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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Summertime fishing is here and Bob Roberts talks about catching surfacing fish that are feeding on bait fish. The surface action from Stripers, Wipers and White Bass at local lakes is great sport and many times the best ...

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Oklahoma is the choice for the sixth straight year to win the Conference title in the Big 12 Football Preseason Poll, voted on by media representatives. This year marks the ninth since 2011 in which the Sooners topped the preseason rankings. They have captured a Big 12-record 14 league titles, including the last six. OU garnered 35 ...

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CLEVELAND -- Moments after Carlos Santana haunted his former team with a game-tying homer in the top of the ninth inning, the Indians grabbed the momentum right back with the final say on Thursday night. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Cesar Hernández doubled off reliever Greg Holland, and with two outs, Holland ...

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KANSAS CITY -- When Brady Singer exited Wednesday’s game after facing one batter in the seventh inning, he walked off the mound to a round of fist bumps from his teammates and a loud ovation from the crowd at Kauffman Stadium. After six dominant innings from Singer, the Royals had their most reliable reliever coming to the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State junior Phillip Brooks has been named to the 2021 Preseason All-Big 12 team as a kickoff/punt returner by media representatives who cover the league, the conference office announced Wednesday. It is the first preseason all-conference honor for Brooks, who was a First Team All-Big 12 returner by the league’s coaches following the 2020 season. ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ five-run deficit as Tuesday’s game rolled on looked insurmountable against Reds starter Luis Castillo, who kept Kansas City hitters off balance for seven strong innings. But the Royals quietly and quickly stormed their way back into the game against the Reds’ bullpen and error-filled defense, culminating in Salvador Perez’s line drive to ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Super-senior transfer guard Remy Martin has removed his name from the 2021 NBA Draft and will attend Kansas for the 2021-22 season. Martin declared for the draft following the 2020-21 season and announced in May that he would transfer to KU from Arizona State if he did not remain draft eligible. “I was blessed ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji announced Tuesday that he will return to KU for the 2020-21 season. Agbaji declared for the 2021 NBA Draft in April but retained his NCAA eligibility while testing the draft waters. “Jayhawk Nation, I’m coming back to KU this season,” Agbaji said. “Going through the process at the NBA Combine and ...

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CHRIS BELL A four-year standout for the Salina Central wrestling program, Chris Bell put together a remarkable run over his final three seasons as a Mustang. As a freshman in 1976, Bell reached the Class 4A state semifinals in the 98-pound weight class. His loss the following day in the consolation bracket was the last of his ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For six innings Monday night, Mike Minor was everything the Royals needed and more. The lefty kept the Reds off balance, throwing all his pitches for strikes and limiting the damage to just one run on two hits as he cruised through the sixth inning. Manager Mike Matheny had no hesitation sending Minor out ...

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KANSAS CITY -- It had been two weeks and 12 games since the Royals had a starter turn in a quality start. In the middle of a stretch of 20 games in 20 days before the All-Star break, they had worked their bullpen to its brink, and on Sunday, they had multiple relievers unavailable to ...