A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for points to the north and west of Hutchinson starting at 7 p.m. Sunday and for Reno County from 1 a.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Monday.

A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will fall. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch are possible.

Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

Falling temperatures will lead to a hard freeze for most locations by Monday night. Persons with cold sensitive plants should take precautions now.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for points to the north and west of Hutchinson starting at 7 p.m. Sunday and for Reno County from 1 a.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Monday.A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will fall. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch are possible.Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.Falling temperatures will lead to a hard freeze for most locations by Monday night. Persons with cold sensitive plants should take precautions now.

Winter weather could impact Monday morning commute


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt doesn't like the idea of enlarging the Supreme Court, in fact he's joined support of the so-called “Keep Nine” amendment, a bipartisan proposal introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives by Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Denver Riggleman, R-Va.

"It's well settled, it's well accepted by folks of all different philosophies, different litigants and by the court itself," Schmidt said. "Justice Ginsburg said, nine seems to be a good number. The problem is, that number is not locked in the Constitution."

The proposed amendment would add 13 words to the U.S. Constitution. It would say, The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.

"The court ought to be outside of that political debate," Schmidt said. "Nine is a good number. There's a process for selecting those nine. Everybody ought to play by the same rules and there shouldn't be an option for Republicans or Democrats who come up on the short end of that process to go out and change the rules after the fact by adding more justices."

A federal constitutional amendment must receive approval from two-thirds of the members of the U.S. House and Senate to be formally proposed, then the approval of three-fourths of the state legislatures to be ratified.

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Hutch
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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt doesn't like the idea of enlarging the Supreme Court, in fact he's joined support of the so-called “Keep Nine” amendment, a bipartisan proposal introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives by Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Denver Riggleman, R-Va."It's well settled, it's well accepted by folks of all different philosophies, different litigants and by the court itself," Schmidt said. "Justice Ginsburg said, nine seems to be a good number. The problem is, that number is not locked in the Constitution."The proposed amendment would add 13 words to the U.S. Constitution. It would say, The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices."The court ought to be outside of that political debate," Schmidt said. "Nine is a good number. There's a process for selecting those nine. Everybody ought to play by the same rules and there shouldn't be an option for Republicans or Democrats who come up on the short end of that process to go out and change the rules after the fact by adding more justices."A federal constitutional amendment must receive approval from two-thirds of the members of the U.S. House and Senate to be formally proposed, then the approval of three-fourths of the state legislatures to be ratified.

Schmidt: Court should 'Keep Nine'

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The pandemic has been hard on everyone, especially those who are shut in.

To bring some cheer to those who may not be able to get out, Hospice and HomeCare and Health-E-Quip invite the public to participate in a CARE-A-Van to visit nine Hutchinson and South Hutchinson long-term care facilities Friday, Oct. 30. The Hutchinson Police and Fire Departments, South Hutchinson Police and Fire Departments, Health-E-Quip and several other hospice organizations in the community will be a presence in the CARE-A-Van as well.

The caravan will depart the Trade Center parking lot at 1600 N. Lorraine St. at 9:30 a.m. Before departure, a map of the stops will be provided to all participants. Additional stops at other long-term care organizations may be included along with the nine already confirmed. Participants are encouraged to decorate their cars with signs and balloons, and wear costumes if they desire.

Andrea Siefkes, community liaison for Hospice and HomeCare of Reno County, said the group will drive through each of the facilities and greet the residents and staff through the windows. Also, Siefkes said the group will leave behind “CARE” packages for each of the facilities to enjoy. There are no plans to go inside the facilities to meet with residents or staff.

Those interested in participating in the CARE-A-Van should contact Siefkes at 620-665-2473.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The pandemic has been hard on everyone, especially those who are shut in.To bring some cheer to those who may not be able to get out, Hospice and HomeCare and Health-E-Quip invite the public to participate in a CARE-A-Van to visit nine Hutchinson and South Hutchinson long-term care facilities Friday, Oct. 30. The Hutchinson Police and Fire Departments, South Hutchinson Police and Fire Departments, Health-E-Quip and several other hospice organizations in the community will be a presence in the CARE-A-Van as well.The caravan will depart the Trade Center parking lot at 1600 N. Lorraine St. at 9:30 a.m. Before departure, a map of the stops will be provided to all participants. Additional stops at other long-term care organizations may be included along with the nine already confirmed. Participants are encouraged to decorate their cars with signs and balloons, and wear costumes if they desire.Andrea Siefkes, community liaison for Hospice and HomeCare of Reno County, said the group will drive through each of the facilities and greet the residents and staff through the windows. Also, Siefkes said the group will leave behind “CARE” packages for each of the facilities to enjoy. There are no plans to go inside the facilities to meet with residents or staff.Those interested in participating in the CARE-A-Van should contact Siefkes at 620-665-2473.

CARE-A-Van event to visit long-term care facilities from outside

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commissioners will seek approval to dole out more CDBG pandemic funds during Tuesday’s meeting.&nbsp;

Seven different county businesses will share in more than $108,000. The county has had the money for several months, but had few businesses try to take advantage of the program.&nbsp;

The funds help pay for expenses driven by COVID, such as protective equipment and other items. M&amp;N Watertite Metal Roofing was the highest recipient of the funds at $45,000. Ray Ray’s Cycle Inc. will get $25,000.

Also Tuesday, the board will get an update on the pandemic and seek approval of a contract with Pishny Restoration Services for repairs and restoration of the courthouse for $3,089,740. The project includes planned restoration and repairs to the courthouse brought on by several earthquakes that hit the area.

The courthouse interior plaster repair and earthquake stabilization projects will be covered by insurance, less deductible of $25,000. The weatherization and window restoration projects can be paid by a bond or a combination of bond and county financing from $1,000,000 budgeted in the County General Fund in 2020 for courthouse improvements.

Tuesday's meeting of the Reno County Commission begins at 9 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commissioners will seek approval to dole out more CDBG pandemic funds during Tuesday’s meeting.&nbsp;Seven different county businesses will share in more than $108,000. The county has had the money for several months, but had few businesses try to take advantage of the program.&nbsp;The funds help pay for expenses driven by COVID, such as protective equipment and other items. M&amp;N Watertite Metal Roofing was the highest recipient of the funds at $45,000. Ray Ray’s Cycle Inc. will get $25,000.Others include:M &amp; J Enterprises $7,123MCRS Construction $12,335Rhythmic Restoration $3,552The Pizza Connection $4,147&nbsp;and the Trails West Motel $11,773Also Tuesday, the board will get an update on the pandemic and seek approval of a contract with Pishny Restoration Services for repairs and restoration of the courthouse for $3,089,740. The project includes planned restoration and repairs to the courthouse brought on by several earthquakes that hit the area.The courthouse interior plaster repair and earthquake stabilization projects will be covered by insurance, less deductible of $25,000. The weatherization and window restoration projects can be paid by a bond or a combination of bond and county financing from $1,000,000 budgeted in the County General Fund in 2020 for courthouse improvements.Tuesday's meeting of the Reno County Commission begins at 9 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.

Commission to award COVID funds and approve courthouse repairs

COVID-19 cuts traffic density, allowing risk takers to push safety limits

By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/23/kansas-highway-fatality-rate-surges-despite-fewer-miles-traveled-in-2020/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — The rate of 
traffic fatalities on Kansas highways surged in the first nine months of
 2020 despite dramatic reduction in miles traveled because of temporary 
stay-at-home mandates and ongoing health concerns of the COVID-19 
pandemic, officials said Thursday.

The number of vehicle 
miles traveled on Kansas highways from January through September 
plummeted 10.2% compared to the same period in 2019. But the fatality 
rate per 100 million miles traveled in Kansas increased during the 
nine-month period, escalating to 1.52 in 2020 from 1.29 in 2019.

“Vehicle miles traveled is
 going down, yet fatalities are going up,” said Chris Herrick, director 
of planning and development at the Kansas Department of Transportation. 
“Everybody is trying to get their hands and arms wrapped around why is 
vehicle miles traveled going down and fatality rates increasing.”

He said the primary 
culprit appeared to be motorists taking advantage of highways less 
densely packed with cars and trucks to drive at excessive speeds. He 
said some pushed the envelope by accelerating beyond 100 mph on Kansas 
roadways posted with limits that range from 55 mph on two-lane highways 
to 75 mph on stretches of turnpike and freeway.

“Speed kills. The faster 
you go, the more force there is and when you do get in a wreck, the 
worse the wreck is,” Herrick said. “The risky-behavior people are out 
and about, and they are the ones more likely to speed. You have less 
traffic on the roads, so you have more ability to speed.”

The total number of Kansas
 highway traffic fatalities — not just the rate — increased during the 
March to September months in which COVID-19 has imposed the greatest 
impact on residents of the state. KDOT said there were 258 deaths on 
highways in Kansas during those seven months of 2020, an increase from 
254 during that same period in 2019.

