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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 ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—In conjunction with Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals today announced their 2025 regular season schedule. All game times will be announced at a later date. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 27 at Kauffman Stadium vs. the Cleveland Guardians.  This marks the earliest Opening Day in franchise history, and is the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Women's Volleyball has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for a 15th straight season as announced by the AVCA. Wesleyan's streak is the third longest amongst NAIA women's programs and the 43rd-longest streak amongst 717 collegiate women's programs in the country at all levels (NCAA I, II, II, NAIA, NCCAA, USCAA, ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (July 18) – 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 Jake Wahlin and defenseman Tyler Jette (JET-ee) for the 2024-25 season. Wahlin, 27, returns to Wichita for a fourth season. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound ...

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The Kansas Wesleyan basketball team's success during the 2023-24 season did not go unnoticed. Coach Anthony Monson was chosen the 4-Year College Men's Coach of the Year by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association after leading the Coyotes to another stellar season. KWU finished 23-9 and tied Southwestern for second in the KCAC with an 18-4 record. Wesleyan advanced to ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals selected 10 players on the third and final day of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft. In total, the Royals selected 15 pitchers, two outfielders, one infielder, one catcher and a two-way player. Of their 20 picks, 16 were from the college ranks and four were high school players, including one ...