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A man was injured when his vehicle overturned on I-70 near 57th Street at 7:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26.
The 24-year-old Kansas City, Mo., resident was westbound on I-70 in a Ford Explorer when he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report. The area was experiencing heavy rains on Friday night.
He was taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.
Nine-man Sporting Kansas City took a 2-0 defeat to the Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.
The hosts capitalized on their numerical advantage in the second half as substitute Roland Alberg scored a stunning goal in the 67th minute before setting up Tranquillo Barnetta’s insurance strike in stoppage time.
Sporting Kansas City defender Jimmy Medranda was sent off in the 59th minute for his second bookable offense, allowing the Union to seize control during the final half-hour. Roger Espinoza was then ejected four minutes from time, further denting the visitors’ hopes of a late equalizer.
Saturday’s result saw Philadelphia (11-9-7, 40 points) exact revenge after falling to Sporting Kansas City (11-12-5, 38 points) on the same field in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Manager Peter Vermes’ men have now failed to win in 12 straight MLS road games dating back to April.
Vermes fielded a significantly changed lineup from Tuesday’s 3-0 setback to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the CONCACAF Champions League. Saad Abdul-Salaam and Soni Mustivar were the lone players to retain their spots as Sporting Kansas City concluded an arduous stretch of five games in 15 days. Matt Besler and Ike Opara were center back partners for the first time since May 1, midfield mainstays Espinoza and Benny Feilhaber returned to the fold, and Dom Dwyer was flanked by Jacob Peterson and Graham Zusi in attack.
Union head coach Jim Curtin fielded an unchanged lineup from Philadelphia’s 2-1 road win at Columbus Crew SC on Wednesday, and the hosts translated that momentum into a strong start on Saturday evening. Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Alec Kann was forced to make a fantastic diving save in the ninth minute when Barnetta cut into the middle from the left wing and sent a curler to the far right corner. Kann leapt at full extension to touch the ball wide of frame and keep his side level.
Six minutes later, Fabinho overlapped down the left flank and whipped a teasing cross into the penalty area, just beyond the sliding reach of former Sporting KC striker C.J. Sapong. Kann produced another fine stop just before the half-hour mark when Barnetta picked out Chris Pontius with space on the left side of the box.
Philadelphia’s leading scorer put a blistering strike on frame, but Kann did well to cut off the angle and block the attempt.
Espinoza nearly fired his side ahead in spectacular fashion just seconds after the restart, unleashing a 25-yard missile that flashed inches wide of the right upright with goalkeeper Andre Blake rooted to the spot.
The complexion of the match would change significantly after Medranda was issued his second yellow card from referee Juan Guzman. Vermes was accordingly forced to make his first substitution, giving left back Ever Alvarado his MLS debut. Despite the setback, Dom Dwyer ran onto the end of a great scoring chance in the 65th minute when he turned away from the Union defense and hammered just wide of the far post with his patented left boot.
Up a man and in the ascendancy, Philadelphia drew first blood in the 67th minute thanks to a fantastic 22-yard curler from Alberg, who had entered the contest just two minutes earlier. It was the his ninth MLS goal of the year, all of which have come since the start of June.
Sporting Kansas City almost fell two behind in the 84th minute if not for a world-class save from Kann. Charlie Davies’ low cross was steered goalward by Sapong, but Kann stuck out his right hand to touch the ball over the crossbar and deny the Philadelphia forward a goal against his former club.
Controversy clouded the affair in the 86th minute when Espinoza saw straight red from Guzman after innocuously extending his arm in a duel with Alberg. The Union subsequently added a second goal in the 92nd minute after Barnetta finished off a neat combination with Alberg.
Having traveled roughly 15,000 miles over the last three weeks, Sporting Kansas City now enters the September international break as FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in the CONCACAF region. Besler and Zusi represented the United States Men’s National Team at the 2016 Copa America Centenario in June and have been named to the squad again in an announcement by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Sunday afternoon.
Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS action on Friday, Sept. 9, when the club hosts rivals Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets for the match can be secured at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL.
– Story from Sporting KC
Kansas City allowed seven runs in the fifth inning and five runs in the eighth as the T-Bones fell to Gary SouthShore, 12-5, Saturday night at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind.
With the T-Bones leading 3-0, Andy DeJesus and John Holland led off the fifth with back-to-back singles.
After Jarred Mederos reached when Kansas City starter Sean Furney bobbled a grounder back to the mound, Furney (3-3) walked home two runs, giving free passes to Kris Goodman and Reggie Wilson.
Chase Harris nearly emptied the bases with a two-run single. That ended Furney’s day and entered the door for David Holman out of the bullpen.
Frank Martinez was the first batter Holman faced, and Martinez sent a ball down the left field line that got trapped behind the tarp. T-Bones left fielder Starlin Rodriguez threw his hands up to signal that it was stuck, but to no avail as Martinez circled the bases for a three-run inside-the-park home run, his 11th homer of the season. That gave the RailCats a 7-3 lead after five.
Kansas City immediately answered in the top of the sixth, bringing home two. Anthony Gallas walked with one out and was sent to third after a Rodriguez double, his second of the game. Ryan Retz then singled, bringing in both Gallas and Rodriguez, and cutting the deficit to 7-5.
Gary added to its lead in the eighth. After Holland singled with one out, Anthony Cheky singled him home with two outs. Cheky was followed by a single from Reggie Wilson. Harris then brought both home with a double to left center. Martinez singled to right, which scored Harris. When it was all said and done, the RailCats added five insurance runs off T-Bones reliever Evan DeLuca, making the score 12-5 through eight innings.
The T-Bones jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first off RailCatss starter Travis McGee (4-8) when Dalton Wheat and Brett Wiley smacked back-to-back one-out singles. After Gallas walked with two outs, Rodriguez brought home all three when he doubled to left field.
Kansas City committed four errors, as the T-Bones extended their losing streak to five games.
Kansas City (39-52) concludes its three-game series against Gary SouthShore (49-43) Sunday afternoon at 2:10. All of the action can be heard at TBonesBaseball.com.
– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones