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CHICAGO, Ill.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics for right-handed pitchers Mason Barnett and Will Klein, and outfielder Jared Dickey. Erceg (urr-seg), 29, has appeared in 38 games for the Athletics this season, going 2-3 with 3 saves and a 3.68 ERA (15 ER in 36.2 IP), 41 strikeouts (26.3 K%, ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed 14th round selection Kyle DeGroat and 18th round selection Corey Cousin Jr. (coo-zun) from the 2024 First-Year Player Draft. With their additions, as well as 1st-round pick Jac Caglianone’s signing last Wednesday, the Royals have inked 19 of their 20 Draft selections from the 2024 class, and one undrafted ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas long snapper Luke Hosford was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award Preseason Watch List, the organization announced on Monday. The award is annually presented to the best FBS long snapper. Hosford, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is one of 30 long snappers named to the preseason watch list, including one of four representatives from ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the second straight season, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels and running back Devin Neal have been named to the preseason watch list for Maxwell Award, which was announced Monday. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, who ...

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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 ...