SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For the second straight day, a line drive found the glove of Louisiana shortstop Stan Wiltz and a dogpile ensued in the infield at Lamade Stadium. Stan was fine with all that.

Nothing seemed to go wrong for the boys from River Ridge over the last week at the Little League World Series, and Stan’s catch ended the game and the tournament Sunday, with Louisiana shutting out Curacao 8-0 to win the state’s first LLWS title.

“It felt like my glove was a magnet,” said Stan, who got his team into the championship on Saturday with a game-ending unassisted double play against Hawaii.

The team from suburban New Orleans fought its way back through the losers’ bracket after dropping its opening game of the tournament to Hawaii. Louisiana won six games in eight days, becoming the first team to win the LLWS after dropping its first game since the tournament expanded in 2001.

“People from New Orleans and Louisiana in general are very resilient type of people,” manager Scott Frazier said. “And this team exemplifies the resiliency that we have from the area that we come from.”

Frazier said he felt the momentum shift for his team when it won its first game of the tournament against Oregon. That win set the club up for victories over some of the tournament’s best teams — New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii and Curacao.

“Once we won that game (against Oregon), it was just a matter of getting on a roll,” Frazier said.

Pitcher Egan Prather tossed a two-hit shutout Sunday, throwing 88 pitches over six innings. His performance in the championship caps off a solid tournament on the mound in which he picked up two victories and struck out 19 batters in 14 1/3 innings.

“It makes my job really easy to mix it up pitches when they can execute the pitches,” Frazier said. “Everything worked for him today.”

The offensive breakthrough came in the fifth inning for Louisiana as the club representing the Southwest region scored four runs on four hits to seize control. Reece Roussel smacked an RBI double that was followed by Marshall Louque’s RBI single, his third hit of the day.

“We were going to get those guys, it was just a matter of time,” Frazier said. “We’ve been so locked in this whole time.”

Curacao, representing the Caribbean region, threatened in the top of the third.

The team from Willemstad loaded the bases with one out. But a sharp ground ball to Marshall at third base resulted in a force-out at the plate and a few pitches later, Jurdrick Profar, the youngest brother of Oakland A’s infielder Jurickson Profar, was thrown out trying to score on a wild pitch.

“Once I got that out, I knew I was settled in,” Egan said.

With Louisiana’s victory, U.S. teams have won back-to-back Little League crowns for the first time since 2009, when a team from Chula Vista, California, capped off a streak of five straight championships for the United States.

“I can’t process it,” Frazier said. “This tournament started with approximately 7,700 teams, and here we are with the best out of everybody. It’s just surreal.”

HITTING RECORDS

The Louisiana duo of Reece and Marshall slugged their way into the LLWS record book Sunday. Each smacked a pair doubles to finish with seven for the tournament and set a record. Reece also added to the LLWS hits record he broke Saturday, finishing with 17. The previous mark was 14.

FEMALE UMPIRE

Home plate umpire Kelly Elliott Dine became just the second woman to call balls and strikes for a Little League title game. She is the sixth woman to umpire at the LLWS in the tournament’s 73-year history.

JAPAN TAKES THIRD

Before the Little Leaguers from Chofu, Japan, even made an out against Hawaii, they had already supplied enough run support to back a stellar outing from Yuto Misaki on the mound. Japan scored three runs in the first and two in the fifth on its way to a 5-0 victory in the LLWS third-place game. Misaki tossed five shutout innings, striking out 10 on his way to the win.

AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND — José Ramírez swung and felt something crack.

It was a bone in his right hand. It may as well have been Cleveland’s postseason hopes.

Ryan O’Hearn led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the game, sending the Kansas City Royals to a wild 9-8 win Sunday over the Indians, whose playoff chances were severely rocked by losing Ramírez to a broken right hand.

Down 8-4, the Indians fought back and tied it in the ninth against Ian Kennedy (1-2) on Francisco Lindor’s solo homer and Franmil Reyes’ stunning three-run shot with two outs.
But Nick Goody (3-1) got too much of the plate with a four-seam fastball and O’Hearn drove it over the right field wall as the Royals salvaged a back-and-forth series finale to snap a four-game losing streak.

