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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is one of 110 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) named to The Wuerffel Trophy watch list for the 2023 season. This is the second watch list for Daniels, who earlier this week was named Maxwell Award watch list. The watch list was announced Thursday by The Wuerffel Foundation, ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Doc Sadler has returned to Kansas as senior advisor to the men’s basketball program, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Sadler comes to Kansas after being on the staff at Oklahoma for the 2022-23 season where he was a special advisor to the head coach. Sadler served as director of basketball operations at ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior kicker Seth Keller was named to the 30-player Watch List for the 2023 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission today. The award is named for NFL Hall of Fame kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza, who played 21 seasons for the Cleveland Browns. Groza won ...

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2023-24 Roster | 2023-24 Schedule MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State men’s basketball team will get a jump start on their preparations for the 2023-24 season with a historic 10-day trip to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [UAE] from August 9-20. The traveling party will spend 3 nights each in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this afternoon that infielder Bobby Witt Jr. and left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for July. The awards are determined by a local media vote. Witt Jr. batted .327 (32-for-98) in 24 games, which marked the highest average by a Royal in the month ...

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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 ...