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MILWAUKEE (AP) — John Lackey pitched seven shutout innings and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee 6-3 Thursday night in a game delayed after Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson was hit in the head by a line drive. The Cardinals swept the three-game series to extend their winning streak to four. They now lead second-place Pittsburgh by five games in the division race.
Nelson was struck in the back of the head by a liner from Tommy Pham in the third inning. Nelson crumpled on the mound and remained prone for about a minute. Nelson later walked off the field and was hospitalized after a CT scan showed a contusion. Lackey (12-9) scattered five hits and two walks while striking out eight. He has a 2.23 ERA in his last 17 starts dating to June 15.
Pham tripled, doubled and singled, driving in two runs and scoring twice. Matt Carpenter got three hits, including a home run. Nelson (11-3) took the loss and Milwaukee dropped its sixth in a row.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’ second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining, completing a stunning comeback in the Broncos’ 31-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
Peyton Manning threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns, the last to Emmanuel Sanders with 36 seconds left as the Broncos (2-0) appeared headed for overtime. But on the next play by the Chiefs (1-1), Charles was stripped by Brandon Marshall and the ball bounced right into Roby’s hands.
The dramatic about-face came after Knile Davis gave Kansas City the lead with 2:27 left on an 8-yard run, raising hope among a sellout crowd that the Chiefs might finally end some curses. Instead, Denver pushed its winning streak to seven straight over its AFC West rival, while Manning improved to 14-1 in his career against the Chiefs.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s first road game will be its final test before the Big 12 season. The Cyclones can’t afford to start league play with a losing record. Iowa State (1-1) heads on Saturday to Mid-American Conference favorite Toledo (1-0) — which stunned Arkansas on the road last week — in need of a response after losing to Iowa 31-17.
The Cyclones finally paid for its listless rushing attack, as the Hawkeyes shut them out in the second half. But Iowa State’s play has been at times encouraging, especially on defense.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The similarities between Pittsburgh and Iowa have helped make their semi-regular series an exciting one. The Hawkeyes (2-0) and Panthers (2-0) find themselves in much different spots heading into Saturday’s matchup at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz is one of the nation’s longest-tenured coaches. But Ferentz has shaken things up in his 17th season in Iowa City, with a new-look offense and fake field-goal tries in each of Iowa’s first two games.
Pitt has yet another new coach in Pat Narduzzi, who stymied Iowa and the rest of the Big Ten as the defensive coordinator at Michigan State.
Cass County Health System staff spent the week before the Iowa State vs Iowa football game gearing up for the big game while supporting area food pantries with $1250 in donations. Throughout the health system, jars were set up for Cyclone and Hawkeye fans to show their team spirit by making cash donations.
The fun continued with a lunch tailgate party the day before the game. Each department donated a pot of chili, allowing staff and visitors to enjoy a free chili tailgate lunch. Everyone who ate got to vote for their favorite chili, with first prize going to Mary Young of Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center.
The tailgate party included a photo booth with ISU and U of I accessories and an ISU vs U of I cornhole game. Staff were encouraged to show their allegiance with their favorite team shirt and could make a $5 donation to wear jeans for the day.
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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Tonight’s NFL game is an AFC West matchup as the Kansas City Chiefs entertain the Denver Broncos. Each team is coming off a Week-1 victory. The Chiefs beat the Texans 27-20 and the Broncos dumped the Ravens 19-13.
Denver quarterback Peyton Manning has enjoyed great success in Thursday night games, passing for just under 36-hundred yards and 38 touchdowns. He didn’t have the best of games against the Ravens last week, leading many pundits to question just how much the veteran has left in the tank.
For the Chiefs, quarterback Alex Smith was 22 of 33 for 243 yards last Sunday with three touchdowns.
Before and during the game the Chiefs will honor their Super Bowl I and IV teams.
Catch all the action on KJAN AM 1220 and FM 101.1 as Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Kendall Gammon and the crew bring you the game on the Chiefs Radio Network. Pregame at 6:00pm, kickoff set for 7:25pm.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi is going to keep Iowa guessing.
Narduzzi declined to name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against the Hawkeyes, saying he’ll wait until just before kickoff to make his decision between Chad Voytik and Nate Peterman.
Narduzzi had said earlier this week he planned to reveal his choice on Thursday and that both players would see reps no matter who went out for the first series.
Peterman, a junior transfer from Tennessee, has the better numbers this season. But Voytik has started 15 consecutive games for the Panthers (2-0). Narduzzi said he would use practice as the barometer on who gets the nod, adding he was in no hurry.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tommy Pham homered twice and tripled to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Pham’s home runs came in the second and the fourth off Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta. It was the rookie’s third and fourth home runs of the season and first multi-homer effort in 43 career games.
Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Ryan Braun had lower back tightness and was scratched from Wednesday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Braun is batting .291 and leads the team with 25 home runs and 84 RBIs. He went 1 for 2 with two walks in Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to the Cardinals.
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