Losing the game was secondary to the Indians, who will be without Ramírez as they try to catch Minnesota in the AL Central or win a wild card. The two-time All-Star will undergo surgery Monday in New York to repair a hamate bone he fractured Saturday night.

The Indians, who have dealt with major injuries all season, won’t know how long Ramírez will be out until after the procedure. But they know he won’t be at third base or batting fifth for the next few weeks — and perhaps the remainder of the season.

“We’ve got to deal with it,” said starter Shane Bieber, who settled in after a few rough innings. “It’s a big blow. We’re not really faced with a choice, it’s just next man up.”

Jorge López worked the 10th for his first major league save.

Ramírez, who awakened from a puzzling, early-season offensive slump in time to propel the Indians back into postseason contention, feared the worst when he was forced to leave Saturday’s game in the first inning.

“You still try to stay optimistic and see if they can tell you better news,” he said through a translator. “But I knew something was bad when it happened.”

Trailing by four and down to their final strike, the Indians tied it against Kennedy.

Lindor homered with one out before Kennedy walked Carlos Santana with two outs and gave up a single to Yasiel Puig.

Kennedy’s wild pitch moved the runners up and Reyes, whose homer leading off the eighth pulled Cleveland to 8-4, brought them home with a 423-foot shot to left, rewarding Indians fans who hung around after the team fell behind 8-3.

“It was crazy,” Reyes said. “Honestly, it was one of the best moments in my life, not my career. It was great.”

Kansas City’s five-run eighth was triggered by shortstop Lindor’s error and highlighted by Jorge Soler’s two-run homer — a 437-foot drive.

Kevin Plawecki hit a two-run homer for Cleveland, which dropped 3½ games behind the first-place Twins. The Indians still hold a wild-card spot in a tight race with Tampa Bay and Oakland for the two AL berths.

TURNAROUND
O’Hearn said the Royals didn’t hang their heads after Cleveland’s four-run ninth.

“As soon as the inning was over, I was the first guy up,” he said. “I went in there, got my stuff and got ready to hit. It can be tough. It’s part of the game. Nobody as far as I know was down.”

BIG BLAST
Soler’s homer moved him into a tie with Steve Balboni for the second-most in a season in franchise history. Balboni hit 36 in 1985. Mike Moustakas set the club record with 38 in 2017.

NOT JUSTIN
Bieber shook off a wobbly first few innings and stuck around for seven. After allowing the homer to O’Hearn in the third, the All-Star Game MVP retired his final 13 batters, recording seven of his eight strikeouts in that span.

NEXT MAN
Rookie infielder Yu Chang stepped in for Ramírez and got his first two major league hits.
He opened the seventh with a triple that caromed off the wall at an odd angle, and for a moment it appeared Chang might have a chance for an inside-the-park homer before he was held at third.

“He’s pretty mellow and just does his thing and he doesn’t put too much pressure on himself to begin with,” said Bieber, who played with Chang in the minors. “He came up and produced right away and he just played like himself.”

FRESH START
Royals left-hander Eric Skoglund was sharp in his season debut, allowing only two hits in five innings. The left-hander was suspended for the first 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug prevention and treatment program.

TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: SS Adalberto Mondesi (dislocated left shoulder) has played six games on a minor league rehab assignment, but no timetable has been set for his return. He was injured diving for a foul ball on July 16.

Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco pitched one inning of relief for Triple-A Columbus as he continues his comeback after being diagnosed with leukemia. Carrasco, who threw 26 pitches, could potentially join Cleveland’s bullpen in the next few weeks.

UP NEXT
Royals: Open a 10-game homestand, their longest of the season, with RHP Brad Keller (7-13, 3.95 ERA) on the mound against Oakland.

Indians: Following an off day, RHP Adam Plutko (5-3, 4.54) starts the opener of a three-game series Tuesday in Detroit against Spencer Turnbull (3-12, 4.05).

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck watched one last game from the sideline Saturday.

Then he said goodbye to the NFL.

The Indianapolis Colts quarterback heard boos as he walked away from the field, then walked to the podium and made the surprise decision official: The oft-injured star is retiring at age 29.

“I’m in pain, I’m still in pain. It’s been four years of this pain, rehab cycle,” Luck said. “It’s a myriad of issues — calf strain, posterior ankle impingement, high ankle sprain. Part of my journey going forward will be figuring out how to feel better.”

