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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 29, 2018) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have traded first baseman Lucas Duda to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. Duda, 32, signed a one-year deal with the Royals as a free agent on February 28 of this year.  He batted .242/.310/.413 (75-for-310) with 12 doubles, a triple, ...

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KANSAS CITY -- No. 4 is now No. 4 all-time in home runs in Royals franchise history. Left fielder Alex Gordon drilled a two-run home run in the third, pushing the Royals ahead by three and on their way to a 9-2 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals captured the ...

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Volleyball Minneapolis defeated Southeast of Saline 25-17, 25-15 Minneapolis defeated Clay Center in two sets Clay Center defeated Southeast of Saline 25-14, 25-17 Andover defeated Salina South 25-18, 25-17 Maize defeated Maize 25-14, 27-29, 25-23 Garden City defeated Salina Central 25-11, 25-19 Newton defeated Salina Central 25-20, 25-16 Soccer Salina Central defeated Great Bend 6-3 Eisenhower defeated Salina South 10-5. Tennis Ellsworth Invitational Smoky Valley 64, Ellsworth 49, ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Mark down another solid outing from Royals right-hander Jakob Junis, who continues to leave a midseason slump in his rear-view mirror. Junis continued his mastery over the Tigers this season, improving to 4-0 against Detroit after going nine innings in a 6-2 victory Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. It was Junis' first complete game ...

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Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder and select players met with members of the media Tuesday at the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview Saturday’s season opener against South Dakota. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/bill-snyder-8-28

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Kansas football head coach David Beaty met with the media on Tuesday for his week one press conference where he previewed the season opener against Nicholls, slated for Saturday, September 1 at 6 p.m. inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Pregame starts at 4:30 pm on Real Country 101.7. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/david-beaty-8-28

7 years ago
The 2018-19 athletic year is officially underway for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. With the start of a new year, leads to the first Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. If you're a student, head out to BT ...

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The first set of weekly volleyball honors was released on Monday by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and Kansas Wesleyan middle hitter Kortney Cunningham (SR/Almena, Kan.) was selected as the conference Defender of the Week for her efforts last week. The senior from Almena, Kan., was outstanding for the Coyotes in five matches for the team ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Chalk it up as another learning experience for Royals rookie right-hander Jorge Lopez (aka Lopie for Players' Weekend). Lopez, making his third start for the Royals since being acquired from the Brewers in the Mike Moustakas trade last month, breezed through the first three innings on Sunday against the Indians at Kauffman Stadium. Lopez ...

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The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Chicago Bears, 27-20, at Soldier Field on Saturday afternoon in the third week of preseason action. Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 18-of-24 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown, finding tailback Kareem Hunt for a 19-yard score on Kansas City’s first drive of the game. Mahomes went on to play ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Hours before Saturday's game, Royals manager Ned Yost said he would be curious how rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer (Filly) would respond after a discouraging start last Sunday, when Fillmyer surrendered a 6-0 lead by giving up six runs in one inning. Yost got his answer as Fillmyer turned in one of his best ...