7 years ago
BOSTON -- The Royals had put together the makings of a comeback. Runs in the sixth and seventh to tie the game, 4 2/3 scoreless innings pitched by the bullpen to force extra frames, potentially three outs away from winning the series against the defending World Series champions. And then the rain hit. After a one-hour and ...

7 years ago
BOSTON -- What’s better than one home run? How about two. Jorge Soler achieved the 30-home run milestone and then passed it with two homers off Andrew Cashner as the Royals snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Soler started his home run barrage in the ...

7 years ago
BOSTON -- Mike Montgomery reached a pitching marker as he continues to be stretched out in the starting role. The lefty threw 90 pitches for the first time since September 18, 2018, on Monday against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Montgomery struck out a season-high seven batters, while allowing seven hits and four runs (two ...

7 years ago
First year head coach, Chris Klieman, continues to get acclimated to his new position at K-State. The Wildcats' football team reported to campus on Friday and has been hard at work ever since with their first practices of the year. K-State opens its season on Aug. 31 at home against Nicholls State. Klieman spoke to media for the ...

7 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- Royals right-hander Brad Keller continued his recent resurgence on Sunday at Target Field. Yet it still wasn’t enough in a 3-0 loss to the Twins, the Royals' sixth straight defeat. Keller, Kansas City's pitcher of the month for July when he posted a 2.12 ERA in five starts, gave up just five hits and ...

7 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- As Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier stood next to his locker ready to chat with reporters following the 11-9 loss to the Twins at Target Field on Friday night, Whit Merrifield decided to chime in his thoughts. “Just think what [Dozier] could do playing here,” Merrifield said. “How many homers would he hit? We’re ...

7 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts says many reservoirs are beginning to get back at normal but eastern Kansas lakes are getting some heavy rains. State and city lakes have been the best bet this summer.  Hunting seasons just a month away ...

7 years ago
(Canton, OH) -- The Broncos scored a late touchdown on fourth down to beat the Falcons 14-10 in the NFL's Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. After a holding penalty wiped out the go-ahead score the play before, Juwann Winfree caught a 15-yard tipped jump ball in the end zone with 1:26 left to put ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes ran the table in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play in 2018. It's no surprise that KWU is the overwhelming favorite for this season. The Coyotes were the unanimous pick to repeat as KCAC champions by the coaches and tabbed No. 1 by the 26 media members at KCAC Football Media Day in Wichita. ...

7 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Football players reported to the Vanier Family Football Complex on Thursday prior to the first full team meeting under new head coach Chris Klieman. Starting Friday, the Wildcats will conduct 20 practices over a 23-day stretch prior to the first day of classes on Monday, August 26, and game week prep for ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jakob Junis and the Royals probably deserved a better fate. Junis mostly overmatched the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, giving up just six hits and two walks over seven-plus innings and at one point retiring 13 in a row and 15 of 16. Still, the Blue Jays scratched home ...