That 1.6% increase in 
Kansas traffic deaths occurred despite significant reduction in vehicle 
miles covered during those seven months. Comparing 2020 to 2019, KDOT 
officials said, vehicle miles driven in Kansas was down by 13.5% in 
March, 36.7% in April, 19.5% in May, 9.7% in June, 7.3% in July, 4.7% in
 August and 4.8% in September.

The National Safety 
Council’s estimate based on the first six months of 2020 data from all 
50 states indicated there was a 20% jump in the U.S. death rate, which 
is a key indicator of how safely drivers used the roadways. The shift 
between January and June 2020, compared to the same six-month period in 
2019, represented the highest surge for a six-month period since 1999, 
NSC said.

NSC, a nonproft 
organization dedicated to reducing the number of preventable deaths and 
injuries, said the national increase in fatalities came despite a 17% 
drop in the number of miles driven between January and June. The total 
number of U.S. deaths was up 1% from the six-month total in 2019.

“Because of COVID-19 and 
states’ shelter-in-place orders earlier this year, the country should 
have reaped a safety benefit from less traffic,” said Lorraine Martin, 
NSC’s president and chief executive officer. “Instead, our soaring rate 
of deaths speaks to our need to improve safety on our roads. Clearly, we
 must work harder as a society to reverse this trend, especially since 
the pandemic is not nearly over.”

In June, when many states 
ended three straight months of quarantine, the number of miles driven 
remained 13% lower than the previous year, but both the fatality rates 
and the overall number of deaths skyrocketed in the United States.

The number of deaths was up 17% in June, NSC said, while the rate of death per 100 million miles driven jumped 34.4%.

Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International.

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 <figcaption>The Kansas Department of Transportation reports the rate of traffic fatalities in Kanssa increased from January throuugh September 2020 compared to the first nine months of 2019, despite a 10.2% reduction in highway miles traveled in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>COVID-19 cuts traffic density, allowing risk takers to push safety limits</h2>By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/23/kansas-highway-fatality-rate-surges-despite-fewer-miles-traveled-in-2020/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — The rate of 
traffic fatalities on Kansas highways surged in the first nine months of
 2020 despite dramatic reduction in miles traveled because of temporary 
stay-at-home mandates and ongoing health concerns of the COVID-19 
pandemic, officials said Thursday.The number of vehicle 
miles traveled on Kansas highways from January through September 
plummeted 10.2% compared to the same period in 2019. But the fatality 
rate per 100 million miles traveled in Kansas increased during the 
nine-month period, escalating to 1.52 in 2020 from 1.29 in 2019.“Vehicle miles traveled is
 going down, yet fatalities are going up,” said Chris Herrick, director 
of planning and development at the Kansas Department of Transportation. 
“Everybody is trying to get their hands and arms wrapped around why is 
vehicle miles traveled going down and fatality rates increasing.”He said the primary 
culprit appeared to be motorists taking advantage of highways less 
densely packed with cars and trucks to drive at excessive speeds. He 
said some pushed the envelope by accelerating beyond 100 mph on Kansas 
roadways posted with limits that range from 55 mph on two-lane highways 
to 75 mph on stretches of turnpike and freeway.“Speed kills. The faster 
you go, the more force there is and when you do get in a wreck, the 
worse the wreck is,” Herrick said. “The risky-behavior people are out 
and about, and they are the ones more likely to speed. You have less 
traffic on the roads, so you have more ability to speed.”The total number of Kansas
 highway traffic fatalities — not just the rate — increased during the 
March to September months in which COVID-19 has imposed the greatest 
impact on residents of the state. KDOT said there were 258 deaths on 
highways in Kansas during those seven months of 2020, an increase from 
254 during that same period in 2019.That 1.6% increase in 
Kansas traffic deaths occurred despite significant reduction in vehicle 
miles covered during those seven months. Comparing 2020 to 2019, KDOT 
officials said, vehicle miles driven in Kansas was down by 13.5% in 
March, 36.7% in April, 19.5% in May, 9.7% in June, 7.3% in July, 4.7% in
 August and 4.8% in September.The National Safety 
Council’s estimate based on the first six months of 2020 data from all 
50 states indicated there was a 20% jump in the U.S. death rate, which 
is a key indicator of how safely drivers used the roadways. The shift 
between January and June 2020, compared to the same six-month period in 
2019, represented the highest surge for a six-month period since 1999, 
NSC said.NSC, a nonproft 
organization dedicated to reducing the number of preventable deaths and 
injuries, said the national increase in fatalities came despite a 17% 
drop in the number of miles driven between January and June. The total 
number of U.S. deaths was up 1% from the six-month total in 2019.“Because of COVID-19 and 
states’ shelter-in-place orders earlier this year, the country should 
have reaped a safety benefit from less traffic,” said Lorraine Martin, 
NSC’s president and chief executive officer. “Instead, our soaring rate 
of deaths speaks to our need to improve safety on our roads. Clearly, we
 must work harder as a society to reverse this trend, especially since 
the pandemic is not nearly over.”In June, when many states 
ended three straight months of quarantine, the number of miles driven 
remained 13% lower than the previous year, but both the fatality rates 
and the overall number of deaths skyrocketed in the United States.The number of deaths was up 17% in June, NSC said, while the rate of death per 100 million miles driven jumped 34.4%.Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International.

Kan. highway fatality rate surges despite fewer miles traveled in 2020

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Thursday's news that KMS Inc. was expanding to Hutchinson and taking over the old Eaton plant was certainly good news.

The company is currently working to get the building ready for occupancy and still hope to be in the facility in the next two to three months.

KMS Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based out of Wichita. The company buys and sells off liquidations and is known to be the largest business of its kind in the country. KMS Inc. also has proven brands such as Cool Living and Warm Living, which include heaters and air conditioners. The company also offers general merchandise from clothing, hardware, and kitchen appliances, according to the company website.&nbsp;

The purchase of the Eaton building certainly gives the company more space, which Vice President of Sales Scott Miller says was needed.

“We’re in the storing business so we needed more space and this worked out for us,” Miller said. “We also do a lot of production work for retailers . . . we needed a place to spread things out and work.”

Interest in the building for KMS began in August when the facility was put up for auction. When the winning bidders of the auction backed out suddenly, efforts began to buy the facility. Company President Tom George was looking for something that could be available for use quickly.

“When he called in August to inquire about the building and started asking questions, we went over to their Wichita office the very next morning,” Chamber President Debra Teufel said. 

While KMS will benefit from some tax relief on all renovations and expansion that comes before the building opens again, it was not something the company was heavily pursuing.&nbsp;

"The biggest factor for Tom was speed-to-market," Teufel said. "He wants to get this building on line and making money for the company as soon as he can, so I don't think he wanted to get bogged down in a lot of incentive programs." 

The company did ask for a revaluation of the property, which the county has done and should give the company a lower property tax bill.

According to Teufel, the building needed a lot of work and had several other issues that needed to be addressed including the electrical service coming into the facility. She says the company is working to use local contractors for all of the things that need repair. How soon they move in depends on how much work can be done to get the facility ready.

“We are actively working on it now, roofers are out there, boilers, the whole works,” Miller said. “How fast everybody goes, we could be in there before the end of the year.”

Miller says they expect to hire between 20 and 50 workers depending on how much work is brought to Hutchinson.

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 </figure>By ROD ZOOKHutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — Thursday's news that KMS Inc. was expanding to Hutchinson and taking over the old Eaton plant was certainly good news.The company is currently working to get the building ready for occupancy and still hope to be in the facility in the next two to three months.KMS Inc. was founded in 1976 and is based out of Wichita. The company buys and sells off liquidations and is known to be the largest business of its kind in the country. KMS Inc. also has proven brands such as Cool Living and Warm Living, which include heaters and air conditioners. The company also offers general merchandise from clothing, hardware, and kitchen appliances, according to the company website.&nbsp;The purchase of the Eaton building certainly gives the company more space, which Vice President of Sales Scott Miller says was needed.“We’re in the storing business so we needed more space and this worked out for us,” Miller said. “We also do a lot of production work for retailers . . . we needed a place to spread things out and work.”Interest in the building for KMS began in August when the facility was put up for auction. When the winning bidders of the auction backed out suddenly, efforts began to buy the facility. Company President Tom George was looking for something that could be available for use quickly.“When he called in August to inquire about the building and started asking questions, we went over to their Wichita office the very next morning,” Chamber President Debra Teufel said. While KMS will benefit from some tax relief on all renovations and expansion that comes before the building opens again, it was not something the company was heavily pursuing.&nbsp;"The biggest factor for Tom was speed-to-market," Teufel said. "He wants to get this building on line and making money for the company as soon as he can, so I don't think he wanted to get bogged down in a lot of incentive programs." The company did ask for a revaluation of the property, which the county has done and should give the company a lower property tax bill.According to Teufel, the building needed a lot of work and had several other issues that needed to be addressed including the electrical service coming into the facility. She says the company is working to use local contractors for all of the things that need repair. How soon they move in depends on how much work can be done to get the facility ready.“We are actively working on it now, roofers are out there, boilers, the whole works,” Miller said. “How fast everybody goes, we could be in there before the end of the year.”Miller says they expect to hire between 20 and 50 workers depending on how much work is brought to Hutchinson.

