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A football national championship head coach made the trek to Salina for the first time. Kansas first-year coach Les Miles introduced himself to many individuals at the 2019 Hawks & Highways event at 638 Event Space in Salina Tuesday evening. The University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Athletics are coordinating Hawks & Highways, a multiyear ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Out of nowhere, the Royals’ stagnant offense rose up for two runs in the eighth inning -- albeit with a little help from the Tigers’ defense -- to secure a much-needed, 3-2 victory on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals had lost eight of nine coming in. The winning rally started when Adalberto ...

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WICHITA, KS., June 11, 2019 – The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – the $2 million summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks – today announced the bracket for this year’s tournament. In its sixth year, TBT 2019 will feature more than 60 players with NBA experience, 23 college alumni teams and elite professionals playing in top ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas head coach Bill Self announced that Isaiah Moss will transfer from Iowa and has signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play men's basketball at KU. Moss, a 6-foot-5, 208-pound guard player from Chicago, was a three-year starter for the Hawkeyes and averaged 9.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 2018-19. ...

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Following a monster win over the Omaha Beef, the Salina Liberty viewed Sunday's showdown with Wichita as a trap game. Salina made sure to take control early. The Liberty built a 40-6 halftime advantage and cruised to a 49-12 blowout of the Wichita Force at Intrust Bank Arena. With the victory, Salina improved to 7-3, a half game ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For the second straight day, the Royals got an outing from their starter that was worthy of victory. But again Sunday, right-hander Glenn Sparkman, who has been a pleasant addition to the rotation, was outdueled by White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez in Chicago’s 5-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost eight of ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Even before White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito began dominating the rest of the league, he owned the Royals. Coming into Saturday’s game, Giolito had won five and lost none against Kansas City with a 2.43 ERA in nine career starts. Giolito again overmatched the Royals this time, striking out a career-high 11 -- five ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have had trouble lately with runners in scoring position, especially at the top of the lineup. But that wasn’t the case on Friday night in a 6-4 win over the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. That snapped a six-game losing skid for the Royals. Adalberto Mondesi came through with a big two-out ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting is Thursday June 13th 1:30 at Rolling Hills Zoo west of Salina. Bob Roberts talks with Gerald Lauber , chairman of the commission about the meeting. If you fish, ...

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Topeka, KS –The Kansas State High School Activities Association has selected the following venues to host respective championship events for the fall and winter seasons during the 2019-20 school year: Girls Tennis (October 18-19) 6A – Topeka Washburn Rural @ Kossover Tennis Center 5A – Pittsburg HS 4A – Wellington HS @ TH Vaughn Tennis Center, Winfield 3-2-1A – PV ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Three takeaways from the Royals’ 7-5 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, the club's sixth straight defeat and 12th in 14 games:   Missed chances One of the usual hallmarks of any losing spell is a failure to cash in on scoring opportunities, and the Royals sure had plenty on Thursday. The ...