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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes walked onto the practice field at Missouri Western State University on Sunday flanked by NFL rookies and longshots, many of whom dream of making in a year what the Chiefs quarterback will make by the end of the day.

GLEN ROSE — Senior Airman Samuel J. McPherson, a 2019 graduate of Glen Rose High School, has received the Achievement Medal for Meritorious Service from the United States Air Force Academy.

Justin Verlander has a little more gray in his hair and stubble these days. Despite those details — and the fact he pitches for the Houston Astros now — it’s sometimes hard to tell if this is 2009 or 2022.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager of the 1950s and 60s, died Wednesday. He was 77.

The Somervell Strong walk, hosted by the Somervell Sheriff’s Association, was held Monday morning, and members of the association along with members of the community walked from Heritage Park across the bridge to the Downtown Square to show support of the community and first responders from all over the country who have been fighting the Chalk Mountain Fire. At the Square, participants held up signs asking vehicles passing by to honk in support of the first responders.

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83.

Dwight Taylor accepts the 2022 Lions Citizen of the Year Award for his work as Director of PaPa’s Pantry from the 2021 Lions Citizens of the Year Pam Streeter and Scott Cole of Inn on the River on Wednesday, July 20, at the Inn on the River. Dwight’s wife Jan Taylor who passed away this spring was a co-recipient of the award. (Photo courtesy GR Lions Club)

NEW YORK (AP) — Decades after the release of Michael Mann’s “Heat,” the classic crime thriller has endured in the minds of fans, critics, peers and the director himself. He had so much left to say.