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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have acquired minor league right-handed pitchers Henry Williams and Jesus Rios from the Padres for right hander Scott Barlow. The Royals Major League Reserve List is now at 38. Williams, 21, has recorded 40 strikeouts in 42.1 innings (8.5 K/9) across 12 starts this season with Class-A Lake Elsinore. He was ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have acquired minor league infielder Devin Mann and outfielder Derlin Figueroa (dair-leen fig-uh-ROH-uh) from the Los Angeles Dodgers for left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough. Mann, 26, has appeared in 89 games for the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate, slashing .307/.402/.541 (101-for-329, .943 OPS) with 33 doubles, 14 home runs and 50 walks. Over parts ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas junior cornerback Cobee Bryant is one of 96 defensive standouts from 70 schools to be recognized on the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, which was announced Tuesday. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) released the list, which honors the National Defensive Player of the Year. The FWAA has chosen the winner ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Tucker Davidson from the Angels for cash considerations. Davidson, who was designated for assignment last Thursday, will report to the big league club. Kansas City’s Major League Reserve List is now at 40. Davidson, 27, made his Major League debut with Atlanta in 2020 ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Three Kansas State football players – Cooper Beebe, KT Leveston and Kobe Savage – landed on watch lists for awards presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the organization announced Monday. Beebe and Leveston are up for the Outland Trophy – which is presented to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman – and Savage is on the initial ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired outfielder Nelson Velázquez from the Chicago Cubs for right-handed pitcher Jose Cuas. Velázquez, who is on the 40-man roster, was optioned to Triple-A Omaha. Velázquez, 24, has appeared in 13 games for the Cubs this season, slashing .241/.313/.621 (7-for-29, .933 OPS) with 5 of his 7 hits ...

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  Franklin Miskelly Bio MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang filled out the last full-time position on his coaching staff on Monday afternoon (July 31) with the hiring of Franklin Miskelly as Director of Video and Analytics. Miskelly arrives at K-State after a two-year stint (2021-23) as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State for head coaches Ben Howland and Chris Jans, helping the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Taylor Hearn from the Atlanta Braves for infielder Nicky Lopez. Hearn, who is on the 40-man roster, was optioned to Triple-A Omaha. Hearn, 28, made Texas’ Opening Day roster this year, but has spent most of the season at Triple-A Round Rock, where he had ...

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TCU’s Max Duggan and Texas’ Julien Alfred were announced as the Big 12 Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2022-23 season. Duggan is the first Horned Frog to earn the award, while Alfred is the 15th Longhorn to procure the honor and the first since the 2018-19 season. Nominees were submitted by Big 12 ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels and running back Devin Neal are among the standout college football players who have been named to the preseason watch list for the 87th annual Maxwell Award. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – After guiding the Wildcats to a Big 12 Championship in 2022, Kansas State quarterback Will Howard was one of 85 players selected to the initial watch list for the 87th Maxwell Award as the outstanding player in college football, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. Howard’s inclusion on the list marks the seventh-straight year a Wildcat has been ...