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WICHITA, Kan. (Aug. 5) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today the signing of forward T.J. Walsh and defenseman T.J. Lloyd for the 2024-25 season. Walsh, 24, was acquired from the Orlando Solar Bears. This trade completed the deal that sent forward Kelly Bent ...

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Salina – Calling all pickleball enthusiasts! Prepare to serve up some goodwill at the highly anticipated, Be Assure Pickleball Tournament. You can serve, volley, and dink with your teammate on Sunday, Sept. 8 with pool play starting at 11AM in Oakdale Park. This first-ever event promises a day filled with competitive pickleball action, family-friendly activities, ...

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Tim Farina has been named strength coach at Kansas Wesleyan. He will be the first full-time strength coach in school history. "We are very pleased to welcome Tim to KWU and look forward to his leadership in this critical area of player development," Director of Athletics Miguel Paredes said. "I am confident he will make an ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the second consecutive season, Kansas running backs Devin Neal and Daniel Hishaw Jr. have been selected as preseason candidates for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top running back. The 2024 watch list was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The award is named for SMU’s ...

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Kanas Wesleyan has earned the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution Award that honors institutional commitment to character-driven athletics. KWU earned Gold Level status for the award. Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earn points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion. Institutions earned points based ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is one of 50 players named to the watch list for the 2024 Walter Camp Football Foundation’s Player of the Year Award, which is given annually to the college football player of the year. The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade ...

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Watch Coach Klieman’s Press Conference  |  Listen to Coach Klieman’s Press Conference  |  Buy Tickets MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman met with members of the media for the first time during fall camp on Monday at the Vanier Family Football Complex. Links to video and audio of the press conference – which was streamed live on Big ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks are ranked No. 24 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, the organization announced on Monday, Kansas’ first appearance in the preseason Coaches Poll since 2008. The Coaches Poll appearances comes after a 9-4 season in 2023, which culminated in a 49-36 victory over UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State and Saint Louis are set to meet in the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic, it was announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Monday morning. The Hall of Fame Classic will showcase a college basketball doubleheader with four tradition-rich programs on November 22 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Major League Baseball announced today that Bobby Witt Jr. has been named American League Player of the Month for July.   He’s the 12th different Royals player (17th instance) to win American League Player of the Month, and the first since Billy Butler in September 2009. Witt Jr. is the first Royals shortstop to win the honor.   Witt Jr. led ...

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Kansas Wesleyan is the co-favorite with Ottawa to win Kansas Conference's Gene Bissell Division this fall in a preseason poll of the league's football coaches. Members of the media casting a vote in the media poll picked the Coyotes as the favorite in the division. Coach Matt Myers' focus is not on any poll, though. "You can just ...