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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 ...

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After nearly two decades of coaching and teaching, Ryan Stuart is stepping away. However, he's not going away from the building that has given him lifelong memories. Stuart has accepted an offer to be the new assistant principal at Salina South High School. Stuart replaces Scott Chrisman, who will be the principal at Lakewood Middle School. Stuart ...

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(Kansas City, MO) -- Kyle Long is coming out of retirement and joining the Chiefs. ESPN reports the offensive guard agreed to a one-year, five-million dollar deal. He began his career with three Pro Bowl selections after the Bears drafted him in the first round in 2013, but injuries restricted him over the next four seasons ...

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Kansas State went toe-to-toe with one of the nation’s top-ranked team for nearly 40 minutes before succumbing to top-seed and No. 2/2 Baylor, 74-68, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships on Thursday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center. The Wildcats (9-20) trailed just 55-52 after freshman Nijel Packdrained a 3-pointer with 10:07 to play, ...

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Troy Watson (SR/Coffeyville, Kan.) has been selected as the KCAC Men's Golfer of the Week for his efforts in last week's OKWU Eagle Spring Invitational. He was selected for his performance from March 8-14 by a vote of conference sports information directors. Watson led the Coyote contingent to a fifth-place finish at the OKWU Spring Invitational, the first tournament ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Hannah Hart (FR/Ventura, Calif.) has been selected as the KCAC Women's Golfer of the Week for her efforts in a tournament last week for the Coyotes. She was selected for her performance from March 8-14 by a vote of conference sports information directors. The freshman Hart had a great tournament to open the spring portion of the golf ...

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(Kansas City, MO) -- The Chiefs are parting ways with Damien Williams. The running back led the team in rushing in 2019 and scored two fourth quarter touchdowns in the Super Bowl victory last year over San Francisco. Williams opted out of the 2020 season. His release clears nearly 2.2-million dollars in cap space. Earlier in the day the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan coach Bill Neale didn't want much from his pitcher Tyler Triano (SO/Hollister, Calif.). "(Tuesday) morning I said, 'can you give us three, four, maybe five (innings)' and he looked at me and said 'coach, I'm going to go today,' " Neale said. And go he did. Triano pitched a masterful complete-game three-hitter in leading the Coyotes to a 3-0 ...