6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Royals right-hander Brad Keller and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn both have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Tuesday with each player’s consent. The positive tests raise at least some question whether Keller and O'Hearn will be ready by Opening Day, July 24 at Cleveland. Both will be quarantined until they can register consecutive negative COVID-19 ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals will get to know in a hurry perhaps how much improvement they have made since back-to-back seasons with over 100 losses. The Royals will open the 2020 season at Cleveland, expected to contend in the American League Central, on July 24. After three games in Cleveland, the Royals will play four ...

6 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes are agreeing on the richest contract in sports history. The Chiefs announced they signed Mahomes to a 10 year extension, securing him with the team for the next 12 seasons. ESPN reports the ten-year extension is worth $450 million. Drafted tenth overall by the Chiefs in 2017, Mahomes ...

6 years ago
Patrick Mahomes won't be going anywhere. Not for a long, long time. Sources are saying that the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes have agreed to a 10-year extension--expected to be the richest in NFL history. This deal will keep Mahomes in Kansas City through the 2031 season as it will tie in with his final two ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football voluntary workouts have been suspended at this time due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests within the program. Due to the positives within our own program and the increased cases in our region including our student-athletes’ home communities, we believe all football student-athletes and staff should self-quarantine for 14-days, per ...

6 years ago
A tweet sparked minor panic among Kansas high school sports fans. The tweet read, "KSHSAA is considering cancelling fall sports on 7/15.   Please email your thought to them at [email protected]. Please don't let them do this. We must get out ahead of this." The Kansas State High School Activities Association responded, "There is no truth to this ...

6 years ago
Somerset, NJ June 26th , 2020 – FOCO is excited to introduce a series of brand-new, collectible bobbleheads featuring several NFL and college football mascots counting down the days to the returns of their seasons. Each of these Countdown to Kickoff Bobbleheads depicts a mascot posing in front of a backdrop of his team’s helmet. The ...

6 years ago
Last weekend, the Salina Falcons entered the 30th annual Kansas Grand Slam Tournament on a four-game win streak. Now, the Falcons are in a funk. Great Bend, a team that played in the same tournament, made the trek back to Salina Wednesday evening and left with a doubleheader sweep, winning 10-3 and 6-2 in six innings. With ...

6 years ago
The NCAA infractions committee is referring the Kansas basketball case of several alleged severe violations to the recently formed Independent Accountability Resolution Process for a settlement, ESPN reports. The Jayhawks are charged with five Level One rules violations. Under NCAA statutes, head coach Bill Self could face a one-year suspension. The independent resolution panel consisting of five members ...

6 years ago
The Chiefs won't be playing as many preseason games this year, if any. The NFL is trimming its preseason from four games to two, multiple outlets report. The players union has not signed off on that, but is questioning the value of playing any exhibition games during the coronavirus pandemic, NFL's Network Mike Garafolo reports. There will be ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With the return of baseball in 2020, the Kansas City Royals are excited to announce the Fanbassador program. Season ticket members will be offered the chance to order a hard-plastic cutout of their likeness that will be displayed in a seat at Kauffman Stadium during the 2020 season! Initially, up to 500 “Fanbassador” ...