News Headlines for Alamota, Kansas

Kansas cornerback released from hospital (Sports Illustrated)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas cornerback Kendrick Harper was released from the hospital Sunday, a day after being taken away from Memorial Stadium on a stretcher with an apparent neck injury.

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Cliff Lee picks up 21st victory, Indians beat Kansas City Royals 3-1 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cliff Lee said he does not pinch himself about the dream season he is having.

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MLS: Jaqua leads Houston past Kansas City 3-1 (Sports Illustrated)
HOUSTON (AP) -- Nate Jaqua scored twice to lead the Houston Dynamo over the Kansas City Wizards 3-1 in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

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Border Patrol eyes Kansas (The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Plopped in the middle of the country hundreds of miles away from any U.S. border, Kansas may seem like unusual grounds for recruiting people to guard the border.

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Kansas Preparedness Day asks 'Are you ready?' (The Wichita Eagle)
A day of activities at the Kansas State Fair today will mark Kansas Preparedness Day. Displays and information will be featured just south of the administration building on the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., designed to encourage residents to prepare themselves for a disaster -- whether it's an act of nature or terrorism. "Preparedness is a basic necessity in today's world," Col. Terry ...

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MLS: Houston 3, Kansas City 1 (UPI)
HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Nate Jaqua scored two goals for Houston Sunday in a 3-1 Major League Soccer win over Kansas City.

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Kansas cornerback Harper released from hospital (ESPN)
Kansas cornerback Kendrick Harper was released from the hospital Sunday, a day after being taken from Memorial Stadium on a stretcher with an apparent neck injury.

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Leavenworth will be site of Kansas Sampler Festival in 2010, 2011 (The Kansas City Star)
It's official: Leavenworth will be host city in 2010 and 2011 for the annual Kansas Sampler Festival.

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Monsanto: Kansas, Nebraska Corn Farmers Eligible For Premium Savings (CattleNetwork.com)
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nebraska and Kansas farmers who plant Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) triple stack corn technologies in 2009 on the majority of their irrigated and/or non-irrigated acres will be eligible for savings on their qualifying crop insurance premiums.

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MLB: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1 (UPI)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Cliff Lee surrendered one run in 7 1/3 innings Sunday and became the majors' first 21-game winner this season when Cleveland topped Kansas City 3-1.

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