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SURPRISE, ARIZ. (March 21, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have agreed to a four-year contract extension with catcher Salvador Perez that begins with the 2022 season and has a team option for 2026. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Perez, 30, is coming off a 2020 season in which he ...

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A pair of extra-inning games for the Kansas Wesleyan softball team as the Coyotes opened KCAC play on Saturday with the Friends Falcons at the newly improved Salina South High School fields. Friends would win the opener 4-1 in nine innings, while the Coyotes came back to earn a 3-2 win in eight innings in ...

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INDIANAPOLIS – Third seed Kansas overcame a 10-point second-half deficit behind five players in double figures to defeat 14th-seed Eastern Washington, 93-84, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Kansas improves to 21-8 (12-6 Big 12) this season, giving the Jayhawks 21 or more victories for the 32ndconsecutive season, which ...

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For the second-consecutive day, Kansas Wesleyan used a lopsided third inning to beat Ottawa University, this time totaling eight runs to douse a seven-run deficit in the bottom of the third, claiming a 9-7 win Saturday at Dean Evans Stadium. The Coyotes (14-10, 7-4 KCAC) claimed their second Kansas Conference series in three weekend tries, although ...

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Maddy Beckett (SO/Halstead, Kan.) needed just five words to succinctly sum up Kansas Wesleyan's volleyball match against Oklahoma Wesleyan. "It was definitely a rollercoaster," she said shortly after the Coyotes' wild 3-2 (25-18, 28-26, 25-27, 23-25, 15-13) Kansas Conference victory Saturday afternoon inside Mabee Arena. KWU defeated Southwestern 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-13) in its first game of the ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts visits with Kansas Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologist Brian Sowders about prospects this year for Kanopolis reservoir. It’s the oldest reservoir in Kansas and continues to be a great fishing lake for several species. Windy weather keeping ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sophomore guard DaJuan Gordon and junior guard Rudi Williams have opted to enter the transfer portal, head coach Bruce Weber announced Friday (March 19). “After several conversations with DaJaun and his family following the season, he informed me of his decision,” Weber said. “Although DaJuan has played significant minutes and started most games the past two seasons, he indicated his ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Football will open spring practice Tuesday, March 30th, the program announced today. The Jayhawks will practice 15 times leading up to their spring game on May 1 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas was originally scheduled to open spring practice March 23. “After speaking with Coach (Emmett) Jones and members in our ...

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(Kansas City, MO) -- Tight end Blake Bell is coming back to the Chiefs after playing last season with the Cowboys. He was a backup to Travis Kelce on the 2019 KC team that won the Super Bowl. Bell, who played at Wichita Bishop Carroll High and Oklahoma, agreed to a one-year deal.

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No. 3 seed Kansas (20-8) will open its 49th NCAA Tournament against No. 14 seed Eastern Washington (16-7) on Saturday, March 20, at 12:15 p.m. (CT) at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The game will be televised on TBS. Kansas has won three straight, eight of its last nine and nine of its last 11 games heading into ...

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WEST LAFEYETTE, Ind.—The Wichita State men's basketball team dropped its First Four matchup of the NCAA Tournament, 53-52, to Drake on Thursday night inside of Mackey Arena. The game came down to the final shot for the second consecutive game. Alterique Gilbert's last-second attempt fell to the floor as time expired. The Shockers had a final shot after it ...