Kansas City is St. Louis’ rival, right? It’s part of our sports culture and identity — as far back as the 1985 KC-STL World Series to

According to viewership-tracking firm Nielsen, 19.3% of the St. Louis market tuned in to CBS’ telecast via local affiliate KMOV (Channel 4). To see a meaningless contest for the in-state team. For a rout by the foe.

The Kansas-Missouri border splits Kansas City, and divides the metro region more evenly, and sometimes problematically, than any American metro region cut in two by a state line.

The Federal Reserve Bank and the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner give their approval to the $917 million merger. Only one step remains before the anticipated closing in March.

The man told Missouri Lottery officials he bought a $20 Diamonds and Gold scratch-off ticket at a St. Louis supermarket. As a member of the state’s lottery rewards program, he usually spends points from tickets on prizes. This time, things panned out differently, according to a Jan. 16 news release from the Missouri Lottery.

Curious about NFL playoff overtime rules? Find out what happens when a game ends in a tie, including the tiebreaker procedures and what makes postseason rules different.

NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

Under the command of head coach Wade Phillips, the NFC East champions had dusted Tom Coughlin’s team twice during the regular season, 45-35 at Dallas, and 31-20 at East Rutherford. Dallas owned a 13-3 record, and was the NFC’s top seed entering the playoffs, and took on a Giants’ club fresh off a 24-14 wild card win at Tampa.

The boxing-out issues continued against Utah. A minute into the game, Utah’s Ian Cole fired a point shot tipped by teammate Barrett Hayton. Igor Shesterkin made the initial stop, but Matias Maccelli got away from K’Andre Miller and buried the rebound.

Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years, a Baseball Hall of Famer and local, statewide and national icon, died Thursday.

The Chiefs backup quarterback is Carson Wentz, who signed with Kansas City in April of last year. He's seen action in just two games for the Chiefs, entering the game for Mahomes against the Browns and starting against the Broncos. Here's a look at his stats on the year: