4 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The end came as Royals legend Alex Gordon likely preferred: Without any fanfare. Gordon, who announced his retirement after 14 years with Kansas City on Thursday, came out of Sunday’s game, his final one in the big leagues, in the top of the second inning against Detroit at Kauffman Stadium. Gordon was replaced in left field by ...

4 years ago
NORMAN, Okla. – You could start with the game-winning field goal from Blake Lynch. But what about the three rushing touchdowns from Skylar Thompson and the 31 second-half points? Maybe you want to focus on the 174 all-purpose yards from Deuce Vaughn, but you can’t ignore a defense, missing five players, that picked off Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler ...

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WACO, Texas – Kansas football scored on its opening possession Saturday night at McLane Stadium while Baylor responded by scoring 40-straight points before KU could counter. The Bears, playing in their first game of the season, went on to beat the Jayhawks 47-14. KU (0-2, 0-1 Big 12) got off to a fast start in its second ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Despite 7 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, the Royals fell, 4-3, to the Tigers on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium. Rookie right-hander Carlos Hernández made his final start of 2020 and wasn’t sharp, going 1 2/3 innings while allowing seven hits and four runs (three earned). The Royals’ offense, which had scored 23 runs in its ...

4 years ago
The Minneapolis Lions picked up another win over a previously unbeaten team in Norton, 30-7 on Friday night from Travis Field in Norton. Minneapolis came in to the game being outscored 37-0 in the first quarter of its first three games combined. However, on Friday, Minneapolis landed the first blow; scoring twice in the opening stanza. The ...

4 years ago
It was a rematch of last year’s second-round playoff matchup tonight here from Plainville, with Ell-Saline and Plainville duking it out in the battle of the Cardinals. After defeating Ell-Saline 53-21 in last season’s playoffs, Plainville got the upper hand once again in tonight’s matchup, beating Ell-Saline by a final score of 33-0. QB Ethan Hamilton and ...

4 years ago
You have to go back to October 26, 2018 to find the last time the Sacred Heart Knights won a varsity football game. On that night, Sacred Heart won big, 34-7, over the Ellis Railroaders. The Knights haven’t won since. On Homecoming night in Smith Center, the Redmen had no trouble dispatching Sacred Heart shutting the Knights out 53-zip. ...

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For the seventh time under head coach Mitch Gebhardt, the Southeast of Saline Trojans are 4-0. Running back Bryce Banks scored four times, Southeast of Saline's defense limited Russell to 100 yards of offense, and the Trojans easily dispatched the Broncos, 60-0, Friday night in Russell. Chase Poague set the tone with a 90-yard kickoff return for ...

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The Solomon Gorillas moved to 4-0 on the season with an impressive 48-0 victory at Herington Friday night, in the district opener for both teams.  The Railers, 0-9 last season, entered the contest with a 2-1 record under first year Head Coach Cade Albert. Solomon stumbled out of the gate with a fumble on their first ...

4 years ago
A week ago, Valley Center tasted victory for the first time in 2020. The Hornets didn't want to stop there. Valley Center held Salina Central's offense below 250 yards, tailback Dominic Phillips ran for 148 yards, and the Hornets defeated the Mustangs, 14-12, for the first time in program history. Valley Center improved to 2-2 while Salina ...

4 years ago
The 3-0 Colby Eagles traveled to Smoky Valley on Friday night and jumped on the Vikings early and never looked back. Colby put up their first score in the first quarter at the 5:27 mark on a 12 yard run by Colin Carroll run to go up 6-0. Both teams struggled to find the end zone ...