5 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- It took a while for the Royals to get their offense cranking in 2020, but it’s hitting on all cylinders now. Two nights after scoring 13 runs in a win over the Cubs, the Royals erupted with four home runs and 12 hits in a 9-6 victory over the Twins on Saturday night ...

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KANSAS CITY -- A night after the Royals romped with 13 runs in a win over the Cubs, they came back with a manager’s dream: A gritty, grind-it-out, 3-2 win over the American League Central-leading Twins on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals’ bullpen looked like a flashback to the shutdown era of 2013-15, as Greg ...

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WICHITA, Kan.— The Coyotes of Kansas Wesleyan University came out on top of both the media and coaches' polls that were voted on after the 2020 KCAC Football Media Day, the conference office announced Friday. This year's Football Media Day was conducted virtually, after a vote from the conference's head coaches, and was broadcast on the KCAC's Facebook ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 7, 2020) - The MIAA has released statements regarding Wednesday's announcement by the NCAA Division II President’s Council to cancel the 2020 NCAA Division II Fall Championships, and also the NCAA's release of new COVID-19 Mitigation Requirements for practices and competition this year in all three divisions. “Like last winter and spring, our ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Finally. The Royals’ mostly dormant offense in 2020 awoke on Thursday night with a fair share of pent-up anger. The unsuspecting victim was the Cubs’ pitching staff as every Kansas City hitter reached base at least once en route to a 13-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals snapped a six-game losing streak. Right-hander Brad ...

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Clemson is No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' preseason poll for a second straight year. The Tigers received 38 of 65 first-place votes in the poll released Thursday. Clemson is seeking its third national title in five years after losing 42-25 to LSU in last season's championship game. Ohio State, which lost 29-23 to Clemson in ...

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LINDSBORG - Bethany College Department of Athletics announced it is launching a new varsity Esports program set to begin in Fall 2021. Bethany College will be commencing a national search in the coming weeks to find the program's first head coach. The team will practice and compete in a state of the art lab in the Mingenback Art Center. The ...

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KANSAS CITY -- During Royals rookie left-hander Kris Bubic’s MLB debut last week, he admitted that nerves got the best of him early. Bubic had no such issue Wednesday night as he mowed down the first nine Cubs he faced at Kauffman Stadium, striking out four. The Royals, however, lost, 6-1, extending their losing streak to six games. Bubic ...

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Division II’s seven fall 2020 championships are canceled, the Division II Presidents Council decided Wednesday due to the operational, logistical and financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The council made the move after the NCAA Board of Governors directed each division to make a decision on its fall sport championships. The Board of Governors also directed each division ...

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NCAA Division III championships in fall sports for 2020-21 are canceled. With the health and safety of the division’s student-athletes, coaches, athletics administrators and communities as its priority, the Division III Presidents Council made the decision Wednesday to cancel the championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related administrative and financial challenges. The Board of Governors directed each division ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State will take on Pac-12 foe Oregon State in the first round of the 2020 Cayman Islands Classic on Monday, November 23, as tournament organizers announced the complete bracket for the since relocated tournament on Wednesday (August 5). The fourth annual event is being moved to Niceville, Florida and Raider Arena on the ...