3 years ago
(Kansas City, MO) -- The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent pass rusher Alex Okafor. The 2013 fourth-round pick spent the past two seasons in Kansas City, but missed time in each campaign due to injury. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Okafor played four seasons in Arizona and two years in ...

3 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn earned his second honor this week as he was named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Wednesday. Vaughn, who was on the Maxwell Award watch list on Monday, is the first Wildcat to be named to the watch list for the ...

3 years ago
MILWAUKEE -- The Royals didn’t break the game open when they had a bases-loaded opportunity in the eighth inning against the National League Central-leading Brewers on Tuesday afternoon, but they ultimately didn’t have to. A game-tying home run by Jorge Soler and a go-ahead two-run shot by Ryan O’Hearn worked in concert with six solid innings ...

3 years ago
The Champions Indoor Football League is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 League Awards! These awards are nominated and voted on by the ownership groups of the CIF at the end of the regular season. They are intended to acknowledge and celebrate the individual performances of the players, as well as the efforts ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 19, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have signed 15 of their 21 selections in last week’s 2021 First-Year Player Draft, adding three more to the list tonight. The most recent signees include right-handed pitcher Ben Kudrna (2nd round, 43rd overall), right-handed pitcher Shane Panzini (4th round/108th overall) and shortstop Ryan Cepero (8th round/229th overall). Kudrna is a graduate of nearby Blue Valley ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior quarterback Skylar Thompson and sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn have been named to the watch list for the 2021 Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. Thompson was named to the watch list for a second-straight season. It marked the first time the Wildcats had two members on the Maxwell Award watch list since quarterback ...

3 years ago
The Salina Liberty have had their fair share of heartache. In 2018, Salina lost the Champions Indoor Football Northern Conference Championship at the one-yard line. Back in 2019, the Liberty failed to score from three yards out, losing to Duke City on the final play in Champions Bowl V. Last year, Salina didn't have a season ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 18, 2021) – Kansas City Royals prospects Nick Pratto and Bobby Witt Jr. have both been promoted to Triple-A Omaha, the club announced this evening. Both had spent the first part of the season with Kansas City’s Double-A affiliate, Northwest Arkansas. Pratto (first base) and Witt Jr. (shortstop) both started for the American League in the SiriusXM ...

3 years ago
Matt Harvey has dealt with fatigue, some nagging issues and quite a few tough outings in the first half of the season. However, after the All-Star break, the Orioles' right-hander was hoping for a fresh start. After tossing six scoreless innings and leading Baltimore to a 5-0 win in Sunday’s matinee rubber match at Kauffman Stadium, both Harvey and ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 18, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed 12 of their 21 selections in last week’s 2021 First-Year Player Draft. This includes first rounder Frank Mozzicato, who signed yesterday. The other 11 signees include: left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron (7th round), outfielder Parker Bates (9th), left-handed pitcher Shane Connolly (10th), left-handed pitcher Tyson Guerrero (12th), right-handed pitcher Patrick Halligan (13th), left-handed ...

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KANSAS CITY -- A day after the Royals jumped on the Orioles’ starting pitcher early, Baltimore reversed the roles. Brady Singer gave up six runs in two-plus innings in Kansas City’s 8-4 loss on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium in the shortest start (non-injury related) of the right-hander’s season. Singer breezed through the first inning, but he faced trouble in ...