8 years ago
After a 9-3 rookie season, Kansas City starter Jakob Junis picked up right where he left off. The right-hander was stellar, limiting the Detroit Tigers to three hits in a 1-0 victory for the Royals. Kansas City picked up its first win of 2018. Kansas City's offense wasn't much better, racking up five hits. First baseman Cheslor ...

8 years ago
Kansas City plated the first run off Detroit starter Francisco Liriano. The left-hander took over from there. Liriano cruised to the seventh, held Kansas City to just four hits, and the Detroit Tigers handed the Royals a 6-1 loss in the series opener Monday. With the defeat, KC becomes the only team without a win in the ...

8 years ago
SAN ANTONIO – Villanova's Final Four record 18 3-pointers were too much for Kansas to overcome as the Wildcats blew past the Jayhawks in the NCAA Championship national semifinal, 95-79, Saturday night inside the Alamodome. Senior guard Devonte' Graham led the Jayhawks with 23 points, while redshirt-sophomore guard Malik Newman added 21 points. Kansas' season came ...

8 years ago
The Kansas City Royals have started a new season. The bullpen woes haven't changed. Brandon Maurer squandered a two-run cushion, giving up three runs in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals lost to the Chicago White Sox 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City's bullpen has given up 12 runs in the first two outings of ...

8 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts talks about the fishing prospects for various species around the area. Walleyes and Saugeyes are being sought after many anglers and success seems tough right now.  Last week of March and First week of April is ...

8 years ago
Many questions surrounded the Kansas City Royals going into Opening Day. But it was the one familiar face that didn't show promise. Starter Danny Duffy gave up three home runs, coughed up a four-run cushion, and the Royals fell to the hard-hitting Chicago White Sox, 14-7, at Kauffman Stadium. Duffy was far from sluggish in the initial stages ...

8 years ago
Loyola got a game-high 23 points from senior guard Ben Richardson and used a 57.4 percent shooting effort to surge ahead of and hold off K-State, 78-62, in the South Regional Semifinal at Phillips Arena Saturday. The loss ends K-State’s 2017-18 campaign with its 25-win season in school history and the first since winning 27 games ...

8 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior Devonte' Graham has been named 2018 All-America First Team by the Associated Press (AP), the organization announced Tuesday. The Associated Press is among the outlets used for the official NCAA consensus All-America team and Graham is 4-for-4 on consensus All-America first teams as he was recently named to National Association of ...

8 years ago
After an excellent eight-month run, the Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show is over. The program ran every Monday during the KWU athletic year from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn, located just past Lowe’s in Salina. Although the show is over, still go for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger Special that includes a ...

8 years ago
Salina Central senior Elisa Backes' high school basketball career isn't over yet. The future Nebraska-Kearney Loper has been selected by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association for its annual All-Star game. The boys and girls contests take place on June 23 at Mabee Arena, home to the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. Backes was tabbed as the AVCTL-I player of ...

8 years ago
OMAHA, Neb. – A career high from redshirt-sophomore guard Malik Newman, along with a game-tying 3-pointer from senior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk to force overtime helped lead the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks to a thrilling 85-81 overtime win over the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Championship's Elite Eight Sunday night inside ...