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WICHITA, Kan. (July 29) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today the re-signing of forward Ryan Finnegan and signing of rookie forward Liam Robertson for the 2024-25 season. Finnegan, 27, begins his second full season as a pro. The Tecumseh, Kansas native registered 14 ...

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The Salina Venom Baseball team took home the Midwest Plains Regional Championship in Garden City this past weekend. Competing in the 18U division, the team claimed the Regional Title and clinched a berth in the Babe Ruth World Series in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The World Series will be held August 9th-16th. The Venom defeated the Colorado State ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this morning that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen from Texas for left-handed pitcher Walter Pennington. Lorenzen went 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA (43 ER in 101.2 IP) in 19 appearances (18 starts) with the Rangers this season. He signed a one-year deal as a free agent on March 22 and ...

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  Buy Season Tickets Today  |  View 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule  |  Schedule (.pdf)   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Six home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a marquee matchup with LSU, highlight the non-conference schedule for third-year head coach Jerome Tang and his Kansas State men’s basketball program announced on Friday morning (July 26). In addition to its six home games, K-State will host reigning Missouri ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head softball coach Kristi Bredbenner announced the addition of two freshmen to the 2024 signing class, and will report to campus next month. Both from the state of Texas, Gabby Scott (C/OF) and Ryley Nihart (RHP) push the incoming freshman class to six signees. They join Catelyn Beckerley, Brookelyn Livanec, Morgan Lloyd and Ava Sliger who signed with the ...

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PARIS - Nine with Kansas Jayhawks ties will be competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics, which get underway this Friday with the opening ceremony. The Jayhawks will be represented across multiple sports with Michael Joseph, Yoveinny Mota, Sharon Lokedi, Bryce Hoppel, Hussain Al Hizam and Alexandra Emilianov all joining Head Coach Stanley Redwine and Event Manager Tim Weaver on the track and field side, while Joel Embiid will ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State men's basketball will spend Thanksgiving participating in the 2024 ESPN Events Invitational at the Walt Disney World Resort, Nov. 28-29. The four-team field features Florida (SEC), Minnesota (Big Ten) and Wake Forest (ACC) and the Shockers out of the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers are making their third appearance in the ESPN ...

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IRVING, Texas - Today, the Big 12 Conference announced two hires to strengthen the Conference's football strategy and operations. Matt Ensor has been hired as the Senior Director of Communications. In this role, Ensor will oversee day-to-day football communications duties, advancing the league's narrative and storytelling efforts on and off the gridiron. Ensor joins the Big 12 from ...

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The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the over 800 member college and high school programs from across the country that have been awarded the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, ...

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Salina Central High School and Athletics Director Greg Maring announced the Class of 2024 inductions in the the Mustang Athletics Hall of Fame. Two individuals and two tennis teams have been selected as part of this year's inductions, which will be celebrated at halftime of the Salina Central home football game against Salina South on Friday, ...

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It was another banner year for Kansas Wesleyan Athletics. It culminated with Kansas Wesleyan winning its second consecutive KCAC Commissioner's Cup, which reflects excellence in athletics in 21 conference championship sports. Twelve teams qualified for NAIA postseason play, 11 Coyotes earned NAIA All-America honors, and numerous student-athletes and coaches received postseason recognition from the Kansas Conference. KWU ...