KMS expansion into Hutchinson gives company some breathing room

Though COVID-19 has an effect on the nation and world, we know that what's happening here has much more impact. That's why COVID-19: My Story was born.

We'll hear from real people who have had the virus and delve further into their personal experiences.&nbsp; We'll also spend time with experts from here trying to keep you safe.

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/4ef2e02c-cfeb-4a69-9846-8d0fc7215ecb">You don't have the energy level. A conversation with your wife or another loved one lasts about one to two minutes, so that takes its toll on you as you are in isolation from everybody for a week.</a>

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/11dfda85-80f7-490a-8fe8-beb31907a1cd">I am confident in telling you if we would have even more participation in community testing, we would have less cases in the hospital. We would have less cases in the nursing home. We would catch patient zero earlier and not be dealing with patient 55, 56.</a>

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/216ee459-b55d-458b-a14c-eef3f0cda9e1">The cough, the chest pain and of course the fever. The extreme fatigue was what really got me too, I would get up to let's say, make lunch or something. And I felt like I ran a marathon. It felt like the flu times ten.</a>

Episode 5 is with Reno County Epidemiologist Elliot Koester

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/87141264-20ce-4239-81b7-fafa56c8bf22">We're taking a bit of a different approach to the podcast this week, as I had the chance to interview Reno County epidemiologist, Elliot Koester. Here is our conversation...</a>

Episode 4 is with Linda and Tony Ojeda

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/f4e74580-da1e-43c3-ae97-753adb54ce95">On August 29, I had opened a jar of Vicks for Tony and I couldn't smell it. And I thought, uh-oh...</a>

Episode 3 is with Cathy Kilpatrick

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/681d8c7c-9987-4ddb-a013-375e3c2d5f97">Now, I was there for 11 days and of those 11 days, seven of them, I was in ICU and that was not fun. </a>

Episode 2 is with Hutchinson resident Susan Puls.

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/93792258-bf02-427c-823e-968358d705dd">I'm usually very healthy. And the next thing I know, I'm on the floor and the EMT's helped him get me to the testing center. So, it is unlike...everybody thinks it's the flu or a bad cold, or a sinus infection. In my lifetime, I've never experienced anything like this...(Click for full transcript)</a>

Episode 1 is with Dr. Rex Degner from Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/914b38af-8fc5-4ac1-b32d-064c31c08e52">I found out mostly through news sources, commercial news sources, before it started coming out in the professional literature. The COVID virus was first recognized back in late 2019 and gets its name COVID for Coronavirus 2019. So that's when it was first truly discovered as a new entity...(Click for full transcript)</a>

Join us here on HutchPost.com for Covid-19: My Story, with new stories every Saturday. Supported by Reno County Health Care Collaborative.

Are you a COVID-19 patient and want to tell your story on this podcast? Email your contact info and a few sentences about your experience to&nbsp;HutchPost@eagleradio.net.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1599141808019.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Though COVID-19 has an effect on the nation and world, we know that what's happening here has much more impact. That's why COVID-19: My Story was born.We'll hear from real people who have had the virus and delve further into their personal experiences.&nbsp; We'll also spend time with experts from here trying to keep you safe.Episode 8 is with Cory Griffith's<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 8-Cory Griffith's" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/8uhq5-f03c07?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Cory Griffith's:<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/4ef2e02c-cfeb-4a69-9846-8d0fc7215ecb">You don't have the energy level. A conversation with your wife or another loved one lasts about one to two minutes, so that takes its toll on you as you are in isolation from everybody for a week.</a>Episode 7 is with Dr. Scott Pauly<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 7-Dr. Scott Pauly" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/33i6j-ef95c6?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Dr. Scott Pauly:&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/11dfda85-80f7-490a-8fe8-beb31907a1cd">I am confident in telling you if we would have even more participation in community testing, we would have less cases in the hospital. We would have less cases in the nursing home. We would catch patient zero earlier and not be dealing with patient 55, 56.</a>Episode 6 is with Seth Dewey<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 6-Seth Dewey" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/vp7mb-eee04f?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Seth Dewey: <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/216ee459-b55d-458b-a14c-eef3f0cda9e1">The cough, the chest pain and of course the fever. The extreme fatigue was what really got me too, I would get up to let's say, make lunch or something. And I felt like I ran a marathon. It felt like the flu times ten.</a>Episode 5 is with Reno County Epidemiologist Elliot Koester<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 5-Reno County Epidemiologist Elliot Koester" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/i2rze-ee0bc3?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Nick Gosnell: <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/87141264-20ce-4239-81b7-fafa56c8bf22">We're taking a bit of a different approach to the podcast this week, as I had the chance to interview Reno County epidemiologist, Elliot Koester. Here is our conversation...</a>Episode 4 is with Linda and Tony Ojeda<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 4-Linda and Tony Ojeda" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/bjs5w-ed2bdb?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Linda Ojeda: <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/f4e74580-da1e-43c3-ae97-753adb54ce95">On August 29, I had opened a jar of Vicks for Tony and I couldn't smell it. And I thought, uh-oh...</a>Episode 3 is with Cathy Kilpatrick<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 3-Cathy Kilpatrick" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/gz5hc-ec1f49?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Cathy Kilpatrick: <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/681d8c7c-9987-4ddb-a013-375e3c2d5f97">Now, I was there for 11 days and of those 11 days, seven of them, I was in ICU and that was not fun. </a>Episode 2 is with Hutchinson resident Susan Puls.<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 2-Susan Puls" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/g2mas-eb2b24?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Susan Puls:<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/93792258-bf02-427c-823e-968358d705dd">I'm usually very healthy. And the next thing I know, I'm on the floor and the EMT's helped him get me to the testing center. So, it is unlike...everybody thinks it's the flu or a bad cold, or a sinus infection. In my lifetime, I've never experienced anything like this...(Click for full transcript)</a>Episode 1 is with Dr. Rex Degner from Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.<div><iframe title="COVID-19: My Story Episode 1-Dr. Rex Degner" height="122" width="100%" style="border: none;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/media/player/g5vzv-ea334e?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=107"></iframe></div>Dr. Rex Degner:<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/914b38af-8fc5-4ac1-b32d-064c31c08e52">I found out mostly through news sources, commercial news sources, before it started coming out in the professional literature. The COVID virus was first recognized back in late 2019 and gets its name COVID for Coronavirus 2019. So that's when it was first truly discovered as a new entity...(Click for full transcript)</a>Join us here on HutchPost.com for Covid-19: My Story, with new stories every Saturday. Supported by Reno County Health Care Collaborative.Are you a COVID-19 patient and want to tell your story on this podcast? Email your contact info and a few sentences about your experience to&nbsp;HutchPost@eagleradio.net.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Emporia State University political scientist Michael Smith saw Thursday night's debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as closing the deal with the converted more so than getting true undecideds to decide.

"There are very few voters who are 50-50 undecided, right in the middle of the road," Smith said. "There might be one or two, but they're very, very rare. Most undecideds, especially at this point are actually leaning toward a candidate and waiting for that candidate to close the deal."

Smith saw Trump as being somewhat effective at closing the deal for his base Thursday.

"I don't think he persuaded any Biden supporters or any Biden leaners," Smith said. "Yes, Trump appeared a bit more presidential last night, especially in the first half of the debate. Folks that may have been a little bit concerned about his behavior, for example, in the first debate, he may have closed the deal with them."

Smith was less clear on whether Biden was a closer with his leaners Thursday.

"I'm not sure what their issue is, that he hasn't closed the deal," Smith said. "I do think that Biden had a pretty good presence. In particular, although they are both in their seventies, Biden's been hit harder with allegations about his age and I thought Biden has had good presence in the debates and on the campaign trail. I noticed that Trump didn't try to even bring that up last night."

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Emporia State University political scientist Michael Smith saw Thursday night's debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as closing the deal with the converted more so than getting true undecideds to decide."There are very few voters who are 50-50 undecided, right in the middle of the road," Smith said. "There might be one or two, but they're very, very rare. Most undecideds, especially at this point are actually leaning toward a candidate and waiting for that candidate to close the deal."Smith saw Trump as being somewhat effective at closing the deal for his base Thursday."I don't think he persuaded any Biden supporters or any Biden leaners," Smith said. "Yes, Trump appeared a bit more presidential last night, especially in the first half of the debate. Folks that may have been a little bit concerned about his behavior, for example, in the first debate, he may have closed the deal with them."Smith was less clear on whether Biden was a closer with his leaners Thursday."I'm not sure what their issue is, that he hasn't closed the deal," Smith said. "I do think that Biden had a pretty good presence. In particular, although they are both in their seventies, Biden's been hit harder with allegations about his age and I thought Biden has had good presence in the debates and on the campaign trail. I noticed that Trump didn't try to even bring that up last night."The election is November 3.

Smith: Thursday's debate was about closing the deal with base, not undecideds

CHENEY, Kan. — The Reno County Sheriff's Department is investigating a break-in at O’Brien's Marina at Cheney Reservoir early Friday morning.

According to the marina, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., the store was destructively broken into and robbed.&nbsp;

Below is surveillance footage taken during the robbery.

