6 years ago
BALTIMORE -- On a Thursday night that started so promising for the Royals when catcher Salvador Perez ripped a first-inning grand slam, they simply couldn't contain the Orioles. The Royals gave up four-run and three-run leads en route to an 11-6 loss in the rubber game at Camden Yards. Royals starter Ian Kennedy struggled from the onset, ...

6 years ago
Jake Farrant has always had a special connection with the outdoors. Back in third grade, Farrant rode mowers in tiny Meriden, Kan., smelling the freshly-cut grass as time wasted away. As he aged, Farrant turned to his uncle, Rick, founder and principal of GreatLIFE, helping in the golf course construction and sod industry. That love has ...

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Visit Salina is pleased to announce that KSHSAA has selected the Salina Municipal Golf Course to host the KSHSAA State Girls Golf Tournaments each October for the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. While Salina has hosted the Girls State Tournaments in previous years, the commitment is often on an annual basis. To confirm a 4-year ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State will take on Ohio Valley Conference member Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday, November 16, as tournament organizers announced the complete bracket for the tournament on Thursday (May 10). The 19th annual event will return to the UVI Sports and Fitness ...

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BALTIMORE -- Royals right-hander Kevin McCarthy was inches from a 1-2-3 eighth inning before a sinking two-seamer to Manny Machado resulted in a soft-contact infield single. Two batters later, McCarthy left a two-seamer up and over the plate to Mark Trumbo, who ripped a two-run single to center, handing the Royals a 5-3 loss to the ...

6 years ago
Golf Salina South shot a season-low 313 to claim the AVCTL-I team championship. It was the Cougars' first meet win of 2018. Parker Renz paced South with a third-place finish, shooting a 76. Parker Norton was fourth with a 77. Trevor Mullen and Cole Stein shot 80's, good for seventh and eighth. Salina Central finished 12 strokes ...

6 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head baseball coach Brad Hill, the program's all-time winningest coach and two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, will step down at the end of the 2018 season, K-State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced Tuesday. "With the best interest of the program in mind, I have decided to step aside ...

6 years ago
BALTIMORE -- It got awfully loud very quickly at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday, as the Royals bashed four home runs and scored 10 runs in the first inning on their way to a 15-7 blowout win over the Orioles. Jorge Soler, Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez went back-to-back-to-back in the inning, the first ...

6 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs had a plethora of guys at rookie minicamp. The short burst of practices finished on Monday with 68 guys on the field. Six draft picks were highlighted, although one was held out the last two days. Fourth-round selection and safety Armani Watts sat out the final two days with a bruised shoulder. Fourteen ...

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Sporting Kansas City announced Monday that Manager and Technical Director Peter Vermes has signed a contract extension with the club through the 2023 season. “I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to continue to lead this club,” Vermes said. “Our ownership group has shown tremendous ambition over the last decade, and I am proud to be ...

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Tennis Salina Central took second at the Class 5A regional tournament, qualifying its entire squad for the state tournament in Emporia. Doubles team of Will Hayes and Reed McHenry claimed championship. Duo of Chase Courbot and McCabe Green took fourth. In singles play, Max Shaffer finished fourth after losing to Salina South's Carson Harris. Brady Stack ...