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Falu’s early success leads to increased opportunity with Royals

Utilityman Irving Falu, after nearly a decade in the minors, knows the value of opportunity. For years, it simply eluded him. Now, he’s doubling down.

Baseball 2012

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Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer stands out from the crowd for the way he hits -- and for his fauxhawk.

Hosmer: The face of the franchise

Mar 31, 10:08 PM

The ball is hanging in the Arizona sky, a white speck in a cloudless blue, hurtling into the distance. Did you see that one? It clears the fence in right-center and keeps going, leaving onlookers to gawk and guess.

Yost’s big project is shaping Royals into a winner

Mar 31, 10:12 PM

He drives through the mud in rural Georgia, not far from the Alabama state line, steering with one hand on the wheel and the other wrapped around a coffee cup partially filled with tobacco juice and saliva. Royals manager Ned Yost is telling a story about the time his old friend, the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, invited him to Daytona to celebrate winning the 500.

Mellinger | No handbook for dealing with fame

Apr 5, 11:36 AM

Some ballplayers handle stardom so well they never deal with failure. Some handle it so poorly they never get back. This is the kind of good problem the Royals haven’t had to face much over the years, and unless everyone in baseball is dead wrong, they’ll be waist-deep in it fairly soon.

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All-Star memories: 1976 May 24, 5:41 PM
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Royals come up short in 3-2 loss to Yankees May 23, 9:56 AM
Hottovy advises Duffy on life after Tommy John May 22, 5:46 PM
Paulino pitches another gem as Royals beat Yankees 6-0 May 22, 2:21 PM
Slumping Alex Gordon to try go-easier approach at the plate May 22, 12:06 AM
George Brett makes an appearance on 'Fox & Friends' May 21, 5:30 PM
Royals shut out, end home stand 1-4 May 20, 9:20 PM
Royals notebook | Adcock may have earned another start May 20, 7:16 PM
Monday lineups | Royals at Yankees, 6:08 p.m. May 21, 3:55 PM
Royals still confident young pitching prospects will break through May 19, 11:41 PM
Royals end skid with 7-3 victory over Diamondbacks May 20, 1:57 PM

Everett Teaford placed on disabled list May 20, 1:54 PM
Hosmer, Royals convinced his ‘crazy’ slump just temporary problem May 18, 11:25 PM
Royals cough up another lead as skid hits three in 6-4 loss to Arizona May 19, 12:00 AM
Royals notebook: Duffy, Wood will have Tommy John surgery May 19, 12:15 AM
Talking with the Royals' Mike Moustakas May 24, 6:40 PM
Home blues return for Royals in 5-3 loss to Orioles May 24, 6:40 PM
Hosmer sits, likely to stay on bench Friday May 17, 9:46 PM

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Wednesday in the majors

May 23, 11:23 PM

Cole Hamels proved to be the streak stopper the Philadelphia Phillies needed. Hamels, whose no-hit bid was broken up with one out in the sixth inning, allowed four hits through eight innings in Wednesday night’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.