4 years ago
MANHATTAN – Kansas State Athletics has confirmed that only two total student-athletes are currently being isolated for active COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon. Since the department began testing last month, a total of 29 student-athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 following PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing of 190 student-athletes. The football program began today its summer access program, which includes ...

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Charlotte, NC – Following the recommendations from the NJCAA Presidential Advisory Council and the NJCAA Board of Regents, the NJCAA has announced its adjusted plan of action for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. Following the Board of Regents' vote on Monday, a majority of competition will be moved to the spring semester. "Our greatest focus is and ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan is ranked No. 11 in the College Football America Yearbook 2020 Preseason Top 30, and Stevie Williams (SR/East Los Angeles, Calif.) was selected to the CFA Yearbook's NAIA Starting Lineup team. KWU went 12-1 last season and reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA Football Championship Series. The Coyotes won a second straight KCAC title with a ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have scheduled three exhibition games leading up to the season opener on July 24. The Royals will host the Houston Astros in Kauffman Stadium on July 20 (7:05 p.m.) and again on July 21 (1:05 p.m.). The club will then travel across the state to play the St. Louis ...

4 years ago
Who's craving for sports during this COVID-19 pandemic? Sports Radio 1150 KSAL has you covered! Every weekday at 6 pm, we'll be diving into the "KSAL Sports Vault", replaying old broadcasts from area teams. Games will be made available on our SoundCloud page following the completion of the re-airing, Before each game, we'll revisit that game and talk ...

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Sporting Kansas City (2-1-0, 6 points) surrendered a late lead in a 2-1 defeat to Minnesota United FC (3-0-0, 9 points) on Sunday in the club’s MLS is Back Tournament opener at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Walt Disney World. Forward Khiry Shelton fired Sporting ahead on the cusp of halftime, but the Loons ...

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WASHINGTON (Metro News) The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football ...

5 years ago
Athletes from across Kansas traveled to Kansas Wesleyan University Friday morning to compete in the Sharp Performance Combine. Roughly 450 football players stepped on Gene Bissell Field at Graves Family Sports Complex. This year's version of the combine was much different, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Every player was required to wear a mask throughout the ...

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The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) released a tweet yesterday saying that they are recommending a majority of Junior College sports be moved to the spring of 2021. According to the statement, the NJCAA governing body will finalize their plans on Monday, July 13th. NJCAA President and CEO Dr. Christopher Parker said: "We must adjust ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Beginning with a charity exhibition game in October, Kansas State will rekindle its men’s basketball rivalry against Wichita State with a four-game, regular-season series launching in the 2021-22 season, the schools announced on Friday (July 10). The teams, which last faced off in 2003, will first meet on Saturday, October 24 at INTRUST Bank Arena ...

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The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. The conference cited medical advice in making its decision and added ominously that the plan would be applied only ''if the conference ...