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KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers jumped on Royals starter Jorge López with two runs in the first on a two-run homer from Willie Calhoun and never looked back on their way to a 6-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the loss: Long ball hurts Lopez The right-hander came ...

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Baseball Class 5A Regional #2 at Hays #18 Newton at #15 McPherson - Newton 10-3 #2 Hays vs #18 Newton - Hays 9-3 #7 Wichita Northwest vs #10 Great Bend - Great Bend 7-3 #2 Hays vs #10 Great Bend - Great Bend 6-2 Regional #3 at Goddard #3 Goddard vs #14 Andover Central - Goddard 7-1 #6 Maize vs #11 Salina South - ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals jumped out to an early nine-run lead, and their 4-5-6 hitters had six hits and seven RBIs for the night in an 11-5 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. Hunter Dozier had two hits and three RBIs, Jorge Soler had three hits and two RBIs and Alex Gordon ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has been selected as the head coach for USA Basketball’s U19 World Cup Team that will compete at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece, June 29 to July 7. “It’s an honor to represent Team USA at such a prestigious event like ...

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Kansas Wesleyan has decided to discontinue the sport of men's wrestling, effective immediately. Launched in 2015, the wrestling program has been well below a full squad in each of its three competitive seasons. The 2018-19 team had seven wrestlers but only four competed in the KCAC Championship where the team finished sixth of six teams. ...

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Class 5A - Seaman Regional Team Scores Emporia 315, Basehor-Linwood 322, Salina South 326, Salina Central 333, Topeka West 355, Shawnee Heights 378, Seaman 384, Lansing 429. Individual Results 1. Emporia's Gentry Scheve, 71; 2. TW's Addison Alonzo, 74 (won playoff); 3. BL's Joseph Langstraat, 74; 4. BL's Austin Logsdon, 75 (won playoff), 5. SS's Parker Renz, 75; 6. ...

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KANSAS CITY -- After a curious few days in which the Royals said they might not be able to make room for Nicky Lopez on the 25-man roster for perhaps months, they suddenly selected their No. 8 prospect's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Monday. Lopez, 24, is expected to be with the club before Tuesday’s game ...

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The three-game winning streak is no more. Amarillo quarterback Nate Davis threw for 270 yards and nine touchdowns, propelling the Venom to an 82-61 victory over the Salina Liberty. Salina dropped to 4-3 after losing to the Venom for the second time this season. Davis and the Venom were unstoppable. Davis led Amarillo to nine consecutive scoring ...

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KANSAS CITY -- For a little over four innings, Royals right-hander Jakob Junis thought he had it all working. The Royals were hanging on to a one-run lead over the Phillies on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, and Junis was cruising. But that all changed with an error, three Junis walks and two big two-run hits off ...

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Saturday was a good day for the Salina Central High School Mustang Boys Tennis team. After qualifying every team member Friday to play on Saturday and earn a state medal, the team brought home the gold. The young tennis team won its 12th state championship. The boys doubles teams were key. Reed McHenry and Max Shaffer ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State running back Alex Barnes made his first NFL contract official on Thursday night as the Tennessee Titans announced the signing of the Pittsburg, Kansas, native prior to its rookie minicamp this weekend. Barnes is the third Wildcat to sign or be drafted by the organization since its move to Tennessee, while ...