NFL
Kansas City Chiefs 41, New England Patriots 14
Monday Night Football turned out to be a blowout as Jamaal Charles and the Kansas City Chiefs routed the New England Patriots, 41-14. The Chiefs rushing attack of Charles and Kniles Davis finished with 199 yards of rushing, and the defense forced Tom Brady into 2 interceptions.
Raiders Fire Dennis Allen
In the first coaching move of the NFL season, the Oakland Raiders have fired their Head Coach, Dennis Allen. The Raiders are 0-4 this season, and are 8-28 is Allen’s tenure.
Colts lost Rodgers/ Landry, gain Mathis
The Colts have lost two of their roster members for different reasons yesterday. Wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers was arrested early Monday morning on a DUI charge on the IUPUI campus. The Colts have already cut the wideout. The Colts were also made aware that starting safety LaRon Landry has been suspended for the next four games for violating the NFL’s policy on Performance Enhancing Drugs.
Although hurt for the year, Robert Mathis is now allowed to return to the Colts facility and continue to work out with the team. His four-game suspension has been served, and he can continue rehab with the rest of his teammates.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Boy’s Soccer: Bloomington South 0, No. 19 Columbus East 0
Boy’s Soccer: Edgewood 3, Lighthouse Christian 2
Girl’s Soccer: No. 9 Center Grove 5, Bloomington North 0
Girl’s Soccer: Bedford N. Lawrence 6, Edgewood 0
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Boy’s Tennis Sectionals: Bloomington South vs. Bedford N. Lawrence
Monroe County XC Meet (IU Course): North, South, Edgewood, Lighthouse Christian, Owen Valley expected to run
MLB
Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals, 8:00 PM
The first of two one-game wild card games is set for Tuesday night, as the AL wildcards take the field in Kansas City. Oakland will send 16-game winner Jon Lester to the bump against KC’s James Shields. Baseball is a game normally played in series, so the unpredictability of a one-game playoff is fascinating.
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