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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State added to its backfield depth for the 2019 season on Thursday as former North Carolina running back Jordon Brown signed a financial aid agreement to play for the Wildcats. Brown, a product of Durham, North Carolina, played the previous three seasons for the Tar Heels, totaling 1,005 yards and eight touchdowns ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Guard/forward Tristan Enaruna (EN-a-roon-a) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play men's basketball at Kansas, KU head coach Bill Self announced Wednesday. "We have been recruiting Tristan the entire year and have always been impressed with his IQ, skillset and tremendous athletic ability," Self said. "At 17 years old, he is ...

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HOUSTON -- The Royals’ unhappiness with their 9-0 loss to the Astros on Wednesday night can be broken down into two subsections. The first was their inability to muster any offense against Houston starter Brad Peacock, who struck out 12 over seven shutout innings in the rubber game at Minute Maid Park. The second was what they ...

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Even less than ideal conditions couldn't stop the Salina South boys golf team. Senior Parker Renz shot a 3-under-par 67 for the individual championship, propelling the Cougars to their second consecutive Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I title. South finished 15 strokes better than Newton with a team score of 307. Renz started strong, shooting a ...

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HOUSTON -- Ryan O’Hearn, who went to high school in northern Texas and played college ball at nearby Sam Houston State, looked right at home on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park, especially during his second at-bat in the Royals' 12-2 rout of the Astros. O’Hearn, who grew up four hours north of Houston in Frisco, ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of junior college All-American guard and two-time NJCAA national assist leader David Sloan (Louisville, Ky./John A. Logan (Ill.) College) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Tuesday (May 7). A 6-foot, 200-pound point guard, Sloan joins the Wildcats after a two-year stint at John A. ...

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HOUSTON -- A healthy Carlos Correa is a dangerous Carlos Correa. Correa extended the longest hitting streak of his career to 16 games by going 3-for-4 in Monday’s 6-4 win over the Royals, including a long homer in the second inning off Royals starter Jakob Junis. The Astros have won three in a row. Hampered in the ...

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Many talented individuals have roamed the halls of Salina High School, commonly referred to as Salina Central since 1971. Those legendary names now have a permanent place in history. The Salina Central Athletic Department announced Monday the first-ever class of the Mustang Athletic Hall of Fame. Nino Samuel, Marvin Diener, Jake Sharp, Brian Hill, Shanele Stires, Kaye ...

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Prior to Saturday's highly anticipated showdown with Duke City, the Salina Liberty edged Sioux City the previous week with a safety in the last 15 seconds. The Liberty used that clutch gene once again. Quarterback Andrew Jackson plunged into the end zone with 15 seconds left, the defense gave up no points after the first possession of ...

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DETROIT -- Here's three takeaways from the Royals’ 5-2 loss in 10 innings to the Tigers on Sunday in the rubber game at Comerica Park. Tough-luck loss for Kennedy Royals reliever Ian Kennedy was tagged with the loss after allowing a three-run home run to Brandon Dixon with two out in the 10th on a 1-2 curveball. But ...

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DETROIT -- Three takeaways from the Royals’ 15-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday at Comerica Park. The 15 runs were a season-high. Quick start always helps Coming into the game, the Royals were tied for sixth in the Majors in scoring runs in the first inning with 22. They likely climbed a few spots when they ...