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The Salina Liberty will host a home playoff game on Saturday. The Liberty have captured the Northern Division Championship for the second straight year. Salina will host the Omaha Beef in a playoff game at the  Tony’s Pizza Events Center on Saturday. Tickets for the playoff game are $9, $13, $25 & $40 and are on sale now. ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Glenn Sparkman threw seven solid innings of one-run ball, and the Royals jumped on Twins right-hander Jake Odorizzi for three runs in the first in a 4-1 victory on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have won four of five games. Sparkman scattered five hits, walked one and struck out three in ...

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SEATTLE -- The Royals quickly squandered a chance at their first four-game win streak of the season, when a runaway first inning for the Mariners helped give Seattle the cushion it needed in an 8-2 win on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. Brad Keller was tagged for a season-high seven runs -- four of which came from ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University will induct four outstanding individuals and two conference championship teams at the 2019 W-Club Breakfast and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction on October 12 starting at 8 a.m. as part of Homecoming and Family Weekend Activities on campus. KWU will induct women's basketball All-American Kaylaen (Dittmer) Evans, baseball standout Charlie Dyer, track and ...

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SEATTLE -- Whit Merrifield crushed a pair of homers, the Royals’ bats churned out six runs against lefty Yusei Kikuchi and Homer Bailey cruised for 7 2/3 innings as the Royals raced past the Mariners, 9-0, on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park. Kansas City is now riding a season-high-tying three-game win streak; the other came during a ...

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SEATTLE -- Conversion counts, those that greatly dictate the outcome of an at-bat, are at the center of Jorge Soler's hitting approach. Winning the 0-0 count, the 1-1 count have been paramount to the Royals’ slugger blossoming into the elite power hitter many envisioned he’d become, even if it took longer than anticipated. Soler crushed a ...

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Kansas alumnus Gary Woodland sunk a 30-foot birdie putt on the 72nd-hole to put the final touches on a three-shot victory in the 119th U.S. Open Championship. Woodland became the first KU alumnus to claim a major golf championship, winning with a final score of 13-under, 271. "I've worked hard my whole ...

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For the second straight year, the North belongs to Salina. The Liberty defense forced three crucial turnovers, stonewalled the Beef in the second half, and Salina earned another Champions Indoor Football Northern Division title with a 50-33 victory at Ralston Arena. With the win, Salina clinched a chance at a home CIF playoff game. Omaha led 13-7 ...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Three takeaways from the Royals’ 8-6 victory over the Twins on Sunday afternoon, a triumph that avoided a three-game sweep at Target Field. “That was work, but it turned out good,” manager Ned Yost said. “We had some big heroes ... it was a good win.” Phenomenal bullpen efforts No doubt that four of those heroes ...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Royals’ string of quality starts ended with a thud at seven when starter Glenn Sparkman couldn’t make it through six innings, and couldn’t hold a three-run lead against the Twins on Saturday night at Target Field. Minnesota tied it at 4 in the fifth, then took the lead in the sixth and held ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced dates for 2019 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. This year marks the club’s 10th training camp at MWSU. All times and dates are subject to change. All practice sessions will take place on the Mosaic Training Fields. Practices ...