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Kansas Wesleyan coach Ryan Showman has been named as the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's 4-Year Women's College Coach of the Year. This is the first time that Showman has earned the award, and the second time a Kansas Wesleyan coach has earned the honor. Gordon Reimer earned the award in 2009. Showman led the 2019-20 team to a 26-6 ...

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The following are summer guidelines for KSHSAA sponsored activities passed by the KSHSAA Board of Directors on May 1: When permitted by your community’s local health authorities AND your school district administration, while following all group gathering restrictions and social distancing expectations, school employed coaches may begin their summer programs with their prospective student participants no earlier than June ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Athletics Department today announced that it is lowering prices on many season tickets for the first time since after the 2008-09 season. Feedback from fans as well as market research has shown that the price and seat location value from the past few seasons have not been aligned. For the 2020-21 season, ...

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(Los Angeles, CA) -- Chiefs running back Damien Williams was robbed at a pricey rental home in Los Angeles, TMZ Sports reported. Williams was unharmed with three suspects fleeing with about one-thousand dollars in cash. The LA Police Department is investigating, but has not yet made any arrests. Williams led KC in rushing last season and scored ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University has announced, along with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Football League and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX), the addition of women’s flag football as an official sport on the Salina, Kan., campus beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. Women’s flag football becomes the 24th sport sponsored at Kansas Wesleyan and the ...

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(Kansas City, MO) -- Taco Charlton has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chiefs. The 25-year-old defensive end was a 2017 first-round pick of the Cowboys out of Michigan. He made seven starts before suffering a shoulder injury and was released two weeks into the 2019 season. The Dolphins signed Charlton and he appeared in 10 ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – One of college football’s oldest rivalries will be renewed as Kansas and Missouri have agreed to a four-game series beginning in 2025. The Border Showdown rivalry is currently the fourth-longest in the FBS, dating back to 1891. “This agreement renews one of college football’s most historic rivalries and we believe Jayhawk fans will enjoy ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts visits with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Brad Loveless about how has the pandemic affected the outdoors?  The state kept the state parks and state lakes and other facilities open and the ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter the sports world. Kansas State Athletics announced a series of pay cuts to staff starting at the beginning of the upcoming fiscal year on July 1. Head football coach Chris Klieman and men's basketball coach Bruce Weber will both take a 13 percent pay cut. All K-State Athletics employees generating more ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has released punter Dustin Colquitt. After 15 seasons and 238 regular season games played, Colquitt leaves the Chiefs holding the club's all-time record for most games played in a Chiefs uniform. "My family and I are immensely grateful for the contributions Dustin and his family have ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Today, along with University leadership, Bill Self, Les Miles and Jeff Long announced they each will take a 10 percent salary reduction for the next six months beginning on May 1 in response to the financial effects of COVID-19. The combined salary reduction will save the athletics department nearly $500,000 over the six-month ...