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Kelvin Herrera
Royals send Herrera to Omaha, recall Coleman
It wasn’t a total shake-up, but the Royals made one roster move on Thursday.
Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah kept his eye on the ball during Thursday’s workout at the team’s practice facility.
Husain Abdullah, who gave up football to take Muslim pilgrimage, is back in NFL with the Chiefs
Chiefs free safety Husain Abdullah backpedaled with the receiver, recognized the route, broke on the ball and deflected the pass thrown by rookie Tyler Bray.
Huntington Prep basketball star Andrew Wiggins was joined by his mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, as he announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday at St. Joseph High School in Huntington, W.Va.
With Andrew Wiggins and Tarik Black on board, what’s in store for KU basketball in 2013-14?
It was, in Bill Self’s words, a pretty good spring.
The Royals' Chris Getz was caught between the bases on Wednesday night. The Astros won 3-1.
Poll: What is your level of anger with the Royals' recent struggles?
There is a lot of apocalyptic talk from fans, and it all comes from an honest place. The Royals have taken their fans down this path many times before, a free-fall that either turns hope into hopelessness or twists the knife of suck a little bit more. Are you mad? Tell us how mad in our poll.
One of the reasons that Kauffman Stadium has never seemed like a hitter’s park is because there’s no place to get a cheap home run. Billy Butler earned this one against the Yankees this month, and center fielder Brett Gardner could only watch.
Here’s an eye-opener: Data show the K is a hitter’s park
The Royals need more offense, we all know that, and now that they are done playing the Astros (for now), we have another opportunity to see what they can do against actual major-league pitching.
James Shields has nine quality starts in his 10 outings, but the Royals are averaging just six runs in his five losses.
Fitting end to a dismal trip: Royals and Shields lose 3-1 to Astros
The best thing said about the Royals in their three days at Minute Maid Park is it could have been worse. But for a late rally Tuesday, they might have suffered a sweep against the American League’s worst club.
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali
Tamba Hali expects he and Justin Houston will pile up sacks this season
For the first time since they traded Jared Allen in 2008, someone other than Tamba Hali led the Chiefs in sacks last season. Justin Houston edged him out with 10 sacks, one more than Hali.
Referee says he misjudged play on call that took away a Sporting KC goal
There’s nothing wrong with winning a point on the road, but Sporting Kansas City definitely feels as though it was cheated out of the full three points by a blown offside call Sunday against D.C. United at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (22) jumped to catch a pass during OTA practice at the Arrowhead Stadium practice facility in Kansas City, Mo. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
Chiefs QB Smith likes what he has seen from McCluster
If there’s one player who has stood out for Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith during the team’s offseason program, it’s been slot receiver Dexter McCluster.
Missouri will be leaning heavily on star senior pitcher Chelsea Thomas.
MU softball team opens NCAA super regional vs. Washington on Thursday
An old feeling of frustration bubbled within Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine, a reminder of a wound that hasn’t yet closed.
Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas tied the game with a single in the eighth inning and later scored a run.
Moustakas hopes simplified approach helps him turn things around
It was a step in the right direction Tuesday when Mike Moustakas broke a zero-for-18 slide with an RBI single in the eighth inning that erased a one-run deficit in what became a 7-3 victory over Houston.
Fort Osage junior Asia Cole will defend her state titles in the shot put and discus Friday and Saturday at the state meet in Jefferson City. Last weekend, she set a Class 4, Sectional 4 record in the shot put.
Fort Osage’s Cole draws rapt attention when she throws
The whispers began two years ago, but Fort Osage track athlete Asia Cole heard them like sirens running through her head. They came from the stands, echoing in her ears as she stepped into the throwing rings.
Salvy Perez
Salvy Perez and other players the Royals can't afford to lose
The Royals won a major league baseball game last night, even if it was against a glorified minor league team, and that’s great, takes the heat off for at least 24 hours, all that, yippee, but the best news of the day is here:
This file photo from Septemeber 2012 shows Jose Canseco as he points to a T-shirt that apologizes to Mark McGwire for outing him as a performance enhancing drug user.
Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault, and then tweets about it
Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco Jr. sexually assaulted her.
Quintin Demps
Chiefs add two defensive backs, release two others
The Chiefs signed two defensive backs and released two others on Wednesday.
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher yells while watching from the bench in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn. Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowler announced his retirement through social media accounts Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement
Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
Travis Kelce
Rookie tight end Travis Kelce could be a factor for Chiefs
One of the more interesting players at Chiefs practice over the last couple of weeks is rookie tight end Travis Kelce. Based on the ways the Chiefs have used Kelce, it would appear they plan to get plenty out of him.
Ben McLemore is expected to be a top-five pick in the NBA Draft on June 27.
Where will Ben McLemore land in the NBA Draft?
Late last week, as the NBA’s top prospects assembled for the league’s draft combine in Chicago, former Kansas guard Ben McLemore expressed his desire to be the No. 1 pick in the draft.
FILE - At left, in a May 5, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia grimaces during The Players Championshop golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. At right, in a March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods walks to the 16th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and are making no attempt to disguise their feelings.
Sergio Garcia apologizes for 'fried chicken' remark directed at Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.
Lorenzo Cain
Royals still need to improve their pitch selection
Top of the eighth inning, bases loaded, nobody down, the Astros 3, the Royals 2 — the game on the line. Earlier on this road trip, in a similar situation, Elliot Johnson had a bad at-bat. With the bases loaded and nobody down, the hitter wants to get a ball up in the zone, drive it to the outfield and stay out of the double play. In his at-bat, Johnson swung at a change-up down in the zone, popped it up and let the Oakland A’s off the hook.