The sheriff’s department asks you to call (620) 694-2735 if you have any information regarding the footage or anything else.

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O'Brien's Marina robbed early Friday morning

HUTCHINONSON, Kan. — A major livestock expo is staying in
Hutchinson through at least the next three years.

The Kansas Beef Expo, Visit Hutch and the Kansas State
Fairgrounds have announced a three-year contract extension that keeps the
Winter Beef Expo in Hutchinson through 2022.&nbsp; Hutchinson and the Kansas
State Fairgrounds have been home to the Kansas Beef Expo since they moved the
show from Wichita in 1998.

&nbsp;“The Kansas State Fairgrounds, City of Hutchinson and
the surrounding area have been phenomenal to work with for the Kansas Beef
Expo. Kansas has one of the best facilities to host a cattle event in all the
Mid-West. We are excited about continuing our relationship with the Kansas
State Fair and the Hutchinson area. As with the whole country, our industry has
faced much uncertainty throughout this year. We want to put something solid in
place to offer producers and youth from across the country a place to showcase
their livestock and we think Hutchinson, Kansas offers the perfect venue to do
just that”, Quint Huncovsky, Executive Director of the Kansas Beef Expo said.

&nbsp;Each year the show brings
nearly 800 head of cattle to the Fairgrounds and hundreds of attendees to
Hutchinson for the weekend.&nbsp; The three-day show draws exhibitors from over
18 states and in 2019 registered exhibitors came from Canada.&nbsp; Some
represented states include Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado,
North Carolina, California, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.&nbsp; The show has
continued to grow over the years and is one for the premiere cattle shows in
the Midwest.

&nbsp;“Our partnership with the Fairgrounds and the Beef
Expo spans over 20 years, and being able to grow the relationship is
fantastic.&nbsp; We always look forward to the second weekend in December when
the Fairgrounds and Hutchinson are filled with visitors, and we thrilled to get
the opportunity welcome everyone back for the next three years,” Holly
Leiker, National Sports &amp; Destination Sales Manager for Visit Hutch said.

&nbsp;Future Kansas Beef Expo dates are December 11-13,
2020, December 10-12, 2021, and December 9-11, 2022.

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Hutchinson through at least the next three years.The Kansas Beef Expo, Visit Hutch and the Kansas State
Fairgrounds have announced a three-year contract extension that keeps the
Winter Beef Expo in Hutchinson through 2022.&nbsp; Hutchinson and the Kansas
State Fairgrounds have been home to the Kansas Beef Expo since they moved the
show from Wichita in 1998.&nbsp;“The Kansas State Fairgrounds, City of Hutchinson and
the surrounding area have been phenomenal to work with for the Kansas Beef
Expo. Kansas has one of the best facilities to host a cattle event in all the
Mid-West. We are excited about continuing our relationship with the Kansas
State Fair and the Hutchinson area. As with the whole country, our industry has
faced much uncertainty throughout this year. We want to put something solid in
place to offer producers and youth from across the country a place to showcase
their livestock and we think Hutchinson, Kansas offers the perfect venue to do
just that”, Quint Huncovsky, Executive Director of the Kansas Beef Expo said.&nbsp;Each year the show brings
nearly 800 head of cattle to the Fairgrounds and hundreds of attendees to
Hutchinson for the weekend.&nbsp; The three-day show draws exhibitors from over
18 states and in 2019 registered exhibitors came from Canada.&nbsp; Some
represented states include Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado,
North Carolina, California, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.&nbsp; The show has
continued to grow over the years and is one for the premiere cattle shows in
the Midwest.&nbsp;“Our partnership with the Fairgrounds and the Beef
Expo spans over 20 years, and being able to grow the relationship is
fantastic.&nbsp; We always look forward to the second weekend in December when
the Fairgrounds and Hutchinson are filled with visitors, and we thrilled to get
the opportunity welcome everyone back for the next three years,” Holly
Leiker, National Sports &amp; Destination Sales Manager for Visit Hutch said.&nbsp;Future Kansas Beef Expo dates are December 11-13,
2020, December 10-12, 2021, and December 9-11, 2022.

Kansas Beef Expo extends contract through 2022


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Carla Smith with Rise Up Reno reminds the community of tomorrow's Drug Take Back Day.

"We're fortunate enough that we have supplied boxes for Take Back Day year-round," Smith said. "That would be drugs that are in your medicine cabinet, prescriptions that you didn't finish, if somebody had extras and for whatever reason you have extra medication you can take it to the take back boxes, drop it off, no questions asked. That will be disposed of so that it can't do any harm to our environment."

Drug Take Back Day is usually from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but that's not true at one of Rise Up Reno's locations tomorrow.

"Ashcraft Pharmacy in South Hutchinson, on Saturday, they're only open until noon, but anytime that they are open, you're welcome to go in there and drop things off. They ask that you put medications in the drop box and then they have, I believe, another location for over the counter medications and those types of things."

You can take drugs by Walgreens in Hutchinson or the Hutchinson Clinic pharmacy between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, as well.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;Carla Smith with Rise Up Reno reminds the community of tomorrow's Drug Take Back Day."We're fortunate enough that we have supplied boxes for Take Back Day year-round," Smith said. "That would be drugs that are in your medicine cabinet, prescriptions that you didn't finish, if somebody had extras and for whatever reason you have extra medication you can take it to the take back boxes, drop it off, no questions asked. That will be disposed of so that it can't do any harm to our environment."Drug Take Back Day is usually from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but that's not true at one of Rise Up Reno's locations tomorrow."Ashcraft Pharmacy in South Hutchinson, on Saturday, they're only open until noon, but anytime that they are open, you're welcome to go in there and drop things off. They ask that you put medications in the drop box and then they have, I believe, another location for over the counter medications and those types of things."You can take drugs by Walgreens in Hutchinson or the Hutchinson Clinic pharmacy between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, as well.

Drug Take Back Day tomorrow

No. 15 Newton (2-6) at No. 2 Hutchinson (7-1)

No. 16 Abilene (0-5) at No. 1 McPherson (7-1)

No. 13 Mulvane (1-6) at No. 4 Buhler (4-3)

Pretty Prairie (2-5) @ Pratt-Skyline (7-1)

Peabody-Burns (5-3) @ Central Plains (5-1)

CLASS 5A FridayNo. 15 Newton (2-6) at No. 2 Hutchinson (7-1)Class 4A FridayNo. 16 Abilene (0-5) at No. 1 McPherson (7-1)No. 13 Mulvane (1-6) at No. 4 Buhler (4-3)Class 3A FridayLarned (2-5) at Andale (7-0)Halstead (4-4) at Cheney (8-0)Pratt (3-5) at Collegiate (7-1)Class 2A FridayChaparral (2-5) at Hutch Trinity (7-1)Haven (6-2) at Kingman (6-2)Marion (2-6) at Garden Plain (7-1)Ellis (3-5) at Hoisington (8-0)Minneapolis (4-4) at Cimarron (5-3)Class 1A FridayEllinwood (0-8) at Sedgwick (7-1)Stanton County (0-7) at Inman (6-2)8-Man DI ThursdayMacksville (3-4) @ Attica-Argonia (7-1)Moundridge (4-4) @ La Crosse (4-3)Pretty Prairie (2-5) @ Pratt-Skyline (7-1)8-Man DII ThursdayPeabody-Burns (5-3) @ Central Plains (5-1)

South Central Area Prep Playoff Games

Get ready for a Sunday matchup with the Denver Broncos in this week's edition of Hy-Vee Chiefs Insider

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brett Phillips squatted on the field crying, Randy Arozarena sprawled in the dirt pounding his hands on home plate.

Tears of joy, smacks of celebration — and a crucial, crazy win for the scrappy Tampa Bay Rays.

In one of the wildest World Series finishes ever, the light-hitting Phillips delivered a tying single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that turned into the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1320219342211080193" target="_blank">game-ending hit</a>&nbsp;when the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the ball twice, allowing Arozarena to scramble home and lifting the Rays to an 8-7 victory Saturday night that suddenly evened things at two games each.

“Golly, what a special moment,” Phillips said.

The Dodgers led 7-6 when center fielder Chris Taylor misplayed Phillips’ ball in right-center for an error and chased it down while Kevin Kiermaier scored the tying run. Arozarena kept charging around third base but stumbled and fell well before reaching home.

He was able to get up and score when catcher Will Smith looked up too early and missed the relay throw, letting it squirt toward the backstop while Arozarena dived on top of the plate.

“Once I saw Randy slip, I was like ‘Aw, shoot, at least we tied it up,’ and then he missed the ball,” said Phillips, who had entered the game as a pinch-runner in the eighth. “I don’t know what happened, but then he scored. The next thing I know, I’m airplane-ing around the outfield and I get dogpiled and here I am.”

Arozarena said he was trying to retreat to third after tumbling over.

“We had already tied the game. I was trying to get into a rundown,” Arozarena said through a translator. “Then obviously once the ball got past him, I turned around and scored.”

