KANSAS CITY -- Chalk this one up as another learning experience for Royals rookie right-hander Brad Keller. Keller clearly didn't have his best stuff or command on Tuesday against the Cubs, but he reached deep and grinded out six serviceable innings in a 5-0 loss at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost six straight. The Cubs jumped on Keller in the first inning, beating him twice on sli...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With preparation underway for the 2018 football season, Kansas State met with the media during the team's annual media day event on Monday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Head coach Bill Snyder conducted a press conference inside the Vanier Family Football Complex, while student-athletes and members of the coaching staff posed for pictures and answered questions on the field...
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jakob Junis was largely able to keep the Cubs' powerful lineup in check on Monday night. The Royals' bullpen, however, was not. Junis allowed one run on a wild pitch and five hits across five innings in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Cubs at Kauffman Stadium, a promising outing spoiled by a homer surrendered immediately after he was pulled from the Interleague series op...
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Mike Vollmar, an executive with some three decades of experience in college football administration, will join Kansas Athletics as Senior Associate AD for Football Administration, KU Athletics Director Jeff Long announced Monday. Vollmar, who has served as Director of Football at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, since last February, will start at KU next Monday. As Director ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the past two months, Royals starter Danny Duffy has been lights-out on the road, allowing one earned run or fewer in six straight road starts. On Sunday, Duffy's road streak came to a screeching halt as the Twins ambushed him for six earned runs, prompting the Royals' 6-5 loss at Target Field. The loss was Kansas City's fourth straight and capped off a series sweep in Minneso...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Burch Smith has shown plenty of promise since joining the Royals' rotation in early July, but he was stung by a pair of homers on Saturday night as he battled through his second rocky outing in a row. In his fifth start of the year, Smith surrendered six runs on seven hits over five innings, while striking out four in an 8-2 loss to the Twins at Target Field. "I thought he thr...
MINNEAPOLIS -- After enduring over two hours of rain delays, the Royals came up short in a 6-4 loss to the Twins in the series opener on Friday night at Target Field. Rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer, who was coming off a pair of strong outings, got off to a promising start for the Royals when he struck out the side after a leadoff walk in the first inning. But Miguel Sano crushed a two-run d...
After finishing third in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes were picked to finish third by coaches and media at the 2018 KCAC Football Media Day. KWU received two first-place votes by the 19 media members in attendance at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita. The Coyotes picked up three votes by the coaches, finished four points shy of preseason favorite Tab...
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts takes on the controversial Walleye initiative that the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism put into effect last year. Anglers are not happy but KDWPT is ignoring the average angler’s wishes. Even the top Kansas Walleye fishermen are not very succes...
CHICAGO -- With each start, Royals rookie right-hander Brad Keller seems bring something new to the table. On Thursday afternoon, Keller dominated the White Sox for 6 1/3 innings and finished with a career-high nine strikeouts. Kansas City's bullpen surrendered a 3-2 lead, giving up four in the eighth inning, and Chicago prevailed, 6-4, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Keller gave up five hits and ...