Luck wasn’t planning to make the announcement following Saturday’s 27-17 loss to the Chicago Bears. But when ESPN first reported the news during the fourth quarter, Luck changed the plan for a Sunday afternoon announcement.

Instead, he held a 25-minute impromptu news conference.

At times he sounded wistful. At others, his voice cracked with emotion.

One thing was clear: The endless barrage of injuries stripped away his joy for the game and prompted him to walk away so he could enjoy the life he wants.

“There’s no doubt when you hear him talk about the cycle of pain and injury and rehab, you can hear that,” coach Frank Reich said. “There’s a saying in football that everyone knows and everybody lives by, it’s next man up and even though this situation is unique, no one is exempt.”

That task now falls to Jacoby Brissett, a fourth-year player whom the Colts acquired in a cutdown weekend trade two years ago who has been practicing with the starters since April.

He went 4-11 as a starter in the 2017 season after taking over for opening day starter Scott Tolzien.

But the Colts had already been preparing for the possibility Luck might not be ready for the Sept. 8 season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. Luck was diagnosed with a strained left calf in March and team officials kept him out of all of the team’s offseason workouts.

He returned to limited action when training camp opened in late July. After three practices, though, the lingering pain near his ankle forced him back into rehab. He hadn’t practiced with the team since, though he did throw passes in pregame warmups before last week’s preseason game.

“I had a thought that it might be my last time throwing at Lucas Oil as a current member of the Colts team,” Luck said. “And I wanted to make sure I could go out and enjoy it.”

It wasn’t just the leg, though.

He played with shoulder pain for most of 2015 and 2016, and his 2015 season ended when he suffered a lacerated kidney. He missed all of 2017 following shoulder surgery and then the happy-go-lucky former Stanford star dealt with more pain and more endless months of rehab.

The Colts bet big on Luck in 2012.

They cut an injured Peyton Manning to take Luck with the top overall pick, fully believing he would be their franchise quarterback for the next 10 to 15 years.

Team owner Jim Irsay called it a “no-brainer” because his aging team needed to rebuild.

“I never felt that he (Luck) owed me to play until he’s 40 or until he’s 36 or whatever,” Irsay said. “I mean, this is an unusual situation.”

Luck delivered quickly on his promise.

He led the Colts to the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and to the AFC championship game after the 2014 season — without missing a start. But a subpar offensive line struggled to keep Luck upright and in 2015, the shoulder and kidney injuries forced him to miss nine games. The Colts finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

In 2016, after Luck opted not to have shoulder surgery, then coach Chuck Pagano gave Luck extra days off to try and keep him healthy. Luck made 15 starts that season though the Colts again finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

While Luck had surgery for a partially torn labrum in January 2017, he never felt right and after throwing for two weeks in the fall was shut down for the rest of the season.

Last year, Luck looked like his old self. He established career highs in attempts (639), completions (430) and completion rate (67.3 percent), throwing for 4,593 yards with 39 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as he led the Colts back to the playoffs, earned his fourth Pro Bowl selection and was the runaway winner of the league’s Comeback Player of the Year award.

Then came the mysterious calf-ankle injury that again never felt quite right.

So after marrying his longtime girlfriend this spring and now awaiting the birth of his first child, Luck called it quits.

“I am going to retire,” he said. “This is not an easy decision. It’s the hardest decision of my life. But it is the right decision for me.”

Players around the league were just as stunned as the Colts.

“It was mind-blowing,” Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said. “It’s something that of course caught everyone off guard. He can control his own future. He’s a great player. He’s a great quarterback. One of the top five quarterbacks in the league. He’s doing it for the right reasons for himself.”

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the reigning MVP, said: “Knowing Andrew he’s a great football player, of course, but he’s also a great human being — I know that he’s going to make the right decision for himself and his family.”

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, who was in the same draft class as Luck, said he found out from offensive tackle Duane Brown before the Seahawks’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers and was surprised, like everyone else.

“We all expect we’re going to play this game forever. The reality is for most players, it’s not very long,” Wilson said. “I’ve always loved being around him, and the times we’ve gotten to be around each other. I know this has to be really hard on him. Just praying for him to stay encouraged.”