Jansen came on in the ninth for the Dodgers and struck out Yoshi Tsutsugo before a broken-bat single by Kiermaier, the longest-tenured Rays player. Arozarena, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/arozarena-s-9th-postseason-hr" target="_blank">rookie who earlier hit his postseason record ninth homer</a>, drew a two-out, full-count walk to set up the improbable final play.

“You got to stay positive,” Jansen said. “I didn’t give up one hard hit. What can I do? Throw the pitches where I wanted to. Credit to the hitters.”

A 26-year-old from Seminole, Florida, Phillips was drafted by Houston and played for Milwaukee and Kansas City before being acquired by the Rays, his hometown team, in August for a minor leaguer. Touted for his outfield defense and speed, he hasn’t hit much in the majors, ending the regular season with a career .202 average in 153 games.

He had been 0 for 2 in the postseason and hadn’t batted since Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Oct. 7. His last hit had been a month ago, on Sept. 25.

Phillips was left off the AL Championship Series roster but shined as a cheerleader, writing up phony scouting reports on a clipboard touting Arozarena before dancing against him in battles after the team locked up the AL pennant.

“What a great team effort on this win. It took almost 28 guys,” Phillips said. “That’s what special about this team. Just all come together, our one goal is to win. We don’t rely on one guy. It takes everyone, and man, baseball is fun.”

<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/corey-seager-s-solo-swat" target="_blank">Corey Seager</a>&nbsp;and Justin Turner both had four hits with a solo homer for the Dodgers, who nearly went into Game 5 on Sunday night with a 3-1 series lead. They’ll send three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw to the mound on regular rest after winning Game 1 on Tuesday night.

Cody Bellinger, a Gold Glove finalist in center field, was switched to designated hitter just over an hour before the game because of back stiffness, trading places with AJ Pollock in the lineup. Taylor, also a second baseman, started in left field and moved to center after Joc Pederson pinch-hit for Pollock in the seventh and then took over in left. Only Taylor was charged with an error on the final play.

Turner said there was no way for Dodgers catcher Smith to have known Arozarena fell.

“He was trying to catch the ball and put a quick tag down. If he’d have known he fell, he probably would have taken his time and made sure he caught it,” Turner said. “Not sure what happened in center. That’s uncharacteristic for us.”

Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Lowe and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/kevin-kiermaier-s-solo-hr-in-7th" target="_blank">Kiermaier also homered</a>&nbsp;for the Rays, who had gotten all of their runs on long balls until that last play. Those homers came during a frantic stretch when the teams combined to score in eight consecutive half-innings, a first in World Series history.

A solo homer by Kiermaier, with the Rays since 2013, tied the game at 6 in the seventh, right after the first two lead changes in this entire World Series.

Lowe went deep the opposite way for the third time in this Series, his three-run homer to left in the bottom of the sixth putting the Rays up 5-4. A half-inning later, the second baseman was laying facedown in short right field after his diving attempt to catch Pederson’s liner, which&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/joc-pederson-s-two-run-single-x2084" target="_blank">skimmed off the top of his glove for a two-run single</a>&nbsp;that put LA back ahead.

That was the first go-ahead pinch-hit in the World Series for LA since Kirk Gibson’s game-ending homer in Game 1 in 1988.

This finish had a drastically different feeling for the Dodgers.

“It’s tough and we got to digest it, but we’ve got to turn the page,” manager Dave Roberts said. “This is certainly a tough one, but I know our guys. ... We’re very resilient.”

John Curtiss, the seventh Tampa Bay pitcher, worked the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Starter Ryan Yarbrough, who pitched in relief in Game 1, allowed the Turner and Seager homers in his 3 1/3 innings. It was the sixth consecutive World Series game for the Rays that their starter didn’t finish at least five innings. That goes back to the final two Series games when they lost to Philadelphia in five games in 2008. ... The only runs allowed by Dodgers starter Julio Urias in his 4 2/3 innings were the solo homers to Arozarena and Renfroe.

Turner became the first player to homer in the first inning of consecutive World Series games. His drive to straightaway center was his 12th career postseason homer, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider for the most in franchise history. Seager later matched Snider at 11, his homer in the third being his eighth this postseason to match the MLB record for all of an inning.

When Arozarena went deep, that left Seager tied with Nelson Cruz, Carlos Beltran and Barry Bonds for the second-most.

Dodgers: Kershaw is the franchise leader with his 12 postseason wins — and 12 postseason losses. The left-hander from nearby Dallas struck out six while allowing one run and two hits over six innings to beat the Rays in Game 1 on Tuesday night.

Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow has allowed 10 runs over 10 1/3 innings his last two starts, including Game 1 against the Dodgers when the six runs allowed in 4 1/3 innings by the right-hander were his most given up since September 2018.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brett Phillips squatted on the field crying, Randy Arozarena sprawled in the dirt pounding his hands on home plate.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jSjOeGaEf14" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Tears of joy, smacks of celebration — and a crucial, crazy win for the scrappy Tampa Bay Rays.In one of the wildest World Series finishes ever, the light-hitting Phillips delivered a tying single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that turned into the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1320219342211080193" target="_blank">game-ending hit</a>&nbsp;when the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the ball twice, allowing Arozarena to scramble home and lifting the Rays to an 8-7 victory Saturday night that suddenly evened things at two games each.“Golly, what a special moment,” Phillips said.The Dodgers led 7-6 when center fielder Chris Taylor misplayed Phillips’ ball in right-center for an error and chased it down while Kevin Kiermaier scored the tying run. Arozarena kept charging around third base but stumbled and fell well before reaching home.He was able to get up and score when catcher Will Smith looked up too early and missed the relay throw, letting it squirt toward the backstop while Arozarena dived on top of the plate.“Once I saw Randy slip, I was like ‘Aw, shoot, at least we tied it up,’ and then he missed the ball,” said Phillips, who had entered the game as a pinch-runner in the eighth. “I don’t know what happened, but then he scored. The next thing I know, I’m airplane-ing around the outfield and I get dogpiled and here I am.”Arozarena said he was trying to retreat to third after tumbling over.“We had already tied the game. I was trying to get into a rundown,” Arozarena said through a translator. “Then obviously once the ball got past him, I turned around and scored.”Jansen came on in the ninth for the Dodgers and struck out Yoshi Tsutsugo before a broken-bat single by Kiermaier, the longest-tenured Rays player. Arozarena, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/arozarena-s-9th-postseason-hr" target="_blank">rookie who earlier hit his postseason record ninth homer</a>, drew a two-out, full-count walk to set up the improbable final play.“You got to stay positive,” Jansen said. “I didn’t give up one hard hit. What can I do? Throw the pitches where I wanted to. Credit to the hitters.”A 26-year-old from Seminole, Florida, Phillips was drafted by Houston and played for Milwaukee and Kansas City before being acquired by the Rays, his hometown team, in August for a minor leaguer. Touted for his outfield defense and speed, he hasn’t hit much in the majors, ending the regular season with a career .202 average in 153 games.He had been 0 for 2 in the postseason and hadn’t batted since Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Oct. 7. His last hit had been a month ago, on Sept. 25.Phillips was left off the AL Championship Series roster but shined as a cheerleader, writing up phony scouting reports on a clipboard touting Arozarena before dancing against him in battles after the team locked up the AL pennant.“What a great team effort on this win. It took almost 28 guys,” Phillips said. “That’s what special about this team. Just all come together, our one goal is to win. We don’t rely on one guy. It takes everyone, and man, baseball is fun.”<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/corey-seager-s-solo-swat" target="_blank">Corey Seager</a>&nbsp;and Justin Turner both had four hits with a solo homer for the Dodgers, who nearly went into Game 5 on Sunday night with a 3-1 series lead. They’ll send three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw to the mound on regular rest after winning Game 1 on Tuesday night.Cody Bellinger, a Gold Glove finalist in center field, was switched to designated hitter just over an hour before the game because of back stiffness, trading places with AJ Pollock in the lineup. Taylor, also a second baseman, started in left field and moved to center after Joc Pederson pinch-hit for Pollock in the seventh and then took over in left. Only Taylor was charged with an error on the final play.Turner said there was no way for Dodgers catcher Smith to have known Arozarena fell.“He was trying to catch the ball and put a quick tag down. If he’d have known he fell, he probably would have taken his time and made sure he caught it,” Turner said. “Not sure what happened in center. That’s uncharacteristic for us.”Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Lowe and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/kevin-kiermaier-s-solo-hr-in-7th" target="_blank">Kiermaier also homered</a>&nbsp;for the Rays, who had gotten all of their runs on long balls until that last play. Those homers came during a frantic stretch when the teams combined to score in eight consecutive half-innings, a first in World Series history.A solo homer by Kiermaier, with the Rays since 2013, tied the game at 6 in the seventh, right after the first two lead changes in this entire World Series.Lowe went deep the opposite way for the third time in this Series, his three-run homer to left in the bottom of the sixth putting the Rays up 5-4. A half-inning later, the second baseman was laying facedown in short right field after his diving attempt to catch Pederson’s liner, which&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/joc-pederson-s-two-run-single-x2084" target="_blank">skimmed off the top of his glove for a two-run single</a>&nbsp;that put LA back ahead.That was the first go-ahead pinch-hit in the World Series for LA since Kirk Gibson’s game-ending homer in Game 1 in 1988.This finish had a drastically different feeling for the Dodgers.“It’s tough and we got to digest it, but we’ve got to turn the page,” manager Dave Roberts said. “This is certainly a tough one, but I know our guys. ... We’re very resilient.”FOR THE RECORDJohn Curtiss, the seventh Tampa Bay pitcher, worked the final 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Starter Ryan Yarbrough, who pitched in relief in Game 1, allowed the Turner and Seager homers in his 3 1/3 innings. It was the sixth consecutive World Series game for the Rays that their starter didn’t finish at least five innings. That goes back to the final two Series games when they lost to Philadelphia in five games in 2008. ... The only runs allowed by Dodgers starter Julio Urias in his 4 2/3 innings were the solo homers to Arozarena and Renfroe.POWER NOTESTurner became the first player to homer in the first inning of consecutive World Series games. His drive to straightaway center was his 12th career postseason homer, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider for the most in franchise history. Seager later matched Snider at 11, his homer in the third being his eighth this postseason to match the MLB record for all of an inning.When Arozarena went deep, that left Seager tied with Nelson Cruz, Carlos Beltran and Barry Bonds for the second-most.UP NEXTDodgers: Kershaw is the franchise leader with his 12 postseason wins — and 12 postseason losses. The left-hander from nearby Dallas struck out six while allowing one run and two hits over six innings to beat the Rays in Game 1 on Tuesday night.Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow has allowed 10 runs over 10 1/3 innings his last two starts, including Game 1 against the Dodgers when the six runs allowed in 4 1/3 innings by the right-hander were his most given up since September 2018.

