(AP) When the Kansas City Royals return to Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 6 after a 10-game trip, Mike Moustakas may not be with them. Moustakas had two hits, including a run-scoring double, in what might have been his final home game for the Royals, an 8-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. A key member of the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship team, Moustakas became a free agent after last season, then signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March that includes a mutual option for 2019. With the Royals last in the AL Central at 31-70, he…
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There’s disappointing news about the Quincy Morgan Twitter account. Quincy Morgan himself calls in to start hour two. The Big 12/Big East Challenge could be on its way. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Quincy Morgan Twitter account 10:33 – Big 12/Big East Challenge? 17:26 – The Hat 22:41 – Interview with Quincy Morgan 36:32 – More with Mr. Morgan 47:32 – How good was Quincy Morgan? 54:21 – You Can’t Be Serious
(AP) Burch Smith is back in the win column after a long time. Smith picked up his first win in nearly five years, Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Tuesday night. Smith (1-1) gave up just one hit — a single by Niko Goodrum to lead off the fourth — and walked two while striking out six in 6 1/3 innings. He got his second career win, and first since Sept. 15, 2013, for San Diego against Atlanta. Injuries limited the right-hander to 5 1/3 innings the next three…
Junior forward Pierson McAtee will get some international experience in the coming weeks, as he will take an eight-day, six-game tour of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with the Global Sports Academy, August 10-17. Global Sports Academy (GSA) is a non-profit organization that has been arranging both domestic and international athletic competitions between equally matched teams at all levels since 1991 to promote international goodwill and a better understanding between nations through sports. McAtee will depart the U.S., on Friday, August 10 and arrive in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday, August 11. The nine-member squad will begin their six-game game schedule…
Kansas State senior offensive tackle Dalton Risner and senior cornerback Duke Shelley have been named to the watch lists for the Outland Trophy and Bronko Nagurski Trophy, respectively, according to a release from K-State. Risner, a 2017 First Team All-American, is on the Outland Trophy watch list as the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman for a second-straight year. This year’s list consists of 82 players, including 23 offensive tackles. Shelley is a preseason candidate for the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding defensive player for a third-straight season. It is the first time in school history a Wildcat has…
Pressure builds for KSU CB Duke Shelley as he is named to the Bronko Nagurski watch list. Quincy Morgan is on Twitter. John reviews the first two episodes for season three of Last Chance U. Plus, Defend Your Tweet and Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Pressure on Duke Shelley 11:22 – Last Chance U: Peak Kansas so far 26:18 – Would be nice to see inside the K-State program 33:00 – Defend Your Tweet 38:09 – Top challengers for most pressure at KSU 50:28 – Quincy Morgan on Twitter 59:28 – Dean Wade back from injury 1:07:49 – Jabroni…
Not since a week into the season had Detroit found a way to win when trailing after eight innings. Jim Adduci delivered a two-run double in the ninth and scored the go-ahead run on James McCann’s double as the Tigers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. It was only the Tigers’ second victory in 50 games and the first since April 5 when they won after trailing entering the ninth. Jeimer Candelario singled and Victor Martinez doubled to start the inning before Adduci came up. “I was just trying to keep it going,”…
Former Wildcat basketball star Michael Beasley is back in the spotlight. Madness in Manhattan is coming back. Rex Hudler calls in during hour two. Mitch and John were both models over the weekend. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Beasley signs with Lakers/Impact KSU fans? 12:31 – Michael Beasley/The Tiger impact 23:56 – Madness in Manhattan coming back 32:07 – John’s Madness ideas 37:28 – Can Beasley reinvent himself? 46:48 – Interview with Rex Hudler 54:36 – Final poll results/Beas sound byte 1:08:26 – You Can’t Be Serious
(AP) Jarrod Dyson will be receiving a text from catcher and former Kansas City Royals teammate Drew Butera. “I’m going to tell him, `that what speed do,” Butera quipped. Butera hit a tiebreaking, three-run inside-the-park home run when center fielder Jake Cave failed in his attempt to make a diving catch in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 5-3 on Sunday to take three in a row from the Twins and complete their first series sweep in a year. Waved home by third-base coach Mike Jirschele, Butera slid in ahead of second baseman Brian Dozier’s throw…
John feels the Big 12 will have “better” problems entering the 2018. Hear John’s interview with K-State AD Gene Taylor from Big 12 Media Days. Will booze keep fans in the stands? Plus, The Hat and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Different problems for the Big 12 11:28 – Difficult for Big 12 to make CFP 22:18 – “Power Drinking”/Whataburger hot take 30:05 – The Hat 36:30 – Interview with Gene Taylor 49:58 – Could booze keep fans in the stands? 1:00:45 – Alex Delton on concussions 1:09:11 – You Can’t Be Serious