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  KANSAS CITY -- Hall of Famer George Brett said he would be rooting for Whit Merrifield to break his Royals record 30-game hitting streak. Merrifield tied the 30-game mark that Brett set in 1980 with a first-inning triple in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Mariners. “Hey, we can use all the hits we can get right now,” ...

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WICHITA, April 9th, 2019 - The Basketball Tournament (TBT) today announced that Purple & Black, an alumni team of players representing Kansas State University, has officially been accepted to compete in TBT 2019’s Wichita regional at Charles Koch Arena from July 25-28. Purple & Black’s roster will feature notable former Wildcats such as DJ Johnson, ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Jake Olofson (JR/Livermore, Calif.) was named as the KCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week. He was selected for his performances from April 1-7 by a vote of conference sports information directors. Olofson was outstanding on the bump for the Coyotes to cap a doubleheader with No. 12 Oklahoma Wesleyan on Sunday. Olofson went 6 ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Royals super utility man Whit Merrifield has admitted that he really wasn’t even aware he ended the 2018 season on a 20-game hitting streak. “I was pretty much thinking about getting my average to .300 and winning the hits title and the stolen-base title,” Merrifield said. “It wasn’t until sometime in the offseason ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas men's basketball standout Dedric Lawson has declared for the NBA Draft, the 2018-19 redshirt-junior forward announced via Twitter Monday morning. "Dedric informed me shortly after the season of his intentions to declare for the NBA Draft," KU head coach Bill Self said. "He had a chance to go home and visit with ...

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Running back Dominique Carson's return to Salina wasn't enjoyable for the home crowd. The former Liberty tailback racked up 154 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns as the Texas Revolution downed Salina, 67-60, Saturday night at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. Carson was the leading rusher in the Champions Indoor Football League a year ago. He also ...

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DETROIT -- The Royals entered the 2019 season pledging to steal more bases and overall be more aggressive on the basepaths. But with that style of play, you have to live with occasional failures. And that was the case Sunday at Comerica Park. The Royals lost three runners on the basepaths, and that could have been the ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self confirmed Friday that redshirt-sophomore guard K.J. Lawson will transfer from the KU team. “K.J. will graduate this spring and will transfer as a graduate transfer,” Self said of Lawson, who will earn his liberal arts and sciences degree from KU in May and will be eligible next ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Fishing is picking up and Bob Roberts visits with fisheries biologist Brian Sowers about Kanopolis reservoir about the lake and various species. As the weather is warming fishing is improving for all bodies of waster from ponds, streams, ...

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Baseball Russell defeated Sacred Heart 18-10 in nine innings Russell defeated Sacred Heart 16-9 Southeast of Saline defeated Smoky Valley 10-6 Southeast of Saline defeated Smoky Valley 13-5 Softball Sacred Heart defeated Russell 10-3 Russell defeated Sacred Heart 7-5 Southeast of Saline defeated Russell 10-6 Southeast of Saline defeated Russell 13-5 Girls soccer Salina South defeated Ark City 10-0. The Cougars only needed 53 minutes to ...

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DETROIT -- Long before the Royals’ bullpen struggled in a 5-4 loss to the Tigers on Thursday, Kansas City starter Jakob Junis turned in a rather gutsy effort after a rough start. Junis gave up two runs in the first inning after he struggled with command, walking the first two hitters of the game. One scored ...