Reich had said he hoped to have an answer about Luck’s availability for the Sept. 8 season opener after the third preseason game. This might not have been the one he wanted — and certainly didn’t expect.

“Teams win, don’t write the end of the story yet,” Colts general manager Chris Ballard said. “I’m telling you the story’s not over yet.”

Luck finishes his seven-year career with 2,000 completions, 3,290 attempts, 23,671 yards, 171 touchdowns and 83 interceptions and those stinging boos as he left the field.

“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t hear the reaction,” he said. “It hurt, I’ll be honest with you, it hurt.”

BEARS DEFENSE

Chuck Pagano, Luck’s first coach, returned to Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time since his firing shortly after the 2017 season.

The new Bears defensive coordinator made a splash.

Despite both teams sitting all of their starters including Brissett, the Bears used their second defensive touchdown to take the lead for good late in the third quarter.

Trailing 10-0 early in the second quarter, safety Deon Bush ripped the ball out of the air from rookie tight end Hale Hentges got up and scored on a 91-yard interception return. After two field goals from Eddy Pineiro made it 17-13, linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe returned a fumble 22 yards to give the Bears a 20-17 lead.

Chicago closed out the scoring with a 17-yard TD pass from Tyler Bray to Jesper Horsted.

Bray was 11 of 16 with 136 yards and Ryan Nall had two carries for 73 yards.

Chad Kelly led the Colts to all three of their scores and was 16 of 21 with 209 yards and one touchdown — all in the first half. Deon Cain caught three passes for 74 yards, including a 46-yard TD catch.

PINEIRO STICKS IT

The Bears spent the whole offseason looking for a kicker. And it looks as if they found the right one.

Less than a week after giving Pineiro the job, he made all three of his field goals, including a 58-yarder in the third quarter. His previous long during the preseason was 41 yards.

UP NEXT

Bears: Host Tennessee on Thursday in the preseason finale.

Colts: Begin the post-Luck era at Cincinnati on Thursday.

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was impressive in his return to Arrowhead Stadium, and Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes may have been even better, as the 49ers beat Kansas City 27-17 in their third preseason game Saturday night.

Garoppolo was 14 of 20 for 188 yards while playing the entire first half in a much better showing than his preseason debut against Denver last week. Garoppolo led the 49ers deep into Kansas City territory four times, throwing a nice TD pass to Matt Breida and getting two field goals from Robbie Gould.

It was an encouraging night for Garoppolo on another front: He was able to put to rest any lingering memories from last season, when he tore up his knee during a Week 3 game in Kansas City.

Mahomes finished 8 of 10 for 126 yards, highlighted by a 62-yard catch-and-run to Damien Williams in which the Chiefs’ injury-prone running back raced right by the woebegone linebacker covering him.

Mahomes was so sharp in what was likely his final tuneup before the regular season that the league MVP even completed his first incompletion — it was just caught out of bounds. His only other misfire was a drop by backup tight end Blake Bell before coach Andy Reid gave Mahomes a visor to wear.

Garoppolo kept his helmet on, leading a two-minute drill that gave the 49ers a go-ahead field goal.

The 49ers clung to that 13-10 halftime advantage until Chiefs backup quarterback Kyle Shurmur led a 13-play, 97-yard drive that took up most of the third quarter. Byron Pringle capped it with a short TD run as the second-year pro tries to make the Chiefs as an extra wide receiver.

The 49ers answered with a 12-play drive. Nick Mullens, who is battling C.J. Beathard for their backup quarterback job, led the way and Jeff Wilson Jr. finished it with a TD run.
Wilson put the game away with another touchdown run with 3:41 to go.

STAR TIGHT ENDS ARE QUIET
The 49ers’ George Kittle broke Travis Kelce’s season yardage record for tight ends within hours of him setting it during Week 17 last season. But neither dented the stat sheet Saturday night. Kittle didn’t play with a bothersome calf while Kelce did not have a catch for Kansas City.

SITTING OUT
Along with Kittle, the 49ers rested: CBs Jason Verrett (ankle), K’Waun Williams (knee) and Tim Harris; FS Adrian Colbert (hamstring); RB Jerick McKinnon (knee); DLs Dee Ford (knee), Nick Bosa (ankle) and Jullian Taylor (back); and WR Trent Taylor (foot).