🎥 ⚾ Stumbling stunner! Rays shock Dodgers in 9th, tie Series 2-2

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders passed for 235 yards and ran for 71, and No. 6 Oklahoma State defeated No. 17 Iowa State 24-21. Sanders had been out since injuring his right ankle in the season-opener against Tulsa. Chuba Hubbard ran for 139 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma State. With the win, Oklahoma State joined Kansas State as the only remaining undefeated teams in conference play. Iowa State's Breece Hall ran for a career-high 185 yards. The Cyclones vaulted onto the national radar by beating Oklahoma earlier in the month and were seeking their first 4-0 start in league play.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Larry Rountree carried 37 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns, leading Missouri to a grinding 20-10 victory over Kentucky. The Tigers played stingy defense and converted enough third- and fourth-down plays to control the ball with lengthy drives. Missouri held the ball for 43 minutes and ran 56 more plays than the Wildcats.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields completed 20 of 21 passes for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 5 Ohio State rolled over Nebraska 52-17. The Buckeyes dominated the Huskers in the second half in the Big Ten teams' pandemic-delayed opener.. Running back Master Teague II also ran for two touchdowns as Ohio State piled up 498 yards of offense. The Ohio State defense took most of the first half to figure out a way to contain slippery Cornhuskers quarterback Adrian Martinez, who marched the Huskers down for a touchdown in the opening 2 minutes &nbsp;of the game.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Sophomore receiver David Bell caught three touchdown passes, including the game winner, to guide the Purdue Boilermakers to a 24-20 victory over Iowa. With the Boilermakers' top receiver Rondale Moore sidelined for undisclosed reasons, Bell caught 13 passes for 121 yards. His difference maker was a 6-yard TD from Aidan O'Connell with 2:15 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Purdue the &nbsp;lead. Spencer Petras completed 22 of 39 passes for 265 yards for Iowa.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have made a series of roster moves on the eve of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos activated three players who have been on injured reserve. They are cornerback A.J. Bouye and D-linemen Dre'Mont Jones and DeMarcus Walker. Boyue had been on IR since suffering a shoulder injury in the season opener. Walker and Jones got hurt in Week 2. The Broncos also promoted two players off their practice squad. They promoted inside linebacker Nigel Bradham and running back Jeremy Cox. Bradham is a ninth-year pro who played the last four seasons in Philadelphia.&nbsp;

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Phillip Brooks returned a pair of punts for touchdowns, Kansas State took advantage of an embarrassing day of special teams by its biggest rival, and the No. 20 Wildcats rolled to a 55-14 victory over Kansas on Saturday. Will Howard threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while Justin Gardner returned an interception 25 yards for another score, helping the Wildcats (4-1) improve to 4-0 in the Big 12 for the first time since 2014. Deuce Vaughn added 71 yards rushing and another touchdown as Kansas State beat the Jayhawks (0-5, 0-4) for a series-record 12th straight time. Kansas has not beaten its Interstate 70 rival since Nov. 1, 2008, in Lawrence.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Alan Pulido scored in his first game back from international duty, Andreu Fontàs scored his first career MLS goal, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 4-0. Sporting outshot the Rapids 23-5 and had eight corner kicks while conceding just one. Gerso Fernandes and Gadi Kinda also scored for Kansas City. Colorado returned to the field for the first time in a month following five postponed matches due to positive COVID-19 tests.&nbsp;

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — In a game that featured six home runs, it was a pair of miscues on the same play that allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to even up the World Series at two games apiece.

The Rays scored twice on pinch-hitter Brett Phillips' RBI single to pull off an 8-7, walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. After center fielder Chris Taylor misplayed the run-scoring hit in right-center for an error, Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY'-nah) kept charging around third base and stumbled to the ground well before getting to the plate. However, he was able to get up and score when catcher Will Smith didn't handle the relay throw. 

Kevin Kiermaier started the winning rally with a broken-bat flare to right-center for a single off losing pitcher Kenley Jansen. Arozareno kept the rally alive with a two-out walk before Phillips delivered off the bench.

If the errors aren't crazy enough, consider that Phillips was left off Tampa Bay's ALCS roster and hadn't batted since Game 3 of the division series against the Yankees on Oct. 7. His previous hit came on Sept. 25.

The Dodgers took a 7-6 lead in the eighth on Corey Seager's fourth hit of the game, an RBI single. Seager and Justin Turner also homered in the early innings.

Turner's blast was his 12th career postseason homer as a Dodger, breaking the team record held by Duke Snider.

Arozarena became the first player in major league history to homer nine times in a single postseason, breaking the mark he had shared with Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltran and Nelson Cruz. Kiermaier and Hunter Renfroe also hit solo shots, and Brandon Lowe (low) connected for a three-run bomb that gave the Rays a brief 5-4 lead in the sixth.

The teams combined to score in eight consecutive half-innings, a span that included the first two lead changes of the series.

John Curtiss worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Clemson needed a second-half surge to put away pesky Syracuse 47-21, but the Tigers won their 27th straight game against Atlantic Coast Conference competition. 

The Orange were the last league team to beat the Tigers in 2017 and threw a scare into them this time, trailing just 27-21 in the second half. But Clemson got a scoop-and-score TD by cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and two of Travis Etienne's three rushing touchdowns over the final 17 minutes to gain control. Trevor Lawrence threw two first-half touchdowns as Clemson started 6-0 for a sixth straight season. 

— Alabama's 48-17 rout of Tennessee was costly as the second-ranked Crimson Tide lost receiver Jaylen Waddle to a season-ending broken ankle on the opening kickoff. Mac Jones threw for 387 yards and ran for a touchdown for the 5-0 Tide. Najee Harris ran for three more TDs as Alabama beat the Vols for the 14th consecutive time. 

—Third-ranked Notre Dame is 5-0 after Ian Book passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-3 trouncing of Pittsburgh. Book found tight end Ben Skowronek for catch-and-run TD's of 73 and 34 yards. Pitt freshman quarterback Joey Yellen completed just 10 of 21 passes for 107 yards and three interceptions before being pulled in the third quarter in favor of Davis Beville. 

— Justin Fields completed 20 of 21 passes for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 5 Ohio State rolled over Nebraska 52-17 in the season opener for both teams. Master Teague II also ran for two touchdowns as the Buckeyes piled up 498 yards of offense. 

— No. 6 Oklahoma State was a 24-21 winner over No. 17 Iowa State as Spencer Sanders passed for 235 yards and ran for 71 and a touchdown in his return from injury. Chuba Hubbard ran for 139 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys, who join Kansas State as the only unbeaten teams in the Big 12. 

— Indiana blew a 10-point lead before Michael Penix (PEH'-nihks) ran for the tying and game-winning two-point conversions to help the Hoosiers earn a 36-35 overtime win against eighth-ranked Penn State. The Nittany Lions led, 28-20 until Penix took the Hoosiers down the field and scored on a 1-yard TD run with 22 seconds left in regulation. Penn State failed to score on three of its red-zone possessions, threw two interceptions, missed two field goals, lost a fumble, muffed a punt and fumbled a kickoff.

— Desmond Ridder accounted for 305 yards and four touchdowns to help ninth-ranked Cincinnati hammer No. 16 SMU, 42-13 in a showdown of unbeaten teams. Ridder ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns, and he threw for 126 yards and a score foir the 4-0 Bearcats.

