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The Salina Spikes 14u baseball team came away with a USSSA "AAA" State Championship over the weekend. The tournament was played at the Mid-America Sports Complex in Shawnee. The Spikes swept through pool play with wins over the Augusta Bullets, Wichita Select, and the Black Dragons, to set themselves up nicely in the bracket round. A 10-0 ...

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The Salina Liberty defense shut down the Billings Outlaws on Saturday night, giving its offense a chance to jump on the underdog early. Salina led 13-0 at the half, and 20-0 by the end of the third quarter, en route to a 26-14 win, and a third-straight trip to the Champions Indoor Football title game, ...

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TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FINAL HITS ERRORS ROYALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 ATHLETICS 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 1 A first inning Seth Brown home run gave Oakland the lead on Sunday, and thanks to a stellar outing from its pitching staff, that would be all they would need. Sean Murphy also added a three-run blast in the sixth for insurance, and Oakland defeated Kansas City 4-0 on Sunday, snapping Kansas City's three-game win streak ...

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TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ROYALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 GIANTS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 The Kansas City Royals capitalized off a rare Brandon Crawford error in the top of the first inning and an eighth inning Whit Merrifield SAC-fly and defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Wednesday in the finale of their three-game set. The Giants didn't let the Royals go easily, tying the game at 2 in the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – An already strong home men’s basketball schedule got even better on Thursday morning (June 16), as Florida was announced as Kansas State’s opponent in the 10th annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge set for Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Bramlage Coliseum. ESPN will provide coverage of all games on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU with start times and ...

4 years ago
An official announcement is expected on Thursday afternoon, solidifying Kansas City as one of the cities which will host World Cup matches in 2026. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played across North America, in Mexico, Canada, and across the United States. A handful of cities in each nation are awaiting the official announcement eagerly. Atlanta, ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. - On April 29, 2022, the KSHSAA Board of Directors considered changes to KSHSAA Rule 5 – Classification of Senior High Schools.  Following discussion and deliberation, the Board supported the first step in a process to change school classification. This proposal introduces a “multiplier” for private schools which inflates their enrollment number for classification purposes.  Per ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Dan Fitzgerald, an elite recruiter, player developer, coach and ascending figure in college baseball, has been named the Kansas Baseball Head Coach, Director of Athletics Travis Goff announced today. Fitzgerald has signed a 6-year contract that will keep him in Lawrence through the 2028 season. “Dan Fitzgerald is a man of exceptional integrity, proven ...

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Pronounced DEZ-ee   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added significant experience to his backcourt on Wednesday (June 15) with the signing of transfer Desi Sills (Jonesboro, Ark./Jonesboro/Arkansas/Arkansas State) to a Financial Aid Agreement with the program for the 2022-23 season. Sills is the sixth player to sign with the Wildcats since Tang was introduced as the program’s head coach on March ...

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Brian Vancuren has been named as Kansas Wesleyan Women's Tennis Head Coach and Athletics Business Operations Manager as announced by KWU Director of Athletics Steve Wilson.   Vancuren spent the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's tennis programs, but with the continued growth of both programs, it became necessary to split the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Cross Country will have a familiar face leading the program in the fall.   "Kansas Wesleyan is thrilled to be in a position to elevate our cross country and track programs with a strong hire like Garrett Young," Wilson said. "His ability to recruit and coach young people at a high level made him an ...