The Chiefs sat SS Tyrann Mathieu (shoulder, CB Michael Hunter (groin) and WR Gehrig Dieter (back).

INJURIES
Chiefs LB Darron Lee left with a chest injury. … CB Bashaud Breeland hurt his left shoulder while making a tackle along the sideline in the first half, though he eventually returned to the game.

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY
The Chiefs’ game last week in Pittsburgh was delayed about an hour by lightning. Rain fell off and on Saturday night, too, though the game continued without any delays.

UP NEXT
49ers: Wrap their preseason against the Chargers on Thursday night.

Chiefs: Visit Green Bay for their preseason finale Thursday night.

By BRIAN DULIK
Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Franmil Reyes hit a three-run homer to help Cleveland beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday night in a game in which the Indians lost third baseman Jose Ramirez to a right wrist injury.

Reyes’ 30th homer of the season highlighted a four-run third inning against the Royals’ Glenn Sparkman (3-9). Reyes has three homers since being acquired from San Diego on July 31.

With the win, Cleveland moved ahead of Tampa Bay into one of the two AL wild-card spots.
Ramirez, a two-time All-Star, left the game in the first inning after fouling off a pitch. He immediately bent over in pain before walking off the field with a trainer. A team spokesman said he exited with “right wrist discomfort.”

Mike Clevinger (9-2) struck out eight and allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, remaining unbeaten in his career against Kansas City and improving to 4-0 at home this season. The right-hander is 9-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 14 appearances against the Royals.

Brad Hand worked a scoreless ninth for his 31st save. It was his second conversion in two nights following three straight blown saves.

Mike Freeman, who replaced Ramirez, had two hits and drove in Oscar Mercado to open the scoring in front of the second sellout of the season at Progressive Field.

The Royals pulled within 4-1 in the fourth when Meibrys Viloria doubled home Cheslor Cuthbert. A fielder’s choice by Jorge Soler scored Humberto Arteaga in the seventh.

Cuthbert doubled in the sixth to end a 0-for-40 slump. His previous hit was a two-run homer on August 8 at Detroit.

Sparkman allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings, extending his winless streak to seven starts. The right-hander has faced Cleveland four times this season, going 0-3 with a 9.15 ERA.

In the third, umpire Ed Hickox was struck squarely on the top of his mask by a wild pitch thrown by Sparkman, but remained behind the plate.

CY KLUBER
Indians RHP Corey Kluber will have his strained oblique re-examined Tuesday, but manager Terry Francona declined to offer a timetable for his return. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner has been on the injured list since May 2 with a broken forearm and suffered the abdominal strain in an August 18 rehab start for Triple-A Columbus.

TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (left hamstring strain) will make one rehab start Sunday for Double-A Northwest Arkansas before rejoining Kansas City’s rotation. “It’s just to get his feet back under him in a competitive situation,” manager Ned Yost said.

Indians: OF Bradley Zimmer (right shoulder surgery), who has been on the injured list since March, shifts his rehab assignment to Triple-A Columbus on Monday. The younger brother of Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer played in four games for Double-A Akron.

UP NEXT
Royals: LHP Eric Skoglund makes his first appearance in the majors since Sept. 30, 2018. He went 2-4 with a 6.14 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Omaha after being suspended for the first 80 games of the season for a violation of the MLB drug policy.

Indians: RHP Shane Bieber (12-6, 3.26 ERA) has lost consecutive starts for the first time this season, allowing two earned runs in six innings against both the Red Sox and Mets. The All-Star Game MVP is 3-0 in four career starts against the Royals

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson Community College Soccer team hosts Indian Hills CC today at Don Michael Field at 2 pm.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State announced Friday seven team captains that will represent the Wildcats throughout the 2019 following a team vote during the final week of fall camp.

The seven players chosen by their teammates are quarterback Skylar Thompson, defensive tackle Trey Dishon, safety Denzel Goolsby, defensive end Wyatt Hubert, wide receiver Dalton Schoen, defensive end Reggie Walker and center Adam Holtorf.

All seven players are serving as team captains for the first time in their career. Hubert is just the eighth sophomore in program history to be named a captain. He is joined on that list by Mark Simoneau (1997), Terry Pierce (2001), Josh Freeman (2007), Alex Hrebec (2009), current K-State QB coach Collin Klein(2010), B.J. Finney (2012) and Dalton Risner (2016).

