Kansas opens 2016-17 with travel heavy schedule
Kansas travels about 10 000 air miles in eight days to start the season. No 3 Kansas meets No 11 Indiana in Hawaii, then faces No 1 Duke at Madison Square Garden in the Champions Classic. Coach Bill Self initially questioned the plan but accepts the bold start.
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Chiefs' Full Nelson seals Chiefs win at Arrowhead
Kansas City beat Jacksonville 19-14 as slot cornerback Steven Nelson negated a Jaguars fourth down with a leaping pass defensed near the goal line. Nelson’s key stop capped his best day in a Chiefs uniform, with three passes defended and crucial late-game impact.
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Perez nets fourth straight Gold Glove at catcher
Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals won his fourth consecutive American League Gold Glove at catcher. He beat James McCann and Carlos Perez in voting, becoming the first AL catcher with four straight since Ivan Rodriguez. Perez led AL catchers in Defensive Runs Above Average and Defensive Runs Saved while throwing out 30 would-be base-stealers.
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Washington rises to No. 4 in CFP rankings
Washington moves into the No. 4 spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama, Clemson, and Michigan holding the top three. Texas A&M falls to No. 8 after a loss to Mississippi State, while Louisville rises to No. 6 and Western Michigan sits at No. 21 with Boise State at No. 22. Florida State climbs to No. 18 after a previous loss, and Florida drops from No. 11 to unranked.
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