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KANSAS CITY, MO (December 9, 2020) – Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been named the All-MLB First Team catcher as Major League Baseball unveiled selections for the second annual All-MLB Team, presented by CohnReznik, tonight on MLB Network. The first and second teams were selected by a combination of voting from fans and a decorated panel of media ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO (December 8, 2020) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have agreed to a two-year contract with free agent first baseman Carlos Santana. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Santana, 34, had eight home runs and 30 RBI with the Cleveland Indians in 2020 while starting all 60 games ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO (December 9, 2020) – The Kansas City Royals are excited to announce that the organization has invited the following four communities to become our affiliates in MLB’s new player development structure. The Royals have officially made offers to Omaha (AAA), Northwest Arkansas (AA), Quad Cities (A) and Columbia, SC (A). Each of the four invited ...

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GIRLS: Central 52, Eisenhower 42 The Salina Central girls basketball team had no shortage of motivation going up against the Goddard-Eisenhower Tigers on Tuesday at the Brickhouse. It was the same match-up in the same building where the Lady Tigers ended Central's 2019-20 season with a 57-51 upset in the first round of the 5A playoffs. This ...

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An 18-3 run over the final nine minutes of the game turned things around for the Ell-Saline Cardinals, as they came from behind to beat Minneapolis, 39-36 on Tuesday night at Minneapolis High School for the first game of the Tri-County Classic. Neither team could gain separation in the first half as Ell-Saline led 8-7 after ...

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The Salina South girls and boys basketball teams split with the Derby Panthers Tuesday night at the South gymnasium. The Derby Girls defeated South 55-20, while the South boys defeated the Panthers 53-48. In the girl's game, South came out strong and trailed just by 5, 12 -7, at the end of the first quarter. After ...

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Solomon boys basketball stayed hot in the second game of the season. Sophomore point guard Makaen Hastings poured in 23 points, the Gorillas dominated the second quarter, and Solomon improved to 2-0 on the season with a 66-32 victory Tuesday night. The Gorillas used the power of the three ball to set the tone. Freshman Spencer Coup ...

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In Girls action a good first quarter saw the Vikings race out to a 12-4 lead, finishing the period with a 17-10 lead. Extended the lead to 33-15 before South East came back and got it within 10 points at halftime, 34-24. A good start in the third quarter got the lead out to 43-26 before ...

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The Abilene Cowboy basketball team opened the season Tuesday night at home against the Rock Creek Mustangs.  It was the first game as Abilene Head Coach for Erik Graefe after he spent 6 years as an assistant under Terry Taylor.  Graefe and his team had quite a challenge in his debut.  The Cowboys hosted a ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fort Hays State shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and placed six players in double figures in an 81-68 win over K-State on Tuesday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The first half saw both teams struggle with turnovers. Fort Hays State had 13 giveaways, while K-State (1-4) had 11 of their own in the ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Behind a double-double and a 3-pointer in the final minute of play from Jalen Wilson, the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks defeated the No. 8 Creighton Bluejays, 73-72, in front of 2,500 fans inside of Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday. The win extended Kansas' win streak to 11-0 inside of Allen Fieldhouse. Wilson ...