The seven team captains will join their teammates on Saturday for a “Meet the Cats” autograph sessionon the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium from 2-3 p.m. Fans are asked to park on the west side of the stadium and enter through Gate B for the autograph session, while they are asked to limit the number of items to one per person and encouraged to provide their own item to be signed. The K-State Super Store at the Stadium on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be open for the event.

K-State is closing in on a sellout for the season opener against Nicholls next Saturday, August 31, when the Wildcats usher in a new era of K-State football under head coach Chris Klieman. Fans can purchase tickets online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Kansas City Chiefs will close out the 2019 preseason home schedule on Saturday welcoming the San Francisco 49ers to Arrowhead Stadium for a 7 p.m. matchup.

Fans can find important information and reminders regarding Saturday night’s game below.

Youth Football Night at Arrowhead Stadium

Saturday night’s game will focus on the Kansas City Chiefs and the Hunt Family Foundation’s support of the NFL’s Play 60 and Youth Football movements. Four local youth football teams, the Bonner Springs Braves, the Seaman Vikings, the CCJA Mustangs and the Pleasant Hill Roosters, will join both the Chiefs and 49ers on each team’s respective sideline during the national anthem. At halftime, all four teams will participate in a scrimmage on the Arrowhead Stadium field.

The Chiefs aim to help contribute to the NFL movement for an active generation by encouraging young fans to eat healthy and be active for at least 60 minutes a day. The Chiefs have championed spreading the NFL’s Play 60 message of living a healthy lifestyle through exercise and healthy eating through schools, community groups, and other agencies.

This week, the Chiefs First Pass Community Quarterback will be Tony Severino, tenured head football coach at Rockhurst High School who will retire following the 2019 season. Severino will leave Rockhurst as one of the most decorated high school football coaches in the country, owning the third-most wins (338) in Missouri high school football history and seven Missouri High School Football State Championships. Severino is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and was named the Chiefs Missouri High School Coach of the Year in 1998.

Construction Surrounding Arrowhead

All fans are reminded that MoDOT has commenced a multi-year construction project on sections of I-435 and I-70. Please be advised that there will be detours on game day at the I-435 and I-70 Interchange for travelers on Southbound I-435 toward Arrowhead Stadium. Complete information regarding detours and construction plans can be found at modot.org/node/16145 and modot.org/i-435-and-i-70-interchange.

Parking Gates

Parking lot gates for Saturday night’s game open at 2 p.m. Fans are encouraged to plan ahead and purchase passes in advance on chiefs.com/parking. Purchasing parking passes in advance is a more cost-effective method and can help expedite entry into the Arrowhead Stadium parking lots. Parking passes can be accessed via the Chiefs Mobile App on game day.

Red Parking passes are $40 when pre-paid online at Chiefs.com and $60 cash only at the tollgates.

Stadium Gates

All Arrowhead Stadium gates will open at 5 p.m. for the 7 p.m. opening kickoff. Gates for guests with CommunityAmerica Club Level tickets will open at 4:30 p.m.

Ford Tailgate District

The Ford Tailgate District is returning to Arrowhead Stadium for the 2019 season. Located in Lot M outside of the Founder’s Plaza on the north side of the stadium, the free Ford Tailgate District features drink specials, food trucks, tailgating games and live entertainment leading up to kickoff of all Chiefs home games. The Ford Tailgate District will open at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Lot M.

National Anthem and Color Guard

“The Voice” finalist Holly Tucker is scheduled to perform the national anthem and this week’s color guard presentation will be conducted by the U.S. Navy Sea Cadets of Kansas City.

GEHA Drum Deck

New in 2019, the club is introducing an exciting new space to the Arrowhead Stadium gameday experience, the GEHA Drum Deck. Located below the west scoreboard in the upper level, the GEHA Drum Deck is a new, permanent site for two gameday traditions – the Drum Honoree and the Tony DiPardo Spirit Leader. Carolyn Delaney, wife of Chiefs Hall of Fame RB Joe Delaney, will serve as Saturday’s Drum Honoree and Officer Rick Landon of the North Kansas City Police Department will be the game’s Tony DiPardo Spirit Leader.

