KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Berry insists he left the business side of professional football in the parking lot when the All-Pro safety walked through the doors of the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility.That stuff had consumed enough time the past six months.Everybody in this building knows how I am about business. I handle my business like a professional, Berry said, and aside from that Im going to give everything Ive got every snap.Regards to what happened in the offseason, thats the offseason.The Chiefs made Berry their franchise player after his stirring comeback from cancer, then began negotiations on a long-term deal. But the sides were never close to an agreement by the July 15 deadline, and Berry refused to sign his franchise tender until this past weekend.That meant he could skip training camp without being fined.It was a different situation. Ive never been a part of that, Berry said, but at the end of the day I know that my teammates and my coaches, that we are all in it together.Now with his name on a one-year, $10.806 million contract, Berry can redirect his attention toward getting ready for the regular season.He is not expected to play in the Chiefs preseason finale Thursday night against Green Bay, so his first game action since Kansas City was eliminated by New England in the playoffs will come Sept. 11 against San Diego.Not that the seventh-year pro needs much time to get up to speed.Berry played in every game last season, less than a year after he was diagnosed with cancer, and proved to be the emotional leader of the Kansas City defense. He made 55 tackles, had a pair of interceptions and was rewarded for his play with his fourth Pro Bowl appearance.We all like to think practice is important, but you have a really unique player, Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said. Hes very talented. Hes a guy that takes great pride in the way he conditions. So theres none of that youre going through.Hes always been a guy that was passionate, loved football and then to be in the position he was two years ago, Sutton said, I just think hes going to be excited to get back out there.The close-knit Chiefs sure sound excited to have him back.Alex Smith was one of the first players to see Berry when he walked through the door, the quarterback welcoming him with open arms. Berry also had a sit-down meeting with coach Andy Reid where they discussed just about everything but football.Berry said he watched the Chiefs first three preseason games and took down notes, and now the challenge is to put all of them into practice in less than two weeks.I had a lot of questions, just because some things tend to change in camp, he said. They cleared that up for me and just going through the walk-through this morning, seems like everything is ready to go.Thats welcome news to a Chiefs defense that has been uneven in the preseason.The Chiefs struggled against the run in games against the Seahawks and Rams, where Berrys ability to plug holes at the line of scrimmage would have come in handy. They fared better against the Bears over the weekend, an encouraging sign once Berry is back in the mix.We just have to hope that it works the way we think it can, Sutton said. There may be some bumps in the road, but Im pretty confident that he can do this. I think hell do a great job.Game notes CB Kenneth Acker spoke for the first time since joining the Chiefs in a weekend trade from San Francisco. I dont know much about the city, he said, but I know this is a pretty good team. I feel like I bring a lot. ... Special teams coach Dave Toub continued to praise WR Tyreek Hill, who should figure prominently in the return game. Hes getting closer, Toub said. He really does a good job when he hits the edge. You can see that he changes everybodys angles when he hits that corner. Its just a matter of time before we get him a really big one.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Boston Red Sox Gear . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Red Sox Jerseys 2019 .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.cheapredsox.com/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Stitched Red Sox Jerseys . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Fake Red Sox Jerseys . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. ORLANDO, Fla. -- K.J. Walton scored 20 points and Frankie Hughes added 14 points as Missouri rallied to beat Tulane 67-62 at the Tire Pros Invitational.Kevin Puryear scored 11 points for the Tigers (2-2), who claimed seventh-place in the tournament.Im glad for our team that we finally experienced some success at this tournament, Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. I think maybe we had a little doubt in our minds today and the only way I know to cure that is to play with effort and intensity. We challenged them to do that and they responded.Tulane (1-4) got 18 points from Cameron Reynolds and 10 apiece from Malik Morgan and Kaiin Harris, but lost for the third straight time.This was a tale of two halves for us, Tulane coach Mike Dunleavy said. I thought we did a really nice job with their dribble penetration in the first half. Then they just took it to us in the second half, got to the free throw line a bunch and scored 40 points in the paint on us. Its hard to survive that number.Puryear and Walton, who had two points each in the first half, woke up a stagnant Missouri offense at the start of the second half. They combined for 27 points after halftime.Puryear scored nine of his teams first 11 points of the second half with some strong post-up moves to cut the 10-point halftime deficit to just 36-33 with 15:50 left. A few minutes later, Walton came off the bench and scored 11 points in a 15-3 run to givve Missouri a 51-46 lead.ddddddddddddBIG PICTUREMissouri desperately needed this win. The Tigers looked uninspired in the first half, but showed a lot of fight and energy in the final 20 minutes. Tulane was just as desperate, but expectations for the Green Wave arent nearly as high as they are for the Tigers. Tulane led most of the game and had an opportunity to steal a win at the end.AT THE LINEMissouri didnt shoot a free throw in the first half, but went 13 of 16 in the second half.Us not shooting a free throw in the first half is not a criticism of the officials, we just werent taking the ball strong to the basket, Anderson said. We didnt abandon the perimeter game in the second half, but we wanted to get the ball to the basket as much as possible and it showed.WRONG DIRECTIONMissouri allowed opponents to shoot progressively better in each of its first three games before halting the run against Tulane. The Tigers limited Tulane to 33.3 percent for the game, after allowing Davidson to shoot 44.4 percent in its last game.UNFAMILIAR TERRITORYTulanes 32-22 halftime lead was the first time the Green Wave has led at the half in three games in the tournament. The advantage didnt last.UP NEXTTulane travels to Georgia Tech Saturday.Missouri will host Northwestern State Saturday. ' ' '