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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 19, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have signed 15 of their 21 selections in last week’s 2021 First-Year Player Draft, adding three more to the list tonight. The most recent signees include right-handed pitcher Ben Kudrna (2nd round, 43rd overall), right-handed pitcher Shane Panzini (4th round/108th overall) and shortstop Ryan Cepero (8th round/229th overall). Kudrna is a graduate of nearby Blue Valley ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior quarterback Skylar Thompson and sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn have been named to the watch list for the 2021 Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. Thompson was named to the watch list for a second-straight season. It marked the first time the Wildcats had two members on the Maxwell Award watch list since quarterback ...

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The Salina Liberty have had their fair share of heartache. In 2018, Salina lost the Champions Indoor Football Northern Conference Championship at the one-yard line. Back in 2019, the Liberty failed to score from three yards out, losing to Duke City on the final play in Champions Bowl V. Last year, Salina didn't have a season ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 18, 2021) – Kansas City Royals prospects Nick Pratto and Bobby Witt Jr. have both been promoted to Triple-A Omaha, the club announced this evening. Both had spent the first part of the season with Kansas City’s Double-A affiliate, Northwest Arkansas. Pratto (first base) and Witt Jr. (shortstop) both started for the American League in the SiriusXM ...

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Matt Harvey has dealt with fatigue, some nagging issues and quite a few tough outings in the first half of the season. However, after the All-Star break, the Orioles' right-hander was hoping for a fresh start. After tossing six scoreless innings and leading Baltimore to a 5-0 win in Sunday’s matinee rubber match at Kauffman Stadium, both Harvey and ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 18, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed 12 of their 21 selections in last week’s 2021 First-Year Player Draft. This includes first rounder Frank Mozzicato, who signed yesterday. The other 11 signees include: left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron (7th round), outfielder Parker Bates (9th), left-handed pitcher Shane Connolly (10th), left-handed pitcher Tyson Guerrero (12th), right-handed pitcher Patrick Halligan (13th), left-handed ...

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KANSAS CITY -- A day after the Royals jumped on the Orioles’ starting pitcher early, Baltimore reversed the roles. Brady Singer gave up six runs in two-plus innings in Kansas City’s 8-4 loss on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium in the shortest start (non-injury related) of the right-hander’s season. Singer breezed through the first inning, but he faced trouble in ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 17, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed left-handed pitcher Frank Mozzicato, their first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. Mozzicato, 18, recorded 30.1 consecutive innings without allowing a hit during his senior season at East Catholic High School in Connecticut, including four straight no-hitters. He led ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Fishing for certain species can be good in the hot summertime.  Bob Roberts talks about surface action of feeding White Bass, Wipers and stripers at local reservoirs. Crappie anglers do well in the summer at some lakes using ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Perhaps a break was just what the Royals needed. Refreshed out of the All-Star break, they began the second half of the season with a 9-2 win over the Orioles on Friday night, riding an early offensive rout and shutdown innings by the bullpen to take the opener of a three-game weekend set at Kauffman ...

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Heart of America Basketball Camps have been around since 1971. Never has the HOA had a Hall of Fame. Until now. To celebrate 50 years, Heart of America announced its inaugural Hall of Fame Class. The group features three influential people - Bob Murray, Ken Cochran, and Tom Collins. A small contingent of people were in attendance for ...