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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles has left the season opener against Jacksonville with a quadriceps injury. Charles returned for two carries, but then headed to the sideline for good in the fourth quarter. Charles was injured in the third period when he got sandwiched on a tackle between Jaguars linebackers Geno Hayes and Paul Posluszny.
He finished with 16 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown. He also caught three passes for 23 yards. His 2-yard TD run in the second put the Chiefs ahead 21-2. Team trainers looked at Charles on the sideline, and then the running back got on a stationary bike for a few minutes before jogging into the locker room for further observation.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Kansas City’s defense dominated all day and the Chiefs began the Andy Reid era with a 28-2 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with a quadriceps injury, but that was about the only negative for the Chiefs.
Jacksonville advanced past its own 36-yard line just once, a stunning display of offensive futility for the rebuilding franchise. The Jaguars finished with 178 yards, but for most of the game were challenging the team low of 117 yards set last year against Houston.
It wasn’t even close to the start the new coach Gus Bradley wanted, but it was a clear indication of how far the team has to go.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven shutout innings and drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep. The Cardinals outscored Pittsburgh 26-10 overall in taking the NL Central lead.
The Pirates arrived at Busch Stadium this weekend with a 1½-game division lead and a chance to cement their first winning season since 1992. They left trailing the Cardinals by 1½ games and still stuck on 81 victories.
Wacha (3-0) allowed two hits and walked two, both of which were erased on double plays. He struck out two and never had more than one runner on at a time. Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton (7-4) left with discomfort in his left foot in the second inning. He allowed five runs on six hits and two walks in 1 2-3 innings.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — James Buescher took control during a second green-white-checkered finish and held on to win the NASCAR Trucks series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. It was the second win in four races for Buescher, the defending series champion.
Buescher grabbed the lead from the outside position and edged out polesitter Ross Chastain for his sixth career victory. Chastain, denied his first career win, was followed by Ty Dillon, Johnny Sauter and Darrell Wallace Jr.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Grant Enfinger won the ARCA Racing Series race Saturday night at Iowa Speedway, holding off 16-year-old Kyle Weatherman on the 0.875-mile oval in Newton. Enfinger, driving the Number 90 Ford for BCR Racing, won for the second time in 50 series starts.
Chad Boat was third, followed by Corey LaJoie and Kyle Benjamin. Points leader Frank Kimmel was 10th. He has won three races this season to tie Iggy Katona for the ARCA career victory record with 79.
(2-1) Adair-Casey 21-14-16, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15-21-14
(2-0) Ankeny 21-21, Harlan 14-14
(2-0) Ankeny 25-25, Harlan 23-20
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Glidden-Ralston 11-12
(2-1) Boyer Valley 22-25-15, Exira-EHK 25-20-13
(2-0) Boyer Valley 25-25, A-H-S-T, Avoca 23-21
(2-0) Boyer Valley 25-25, Heartland Christian 21-19
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 3-12
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, CAM, Anita 8-10
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 8-8
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Pleasantville 9-5
(2-0) Exira-EHK 25-25, Heartland Christian 18-15
(2-0) Exira-EHK 25-26, A-H-S-T, Avoca 20-24
(2-1) Harlan 17-30-15, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 25-28-7
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Bondurant-Farrar 8-16
(2-0) Iowa Christian Academy 21-21, CAM, Anita 16-10
(2-1) Manson-NW Webster 21-15-15, Audubon 17-21-13
(2-0) Missouri Valley 25-25, A-H-S-T, Avoca 19-11
(2-0) Missouri Valley 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-19
(2-0) Missouri Valley 25-25, Exira-EHK 15-17
(2-0) Missouri Valley 25-25, Heartland Christian 19-9
(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-23, Audubon 11-21
(2-0) South Hamilton 21-21, Audubon 18-13
(2-1) Stanton 17-26-15, Missouri Valley 25-24-12
(2-0) Stanton 25-25, A-H-S-T, Avoca 9-13
(2-0) Stanton 25-25, Boyer Valley 20-20
(2-0) Stanton 25-25, Exira-EHK 14-15
(2-0) Stanton 25-25, Heartland Christian 10-12
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright bounced back from back-to-back sub-par outings with seven shutout innings and David Freese homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
The victory moved the Cardinals into first place, a half-game ahead of the Pirates in the NL Central with their third win in four games. Pittsburgh has lost four of six including the first two of the three-game set. The Pirates remain stuck on 81 wins, one shy of assuring them a winning record for the first time since they went 96-66 in 1992.
Wainwright (16-9) had given up 15 earned runs over his previous two starts, both against Cincinnati. He allowed a career-high nine runs in two innings of a 10-0 loss Aug. 28. But he regained his form against the Pirates allowing just two hits.
Jeff Locke (9-5) allowed three runs on three hits over five innings.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — David Johnson eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the eighth consecutive game and Northern Iowa’s offense was too much for Drake in a 45-14 win on Saturday night. Northern Iowa (2-0) used 31 first-half points and a stingy defense to defeat Drake (0-2) a week after opening the season with a road victory against Iowa State. Johnson scored for the 11th consecutive game, producing 143 yards rushing and one touchdown on a 65-yard scamper to lead a balanced offensive attack for the Panthers.
Six Northern Iowa players scored a touchdown, including linebacker Jake Farley who recovered a fumble and returned it 20 yards to open the scoring for the Panthers. The Northern Iowa defense held Drake to 167 yards of total offense and the Bulldogs were just 1 of 16 on third-down conversions. Andy Rice passed for 121 yards and one touchdown to lead Drake.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ross Chastain took the pole Saturday night for the NASCAR Truck Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway, edging Erik Jones for the top spot. Chastain had a lap at 137.147 mph in the No. 19 Ford owned by Sprint Cup driver Brad Keselowski on the 0.875-mile oval for his first pole in 36 series races.
Jones was second at 137.052, followed by James Buescher, Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon, July track winner Timothy Peters, Chase Elliott, Jeb Burton and defending race winner Ryan Blaney. Points leader Matt Crafton was 12th. Last week in the road race in Ontario, the 17-year-old Elliott wrecked Dillon in the last turn to win.
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