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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji announced Tuesday that he will return to KU for the 2020-21 season. Agbaji declared for the 2021 NBA Draft in April but retained his NCAA eligibility while testing the draft waters. “Jayhawk Nation, I’m coming back to KU this season,” Agbaji said. “Going through the process at the NBA Combine and ...

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CHRIS BELL A four-year standout for the Salina Central wrestling program, Chris Bell put together a remarkable run over his final three seasons as a Mustang. As a freshman in 1976, Bell reached the Class 4A state semifinals in the 98-pound weight class. His loss the following day in the consolation bracket was the last of his ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For six innings Monday night, Mike Minor was everything the Royals needed and more. The lefty kept the Reds off balance, throwing all his pitches for strikes and limiting the damage to just one run on two hits as he cruised through the sixth inning. Manager Mike Matheny had no hesitation sending Minor out ...

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KANSAS CITY -- It had been two weeks and 12 games since the Royals had a starter turn in a quality start. In the middle of a stretch of 20 games in 20 days before the All-Star break, they had worked their bullpen to its brink, and on Sunday, they had multiple relievers unavailable to ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Salvador Perez slid safely into home, popped up and did a little jig. Or maybe it was a high knees exercise. Whatever you want to call the movement, the Royals catcher had a smile plastered on his face while doing it, and you could sense the energy emulating from the Royals' dugout as it ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals traded veteran infielder Alcides Escobar, who signed a Minor League contract in May and was playing at Triple-A Omaha this season, to the Nationals for cash considerations, the Royals announced Saturday. Escobar will get a Major League opportunity with Washington, as his contract was selected shortly after he joined the organization. The ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 3, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have traded infielder Kelvin Gutierrez to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. Gutierrez, 26, appeared in 38 games with the Royals this season, batting .215 with four doubles, two triples, a homer and eight RBI, after being recalled on May 14. He was designated ...

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KANSAS CITY -- With an offense that found production throughout the lineup and a lockdown bullpen that covered six innings, the Royals looked a little like the team they had back at the beginning of the season -- and the result, too. A 7-4 win over the Twins on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium shook a nine-game losing ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas forward Jalen Wilson will return to KU for his redshirt-sophomore season in 2021-22. Wilson declared for the NBA Draft in April and announced his return to KU Friday. “I first want to thank all those who have helped and supported me through the NBA Draft process,” Wilson said. “I received great feedback from ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 2, 2021) – Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez announced today that he will participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday, July 12 (7 p.m. CT on ESPN) at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Perez will be the fourth Royal to participate in the Derby, joining Bo Jackson (1989), Danny Tartabull (1991) and Mike Moustakas (2017), while he’s just the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan director of athletics Steve Wilson has named Austin Wiley as the new Kansas Wesleyan Men's and Women's Bowling coach. Wiley succeeds Todd Zenner, who served as the first coach of the KWU bowling program to lead the team in competitions. "The theme of culture came up throughout my conversations with Austin. His vision for keeping the bowling ...