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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 ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mules were tabbed the season’s favorite by MIAA head coaches and media representatives in the 2024 football preseason polls. MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy announced the results of both the 2024 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll and Media Poll in his opening statements at MIAA Media Day on Tuesday, July 23 in Kansas City. Central ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Major League Baseball announced today that Bobby Witt Jr. has been named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet for the period of July 15-21. Witt Jr. began the week by finishing as the runner-up in the 2024 Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas. He hit a derby-high 50 home runs, including 20 homers ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics is pleased to welcome Chris Nasuti as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance after an announcement by Director of Athletics Gene Taylor on Tuesday morning (July 23). A native of Woonsocket, R.I., Nasuti arrives at K-State from fellow Big 12 institution Houston, where he served the past two years (2022-24) as Associate AD of Compliance. In ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (July 22) – 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 defenseman Dominic Dockery and signing of rookie forward Carter Jones for the 2024-25 season. Dockery, 27, recently completed his second season with the Thunder. The Lockport, New York native appeared ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed 16 of the 20 selections made in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, including all picks from rounds 2-13, 15-16 and 19-20. The Royals have also agreed to terms with undrafted free agent infielder Colton Becker. Becker, 23, was a four-year starter at Morehead State University ...