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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.
When the Chiefs practiced regular down-and-distance situations earlier in the week, rookie nose tackle Dontari Poe was a backup behind veteran Amon Gordon. But when the Chiefs worked mostly on passing situations in practice Thursday, Poe suddenly became a central figure.
Missouri kept on its winning ways Thursday at the Big 12 baseball tournament at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, posting a 5-3 win over second-seeded Texas A&M in the second round of the tournament.
John Currie talks Big 12/SEC bowl game, bowls vs. playoff and what's next for Big 12Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49 CDT
While catching up with Kansas State athletic director John Currie over the weekend, I asked him about a ton of different topics. Much of what we talked about was for upcoming stories that will run in the newspaper throughout May and June, but he also shared his thoughts on several pressing matters, such as the new Big 12/SEC champions bowl game, how future bowl games may or may not exist alongside a playoff and the upcoming spring Big 12 meetings.
For the last three weeks, KU football coach Charlie Weis crisscrossed the state of Kansas, meeting fans, telling stories, offering a fresh voice before his first season in Lawrence. On most days, Weis would stand in front of a group and deliver a speech on the old college football standbys: Recruiting, discipline, expectations.
All Kansas 6A high school softball state tournament games scheduled for Friday at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park have been postponed until Saturday.
Attention this year on Mike Moustakas tends to center initially on his offensive contributions. And small wonder. Moustakas has been one of the Royals' more-reliable weapons in compiling a .279 average with seven homers, 19 RBIs and a .333 on-base percentage. That makes it easy to overlook Moustakas' emergence as a lock-down defensive third baseman.
Jonny Giess is a basketball player -- always has been and assumed he always would be.
The pain comes and goes these days for Lindsey Muller, though she largely ignores it. In her mind, the last few months have been much too fun to let the wear and tear of a softball season weigh her down.
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Tyler Nelson is 15 years old and wears silver braces and Super Mario high-tops. He is 5 feet 2 and weighs 105 pounds even though he eats like a garbage disposal. Maybe that means a growth spurt is coming. Maybe that means he'll start shaving soon.
David Grubnic hadn't visited the winner's circle in a drag-racing lifetime -- 2,254 days.
Don Schumacher Racing teammates Jack Beckman and Ron Capps have a complicated history already this season, and it got even more gnarly Sunday during the funny-car final at the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park Topeka.
Tom Watson's wrist is getting better, but he's not at 100 percent. As a result, Watson decided not to play in the Senior PGA Championship starting today in Benton Harbor, Mich.
In the most unpredictable of playoff series, Rajon Rondo was the one consistent playmaker for Boston.
The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.
Dwyane Wade was bleeding after taking a smack in the head from Tyler Hansbrough, who became the target of a retaliatory shot from Udonis Haslem a few moments later.
After the final out, Cleveland closer Chris Perez let out a primal scream and punched the air in celebration.
American League
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.
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion.
Suspended Saints linebacker Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, the San Diego County medical examiner concluded Thursday after a forensic autopsy.
Tony Schumacher has won an NHRA Top Fuel championship with just one victory in a season. He's also won a championship by winning a record-15 races in a season.
Three of the last four years, Antron Brown has been the top qualifier heading into top-fuel eliminations at the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park Topeka.
Nobody has ever driven a Funny Car faster than Cruz Pedregon did Friday on the pavement at Heartland Park Topeka in qualifying first at the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals.
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Royals
The nation will turn its lonely eyes to Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.
If the other Will Smith is running around any of this burg's boroughs, dressed in black and packing one of those memory-erasing neuralizers
Yep, it went like that Wednesday night for Royals rookie left-hander Will Smith.
The Royals recently promoted outfielder Wil Myers to Class AAA Omaha, and he appears to be handling the transition well. Through seven games, Myers is batting .417 with five RBIs and two homers.
The Star's Sam Mellinger points out that Eric Hosmer got a bit lucky last night against the Yankees with two infield hits and a bloop RBI double. Perhaps it's overly optimistic to wonder if that can turn him, but it's at least something to keep an eye on.
