The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 37

SECTION 4 wwwkcstarcom THE AR We ay September 219 Ex-Nebraska running back DeAngdo Evans lias no ldncl vands fin coach Hank Sohcfc 3 Braves win lead Mets by two gpmes 5 Out for the season Atlanta loses star running back Jfcmal Anderson because of a tom anterior cruciate liunent 2 I' bSanden ready to retain! day against Detroit because the Maybe Bariy Sanders was too hasty in his dedsipn not to play for the Detroit lions William Sanders hte father says Bariy should return to die Lions for a run at breaking Walter career rushing record Storys D-2 woes Kimble Anders at starting halfback Sunday against Detroit got to battle it constantly I know my daughter goes through that and she battles it constantly I talk to her the same way I talk to him about Cunninghamdesighated Morris die starting halfback when train- ing camp opened but Morris was Overweight and struggled through die preseason eventually losing the job to Anders Morris did not appear in the season opener at Chicago but he seemed to be in better shape last Sunday and carried 11 times for 32 yards and a touchdown in the 26-10 victory over Denver ENNIS ENEFIT FOR AID causes wei By KANDY COVITZ r-' 'TkaKaaaaa City Star Chiefs running back Bam batde of tbewaisdine bulge had little to do with overeating or not exercising enough Mbrria listed at 6 feet and 260! pounds was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder a few yean agot and tbe medication often contributes to a weight problem Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham said "I will not use it as an excuse for himto keep his weight up yet ills a difficult thing for him to Cunningham said of Morris who will replace the injured assi is fit fierce By BOB LUDER The Kaaiaa City Star as 1999 pi By RANDY COVITZ The Kama City Star This could be die week the Chiefs finally get a look at their draft class ofl999 7 In the first twogames onlyoneof their six draft choices safety Lariy Atkins stepped cm the field Atkins a third-round pick participated in 'nine special-teams plays and as- sisted on two tackles in last Sun- dayiS 26-10 victory overDenvet But injuries to guard Dave Szott and running back Kimble Anders could open opportunities for the four draft choices who have yet to play in a regular-season game in- A £V- 4w- 'tVi it 4 i Vf- -1 'vv V- i i ft ur5 0 'si -l' -i jv fl j' 1 -i "Jr'S ez Comerback traded The Chiefs send defensive back Robert Williams to die 49ers for a conditional 2000 'draft choice 7 Story D-8 eluding No1 draft choice John Ibit and Na 2 pick Mike Qoud- Cloud the third-leading rusher last year at Boston College has the best chance of playing Sim- 'H f- i-e' i 1 i A- two out premier Muser paused a moment nfou know what else he does? lie runs hard on every ball he he said Rodriguez had 42 home runs last season and has 41 thisyeac Therek still a IlaD of Runer in front of him though Ernie Banks reached the 40-homer level five times as the Chicago chortstopi Banks set the major-league mark for shortstops with 47 homers in 1958 Home runs continued to fly at See ROYALS D-4 to a pme with just four Cfoiid can also contribute on special teams i' Cloud linebacker Gary Stalls (third round) and wide receive Lu-r ryFaiker(foiutth round) were iriac-tire for the first two games stuck on dw sidelirk wearing red Qiicta knit shirts Guard Eric King (seventh round) is on the practice squad We activated Larry Atkins last week and sat down Robert Williams because I want bigger people on kickoff Chiefs coabh 1 1 See CHlEFSy D-B I 'J name is V-' lway in Iotte County entertaining offers By JIM ED LEY Kanaai City Star It has no asphalt suiface and no grandstands Arid at the momeit die auto-iadng track beUg builQn Kansas City Kan has no name The name part could change soon if the right signature placed on a large check Namihg -rights are up for sale operators tiro track said are studying it We are look- vihg at Grant lynch president of Kansas Speedway Cork said of selling naming rights company is interested we are waning to sit down and lynch said he has been contact- ed by several potential buyer The facility has been refenedc as Kansas International Speedm) and Kansas Speedway but (inly unofficially Owners of the fedfitj -have been referring to it for tiro las) few months as the track being -built by Kansas Speedway