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The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team and individual awards, chosen by media representatives who cover the league. The Big 12 media preseason poll will be released on Wednesday followed by the annual Big 12 Football Media Days to be conducted in Arlington, Texas on July 15-16. Both days will ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Kansas student-athlete Anthony "Pooka" Williams Jr., will rejoin Kansas Football this week after a seven-month suspension from all team-related activities as a result of a domestic battery charge in December. Williams has been suspended for the Jayhawks' first game Aug. 31 against Indiana State. Due to federal privacy law, KU does ...

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LINDSBORG, Kan. – The Bethany football team announces their schedule for the upcoming 2019 season. Bethany finished 2-9 last season with a conference record of 2-8. "These players and coaches have been working extremely hard since we took over in December," Swedes head coach, Curran White said. "The goal from day one has been to put ourselves in a position to ...

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MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State soccer head coach Mike Dibbini has announced an addition to his 2019 coaching staff, as he has hired former Kansas Wesleyan head coach Kathleen Benton as an assistant coach. Benton replaces associate head coach Jessica Smith, who stepped down for personal reasons. Dibbini has also elevated assistant coach Gabe Romo to ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber and director of student-athlete development Shane Southwell helped guide Team USA to the gold medal at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U19 World Cup with a 93-79 win over Mali in the tournament finals in Heraklion, Greece on Sunday (July 7). Weber, who served as a head ...

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The U.S. women won their second straight World Cup title and fourth overall with a 2-0 victory over European champion the Netherlands in France. Megan Rapinoe gave the Americans the lead in the 61st minute on a penalty kick and Rose Lavelle scored eight minutes later. Rapinoe had six goals in the tournament to take ...

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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 ...