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NEW YORK -- For all the walks the Royals issued Wednesday night, it was the long ball that eventually did them in. Gary Sánchez rocketed a game-tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning off closer Greg Holland, and then Giancarlo Stanton followed with a single. Pinch-runner Tyler Wade took second on a wild pitch ...

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The two winningest programs in college basketball history will meet this upcoming season at historic Allen Fieldhouse as Kansas hosts Kentucky in the 2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 29. ESPN announced the 2021-22 Challenge matchups Wednesday. With 2,323 all-time wins, Kansas is just four victories behind Kentucky at 2,327. KU and UK are the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State will travel to Oxford, Mississippi to take on Ole Miss in the ninth annual Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday, January 29, 2022, as ESPN and the two conferences announced the matchups for the annual series on Wednesday morning (June 23). It will mark the sixth meeting with the Rebels on the hardwood, ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association has announced the 2021 ABCA-Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team. Kansas Wesleyan's Kaden Sitzman (SR/McCook, Neb.) was selected as the Gold Glove winner at the pitcher position. The nine award winners, who were chosen based upon their defensive success, were selected by ...

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After a temporary relocation to Kansas City for the club's 2020 training camp due to NFL COVID-19 protocols, the Kansas City Chiefs have announced that Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care will return to the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, in July and will once again be open ...

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Salina native Adrianna Franch is the only Kansas-born player to make a World Cup roster, men or women. After being selected to play for the United States women's national soccer team, Franch went on to win a World Cup championship in 2019. Now, Franch is the first women's soccer Olympian from Kansas. Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper and ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State junior Phillip Brooks and sophomore Deuce Vaughn have been named Preseason All-Americans by Phil Steele, the publication announced. Brooks was named a second team punt returner, while Vaughn was a third team all-purpose player. Additionally, the publication named Brooks a First Team Preseason All-Big 12 performer and Vaughn a second-team running back. Offensive lineman Josh Rivas was also ...

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NEW YORK -- The Royals didn’t bring a barrage of power to the Bronx in their series opener against the Yankees on Tuesday night. But fundamental baseball worked just as well. The Royals’ four-run eighth inning pushed them to a 6-5 win at Yankee Stadium, giving them back-to-back wins for the first time since June 3-4 ...

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Dave Dallas knew his oldest son Drew was destined to be a successful football coach at an early age. "He was in the first grade in Ottawa and I came home and he had three plays drawn up on a napkin," said Dallas, who later served as head coach at Kansas Wesleyan for 17 seasons. "He ...

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(Kansas City, MO) -- A key member of the Kansas City Chiefs' defense is facing legal trouble in California. Los Angeles police say Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was stopped for a vehicle code violation on Sunday night and he was taken into custody after officers noticed an Uzi sticking out of a bag in his ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For the third time this season, Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi has been placed on the 10-day injured list. The 25-year-old has a left oblique strain that took him out of Sunday’s series finale against the Red Sox, and it was severe enough that Kansas City made the roster move on Monday’s off-day, calling up ...