Guard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs' second-round draft pick, did not practice Thursday. He observed while wearing a walking boot.
AJ Allmendinger landed the ride of his life in the offseason when Penske Racing grabbed him after Kurt Busch split with the organization.
With the team's recent slump, it's time for manager Peter Vermes to tweak a forumla that isn't working correctly.
Brian Maloney of Osage Beach, Mo., won't soon forget his recent trip to the nation's capital.
Miami's Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers.
Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said today that Dexter McCluster has been practicing as a wide receiver this week during OTAs.
Chiefs players participated in organized team activities today at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs worked mostly on the passing game in team portions of practice, but it's still noteworthy that nose tackle Dontari Poe got more work with the starters.
Some notable developments from today's Chiefs practice:
Former Houston Texan and current Chief Eric Winston talks about how he feels that organized team activities are not necessary for veterans but are probably helpful to rookies.
Missouri's Rob Zastryzny gave up just five hits in 81/3 innings and didn't walk a single Longhorn in a 5-0 win over Texas in the Big 12 baseball tournament.
If the bracket breaks right, Kansas and Missouri may have one more chance to meet as conference rivals.
They watched the ball roll to the shortstop, who promptly shuffled the ball to second base. This was it, the Missouri Tigers thought, the conclusion of a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Illinois State in the championship game of the Columbia Regional on Sunday.
Ashley Fleming's walk-off homer in the ninth inning gave Missouri a 1-0 victory over DePaul on Saturday and sent the Tigers to Sunday's NCAA regional softball championship game.
Bob Boozer will be remembered in basketball circles all across the world, but it's hard to imagine his accomplishments being appreciated anywhere more than at Kansas State.
Chester Frazier, a former point guard who played under Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber at Illinois, will soon become an assistant with the Wildcats, according to his Twitter page.
Mark Simoneau, one of Kansas State's two greatest linebackers, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The former two-time All-American (1996-99) joins linebacker Gary Spani as Wildcat players to enter the Hall. He's the first to have played for Bill Snyder.
The Kansas and Missouri baseball teams faced off for the final time in the regular season as conference rivals Saturday. And perhaps it was fitting; Missouri left Lawrence with a 6-3 victory in the series finale, but the Jayhawks exited with the final series victory after wins over MU on Thursday and Friday.
There's an old saying in college sports: If one school refuses to play you, then you can be darn sure you don't let that school have specialized license plates in your state.
Will Welte and the rest of the of the Pembroke Hill senior boys tennis players will never know what it feels like to come up short of the Missouri Class 1 team championship.
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Sporting News: Livestrong could host more Open Cup games (provided KC advance)Wed, 23 May 2012 21:56 CDT
If Kansas City moves on in the U.S. Open Cup, Livestrong Sporting Park would host a fourth-round matchup with either the Colorado Rapids or Tampa Bay Rowdies on June 5.
Sporting Kansas City will host third-division Orlando City next week at Livestrong Sporting Park.
A handful of Sporting Kansas City soccer players and their dogs recently gathered at Loose Park for a photo shoot. Check out this video to see who's more agile, the players or their furry friends.
Sporting Kansas City could be without a few key players this weekend against San Jose.
Brent's best bet: If you're celebrating the Memorial Day weekend at Table Rock Lake, make sure you take your fishing tackle. The fish are biting. The action for white bass has been excellent, with fish being caught early on topwater lures. Large catfish also are being caught on trotlines in the James River arm. And bass are biting on jigs and Hula Grubs off points.
Fishing tournament results will be published each Tuesday of the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results, call 816-234-4319 or email bfrazee@kcstar.com by noon Monday. For results, please spell names of first- and second-place finishers and big-bass winners and list hometowns, along with number of fish caught and weight. Coming up
Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was able to witness a landmark moment in Eusavio Webster's life Saturday.
Dennis Horner of Lenexa knows that he doesn't have to go to Canada to catch trophy smallmouth bass.
