KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brandon Moss gave the Kansas City Royals an early lead, and rookie Scott Alexander made it hold up in a tense ninth inning. Moss hit a grand slam in the first Tuesday for his third consecutive game with a homer, leading the Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Alexander worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his fourth save in six chances. He yielded a double to Adam Engel and a single to Yolmer Sanchez to lead off the inning. He struck out Yoan Moncada, retired Jose Abreu on a pop to…
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Did we learn anything about the Wildcats on Saturday? Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck makes his weekly call in. Should Baker Mayfield have apologized for planting the OU flag at the 50 in Columbus? Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – What we learned on Saturday 9:52 – Baker Mayfield shouldn’t apologize 20:01 – Snyder not budging on LBs right now 29:31 – Water bottle squirt from Charlotte/Sergio Dipp 35:27 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 46:29 – Jabroni of the Week
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Abreu nearly had his second cycle in three days. Abreu had four hits, Adam Engel hit a three-run homer and the Chicago White Sox pounded out an 11-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Abreu, who hit for the cycle Saturday and had two home runs Sunday, drove in two and scored once while raising his average to .306. He drew a ninth-inning walk and was a homer shy of another cycle. “We were sitting there in anticipation watching the at-bat,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said in the ninth. “It…
Thanks to his two defensive touchdowns in Kansas State’s 55-7 victory over Charlotte on Saturday, Wildcat safety Kendall Adams picked up Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week accolades, the conference office announced Monday. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. It was Adams’ first-career weekly conference honor and marked the second-straight week a Wildcat picked up player of the week accolades as D.J. Reed was the conference’s special teams player of the week after the season opener. Additionally, K-State now has 45 player of the week honors since 2011, the second most in the Big 12. Adams accomplished…
K-State rolls Charlotte 55-7 on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Hear from Coach Snyder as he spoke at today’s Big 12 coaches’ teleconference and RB Alex Barnes from after the game. Athletic Director Gene Taylor calls in. Update on KSU volleyball and soccer. Plus, a look at the upcoming Big 12 schedule. 0:00 – K-State football earns 2nd win 11:20 – Snyder impressed with secondary/Jesse Ertz audio 22:44 – Volleyball & Soccer update 30:54 – Thank you very much, Oklahoma 36:12 – Injury updates/Comments from Alex Barnes 47:10 – Interview with AD Gene Taylor 57:58 – Vandy has started…
In the highest scoring match in K-State Soccer Complex history, Kansas State saw its five-match home unbeaten streak come to an end as Creighton defeated the Wildcats, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. “It was a tough one, heartbreaker that’s for sure,” said head coach Mike Dibbini. “I felt like they capitalized on their free kicks and set pieces. We made some mistakes. We created a lot of chances and had some bad luck. We did not close the door on them. Just a strange game, thats for sure, both offensively and defensively. We…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Vargas had his best outing in a month and it came when the Kansas City Royals needed it the most. Vargas snapped a personal four-game losing streak with his career high 15th victory, Brandon Moss homered and drove in four runs and the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 11-3 on Sunday. The Royals earned a split of the four-game series after losing the first two games. Kansas City is back at .500 (71-71) and moved 2 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second AL wild-card berth. “We’ve got a lot riding on all of…
John was completely wrong about Alex Smith last night. So John throws Alex Smith a parade. We preview the Big 12 weekend. Hear our interview earlier in the week with Kevin Lockett, Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck and Kellis Robinett. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Alex Smith Parade 12:15 – Big 12 games tomorrow 23:00 – Alex Smith parade part two 28:39 – Ridiculous Pats fan in Aggieville last night 35:48 – Interview with Kevin Lockett 44:37 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 55:02 – Interview with Kellis Robinett 1:05:20 – You Can’t Be Serious
We discuss what the “Alex Barnes debate” of 2017 will be. Chiefs open up the NFL season at the Patriots tonight. Former Wildcat basketball great Shane Southwell calls in to talk about his new gig at K-State. Kelly in Vegas lets up know who to bet on this weekend. The season three premiere of the “Cover 5 with Brady” is finally here! Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – This year’s Alex Barnes debate 11:01 – Kelly in Vegas 23:07 – Cover 5 with Brady 31:01 – John is working on his “goal” call 35:33 – How athletics are K-State…
(AP) DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals turned the 11-run loss around on the Detroit Tigers. On Wednesday night, Salvador Perez homered twice as they broke open a close game to rout the Tigers 13-2. It was their seventh win in their last eight games against Detroit, including three victories by 10 runs or more. On Tuesday night, the Tigers beat the Royals by the same 13-2 score. The Royals are 2 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second American League wild-card spot, and face the Twins this weekend. “Every series is important right now,” Perez said. “We have to…