— D'Eriq King was 21 of 30 for 322 yards and a touchdown as 11th-ranked Miami knocked off Virginia, 19-14. Mike Harley had career bests of 10 catches for 170 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown grab on the Hurricanes' second play from scrimmage.

— Zach Wilson passed for 287 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 12 BYU to a 52-14 thumping of Texas State. Tyler Allgeier added 77 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the 6-0 Cougars, who piled up 579 total yards and 30 first downs on their way to matching the team's best start since 2008.

— No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 48-21 win over 23rd-rated N.C. State behind Javonte Williams' 160 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Michael Carter rushed for 106 yards and a score as part of a Tar Heels attack that ran for 326 yards and had 578 total yards. 

— No. 18 Michigan trampled No. 21 Minnesota with 258 rushing yards in a 49-24 victory. The Wolverines had five rushing touchdowns, with Zach Charbonnet (SHAHR'-boh-nay) providing a 70-yard scoring run in the first quarter to set the tone. 

— Walk-on freshman safety Nick Anderson' third interception of the day ended Virginia Tech's final drive and secured Wake Forest's 23-16 victory over the 19th-rated Hokies. Christian Beal-Smith ran for 129 yards, including a 58-yard burst on the Demon Deacons' first series. 

— Phillip Brooks returned a pair of punts for touchdowns and 20th-ranked Kansas State took advantage of an embarrassing day in a 55-14 victory over Kansas. Will Howard threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while Justin Gardner returned an interception 25 yards for another score. 

— Brenden Knox rushed for 101 yards and caught one of Grant Wells' two touchdown passes to lead No. 22 Marshall to a 20-9 victory over pandemic-depleted Florida Atlantic, 20-9. With FAU missing both of its starting offensive tackles due to the virus, the Owls were limited to 234 yards of offense as the Thundering Herd improved to 5-0.

— No. 25 Coastal Carolina defeated Georgia Southern 28-14 as backup quarterback Fred Payton had three touchdown passes, including a 24-yard scoring throw to tailback C.J. Marable in the final quarter and broke a 14-all tie. Coastal Carolina improved to 5-0 for the first time since moving up from the Football Championship Subdivision four years ago. 

Antonio Brown agrees to 1-year deal with Bucs

UNDATED (AP) — Suspended receiver Antonio Brown has agreed to return to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year deal.

Brown is nearing the end of an eight-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct penalty. He is eligible to return in Week 9, when the first-place Bucs host the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints.

The addition of the volatile seven-time Pro Bowl selection bolsters an already formidable arsenal of playmakers for quarterback Tom Brady that includes tight end Rob Gronkowski and running backs Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy.

— Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari won't play Sunday against the Houston Texans due to a chest injury. The 4-1 Packers also won't have the services of running back/kick returner Tyler Ervin or defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster. 

— The Steelers have re-signed punter Jordan Berry less than two months after cutting him at the end of training camp to make room for veteran Dustin Colquitt. Colquitt, however, struggled during Pittsburgh's 5-0 start and was released after posting the lowest net punting average in the league. 

— The Raiders have activated four starting offensive linemen from the COVID-19 list after they all tested negative for the coronavirus. Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson were all placed on the list because they had "high risk" contact with fellow starter Trent Brown before he tested positive for the virus. 

— Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Sunday's road game against the New York Jets. The team said Saturday he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with three players in close contact with Knox -- Lee Smith, Tommy Sweeney (on the PUP list) and Nate Becker (on the practice squad). They, too, will miss the game.

— The Chargers have activated defensive end Melvin Ingram and Justin Jones from the injured reserve/designated to return list. The Chargers have also downgraded offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga to doubtful due to a back issue that caused him to miss the last two games.

— The 49ers have placed running back Raheem Mostert (MOHS'-turt) on injured reserve and activated safeties Johnathan Cyprien and Jared Mayden from the practice squad. Starting safeties Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward have been ruled out for Sunday's game at New England.

Astros pitcher Josh James has hip surgery; out 6 to 8 months

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Josh James has undergone hip surgery and will need six to eight months to recover. General manager James Click says the right-hander had a labral tear of his left hip repaired Friday. James initially injured his hip during an Aug. 20 game at Colorado and went on the injured list. When he returned, he had a 1.35 ERA in his final six appearances of the regular season. 

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas fired a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm through three rounds of the PGA's Zozo Championship.

Thomas trailed by as many as two shots on the back nine before his fortunes changed. He hit a driver on the par-5 16th that clanged off a sycamore tree and dropped into the rough instead of the creek. He holed a 10-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead, then followed with a 30-foot birdie putt up the slope on the par-3 17th.

Rahm finished some two hours earlier with a 63.

Lanto Griffin fell two strokes back with bogeys on two of the final four holes.

GREENSBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ally McDonald held onto the lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship by shooting a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke advantage into the final round.

