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ANAHEIM -- The Royals say they didn't necessarily plan to draft five college pitchers on Day 1 of the 2018 MLB Draft. But it happened to work out that way on Monday, which could, however, sync those pitchers up with the Royals' next wave of talented Minor Leaguers -- position players such as Khalil Lee, Nick ...

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WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State baseball student-athlete Alec Bohm became the 15th Shocker drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Bohm, a junior third baseman from Omaha, Neb., was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and was the third pick of the 2018 draft. He is the second-highest position player drafted in ...

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ANAHEIM -- The Angels didn't exactly hit Royals reliever Tim Hill hard. But then again, they didn't have to after Hill walked the first two batters he faced in the eighth inning on Monday night. And one out later, Mike Trout sent a soft grounder back through the middle that eluded Hill and trickled into center ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The 1998 Davey O’Brien Award winner and runner up for the Heisman Trophy, K-State’s Michael Bishop was one of 76 Football Bowl Subdivision players named to the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced today. A member of K-State Football’s Ring of Honor, K-State ...

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The Salina legion baseball squad started 2018 with a championship. The Falcons recorded a doubleheader sweep of Great Bend Sunday, securing the Jim Allen Wood Bat Tournament championship in Ottawa. Salina outscored opponents 36-2 with four complete-game performances by pitchers. Ell-Saline's Richard Davis set the tone in a 6-0 victory over the Kansas Senators. Davis scattered five ...

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The Abilene Rebels baseball team wrapped up the Alumni Game weekend with a double-header sweep of Salina on Sunday. On Saturday, this year’s current Rebels team played a team of former members in the 6th Annual ABC Alumni Game, in which the Alumni team won 4-2 in a scheduled nine-inning game. On Sunday, the Rebels ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Royals right-hander Jakob Junis was more dominant than his final pitching line will indicate. Junis held the A's to one run and four hits through seven innings while striking out a career-high nine, but it wasn't enough as the Royals fell 5-1 in Sunday's rubber game at Kauffman Stadium. The A's rallied for four ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For a moment, it looked like Royals catcher Salvador Perez would be the hero, breaking a tie in the eighth inning with a blast that was caught at the 410-foot sign in center field. No matter. Jorge Soler followed moments later with a home run off reliever Yusmeiro Petit, a shot to left-center ...

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When a young Terell Gandy picked up a basketball, the dream of playing at the professional level swirled around his head. That same vision is now a reality. After two years at Kansas Wesleyan University, the Junction City, Kan. native is headed overseas to play for Team Newcastle University Basketball. Gandy also receives the opportunity to earn ...

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School may be out for summer, but baseball continues on. The Salina Falcons and Hawks are ready for the 2018 season to begin this weekend. The 'A' Hawks start Friday with a home doubleheader against Newton while the 'AAA' Falcons head to east for the Ottawa Tournament. Five players return for the Falcons. Salina South's Brady McAfee ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. If you have a specific question about the outdoors you can email Bob at [email protected]  Future shows we hope to find out about the fishing prospects for local lakes and reservoirs. Check back next week for the newest edition ...