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KANSAS CITY -- On Aug. 10, 2011, Salvador Perez arrived with authority in his Major League debut, collecting his first hit and RBI while picking off two runners against Tampa Bay. Ten years later, he’s still making a splash. The veteran catcher homered twice during a three-hit night in the Royals' 8-4 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. ...

4 years ago
Fall camp is officially underway for the Kansas State football team. The K-State Wildcats are gearing up for the 2021 season. K-State opens the campaign on Saturday, September 4 when the Cats battle Stanford in Arlington, Texas. Head coach Chris Klieman addressed media members Tuesday afternoon at his first press conference of the season. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/chris-klieman-8-10

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals had an answer in the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th innings Monday night. Four separate times they found themselves trailing the Yankees as the innings went by, and each time, the Royals clawed back and found themselves in a tie game. In one wild Monday night that began as a pitchers’ ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO. (Aug. 9, 2021) – Kansas City Royals prospect MJ Melendez has been promoted to Triple-A Omaha, the club announced today. The 22-year-old catcher currently ranks second among all minor league players with 28 home runs this season, spending the first part of the year with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Melendez was Kansas City’s second-round selection in the ...

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(Undated) -- Tight end Nick Keizer appears to be hanging up his cleats. Kezier was place on the reserve/retired list by the Chiefs. Last season, the tight end recorded six catches for 63 yards, while also playing more than half his snaps on special teams. Kansas City signed guard Bryan Witzmann to fill the open roster spot.

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ST. LOUIS -- When Sunday’s game finally resumed after a two-hour rain delay, it took approximately six minutes for the Royals to retake the lead. Nicky Lopez poked an RBI single into right field and Richard Lovelady earned the save in the ninth to send the Royals to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, avoiding a ...

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ST. LOUIS -- After coming off an injury-shortened start last weekend, Brad Keller was as eager as anyone to step on the mound at Busch Stadium on Saturday to continue his otherwise excellent month of July into August. But from the first pitch of his start, Keller was instead left searching. Lacking command on his fastball from the beginning, ...

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ST. LOUIS -- By the time the Royals found momentum on their side against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright on Friday night, they had knocked four consecutive hits and cut their deficit in half in the sixth inning. But Wainwright did what he’s done so many times to the Royals -- and other teams -- over his ...

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(St. Joseph, MO) -- Chiefs training camp continues at Missouri Western, where Tyreek Hill was back in action and looking like his usual self. The star wide receiver left Tuesday's practice with knee tendinitis and missed Wednesday's session, but he didn't miss a beat yesterday, catching a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes on the second play ...

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(Lawrence, KS) -- Former Jayhawks basketball player Silvio De Sousa was found not guilty of aggravated battery yesterday. De Sousa struck a man in the face in the early hours of New Years Day 2020, causing him to lose sight in one eye. The jurors did not consider a lesser misdemeanor charge, though De Sousa and his ...

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CHICAGO -- On the seventh pitch of the at-bat and the 22nd of the inning, Daniel Lynch hurled a heater on the bottom corner of the strike zone to White Sox center fielder Adam Engel. The bases were loaded with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, and the crowd at Guaranteed Rate Field was on ...