Baseball Hall adds Baines, Smith...Clinchers for Saints, Chiefs...Murray apologizes for Tweets

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harold Baines and Lee Smith have been voted into the baseball Hall of Fame by the 16-member Today's Game Era Committee at the winter meetings. Baines was named on the required 12 votes after hitting .289 with 384 home runs and 1,628 RBIs in a 22-year career spent mostly with the Chicago White Sox. The committee unanimously selected Smith, who recorded 478 saves and was 71-92 with a 3.03 ERA and seven All-Star berths in 18 seasons.

UNDATED (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs put together clinching victories yesterday. The 11-2 Saints wrapped up the NFC South as Drew Brees (breez) threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the second half of a 28-14 comeback win at Tampa Bay. Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ') threw for 377 yards and two touchdowns, but the 11-2 Chiefs needed a field goal by Harrison Butker in overtime to beat Baltimore, 27-24 and wrap up an AFC postseason berth.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said the organization was aware of three separate off-field incidents that led to the release of star running back Kareem Hunt, including the alleged assault in a Cleveland hotel that was capture on a security camera. Hunt said he was shocked by security camera footage showing Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in the hotel. The team's owners also said the NFL was made aware of each of the cases.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray is apologizing for anti-gay tweets posted to his Twitter account several years ago, when he was 14 and 15. The Oklahoma quarterback tweeted that they don't reflect who he is or what he believes. The Sooners junior has signed a $4.66 million contract with the Oakland Athletics after he was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft in June.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State is extending football coach Matt Campbell's contract through 2024. The Cyclones also say they'll allocate an extra $1 million for assistant coaches and support staff. Terms of Campbell's new deal were not disclosed. He and Iowa State agreed to a 6-year, $22.5 million contract last November.

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