5 years ago
KANSAS CITY, MO – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Council of Presidents (COP) voted on Friday, July 31 to postpone the fall national football championship to spring 2021. This decision came after the COP voted earlier this week to postpone championships in all other fall sports until spring. This decision still allows NAIA conferences to ...

5 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts interviews Brad Loveless, secretary of Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Blue-green algae treatments may help our lakes and Loveless talks about what the department tried at Milford. The secretary also talks about the good reaction ...

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The Royals finally got some late-innings production. Kansas City had taken early leads in two previous losses to the Tigers but then watched its offense go dormant, not scoring a run after the third inning in the 4-3 or 5-4 defeats. Not on Thursday. The Royals scratched across a run in the seventh on a hit batter, ...

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The Philadelphia Union are into the MLS is Back Tournament semifinals thanks to a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night that included a Sergio Santos brace. Head coach Jim Curtin’s group will face either the Portland Timbers or NYCFC next Wednesday, with their opponent determined after Saturday’s nightcap quarterfinal matchup (10:30 pm ET | FS1, ...

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The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020, a decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths. The SEC's university presidents agreed on a 10-game schedule that eliminates all nonconference opponents and is set to begin Sept. 26, the person said. ...

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The Big 12 Conference is cancelling its Virtual Football Media Day presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.  It is yet to be determined if the event will be rescheduled.  The Conference’s annual media preview was slated for Monday, August 3, after being moved from its originally scheduled July 20-21 dates. “There continues to be a lot ...

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The folks at NFL Network revealed their annual rankings of the top 100 players in the league this week and – unsurprisingly - the reigning Super Bowl Champions were well-represented. Kansas City landed six players in this year's "NFL Top 100," which are voted on by current players from around the league. The Chiefs' six representatives ...

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The Royals have to figure out how to be consistent at the plate. During the first five innings of Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to the Tigers, Kansas City was able to frustrate left-hander Matthew Boyd, collecting four runs on nine hits. Maikel Franco did most of the damage, tallying three hits with two RBIs. But when Boyd ...

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WICHITA, KAN. - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) announced today its intention to resume play this fall according to the guidelines established by the NAIA Council of Presidents (NAIA-COP) and sustained by the KCAC Board of Presidents to use conference autonomy in making this decision. "It is in our best interest to work together as 13 ...

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Dear Jayhawks, One month from today, we plan to kick-off the 2020 football season at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium vs. Southern Illinois on August 29th. While there are many unknowns relative to the COVID-19 pandemic on many levels, I wanted to share an update with you on where things currently stand within Kansas Athletics. First, after ...

5 years ago
Running back Damien Williams, whose strong postseason helped Kansas City to its first Super Bowl championship in 50 years, is opting out of playing the upcoming season. The 28-year-old Williams had 290 yards and six touchdowns in three postseason games - two TDs in the Super Bowl - for the Chiefs. He has been plagued by ...