8 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced today that legendary head football coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new five-year contract, securing the services of the 2011 and 2012 national and Big 12 coach of the year through the 2022 season. The contract increases Snyder's compensation to $3.45 million for the ...

8 years ago
The Salina Falcons are down to their final strike. Bryant, Ark. plated six runs in the first three frames, and the Black Sox cruised to an 8-3 victory over the Falcons at the Class AAA Legion Mid-South Regional Tournament opener. Salina plays Jefferson City, Mo. or host New Orleans in an elimination contest at 11:30 am ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The National League's best offense was no match for Heath Fillmyer on Wednesday night. In just his fifth career start, Fillmyer powered the Royals to a 9-0 victory over the Cubs at Kauffman Stadium with seven scoreless innings in which he allowed just three hits. Fillmyer was unhittable to begin the game, except in ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Chalk this one up as another learning experience for Royals rookie right-hander Brad Keller. Keller clearly didn't have his best stuff or command on Tuesday against the Cubs, but he reached deep and grinded out six serviceable innings in a 5-0 loss at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost six straight. The Cubs jumped on ...

8 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With preparation underway for the 2018 football season, Kansas State met with the media during the team's annual media day event on Monday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Head coach Bill Snyder conducted a press conference inside the Vanier Family Football Complex, while student-athletes and members of the coaching staff posed for ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jakob Junis was largely able to keep the Cubs' powerful lineup in check on Monday night. The Royals' bullpen, however, was not. Junis allowed one run on a wild pitch and five hits across five innings in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Cubs at Kauffman Stadium, a promising outing spoiled by ...

8 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Mike Vollmar, an executive with some three decades of experience in college football administration, will join Kansas Athletics as Senior Associate AD for Football Administration, KU Athletics Director Jeff Long announced Monday. Vollmar, who has served as Director of Football at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, since last February, will start at KU ...

8 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the past two months, Royals starter Danny Duffy has been lights-out on the road, allowing one earned run or fewer in six straight road starts. On Sunday, Duffy's road streak came to a screeching halt as the Twins ambushed him for six earned runs, prompting the Royals' 6-5 loss at Target Field. The ...

8 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- Burch Smith has shown plenty of promise since joining the Royals' rotation in early July, but he was stung by a pair of homers on Saturday night as he battled through his second rocky outing in a row. In his fifth start of the year, Smith surrendered six runs on seven hits over five ...

8 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS -- After enduring over two hours of rain delays, the Royals came up short in a 6-4 loss to the Twins in the series opener on Friday night at Target Field. Rookie right-hander Heath Fillmyer, who was coming off a pair of strong outings, got off to a promising start for the Royals when he ...

8 years ago
After finishing third in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes were picked to finish third by coaches and media at the 2018 KCAC Football Media Day. KWU received two first-place votes by the 19 media members in attendance at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita. The Coyotes picked up three votes by the ...