A painful playoff exit at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams proved costly for the Carolina Panthers, who also lost a star player to a “significant” injury. With fears mounting that it could affect their next season, this development casts a sobering shadow over the team’s future.

On Tuesday evening, the Emporia Spartans baseball team suffered their first sweep of the season at the hands of the Hayden Wildcats. Hayden dominated the first game with a 14–0 victory and clinched the second with a 5–3 win in the night cap.