Corp But efforts are underway to slag an official name cm die place Having a track with a corporate -name would be unusuaL In Febru ary venerable Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte NG sole its naming limits to the Lowe'i home-improvement store chair and is now called Motor 1 The reported sale price ofthf naming rights at Charlotte wat $35 million for 10 yean At this time however no othef major sgroedway has sold its nam-ing rights Other sports arenas and stadi- ums have been selling their nam -for years The Forum in Ingle- wood CaliL is generally regarded as tiro first to do sa Lynch know if irt inevitable (that the track will sefi Its But he said a sale would be made the right part- ners come Finding the right partners Lynch saM is as imgxntant as die financial considerations And the right partner would be someone who help markel Kansas and Kansas City as well as If a buyer for the rights is tjol found that would be OK toa "WefedlikewearemoviMfor-ward now with our (KansasSprad-wayO corporation Lyricfa said are comfortable wjdi i On the road again: The Grand-Am Road Racing Association a new road-radrig series has been formed in die United States and Is scheduled to begin next yam The track in Wyandotte Gounjy would like to be a part of iL StnqUM Adorned in a loose-fitting black- and-white Nike tennis outfit his head shaved to a stubble and the trademark gold triangle earring dangling from his left ear Andre Agassi had the look of the No 1-ranked tennis player in die world Tinned from a summer of playing the best tennis of his lifeBuff and lean from doing the work it took to get him back to die top of his sport Blit it went beyond fashion or physiological conridwattois The secret to Agpssft astounding resur- gence lies behind those calm lan- odd brown eyes tiiat squint when he smiles The peace The focus V-: The confidence of a champion And Agassi Is a champion once again He won Wimbledon in 1992 and was Na 1 in die world in '95 after winning the US and Aus- tralian Opens back to back then lost focus and fell all the way to 141st in the rankings in the fall of But tiro Las Vegas glamour boy fought hb way back got himself in tbe shape of his life and regained 7 the top spot this summer with win at the French and US opens 'f career has been up and down but now ifs been a -5 muchmore calculated Agassi 29 said at a news conference before he paiticfoated in the 3 v- MarinenB Royab3 TONKSHD Kansas City at Seattle 9:35 RADIO: KMBZC980 AM) Sudden impact Babe RuthMark McGwire Mark Quinn? Sounds strange but Quinn a Royals rookie has been clubbing home runs at suchaprodi- gious rate that he has been compared to some of the all-time greats Story D-4 KIUI SUUGThe KaiMM ly Si ar Andre Agassi the newly crowned US Open dianqdoii showed opponent John McEnroe why beta the Nalplayer in the world during their exhibition match for All-Stsr Smash Hits charity event benefiting AIDS causes Tuesday at Municipal Auditorium See AGASSI D-8 as Mariners rout KG Jayhawks hope to rebound from big losses 1 By BOB DUTTON Tkt City Sur Kansas knows all about the terrible twos TVvo games against Division I-A opponents Tbo many mistakes Tbo little offense: Tim embarrassing losses Conclusion? The Jaynawks just areolktoogood people may look at it dial junto BnebartorTim Bowers said we can't let it get to us VWve got nine more games to play against I-A teams and weVe got to prove we have die talent to win a lot to prove as they prepare for a 6 pjn game Saturday against San Diego State 1-2 at Memorial Stadium The scare remain fresh from last Saturday's 51-1? loss at Colorado which closely resembled an earlier 48-13 pasting at Notre Dame''-' at die senior running back Mitch Bowies said "The only place to go is upi So we have to get together as a team and figure out because nobody knows Nobody knows couldn't have found anybody trim would have drought we See KANSAS D-3 By DICK KAEGEL Tka Kaaiaa City Star SEATTLE Alex Rodriguez Is slick smooth and strong Very strong fiv a shortstopi Rodriguez pounded two home runs Tuesday nighf in the Seattle Mariners' 13-3 victory over the Royals becoming die first American League shortstop to reach the 40-homermarktwice special special in everything he Royals manager TbnyMuser said "He can hit home tuns play good defense steal bases He can do everything Hefc a Certainly die laybawka 1-2 have.