Associated Press

Austin FC (7-7-6, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (3-12-5, 14th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Sporting Kansas City -127, Austin FC +313, Draw +280; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City aims to break a three-game skid when it hosts Austin.

Sporting KC is 2-10-4 in Western Conference play. Sporting KC is 0-5-2 when it scores only one goal.

Austin is 7-6-5 against Western Conference opponents. Austin is 6-3 in one-goal matches.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Austin won the last game 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: William Agada has five goals and two assists for Sporting KC. Johnny Russell has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Sebastian Driussi has five goals and two assists for Austin. Jader Obrian has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 1-9-0, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Austin: 3-4-3, averaging 0.9 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Danny Luis Flores Gonzales (injured), Felipe Hernandez (injured), Logan Ndenbe (injured), Daniel Salloi (injured), Tim Leibold (injured), Remi Walter (injured), Alan Pulido (injured).

Austin: Daniel Pereira (injured), Jhojan Manuel Valencia Jimenez (injured), Julio Cascante (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Dr. Robert Rowland, a University of Kansas Communication studies professor, said that the most successful presidents tend to be the best persuaders.

President Joseph R. Biden and Former President Donald J. Trump are trying to prove that point in the June 27th, 2024 Presidential Debates.

Biden and Trump have different rhetorical skills and styles, making this first presidential debate one to remember.

Dr. Rowland believes that Biden often speaks to a shared identity between all Americans, while Trump activates negative emotions, that resonate with his base.

Both candidates will need to answer public doubts over their perceptions.

“A lot of people are fearful about former President Trump and he needs to reassure them,” said Dr. Rowland. “His normal tendency is to attack, attack, and attack, and that risks activating the same kind of fear that led to President Biden being elected.”

Biden has a couple of issues he must address on the stage tonight. “President Biden needs to reassure people about the status of the economy, and that he gets it; that he knows that the inflation spike has been hard on people. He especially needs to reassure people about his vigor. That he has the mental acuity and the energy to serve another four years.”

The debate will be tonight at 7 pm. CST. You can view it on our station at that time.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police released the name of a teenager found shot to death June 24 in the parking lot of a church at Bannister and Raytown roads.

Tytus Bridgeford, 16, was found about 9:30 a.m.

Police asked for the public’s help to identify the victim and were able to get that information released Thursday.

No motive is known for the homicide and no arrests have been made.

This is the 72nd homicide of the year in KCMO.

There had been 97 homicides in KCMO at this time last yearl

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Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.