Rice County Sports

Bobby Witt Jr.’s 2 Homers and 6 RBIs Lead Royals Past Tigers 10-3

Wednesday, May 22

BY MARC BOWMAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3 for their fifth straight win on Tuesday night. Maikel Garcia led off the first with a triple and scored on... Read More.

Baseball Shockers Down Blazers in AAC Tournament Opener

Wednesday, May 22

CLEARWATER, Fla. (GoShockers.com) - Caden Favors pitched shutout ball into the seventh and Wichita State hit a pair of two-run homers to blow open a close game as the #4 seed Shockers defeated #5 seed UAB 8-2 on Tuesday morning... Read More.

K-State Women’s Soccer’s Sheaff Named to New Zealand National Team for Pair of Friendlies

Wednesday, May 22

MANHATTAN, Kansas (KStateSports.com) – K-State goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff has been named among the 24-player New Zealand Women's National Team for two upcoming international friendlies. New Zealand will face Japan (FIFA rank no. 7) on Friday, May 31, and Monday, June 3,... Read More.

Chiefs Receiver Rashee Rice Won’t Face Charges From Person Over Alleged Assault, Dallas Police Say

Tuesday, May 21

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won’t face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers... Read More.

Massey, Perez Hit Homers to Lead Royals in 8-3 Win Over Tigers

Tuesday, May 21

BY MARC BOWMAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Massey and Salvador Perez homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Massey opened the scoring in the second with a leadoff homer,... Read More.

K-State Basketball: Tang Signs Impact Wing Achor Achor

Tuesday, May 21

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued to solidify his front court for the 2024-25 season with the signing of All-Southern Conference selection Achor Achor(Melbourne, Australia/Greenforest McCalep Academy/Chipola College/Samford) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Monday... Read More.

Kansas Baseball Beats Kansas State 2-1 in Opening Game of Big 12 Championship

Tuesday, May 21

ARLINGTON, Texas (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas scored a go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to beat Kansas State 2-1 in the opening game of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at Globe Life Field Tuesday. Lenny Ashby led off the... Read More.

Brady Singer Strikes Out Nine, Royals Defeat A’s 8-4

Sunday, May 19

BY CODY FRIESEN - ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer stuck out nine, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run triple and the Kansas City Royals completed a sweep of the Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory Sunday. It was the third sweep of the... Read More.

Seth Lugo Claims AL-Leading 7th Win as the Royals Beat A’s 5-3 and Move 9 Games Over .500

Saturday, May 18

WRITTEN BY DAVID SMALE - ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for... Read More.

Linebacker Kaden McMahan to Transfer to Kansas State

Saturday, May 18

WRITTEN BY RYAN GILBERT - 247 SPORTS MANHATTAN, Kan. (247Sports.com) - Junior college transfer Kaden McMahan is committing to Kansas State, a source tells Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound athlete garnered interest from several Power Four programs but ultimately will choose the Wildcats. McMahan... Read More.

Baseball Cats Fall in Regular-Season Finale Saturday

Saturday, May 18

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Back-to-back home runs from Kaelen Culpepper and Kyan Lodice highlighted Senior Day but a grand slam would power BYU to a regular-season finale win, as K-State fell 12-8 in extra innings Saturday at... Read More.

Kansas Baseball Drops Finale at No. 24 Texas

Saturday, May 18

AUSTIN, Texas (KUAthletics.com) – On a hot Saturday afternoon, No. 24 Texas defeated Kansas 9-7 in the regular season finale at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The win completed a sweep for the Longhorns. BOX SCORE Kansas trailed 8-1 after six innings, but the Jayhawks rallied... Read More.