MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Benintendi hit two homers, Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals cruised to an 11-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Danny Duffy (4-1) continued his strong start to the season in helping the AL Central-leading Royals ...
With new head coach Lance Leipold in attendance for the Kansas football program’s spring game, the Jayhawks’ defense stole the show Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Using a modified scoring system that gave the defense points for hitting certain incentives, ...
Most years, it’s hard to take too much, good or bad, out of Kansas football’s annual spring game. But this year, during the White team’s 74-42 win over the Blue, it was darn near impossible. However, throughout all of the big plays by the defense, missed opportunities and depth chart ...
For the first time in two years, a spring game was played at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Thanks to a unique scoring system, the White team (defense) earned a 74-42 win over the Blue team (offense) on Saturday. While there is only so much that can be gleaned from an event like this ...
One of the most explosive skill players to come through the Kansas football program in more than a decade, Pooka Williams had to sit through all seven rounds and 259 picks of the 2021 NFL Draft without hearing his name called. However, Williams didn’t need to sit tight long before finding a ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had precious few holes to fill after reaching their second consecutive Super Bowl. Good thing. They didn't have many draft picks to fill them. The Chiefs traded their first-round choice in a package that landed two-time Pro Bowl offensive ...
Free State’s softball team scored in all but one inning of its 13-1 win over Olathe West on Saturday at FSHS. The Firebirds (12-1) grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the first before adding three more runs in the third. They exploded with nine home runs in the fourth, while recording 13 hits as a ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Kirilloff hit the first two home runs of his major league career, including a three-run drive that broke open the game in the third inning and led the Minnesota Twins over the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night. Kirilloff, who debuted last Sept. 30, ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid has a soft spot for the University of Missouri and for big, burly offensive linemen. In that respect, the second day of the NFL draft worked out quite nicely for him. It also worked out quite well for the Chiefs, who filled their two biggest needs ...
After arriving in Lawrence on Friday, one of new Kansas football coach Lance Leipold’s first stops was at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, where he addressed the Jayhawks following their 14th spring practice. “I could not be more proud for the opportunity to work with you,” Leipold ...
New Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold will get his first glimpse at the roster he’s inheriting Saturday night, as the Jayhawks wrap up their five-week offseason practice schedule with their spring game. Led by KU receivers coach and passing game coordinator Emmett Jones since March ...
After what will go down as a thorough search for its new football coach, [the University of Kansas has its man in Lance Leipold.][1] And just because Leipold is not the name that a large and loud chunk of the current KU roster backed throughout the search does not spell doom for Kansas ...
After what appeared to be a thorough coaching search, the University of Kansas officially picked Lance Leipold to take over its football program on Friday. And the case for Leipold, who came to KU after six seasons at the helm at Buffalo, was really never hard to make. He’s just a ...
It did not take long for first-year/first-month University of Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff to identify [Lance Leipold as the right hire for the KU football job,][1] proof positive that Goff was talking to the right people during the recent search to replace Les Miles. From the minute ...
A little more than three weeks after taking over an athletic department with no head football coach in place, new University of Kansas AD Travis Goff filled the high profile vacancy, hiring Lance Leipold to lead the Big 12’s perpetually rebuilding program. The former head coach at Buffalo in ...
Behind a balanced effort, Free State’s tennis squad earned a runner-up finish at the Sunflower League tournament on Thursday at the College Boulevard Activity Center. The Firebirds had both doubles teams and one singles player earn a medal on the day. They scored 79 points a team, trailing ...
In Free State’s 7-0 victory over Olathe East on Thursday night, the Firebirds got a rare surprise — a game that lasted all seven innings. The Firebirds, who have run-ruled plenty of opponents this season, went the distance on Thursday — although, being the home team, they didn’t have ...
After weeks of uncertainty, Kansas football players should soon have some clarity on the program’s future, with Athletic Director Travis Goff’s coaching search nearing its conclusion. And many Jayhawks are glad they’ve had interim head coach Emmett Jones guiding them through a potentially ...
There should be no concern among the Kansas fan base over how thorough new KU Athletic Director Travis Goff has been in his vetting of football candidates. Multiple sources familiar with the most recent KU football coaching search have raved about Goff’s preparedness, his plan and his ...
Former Kansas sharpshooter Billy Thomas has been named the head basketball coach at Rockhurst High in Kansas City, Mo., the school announced Thursday. Thomas, who left KU as the program’s all-time leader in 3-point makes, — the record has since been broken by Jeff Boschee — played at KU ...
