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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have traded All-Star and reigning Rawlings Gold Glove outfielder Andrew Benintendi to the New York Yankees for right-handed pitchers Chandler Champlain and Beck Way and left-handed pitcher T.J. Sikkema. “Andrew Benintendi is a true professional and a great example of how a winning player prepares and competes,” Royals President of Baseball Operations Dayton Moore said. “It was an ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang completed his full-time coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon (July 27) with the selection of veteran coach Rodney Perry as the program’s third and final assistant coach. Perry’s first official day will be Monday, August 1. Perry, a finalist for the 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year, arrives ...

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Editor's Note: This is the first of five in a series announcing the 2022 inductees to the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame. Profiles on each of the inductees will be released each Wednesday through August 24. The Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for the Saturday of Homecoming and Family ...

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MANHATTAN, Kansas – A pair of Wildcats saw their names on preseason watch lists on Tuesday, as Kansas State defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah was one of 85 players named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, while offensive lineman Cooper Beebe was named one of 89 players on the Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced. It ...

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IRVING, Texas – One of the most decorated players in Kansas men’s basketball history, Ochai Agbaji can add 2021-22 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year to his list of honors as the conference announced its athletes of the year awards Monday. Oklahoma softball player Jocelyn Alo is the league’s 2021-22 female athlete of the year. Nominees ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior safety Kenny Logan Jr., has been named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, it was announced Monday morning. Logan is one of 35 players nationally to be included on the watch list. The Thorpe Award is given annually to the top defensive back in college football. The senior from St. ...

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MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State senior cornerback Julius Brents is one of just 35 players in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2022 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation’s best defensive back, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced Monday. Brents, one of three Big 12 defensive backs on this year’s initial ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed outfielder Gavin Cross, their first-round pick (9th overall) in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft. Cross, 21, hit .328 (80-for-244) with 17 home runs and 50 RBI in 57 games in his junior season at Virginia Tech, and was named to the Golden Spikes Award watch list. The ...

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WICHITA, Kan. — The home court advantage was clear, as the Aftershocks Wichita State alumni team rolled to a 83-52 win over We Are D3 in the first round of The Basketball Tournament Friday at Koch Arena. "It was nice to get out to an early lead and keep it throughout the game," said Conner Frankamp. After ...

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FEATURED IMAGE: Jacob Pullen (0) lifts Purple & Black to a TBT victory. Photo by Jeremy Davis. WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas State legend Jacob Pullen and a host of other former Wildcats reunited Friday for what has become an annual summer tradition in the basketball world, The Basketball Tournament. The winner-take-all, single elimination hoops tournament features teams ...

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WICHITA, Kan.  – The Kansas State men's basketball alumni team - dubbed the Purple & Black – begins action in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) on Friday night (July 22) against the Lone Star Legends at 6 p.m., CT in the Wichita Regional at Koch Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. The No. 3 seed Purple ...