(AP) Lucas Giolito took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in his first start of the season, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep in the season-opening series. Giolito (1-0) walked Whit Merrifield on four pitches to begin the game, but then retired 19 straight before Alex Gordon’s single with one out in the seventh. Gordon fouled off four consecutive pitches before lining a curveball into center field. Yonder Alonso preserved the no-hitter with a diving stop in the sixth, and he and Jose Abreu homered on consecutive…
Author: Mitch Fortner
From K-State Athletics In a three-run seventh, Dylan Phillips drove in two to tie the game and Thomas Hughes delivered the go-ahead single with two outs to give K-State a 5-4 win over No. 10 Texas Tech in the series finale Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats (12-16, 1-5 Big 12) trailed Texas Tech (18-7. 3-3 Big 12) by two runs as the game reached the seventh-inning stretch. Phillips, who drove in three runs on the day, poked an opposite field single with two strikes to score Chris Ceballos and Zach Kokoska. Three batters later, Hughes brought in Phillips…
K-State Online’s Matt Hall is in-studio for the full show. 0:00 – 3-on-3 basketball is for big boys 13:09 – Justin Hughes controversy/Chris Beard leaving Tech? 30:02 – KSU player gets shoutout from NFL quarterback 0:00 – KSU hoops recruiting for more than three spots 14:57 – Coffee with Chris 22:47 – *Recording started late* – Offseason topics 29:15 – Coach Voth presser
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Brad Keller pitched two-hit ball over seven shutout innings, Adalberto Mondesi tripled twice and the Kansas Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Thursday after the start of their season opener was delayed nearly two hours by rain. Eloy Jimenez went 0 for 3 with an RBI in his major league debut for Chicago after signing a $43 million, six-year contract a record high for a player under club control yet to appear in a big league game. The 22-year-old outfielder was nicked on the left toe by a pitch with the bases loaded in…
From K-State Athletics Wichita State built a six-run lead and starter Ryan Stuempfig allowed one earned run over five innings, as the Shockers went on to defeat K-State 8-5 Wednesday night at Eck Stadium. The Wildcats (11-14) scored four unanswered runs across the seventh and eighth innings, getting RBI doubles by Thomas Hughes, Zach Kokoska and Jordan Maxson, cutting Wichita State’s (13-12) lead to two runs at 7-5. After WSU added a run in the eighth, Mitchell Walters pitched a perfect ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts to hand K-State its fourth consecutive loss. “I’ll never question the competitiveness…
From ESPN Jordy Nelson, one of the cornerstones of the Green Bay Packers offense for a decade, is retiring from the NFL after playing last year for the Oakland Raiders. “We want to congratulate Jordy on an incredible career that included achievements that will result in his eventual induction in the Packers Hall of Fame,” said Packers GM Brian Gutekunst. “He is one of the greatest receivers in franchise history and played a vital role in the team’s success with not only his play on the field but also for what he provided as a great teammate and leader. We…
Jordy Nelson retires after 10 years in the NFL. We share some of our favorite Jordy memories. John doesn’t like the criticism towards next year’s K-State basketball team. Plus, John and Mason go one-on-one in trivia everyone should know. 0:00 – Jordy Nelson retires 12:50 – “Who’s going to score next year” is a bad criticism 26:18 – Jordy status/Wichita State celebration 33:59 – John goes anti-mellennial 37:56 – Mason v Music v John v Movies
0:00 – NCAA tourney/Steve Prohm gets extention at Iowa State 16:12 – Coach Messingham on K-State football talent 28:17 – Interview with Derek Young from K-State Online 36:52 – Reaction to KSU recruiting 0:00 – Who has more success: ISU or KSU over the next four years? 10:03 – Interview with K-State AD Gene Taylor 20:45 – Weber and fouls/Charles from Wamego 35:02 – Jabroni of the Week
0:00 – Tourney loss to UC Irvine/Sitting Barry 13:01 – Cats were not 100% heading into tournament 24:25 – Xavier Sneed’s future at K-State 0:00 – Barry’s tweet/Taking KU’s title 11:09 – The future of KU basketball 25:43 – Where K-State gets better next year
From K-State Athletics Oklahoma State scored seven unanswered runs to complete a three-game series sweep of K-State, 8-4, in the Big 12-opening series for both teams Sunday afternoon at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The Wildcats (11-13, 0-3 Big 12) did all their damage in the first two innings, opening a 4-1 lead through an inning and a half. OSU (15-7, 3-0 Big 12) scored two in the second before a four-run fourth handed the Cowboys their first lead. Oklahoma State reliever Jake Lyons, who entered the game in the fifth, retired the first 14 batters he faced in keeping K-State…