7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The anatomy of a 10-game losing streak often includes a fair share of bad luck. And right now, the Royals are getting a bellyful of it. The Royals -- one pitch, maybe one inch from finally stopping this April bleeding -- were instead stung again, this time by a windblown, two-out, two-run triple ...

7 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas men's basketball guard Quentin Grimes has declared for the NBA Draft, KU head coach Bill Self confirmed Wednesday. Grimes announced he would be going into the NBA Draft via twitter. "When we recruited Quentin we knew the chances would be great for him to have the opportunity to declare for this upcoming ...

7 years ago
Big 12 Football Championship to be on ABC or ESPN annually through 2024 Big 12-branded digital offering and event presentation to launch as part of innovative deal Hundreds of events, including exclusive football and basketball, coming to ESPN+ ESPN and the Big 12 Conference have significantly expanded their existing rights agreement, which runs through the ...

7 years ago
Baseball Newton defeated Salina South 8-7 Salina South defeated Newton 13-11 Southeast of Saline defeated Sacred Heart 18-3 in four innings Southeast of Saline defeated Sacred Heart 8-6 Hillsboro defeated Smoky Valley 15-0 in four innings Smoky Valley defeated Hillsboro 4-3 Minneapolis defeated Little River 20-5 in four innings Minneapolis defeated Little River 15-5 in five innings Inman defeated Ell-Saline 15-3 Inman defeated Ell-Saline 12-4 Softball Salina ...

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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,” ...

7 years ago
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, ...

7 years ago
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 ...

7 years ago
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 ...

7 years ago
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 ...

7 years ago
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 ...

7 years ago
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 ...