The new GEHA Drum Deck takes an exciting and important part of the gameday experience from the field level and elevates it to a more prominent position in the stadium, bringing fans in the upper level closer than ever before to a pair of special Arrowhead traditions.

Lamar Hunt Legacy Seat

To help celebrate the franchise’s 60th season, the Kansas City Chiefs introduced the Lamar Hunt Legacy Seat at Arrowhead Stadium. For each home game in the 2019 season, the club will select one honoree (plus one guest) who embodies the spirit of Lamar Hunt and represents the four pillars of the Chiefs Mission: Win with Character, Unite our Community, Inspire our Fans and Honor Tradition.

The two gold seats are located in Section 121 of the lower bowl, symbolically positioned under Lamar Hunt’s name in the team’s Ring of Honor. Saturday’s honoree is Paul Thomas, head football coach at West Platte High School in Weston, Mo.

Thomas’ tenure includes a successful stretch as a head football coach in the greater Kansas City area, as well as serving as an advocate for high school football in the state of Missouri. Thomas took over as the head football coach at West Platte following the passing of his dear friend Nate Danneman, former head football coach at West Platte. Thomas felt the call to continue building what Danneman had started at West Platte High School and did so by becoming the next head football coach of the Blue Jays, leading the program through the foundation set by Danneman to support young adults through high school athletics.

Hunt Family Foundation 50/50 Raffle

Saturday’s Hunt Family Foundation 50/50 Raffle will benefit the Derrick Thomas/Neil Smith Third and Long Foundation to help promote youth literacy. The Foundation strives to impact the lives of local youth facing challenging situations by providing opportunities to improve literacy rates.

Raffle tickets will remain on sale through the end of the third quarter. To help make purchasing raffle tickets at Arrowhead Stadium more accessible, a credit card option is now available at kiosks located inside the stadium.  Additionally, fans can now participate in the raffle online at chiefs.com/fans/5050raffle (some restrictions apply).

Safety and Security

The NFL’s clear bag policy is in place for all Chiefs games. Fans can visit chiefs.com/stadium/clearbag or nfl.com/allclear for additional information on the clear bag policy and a complete list of permitted and prohibited items. If fans have any or need assistance, Fan Experience can be reached at (816) 920-4237 or by e-mail at fanexperience@chiefs.com. Beginning four hours prior to kickoff, fans can text “CHIEFS” <space> YOUR LOCATION AND ISSUE to 69050 for assistance. 

Tune In

Fans unable to attend Saturday’s game can stream all preseason action on the Chiefs Mobile App, where NFL Network reporter Ari Wolfe, former Chiefs QB Trent Green, ESPN analyst Todd McShay and Chiefs Reporter BJ Kissel will be on the call. The game will also air locally on KCTV5. The game can be heard on KCFX 101 The Fox, home of the Chiefs Radio Network, as the “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus, former Chiefs LS Kendall Gammon and sideline reporter Dani Welniak bring the action. Tico Sports will also produce a Spanish broadcast on La Mega 1160 AM and KPPZ 100.5 FM, with Enrique Morales, Oscar Monterroso and Hannah Bassham on the call.

Timeline for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 (All times p.m., CT)

2:00 — Parking Gates Open

2:30 — Ford Tailgate District Opens

4:30 — Club Level Gates Open

5:00 — All Stadium Gates Open

6:00 — Team Warm-Ups Begin

6:58 — 49ers Team Intro

7:00 — Chiefs Team Intro

7:01 — National Anthem

7:04 — Coin Toss

7:06 — Opening Kickoff

 

—CHIEFS—

By Steve Carpenter – Hutchinson CC Sports Information

ROSWELL, New Mexico – It was a tough 2019 opening day for the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team.

First, Pima College defeated the Blue Dragon, 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-23), in the first match of the NMMI Classic at New Mexico Military Institute.

After splitting the first two sets with New Mexico Military on Friday night, the Broncos dominated the final two sets in a 3-1 win over the Blue Dragons (22-25, 25-21, 10-25, 14-25).

Hutchinson will play South Mountain at 11 a.m. (CT) and Odessa College at 3 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.

Because of technical difficulties, there were no statistics available from Friday’s matches. A follow-up release will be posted when we have the statistics.