Former KU guard Ben McLemore spoke Thursday to Sports Illustrated and Campusinsiders.com at the NBA Combine in Chicago about AAU coach Darius Cobb’s revelation that he accepted $10,000 in cash payments to steer McLemore toward Rodney Blackstock, a middleman with connections to agents and financial advisers in Los Angeles.
Outfielder David Lough feels far more at ease in this, his second trip to the big leagues. He joined the Royals prior to Friday’s series opener against the A’s at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Star's Adam Teicher answered fans' questions on the Chiefs during a web chat earlier today.
One of the most interesting competitions that should develop at training camp is at one inside linebacker position, the spot next to Derrick Johnson. For now, veteran Akeem Jordan is the starter. But also don’t underestimate what the Chiefs think of rookie Nico Johnson (pictured), a fourth-round draft pick from Alabama.
Huskies deliver a crushing blow at the end of the first half, when Cece Kizer rolls a ball under the right foot of Tigers goalkeeper Natalie Pace. Blue Valley Northwest goes on to win 3-1.
Golf legend is set for Watson Challenge next month at The National.
The Chiefs are working to develop one or more receivers capable of helping Dwayne Bowe (center) boost their passing game. Jon Baldwin is the other starter with Bowe and leads the list of candidates, but hasn’t yet emerged as the dominant offseason player he was last season before faltering when the games started. Other candidates are Terrance Copper (left) and Dexter McCluster (right).
SCHOOL: Blue Valley North
In 2005 and 2012, David Grubnic of Kalitta Motorsports pulled out unexpected victories at Heartland Park that snapped some major droughts. So he’s confident he can do it again at this weekend’s Kansas Nationals.
Branden Albert is standing tall, a 6-foot-5 and 316-pound giant, the most confident and sure face he can muster telling you that whatever problems he might have had with the Chiefs are in the past. He very much wants you to believe this. He very much wants to believe it himself.
Kansas’ Andrea Geubelle and Diamond Dixon, Kansas State’s Erik Kynard and Missouri’s Laura Roxberg led the list of NCAA Division I outdoor track and field qualifiers released Thursday.
The Missouri Class 2 and Class 1 track and field state championship meets take place Friday and Saturday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. The Missouri Class 4 and Class 3 sectional meets will be held Friday and Saturday at Blue Springs High School
Close to 150 Jayhawks supporters filled the Wichita Marriott banquet hall for Thursday’s luncheon in conjunction with the 2013 Kansas Football Preview Party. But while KU football coach Charlie Weis said it was exciting to see fans energized about the future, he added the team must do its part by delivering results.
The Kansas State baseball team is on the verge of making history. With one more victory, it will clinch at least a share of its first conference championship since 1933 and add an exclamation point to an already stellar year for the Wildcats’ athletic department: becoming the second Big 12 school to win conference titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball in the same academic year.
If there’s one thing evident from the first week of Chiefs offseason practice, it’s that new defensive coordinator Bob Sutton plans a pressure defense.
James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Royals expected when they acquired him in that big offseason deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night in eight innings but only found more disappointment when the Royals’ attack again went quiet in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A’s at O.co Coliseum.
Billy Butler raised his average 40 points, from .228 to .268, by going eight for 13 in three games against the Angels. His output included three doubles, a home run and nine RBIs.
The Royals' outfield could be getting a new look as soon as Friday night. All signs point to the Royals putting outfielder Jarrod Dyson on the disabled list because of an ankle injury he suffered Wednesday at Anaheim when he climbed the wall attempting to catch a Mike Trout home run.
Sporting Kansas City traded left wing Bobby Convey to Toronto FC on Thursday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
Harold “Buddy” Hudson, the first black basketball player at the University of Oklahoma, died Tuesday of a heart attack in Kansas City. He was 75.
Sam Mellinger looked at Royals catcher Salvy Perez's OPS+, which says Perez is off to a slightly better start offensively than — ahem — Joe Mauer. Now, obviously this doesn’t mean Perez is going to win batting titles and lead the league in batting, on-base and slugging someday like Mauer has. But it is a strong point that his bat is coming along much faster than most scouts thought.
Everybody loves the big pitching matchups — your ace faces their ace — but those games are toss-ups, and either team could win. Then there are the games you should win and can’t afford to lose; not if you’re going to put together a winning record. This was a game the Royals should have won and did. Beating up on bad teams is what good teams do.
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The Chiefs have signed fullback Braden Wilson of Kansas State, the second of the team’s two sixth-round draft picks. Wilson is the fourth of Kansas City’s eight selections to sign with the club.
A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Fred White, who teamed with Denny Matthews as the Royals’ primary broadcast team from 1973 to 1998, died Wednesday of complications from melanoma. His death came one day after he officially retired from the Royals following a 40-year association with the club. He was 76.
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe made some bold predictions Wednesday as the Chiefs continued their offseason program at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility.
Check out where the fish are biting — and where they aren’t.
Reigning MLS All-Star and goalkeeper of the year Jimmy Nielsen of Sporting Kansas City opens up about his gambling addiction as well as his professional soccer career in a new autobiography, which Ascend Books released this week.
Huskies blank Shawnee Mission West 7-0 in the first game and shut out SM East 4-0 in the Northeast Region 2 championship game.
Cruz Pedregon owns his own Funny Car team. He tunes the car himself as the crew chief. And then he races the Snap-on Tools Toyota down the drag strip.
Outfielder Bubba Starling left his Low-A team in Lexington on Wednesday and traveled to Kansas City, where he may have Lasik surgery. Starling said he has had trouble seeing the ball at night.
Like everyone else, Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber’s expectations for next season dropped when Angel Rodriguez transferred to Miami.
Four golfers with ties to the Kansas City area are set to play in the HP Byron Nelson Championship starting today in Irving, Texas.
William Chrisman High School senior Nieka Wheeler is a basketball player who was featured in many scouting reports in the recently completed season. She led the Bears in scoring and rebounding, averaging 18.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
