... Mahomes has 199 TD passes. He could reach 200 in his 84th game Sunday night, five faster than Dan Marino’s NFL record. ... Mahomes surpassed 25,000 yards passing last week against the Bears. He did it in 83 games, seven faster than Matthew Stafford’s record. ... Chiefs RB Jerick McKinnon had two TD receptions last week against the Bears. He has 11 TD catches in 33 games for Kansas City, the fourth most by a running back in club history. ... Kelce has caught a pass in 145 consecutive games, five shy of Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome for the second-longest streak among tight ends. ... Humphrey is expected to start his 37th straight game since he was drafted. That’s the fifth-longest streak to start a career in club history. ... Kansas City allowed 203 yards last week against Chicago. It was the fifth-fewest yards since Reid took over before the 2013 season. ... Jones has 2 1/2 sacks in the two games since ending his holdout. ... The Jets went 1 for 10 on third down against Dallas in Week 2 and 2 for 14 last Sunday against New England. For the season, they’re 8 for 37 with a 22% conversion rate ranking last in the NFL. ... New York had just 12 first downs and averaged a measly 2.8 yards per play in the loss to the Patriots. ... Wilson's 57.0 quarterback rating ranks last in the NFL. Last season, he became the first player since the 1970 merger to finish last in that category two years in a row, and is on pace for a third straight. ... RB Breece Hall set the franchise record for the most yards per carry through a player’s first 10 games (minimum 50 carries) with 5.8. The previous best was Al Dorow in 1960, when he averaged 5.56 yards per carry for the then-NY Titans. ... WR Garrett Wilson has 1,268 yards receiving in 20 games, the fewest to reach 1,200 yards receiving in Jets history. ... FB Nick Bawden scored his first NFL touchdown on his first NFL carry last week. Bawden, who switched from QB to FB at San Diego State, has five catches in 22 games — but his 1-yard TD was the first time he carried the ball on a run. ... LG Laken Tomlinson made his 100th consecutive regular-season start last Sunday. The streak began in Week 2 of the 2017 season. He’s one of five active players with at least 100 straight starts. ... Former Jets star DL Joe Klecko will receive his Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence during a halftime ceremony. Klecko will also serve as the Jets’ honorary captain.FANTASY TIP: Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco had a season-high 78 yards from scrimmage last week and has led Kansas City's backfield in touches in each of the first three games. He could see increased carries if this one gets out of hand in the Chiefs' favor early.