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Jefferson, Stanberry to play in sectionals tonight

     Three area teams will be in action tonight in the sectional round of the Class 1 state basketball tournament.
      Both Jefferson Eagle teams and the Stanberry girls will all play tonight. The Jefferson girls will play undefeated Mercer and the Jefferson boys face North Harrison with both games taking place at Northwest Missouri State’s Bearcat Arena. The girl’s game will tip off at 6:00 PM with the boy’s game to follow.
      Listen for both Jefferson games on 97-1 The ‘Vill and at 971thevill.com with the pregame show starting at 5:45 PM.
      The Stanberry girl’s won District 14 as the sixth seed and will face Southwest Livingston tonight at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. That game will tip off at 6:00 PM as well.

Chambers re-signs with Chiefs

     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed unrestricted free agent wide receiver Chris Chambers, who provided spark to a lackluster offense when he joined the team midway through last season.
      The Chiefs declined yesterday to release details of the contract.
      Chambers played in nine games for the Chiefs last year. He finished with 36 receptions for 608 yards and four touchdowns, including two in his first outing after being claimed off waivers from San Diego.
      Arguably one the team's best acquisitions in 2009, he is a former Pro Bowl selection with the Miami Dolphins in 2005.
      Chambers has 518 career receptions for 7,435 yards and 57 touchdowns. He was a second-round draft pick for the Dolphins in 2001, and played for the Chargers from 2007-2009 before joining the Chiefs.

Royals struggle against Reds

     GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) - Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman hit 100 miles per hour on radar guns during his spring training debut yesterday, throwing two scoreless innings during the Cincinnati Reds' 14-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
      The 22-year-old left-hander threw at least three pitches that were clocked at 100 miles per hour on scouts' radar guns behind home plate. Chapman entered the game in relief of Bronson Arroyo and gave up one hit, striking out three of the last four batters he faced.
      The Reds signed Chapman to a six-year, $30.25 million deal in January.
      Drew Stubbs hit a two-run homer off Kyle Farnsworth, who is trying to make the Royals' starting rotation. Farnsworth hasn't started a game in the majors since 2000 with the Chicago Cubs.

Red Sox edge Cardinals

     FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Josh Beckett pitched three scoreless innings and struck out three, and Che-Shuan Lin hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 exhibition win over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday.
      Boston pitchers kept the Cardinals hitless into the seventh inning.
      In five innings this spring, Beckett has given up just one run. Chris Carpenter, making his first appearance of the spring, went two innings for St. Louis. He gave up a run on four hits with a strikeout and no walks.
      Three-time National League MVP Albert Pujols did not make the cross-state trip because of discomfort in his back. He is not expected to play Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins.