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The 2021 college football season is just around the corner. The Big 12 Conference is gearing up for the upcoming year with the Big 12 Football Media Days in Arlington, Texas. Day one featured Iowa State, TCU, West Virginia, Kansas State and Oklahoma. Oklahoma is the choice for the sixth straight year to win the Conference title ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the first time in nearly 30 years, Kansas State and Arkansas will meet on the hardwood, as the schools will face each other in the semifinals of the 21st annual Hall of Fame Classic on Monday, November 22 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The game will be the second of a semifinal ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 13, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals selected 10 players on the third and final day of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. In total, the Royals added 21 players to their organization over the last three days, including six right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, five middle infielders, two outfielders and two catchers. ...

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After postponing all in-person events last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas Alumni Association, Kansas Athletics and the Office of Public Affairs resumed Hawks & Highways gatherings this summer in communities throughout Kansas. The latest stop took place in Salina Monday at the Salina Country Club. A group of individuals received the ...

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DENVER -- Royals catcher Salvador Perez put on a show, but he fell just short to Mets slugger Pete Alonso, who put on a record-setting performance in the first round of Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby. Perez finished with 28 homers in the first round, tied for the third-most among the eight participants. Unfortunately for Perez, he was matched ...

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Back on day one of the 31st annual Kansas Grand Slam Tournament, the Salina Hawks matched up with Millard North for their second contest of pool play. A strong pitching performance by Garrett Kvasnicka fueled Salina to a 4-0 win. Fast forward to championship Sunday and the result in the rematch was eerily similar. Starting pitcher Seth ...

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31st KANSAS ALL-AMERICAN GRAND SLAM WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT July 8th - 11th, 2021 18U Pool Play Schedule 7/8 Dean Evans: Emporia vs Newton - 5-1 Newton 7/8 James Matson: Wichita Grays vs 316 Sobba - 4-2 Wichita Grays 7/8 DE: Millard North vs 316 Jones - 8-0 Millard North 7/8 DE: Wichita Aeros vs 316 Driefort - 8-3 Wichita Aeros (time ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 11, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals have selected Frank Mozzicato, a left-handed pitcher from East Catholic High School (Conn.), with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. He is the fourth player chosen seventh overall in Royals history and first since 1999. This marks the third time in the last ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks became the program’s first first-round draft pick Sunday evening, as he was selected 21st overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. “I couldn’t be happier to be a Chicago Cub,” Wicks said in an interview with ESPN following his selection. “[I bring] a premier sense ...

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Last time the Salina Liberty faced the Dodge City Law, coach Heron O'Neal was extremely displeased with his defense. O'Neal knew that if the Law scored another 54 points, their season could end. The defense was ready this time. Salina's defense made a string of stops to end a potential shootout, quarterback Tyrie Adams threw for five ...

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CLEVELAND -- After two walk-off defeats suffered in heartbreaking fashion the past two days, the Royals lost in a different way Saturday night with a 14-6 blowout loss to the Indians at Progressive Field. The Royals have seen it too often this first half of the season, a situation when their offense grabs a lead, only ...