Sports – Thursday, June 22nd, 2017

Kayaking for Epilepsy, sponsored by your local veteran organizations, businesses and Sky Granny will be held Sunday, June 25th and is open to the public. Meet at the Jadwin Canoe Rental on Route K. At 8:00 in the morning, that will be when you check-in and you can register. At 9:00 AM, the bus departs for the Current River Float. Float the Current River from Cedar Grove to Akers and the bus will pickup participants starting at 1:00 PM to return to the canoe rental. All profits support the Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas. If you would like to be a sponsor, the cost is $100 and includes a t-shirt or you can sponsor for $250 get 2 t-shirts and mentioned on the website. A 1-person kayak will be $46, a 2-person kayak is $65 and a 4-person raft is $150 and includes 2 t-shirts. For more information call the American Legion in Salem at 729-3710 and ask for John, or call Eric at 247-2450 or visit the website at kayakingforepilepsy.wixsite.com/mysite.

The St. Louis Blues lost forward David Perron to the Las Vegas Golden Nights in the Expansion Draft.

Tommy Pham had two home runs including the game tying homer in the 9th inning, and threw out two runners at the plate as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a five-run deficit for a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in 10 innings on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Jedd Gyorko had a two-run homer and Jose Martinez also homered for the Cardinals who hit three or more homers for the fifth straight game. The Cardinals and Phillies play this afternoon at 12:05 on KSMO Radio.

Salvador Perez went 3-for-3 and slugged an 8th inning grand slam as the Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Drew Pomeranz held the Royals to two runs over 6 1/3 innings, but the bullpen could not hold a 4-2 lead after he was pulled. The Royals will have the day off today.