Curtis Francois was introduced to racing much the same way as Roger Penske, who attended his first Indianapolis 500 as a child with his father and now owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For Francois, his father took him to St.
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal insists he can’t know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a place he loves, a place he is loved. For now, if he keeps winning and keeps performing the way he did during his monumental quarterfinal victory over longtime rival Novak Djokovic that began in May and ended in June, Nadal will have more chances to play.
Boonville Caterpillar’s Mitchell Richison scores a run on a close play at the plate in the second inning Wednesday night in Midget League action at the BHS Ball Field. (Photo by Chris Bowie) .
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City veteran Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm, the most significant in a flurry of roster moves by the Royals before opening a threegame series with the Guardians.
Recently one of Boonville’s own got the news that no parent ever wants to receive. David Barton Elementary student Hunter Simmons was diagnosed with Leukemia.
As Boonville Pirates track coach Ryan Lyons would say after every track, “It is a great day to be a Pirate.” Saturday at the Missouri Track & Field Championships at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, the Pirates lived up to that statement. While failing to qualifying in the 4 x 400 the day before, the Pirates came back and redeemed themselves on Saturday as senior Travis Dell placed seventh in the long jump with a leap of 21-7 ½, followed by a seventh place finish by sophomore Rhodes Leonard in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:00.59.
Wednesday, June 1 Cardinals vs. Yankees, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1 Fayette vs. Central Realty, 6 p.m.
First Team Jonathan Lieb, Calvary Lutheran, Sr. Alec Proctor, Calvary Lutheran, Sr.
PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a firstround loss. The players remaining in the tournament see and hear products of her frank discussion about anxiety and depression a year ago — from new “quiet rooms” and three oncall psychiatrists at Roland Garros to a broader sense that mental health is a far-less-taboo topic than it once was.