(AP) The Kansas City Royals don’t play the Detroit Tigers again until September. That might be the one thing that keeps them from making a postseason run. The Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with a 16-2 rout of the Tigers on Wednesday night. Five of the eight wins have come against the Tigers, who they have outscored 40-10 in the last four games, including a 16-4 win on July 20. The winning streak is Kansas City’s longest since a nine-game run from Aug. 14-23 last season. Detroit has lost six of eight as trade rumors swirl around…
Author: Mitch Fortner
The winning streak continues for the Kansas City Royals. Practice starts for K-State football in six days and former KSU center Nick Leckey calls in. “Kirk Ferentz Mean Tweets” was as boring as it sounds. Plus, Inside The Fort and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – The Royals are playing inspired baseball 12:03 – Interview with Nick Leckey 24:23 – Kirk Ferentz is as boring as you’d think 31:02 – Inside The Fort 37:42 – Two Royals’ plays make ESPN top 10 48:35 – You Can’t Be Serious
According to K-State Athletics, women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie announced on Wednesday the signing of guard Alisa Wiggins to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) during the spring signing period. Wiggins will join the Wildcats for the upcoming 2017-18 season and have four seasons to contribute to the lineup. Wiggins joins fellow freshmen for the 2017-18 season including: guards Cymone Goodrich (Chicago, Illinois) and Rachel Ranke (Burnsville, Minnesota) and posts Mary Lakes (Peoria, Illinois) and Ashley Ray (Girard, Kansas). The Wildcats also added junior forward Kali Jones (Murrieta, California). Prior to the addition of Wiggins, Mittie’s incoming class for…
(AP) The Kansas City Royals are keeping the pressure on in the AL Central, and manager Ned Yost has no big secrets to offer about their impressive winning streak. Whit Merrifield homered on the first pitch of the game, and the Royals led the rest of the way, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Kansas City, which was 7-16 at the end of April, is 1 1/2 games behind first-place Cleveland. Merrifield homered to left-center off Michael Fulmer (10-8) to open the scoring, and the Royals added two runs in the fourth. Danny…
According to a release from K-State Athletics, former Kansas State standout Wesley Iwundu has agreed to contract with the Orlando Magic, who selected the former Wildcat with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft last month. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “I’m very proud of Wes to now realize his dream of playing in the NBA,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “He is a perfect example of someone who set goals of growing as a player every year, of playing in the NCAA Tournament, of graduating and now playing in the NBA.…
John & Tyler were live and on location from Colbert Hills in Manhattan. The Colbert Hills Charity Classic starts at 8 AM tomorrow morning. Hear an interview with Jim Colbert. The Royals make a big trade with San Diego. Wesley Iwundu signs with the Magic. Plus, Defend Your Tweet and Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Royals make a big trade 11:47 – Interview with Jim Colbert 25:41 – Defend Your Tweet 32:25 – Michael Vick was at Chiefs’ camp 0:00 – Wes signs with the Magic 9:10 – Interview with golfer Kolton Crawford 17:49 – Some fans don’t like…
The Royals sweep the Chicago White Sox and have now won five straight. Whit Merrifield has been a hero lately. Today is the 34th anniversary of the angriest moment of Royals’ history. Tyler made up a game about Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz. Are the Chiefs or Wildcats having a crazier offseason? Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Whit Merrifield: American Hero 10:39 – What makes us “Pine Tar” angry/New CFP odds 24:47 – Kirk Ferentz game 34:50 – Iowa football is boring 38:36 – Chiefs offseason vs. KSU offseason/Mitch pic 50:26 – You Can’t Be Serious
According to K-State Athletics, fans can get their first look at the 2017 K-State Football team on Saturday, August 12, as the program hosts its annual Fan Appreciation Day at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Fans are asked to park on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium and enter through Gate B for the free event, which begins at 5 p.m. Seating will be open on the west side in Sections 3-7 and fans can watch the final hour of practice. Concessions will also be available on the west side of the stadium. At the conclusion of practice, Hall…
The Royals had four walk-off wins during a homestand for the first time since April 2000. Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted Kansas City over the White Sox 5-4 Sunday, extending Chicago’s longest losing streak in four years to nine games. Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer hit consecutive home runs off Derek Holland in the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead, and Merrifield hit another solo shot in the eighth off Dan Jennings to tie the score at 4. Mike Moustakas singled off Gregory Infante (0-1) leading off the ninth and pinch-runner Lorenzo…
The Hugh Freeze/Escort service story is too good not to talk about. Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck calls in. The Royals are good again and Brandon Moss has killed the baseball in the last two games. Plus, Match Game and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Hugh Freeze #BongsAndEscorts 11:04 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 24:11 – Match Game 35:39 – Robert Streb update/Chiefs tie guy 0:00 – Royals face James Shields tonight 11:59 – KSU hoops ranked last in power rankings 23:09 – Mitch’s WTF Facts 30:34 – You Can’t Be Serious