McDonald was four strokes ahead of Bianca Pagdanganan before the 27-year-old from Mississippi bogeyed 17 and Pagdanganan closed with back-to-back birdies.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders passed for 235 yards and ran for 71, and No. 6 Oklahoma State defeated No. 17 Iowa State 24-21. Sanders had been out since injuring his right ankle in the season-opener against Tulsa. Chuba Hubbard ran for 139 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma State. With the win, Oklahoma State joined Kansas State as the only remaining undefeated teams in conference play. Iowa State's Breece Hall ran for a career-high 185 yards. The Cyclones vaulted onto the national radar by beating Oklahoma earlier in the month and were seeking their first 4-0 start in league play.COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Larry Rountree carried 37 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns, leading Missouri to a grinding 20-10 victory over Kentucky. The Tigers played stingy defense and converted enough third- and fourth-down plays to control the ball with lengthy drives. Missouri held the ball for 43 minutes and ran 56 more plays than the Wildcats.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields completed 20 of 21 passes for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 5 Ohio State rolled over Nebraska 52-17. The Buckeyes dominated the Huskers in the second half in the Big Ten teams' pandemic-delayed opener.. Running back Master Teague II also ran for two touchdowns as Ohio State piled up 498 yards of offense. The Ohio State defense took most of the first half to figure out a way to contain slippery Cornhuskers quarterback Adrian Martinez, who marched the Huskers down for a touchdown in the opening 2 minutes &nbsp;of the game.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Sophomore receiver David Bell caught three touchdown passes, including the game winner, to guide the Purdue Boilermakers to a 24-20 victory over Iowa. With the Boilermakers' top receiver Rondale Moore sidelined for undisclosed reasons, Bell caught 13 passes for 121 yards. His difference maker was a 6-yard TD from Aidan O'Connell with 2:15 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Purdue the &nbsp;lead. Spencer Petras completed 22 of 39 passes for 265 yards for Iowa.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have made a series of roster moves on the eve of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos activated three players who have been on injured reserve. They are cornerback A.J. Bouye and D-linemen Dre'Mont Jones and DeMarcus Walker. Boyue had been on IR since suffering a shoulder injury in the season opener. Walker and Jones got hurt in Week 2. The Broncos also promoted two players off their practice squad. They promoted inside linebacker Nigel Bradham and running back Jeremy Cox. Bradham is a ninth-year pro who played the last four seasons in Philadelphia.&nbsp;MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Phillip Brooks returned a pair of punts for touchdowns, Kansas State took advantage of an embarrassing day of special teams by its biggest rival, and the No. 20 Wildcats rolled to a 55-14 victory over Kansas on Saturday. Will Howard threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while Justin Gardner returned an interception 25 yards for another score, helping the Wildcats (4-1) improve to 4-0 in the Big 12 for the first time since 2014. Deuce Vaughn added 71 yards rushing and another touchdown as Kansas State beat the Jayhawks (0-5, 0-4) for a series-record 12th straight time. Kansas has not beaten its Interstate 70 rival since Nov. 1, 2008, in Lawrence.KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Alan Pulido scored in his first game back from international duty, Andreu Fontàs scored his first career MLS goal, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Colorado Rapids 4-0. Sporting outshot the Rapids 23-5 and had eight corner kicks while conceding just one. Gerso Fernandes and Gadi Kinda also scored for Kansas City. Colorado returned to the field for the first time in a month following five postponed matches due to positive COVID-19 tests.&nbsp;<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>MLB-WORLD SERIESWild finish allows Rays to tie seriesARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — In a game that featured six home runs, it was a pair of miscues on the same play that allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to even up the World Series at two games apiece.The Rays scored twice on pinch-hitter Brett Phillips' RBI single to pull off an 8-7, walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. After center fielder Chris Taylor misplayed the run-scoring hit in right-center for an error, Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY'-nah) kept charging around third base and stumbled to the ground well before getting to the plate. However, he was able to get up and score when catcher Will Smith didn't handle the relay throw. Kevin Kiermaier started the winning rally with a broken-bat flare to right-center for a single off losing pitcher Kenley Jansen. Arozareno kept the rally alive with a two-out walk before Phillips delivered off the bench.If the errors aren't crazy enough, consider that Phillips was left off Tampa Bay's ALCS roster and hadn't batted since Game 3 of the division series against the Yankees on Oct. 7. His previous hit came on Sept. 25.The Dodgers took a 7-6 lead in the eighth on Corey Seager's fourth hit of the game, an RBI single. Seager and Justin Turner also homered in the early innings.Turner's blast was his 12th career postseason homer as a Dodger, breaking the team record held by Duke Snider.Arozarena became the first player in major league history to homer nine times in a single postseason, breaking the mark he had shared with Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltran and Nelson Cruz. Kiermaier and Hunter Renfroe also hit solo shots, and Brandon Lowe (low) connected for a three-run bomb that gave the Rays a brief 5-4 lead in the sixth.The teams combined to score in eight consecutive half-innings, a span that included the first two lead changes of the series.John Curtiss worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win.Game 5 is Sunday at Arlington, Texas.T25 FOOTBALL-SCHEDULENo. 1 Clemson tops SyracuseUNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Clemson needed a second-half surge to put away pesky Syracuse 47-21, but the Tigers won their 27th straight game against Atlantic Coast Conference competition. The Orange were the last league team to beat the Tigers in 2017 and threw a scare into them this time, trailing just 27-21 in the second half. But Clemson got a scoop-and-score TD by cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and two of Travis Etienne's three rushing touchdowns over the final 17 minutes to gain control. Trevor Lawrence threw two first-half touchdowns as Clemson started 6-0 for a sixth straight season. In other Top 25 action:— Alabama's 48-17 rout of Tennessee was costly as the second-ranked Crimson Tide lost receiver Jaylen Waddle to a season-ending broken ankle on the opening kickoff. Mac Jones threw for 387 yards and ran for a touchdown for the 5-0 Tide. Najee Harris ran for three more TDs as Alabama beat the Vols for the 14th consecutive time. —Third-ranked Notre Dame is 5-0 after Ian Book passed for 312 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-3 trouncing of Pittsburgh. Book found tight end Ben Skowronek for catch-and-run TD's of 73 and 34 yards. Pitt freshman quarterback Joey Yellen completed just 10 of 21 passes for 107 yards and three interceptions before being pulled in the third quarter in favor of Davis Beville. — Justin Fields completed 20 of 21 passes for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 5 Ohio State rolled over Nebraska 52-17 in the season opener for both teams. Master Teague II also ran for two touchdowns as the Buckeyes piled up 498 yards of offense. — No. 6 Oklahoma State was a 24-21 winner over No. 17 Iowa State as Spencer Sanders passed for 235 yards and ran for 71 and a touchdown in his return from injury. Chuba Hubbard ran for 139 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys, who join Kansas State as the only unbeaten teams in the Big 12. — Indiana blew a 10-point lead before Michael Penix (PEH'-nihks) ran for the tying and game-winning two-point conversions to help the Hoosiers earn a 36-35 overtime win against eighth-ranked Penn State. The Nittany Lions led, 28-20 until Penix took the Hoosiers down the field and scored on a 1-yard TD run with 22 seconds left in regulation. Penn State failed to score on three of its red-zone possessions, threw two interceptions, missed two field goals, lost a fumble, muffed a punt and fumbled a kickoff.— Desmond Ridder accounted for 305 yards and four touchdowns to help ninth-ranked Cincinnati hammer No. 16 SMU, 42-13 in a showdown of unbeaten teams. Ridder ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns, and he threw for 126 yards and a score foir the 4-0 Bearcats.— D'Eriq King was 21 of 30 for 322 yards and a touchdown as 11th-ranked Miami knocked off Virginia, 19-14. Mike Harley had career bests of 10 catches for 170 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown grab on the Hurricanes' second play from scrimmage.— Zach Wilson passed for 287 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 12 BYU to a 52-14 thumping of Texas State. Tyler Allgeier added 77 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the 6-0 Cougars, who piled up 579 total yards and 30 first downs on their way to matching the team's best start since 2008.— No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 48-21 win over 23rd-rated N.C. State behind Javonte Williams' 160 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Michael Carter rushed for 106 yards and a score as part of a Tar Heels attack that ran for 326 yards and had 578 total yards. — No. 18 Michigan trampled No. 21 Minnesota with 258 rushing yards in a 49-24 victory. The Wolverines had five rushing touchdowns, with Zach Charbonnet (SHAHR'-boh-nay) providing a 70-yard scoring run in the first quarter to set the tone. — Walk-on freshman safety Nick Anderson' third interception of the day ended Virginia Tech's final drive and secured Wake Forest's 23-16 victory over the 19th-rated Hokies. Christian Beal-Smith ran for 129 yards, including a 58-yard burst on the Demon Deacons' first series. — Phillip Brooks returned a pair of punts for touchdowns and 20th-ranked Kansas State took advantage of an embarrassing day in a 55-14 victory over Kansas. Will Howard threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while Justin Gardner returned an interception 25 yards for another score. — Brenden Knox rushed for 101 yards and caught one of Grant Wells' two touchdown passes to lead No. 22 Marshall to a 20-9 victory over pandemic-depleted Florida Atlantic, 20-9. With FAU missing both of its starting offensive tackles due to the virus, the Owls were limited to 234 yards of offense as the Thundering Herd improved to 5-0.— No. 25 Coastal Carolina defeated Georgia Southern 28-14 as backup quarterback Fred Payton had three touchdown passes, including a 24-yard scoring throw to tailback C.J. Marable in the final quarter and broke a 14-all tie. Coastal Carolina improved to 5-0 for the first time since moving up from the Football Championship Subdivision four years ago. NFL-NEWSAntonio Brown agrees to 1-year deal with BucsUNDATED (AP) — Suspended receiver Antonio Brown has agreed to return to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year deal.Brown is nearing the end of an eight-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct penalty. He is eligible to return in Week 9, when the first-place Bucs host the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints.The addition of the volatile seven-time Pro Bowl selection bolsters an already formidable arsenal of playmakers for quarterback Tom Brady that includes tight end Rob Gronkowski and running backs Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy.In other NFL news:— Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari won't play Sunday against the Houston Texans due to a chest injury. The 4-1 Packers also won't have the services of running back/kick returner Tyler Ervin or defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster. — The Steelers have re-signed punter Jordan Berry less than two months after cutting him at the end of training camp to make room for veteran Dustin Colquitt. Colquitt, however, struggled during Pittsburgh's 5-0 start and was released after posting the lowest net punting average in the league. — The Raiders have activated four starting offensive linemen from the COVID-19 list after they all tested negative for the coronavirus. Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson were all placed on the list because they had "high risk" contact with fellow starter Trent Brown before he tested positive for the virus. — Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Sunday's road game against the New York Jets. The team said Saturday he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with three players in close contact with Knox -- Lee Smith, Tommy Sweeney (on the PUP list) and Nate Becker (on the practice squad). They, too, will miss the game.— The Chargers have activated defensive end Melvin Ingram and Justin Jones from the injured reserve/designated to return list. The Chargers have also downgraded offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga to doubtful due to a back issue that caused him to miss the last two games.— The 49ers have placed running back Raheem Mostert (MOHS'-turt) on injured reserve and activated safeties Johnathan Cyprien and Jared Mayden from the practice squad. Starting safeties Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward have been ruled out for Sunday's game at New England.MLB-NEWSAstros pitcher Josh James has hip surgery; out 6 to 8 monthsHOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Josh James has undergone hip surgery and will need six to eight months to recover. General manager James Click says the right-hander had a labral tear of his left hip repaired Friday. James initially injured his hip during an Aug. 20 game at Colorado and went on the injured list. When he returned, he had a 1.35 ERA in his final six appearances of the regular season. PGA-ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIPThomas 1-up on Rahm thru 54 holesTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas fired a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm through three rounds of the PGA's Zozo Championship.Thomas trailed by as many as two shots on the back nine before his fortunes changed. He hit a driver on the par-5 16th that clanged off a sycamore tree and dropped into the rough instead of the creek. He holed a 10-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead, then followed with a 30-foot birdie putt up the slope on the par-3 17th.Rahm finished some two hours earlier with a 63.Lanto Griffin fell two strokes back with bogeys on two of the final four holes.LPGA-DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIPMcDonald retains leadGREENSBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ally McDonald held onto the lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship by shooting a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke advantage into the final round.McDonald was four strokes ahead of Bianca Pagdanganan before the 27-year-old from Mississippi bogeyed 17 and Pagdanganan closed with back-to-back birdies.McDonald is 13 under as she seeks her first LPGA victory.F1-PORTUGUESE GPHamilton takes Portuguese GP polePORTIMAO, Portugal (AP) — Lewis Hamilton edged out Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to take the pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix.It's a record-extending 97th career pole for Hamilton, who can make Formula One history if he wins Sunday's race. With a 92nd victory Hamilton would surpass Michael Schumacher's F1 record of 91 wins.INDYCAR-JOHNSON-SPONSORJohnson finds IndyCar sponsorST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has a new sponsor for his transition to IndyCar. The online auto retailer Carvana will fund Johnson's car for his 13 scheduled IndyCar events next season. The seven-time NASCAR champion is retiring from full-time NASCAR competition next month.

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