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WASHINGTON -- The Royals’ unofficial conclusion to the 2019 first half looked a lot like many games they have played through the first few months: some bright spots, but not enough to come away with a victory. On Sunday at Nationals Park, right-hander Jakob Junis bounced back from his worst start of the season with one ...

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WASHINGTON -- Here are three takeaways from the Royals’ 6-0 loss to the Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park. Sparkman comes through Before Saturday’s game, Royals manager Ned Yost was asked how good it would be for starter Glenn Sparkman to give him length, considering how exhausted the Royals’ bullpen was. Yost, without skipping a beat, deadpanned, “Oh, ...

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WASHINGTON -- For the 61st time this season, the Royals held the lead in a game. But for a MLB-leading 31st time, the Royals watched that lead vanish Friday night. This time it was closer Ian Kennedy, who had been 11-of-13 in save situations coming in, who gave up two runs in the ninth on an RBI ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Water remains high at most reservoirs with some fishing success but the high water now will help some of the fish populations in the future. Bob Roberts reminds hunters that soon early hunting seasons will be here and ...

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KANSAS CITY -- One bad inning doomed the Royals and right-hander Jakob Junis on Tuesday night. Junis needed 38 pitches to navigate through a five-run third inning and the Indians held on for a 9-5 win at Kauffman Stadium. The Tribe had to hold back a spirited Royals rally in the seventh. Trailing 7-3, Kansas City loaded ...

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TORONTO -- With a low strikeout rate and plenty of balls put in play through the air, Kansas City starter Glenn Sparkman has walked a fine line in 2019, and that balance tipped against him again on Monday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Sparkman lasted just three innings and allowed eight runs in the 11-4 loss to ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Nine home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a marquee matchup with Marquette, neutral site games in Florida and New Jersey and a meeting with Saint Louis at the Sprint Center highlight the 2019-20 Kansas State men’s basketball non-conference schedule released by officials on Monday (July 1). The 117th season of K-State men’s basketball ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State fans are invited to celebrate the Hall of Fame career of football coach Bill Snyder inside Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday, July 13. Hosted by former Voice of the Wildcats and current Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, the program will feature speeches by Kevin Lockett, Jim Colbert, Jon Wefald, ...

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TORONTO -- Kansas City Royals star Whit Merrifield has been named to his first MLB All-Star Game, an honor that the 30-year-old second baseman has earned as one of the league’s top hit producers and leadoff men over the first half of the 2019 season. Merrifield is hitting .301 with an .848 OPS after picking up ...

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TORONTO -- It wasn’t always pretty, but the right players bounced back at the right time on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre to give the Royals a 7-6 win over the Blue Jays. Brad Keller was handed an early lead by a Lucas Duda RBI double in the second inning, and it looked like he’d continue ...

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One year ago, the Salina Liberty lost the Champions Indoor Football Northern Conference Championship at the one-yard line. Fast forward to 2019 and the scene was much different. Defensive lineman Jake Lattimer sprinted next to the wall with his arms in the air. Coach Heron O'Neal collected the trophy and was lifted by his players. The Liberty ...