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The first set of weekly volleyball honors was released on Monday by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and Kansas Wesleyan middle hitter Kortney Cunningham (SR/Almena, Kan.) was selected as the conference Defender of the Week for her efforts last week. The senior from Almena, Kan., was outstanding for the Coyotes in five matches for the team ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Chalk it up as another learning experience for Royals rookie right-hander Jorge Lopez (aka Lopie for Players' Weekend). Lopez, making his third start for the Royals since being acquired from the Brewers in the Mike Moustakas trade last month, breezed through the first three innings on Sunday against the Indians at Kauffman Stadium. Lopez ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Chicago Bears, 27-20, at Soldier Field on Saturday afternoon in the third week of preseason action. Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 18-of-24 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown, finding tailback Kareem Hunt for a 19-yard score on Kansas City’s first drive of the game. Mahomes went on to play ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Hours before Saturday's game, Royals manager Ned Yost said he would be curious how rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer (Filly) would respond after a discouraging start last Sunday, when Fillmyer surrendered a 6-0 lead by giving up six runs in one inning. Yost got his answer as Fillmyer turned in one of his best ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Check back next week for the newest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors with Bob Roberts. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/sets/central-kansas-outdoors

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KANSAS CITY -- Royals catcher Salvador Perez (El Nino) summed up the Royals' 5-4 walk-off victory over the Indians on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium this way: "That was crazy. I think it was one of the best games of the season to me." And most inside a happy clubhouse felt the same after rookies Ryan ...

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was back in form as he returned from the disabled list on Thursday and tossed five productive innings. Duffy gave up two runs and six hits, but he worked out of trouble early and struck out seven. However, the Royals suffered a 4-3 walk-off loss to the Rays, when ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up for the 2018 season. Keeping you posted from St. Joseph, Missouri is Mitch Holthus, voice of the Kansas City Chiefs. Holthus brings you reports from Missouri Western State University, home to the Chiefs' training camp. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/sets/kansas-city-chiefs-training

6 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2018 Football Preseason Team, as voted on by the KCAC head football coaches. The group consists of 14 seniors, 14 juniors, and five sophomores. On offense, Darryl Terrell (Jr., WR, Sterling) and Trenton Poe-Evans (Jr., TE, Kansas Wesleyan) highlight the group of returners ...

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PETERSBURG -- Right-hander Jakob Junis could use a strong finish to the season. It wouldn't hurt the Royals either, as both begin to look ahead to 2019. And Junis is showing more signs he is over a midseason slump. Junis allowed two earned runs or fewer for the fourth consecutive start during Kansas City's 6-3 ...

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Royals broke their scoring drought, but the team with the worst offense in the American League could do little else against Tampa Bay's rising star left-hander Blake Snell and the Rays' bullpen. Rookie first baseman Ryan O'Hearn ended the Royals' scoreless innings streak at 20 with a fifth-inning home run. But Kansas ...