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Former Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog dies at 92

NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as "Whiteyball," has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said ...

Lugo pitches 7 crisp innings as the Royals beat the White Sox 2-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Monday night. Lugo (3-0) allowed four hits — all singles — in his third straight win. The right-hander also beat the White Sox with 6 2/3 ...

Jackson selected by Connecticut in WNBA Draft

Kansas super-senior Taiyanna Jackson was selected in the WNBA Draft Monday night, making her the Jayhawks’ first player picked in nine years and the first under head coach Brandon Schneider. The 6-foot-6 center went in the second round to the Connecticut Sun at pick No. 19 overall. The last ...

KU softball takes series loss in up-and-down weekend at Texas Tech

The Kansas softball team stumbled on the road in Lubbock, Texas, dropping two of three to Texas Tech, which previously had just four conference wins on the season. The Red Raiders battled back from a three-run deficit to win 6-5 on Friday, then erased multiple four-run KU leads on Saturday, ...

KU baseball puts up 16-run inning

The Kansas baseball team matched its record for the most runs scored in a single inning on Sunday when it put up 16 in the sixth on its way to a victory over Pacific. In what head coach Dan Fitzgerald called "a barrage of quality at-bat after quality at-bat," the Jayhawks batted around twice, ...