5 years ago
The Cubs on Monday night acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Royals in exchange for left-hander Mike Montgomery. Chicago needed catching depth after also announcing it had placed All-Star Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list with a strain of the arch muscle in his right foot. Maldonado, who signed a one-year deal with Kansas City ...

5 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals finally slayed the dragon, that being White Sox starter Lucas Giolito. Giolito came into the game with six career wins and no losses against the Royals and a 2.13 ERA. But this time, the Royals did just enough damage off their nemesis to scratch out a 5-2 win on Monday night ...

5 years ago
The Big 12 Conference has made its way to Arlington, Texas. Day one of the Big 12 Football Media Days is currently underway at AT&T Stadium. On deck for day one: Kansas, TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma. Day two features: Iowa State, West Virginia, Baylor, Kansas State and Texas. Follow along from Arlington with James Westling and ...

5 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Thanks perhaps to the Homer Bailey trade completed just minutes before the start of the series finale, the Royals wound up emptying their bullpen. Left-hander Brian Flynn got the emergency start and he was tagged for eight hits and seven runs in two-plus innings. From there, the Royals battled back, but eventually fell, ...

5 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Homer Bailey was traded by the Royals to the A's for Minor League infielder Kevin Merrell moments before Bailey was scheduled to pitch in Sunday’s game against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Here are five things you need to know about the deal. What the A’s are getting A bargain. The Royals were ...

6 years ago
In the Champions Indoor Football Northern Conference Championship, the Salina Liberty came up with a defensive stop on the final play of the game. This time, it was the defending CIF champions. Quarterback Andrew Jackson's pass from the three-yard line fell to the turf in the end zone, giving Duke City a 35-29 victory over the Salina ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- On Friday night, Royals rookie and hometown product Bubba Starling made his Major League debut. On Saturday, Starling, from nearby Gardner, Kan., delivered his first big league hit during a two-run fifth that propelled the Royals to a 4-1 win over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Starling, with runners on first and third in ...

6 years ago
Heron O'Neal dreamed of bringing a Champions Indoor Football Northern Conference Championship to Salina. After succeeding, he's been honored by the CIF. The head coach of the Salina Liberty was named CIF Coach of the Year. The Liberty finished the regular season with an 8-4 mark, sharing the Northern Division title with the Omaha Beef. Salina squared off ...

6 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Reservoirs in this area still high but with a hot and dry weather forecast for the next 10 days, levels should be dropping. Bob Roberts says the high water now at lakes is good for the fishing in ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- It was Bubba Starling's first big league game and his night, but Royals catcher Martín Maldonado continues to show in the last three weeks that he could have trade value for teams needing depth behind the plate. Maldonado belted a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Royals went on to ...

6 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. – When the 2018 Kansas State High School Activities Association football playoffs ended, it brought to a conclusion the 50th season of postseason play in the sport for the state of Kansas. In 1969, the KSHSAA launched the first-ever state playoff system with five classifications of 11-man football and one classification for the 8-man ...