Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Little is cut

Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at 5:57 PM

It's official:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kevin Sampson, a former spot starter at offensive tackle whose career has been hampered by injuries, is one of nine players who have been released by the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the NFL's first mandatory cutdown deadline.

Teams were required to trim their rosters to 75 by 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Sampson played in 16 games, starting seven, in three years with the Chiefs. His 2006 season ended early when he had back surgery in December.

Kansas City also released tackles George Batiste and Ramiro Pruneda, cornerbacks Marcus Maxey and Michael Bragg, defensive end Chris Harris, tight end Mike Pinkard and wide receivers Titus Ryan and Brent Little.

The Chiefs terminated the contract of wide receiver Rod Gardner and placed four players -- guard Chris Bober, fullback Greg Hanoian, linebacker David Hicks and wide receiver Maurice Price -- on injured reserve.

I jinxed Brent by getting a pass for Thursday's game, hoping to do a story on him making his first cut. Hopefully he'll catch on with another team.

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