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Royals drop fourth straight

Posted on September 8, 2015

Kendrys Moralas gets his 100th RBI of the season in the Royals loss to Minnesota Monday. (Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Tommy Milone pitched seven effective innings and Eduardo Escobar reached base four times and drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the struggling Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night.

The Royals have been outscored 31-9 in dropping four straight, matching their longest losing streak of the season.

Milone (8-4) held the Royals to six hits and two runs, while striking out four and walking one.

Escobar contributed an RBI-single in a three-run sixth and drove in two runs with a two-out single in the seventh off Joba Chamberlain, who was making his Royals’ debut.

Yordano Ventura (10-8), who was 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his five previous starts, yielded four runs, eight hits, five walks and two wild pitches in 5 1-3 innings, striking out eight.

Aaron Hicks hit Ventura’s third pitch for his second career leadoff homer.

FHSU holds weekly football press conference

Posted on September 7, 2015September 7, 2015

Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 7, 2015

Head coach Chris Brown and select players met with members of the media Monday at Lewis Field Stadium.

FHSU head coach Chris Brown

Brock Long, Andrew Flory and Shaquille Cooper (L-R) visit with the media at Monday's football press conference. — Brock Long, Andrew Flory and Shaquille Cooper (L-R) visit with the media at Monday’s football press conference.

Sophomore RB Shaquille Cooper

Senior WR Andrew Flory

Senior LB Brock Long

Royals promote Joba Chamberlain from Triple-A

Posted on September 7, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have purchased the contracts of right-handed relievers Joba Chamberlain and Louis Coleman from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.

Chamberlain, who is 25-21 with seven saves in 359 big league appearances with the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA with the Storm Chasers, but allowed one earned run and seven hits in seven innings over his final seven appearances.

Chamberlain is a former Nebraska teammate of Royals All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon.

Coleman, the Royals’ 2009 fifth-round pick out of LSU, went 8-2 with nine saves and a 1.68 ERA with Omaha. He is 5-4 with a 3.25 ERA and two saves in 148 relief appearances with Kansas City.

The Royals designated for assignment right-hander Yohan Pino and infielder Dusty Coleman to make roster space for Chamberlain and Coleman.

Chiefs could have Poe, Fisher back for season opener

Posted on September 7, 2015

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could have Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari Poe and offensive tackle Eric Fisher back for their season opener Sunday in Houston.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey said Monday that both were progressing nicely from injuries. Poe had back surgery that kept him out all of training camp, and Fisher had a sprained ankle that kept him from playing the final three preseason games.

Reid also said that Fisher, the former No. 1 overall draft pick, would move from left tackle to right tackle. Donald Stephenson has been handling the quarterback’s blindside while Fisher has been out, and Reid has been pleased with the way he has performed.

FHSU’s Cooper named MIAA/AstroTurf football Offensive Athlete of the Week

Posted on September 7, 2015

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State sophomore running back Shaquille Cooper was named the MIAA/AstroTurf Football Offensive Athlete of the Week on Monday. Cooper had a big night in Fort Hays State’s 30-29 win over Central Oklahoma in the season opener this past Thursday.

A native of Coral Gables, Fla., Cooper put together 195 all-purpose yards and 3 touchdowns in a 30-29 win over Central Oklahoma in Edmond. He rushed for 163 yards on 21 carries, averaging 7.8 yards per carry, and added 32 receiving yards. His only two receptions of the game went for touchdowns, one from 26 yards and the other from six yards. Cooper’s rushing touchdown came on a 79-yard dash to pull the Tigers within two points in the third quarter at 23-21 after FHSU trailed 20-0 midway through the second quarter.

Cooper had a 21-yard run that sparked an 85-yard touchdown drive to get the Tigers on the board in the second quarter. His 26-yard receiving touchdown made it 20-14 in favor of UCO before halftime. His six-yard touchdown reception put the Tigers in front 27-23 with 5:00 remaining in the third. He had 24 yards of rushing on Fort Hays State’s game-winning drive that ended in a 19-yard field goal as time expired.

Cooper now has four 100-yard rushing games in his career at FHSU in just five games played at the position.

Costa leads FHSU men’s soccer to win over Truman

Posted on September 7, 2015

FHSU Athletics

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Fort Hays State’s Maurizio Costa scored two goals on Sunday to up his season count to three in a 2-0 shutout over Truman. The 14th-ranked Tigers improved to 2-0 overall on the season with the win.

Costa put the Tigers on the board early by scoring on an Auston Clifton shot that rebounded off the Truman goalkeeper. Clifton picked up the assist for his deflected shot that Costa put away, giving the Tigers a 1-0 advantage in the eighth minute. In the 55th minute, Costa struck again, this time on a pass to the top of the box by Mauricio Castorino to give the Tigers a two-goal cushion.

The Tiger defense and goalkeeper Michael Yantz would make that score stand. FHSU faced nine shots from Truman and Yantz saved two, moving to 2-0 on the year. FHSU fired 14 shots in the game.

FHSU hits the road again next week for a pair of matches in Colorado. The Tigers face UC-Colorado Springs on Friday, Sept. 11, then CSU-Pueblo on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Late goal defeats FHSU women’s soccer

Posted on September 7, 2015

FHSU Athletics

HAYS, Kan. – Late game goals are starting to become a pattern here in the early season for the FHSU women’s soccer team. Unfortunately on Sunday, FHSU was on the short end in a 1-0 loss to Minot State at FHSU Soccer Stadium. The Tigers moved to 1-1 overall on the season, while Minot State improved to 2-0.

In the 83rd minute Minot State’s Ninfa Ramirez broke away from the FHSU defense and beat FHSU keeper Abbie Flax in the bottom right corner of the net for the game’s only goal. Flax recorded four saves on the day. Neither team took very many shots in the game, just nine for Minot State and six for FHSU. Jordan Hester was the only Tiger to get more than one shot off in the game.

Next up, the Tigers travel to Minnesota to take on Winona State on Thursday, September 10 at 7pm.

Adam Eaton helps White Sox beat Royals

Posted on September 6, 2015September 7, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — (AP) — Adam Eaton homered and scored three times, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.

Eaton collected three more hits and is batting .517 (15 for 29) in his last seven games. Erik Johnson (1-0), one of Chicago’s top prospects, pitched six innings of three-run ball in his first major league appearance of the season.

The AL-leading Royals were swept at home for the first time this season. Johnny Cueto (2-5) was pulled after three innings in his fourth straight loss.

Kansas State rolls past South Dakota

Posted on September 5, 2015

By ASHLEY DUNKAK
Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Winston Dimel punched in two touchdowns Saturday and helped lead Kansas State to a 34-0 win over South Dakota in the season opener for both teams.

Kansas State overwhelmed its FCS opponent from the first play of the game, when Morgan Burns returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. But the Wildcats lost starting quarterback Jesse Ertz on their first offensive series of the game, when Ertz came up limping after only two snaps. He was replaced by Joe Hubener, who completed 9 of 18 attempts for 147 yards and a touchdown.

Dominique Heath led Kansas State receivers with three catches for 54 yards. The Wildcats relied heavily on their fullbacks in the red zone, giving the ball eight times to Dimel, who delivered touchdown runs from the 2 and the 1.

South Dakota’s Ryan Saeger converted 18 of 30 passes for 205 yards.

Quintana throws 7 shutout innings; White Sox beat Royals

Posted on September 5, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings and Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run homer as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Saturday night.

Quintana (8-10) defeated the Royals for the first time in 17 career starts after losing his first six decisions.

Quintana, who is 4-1 in nine starts since July 24, yielded five doubles — including two to Kendrys Morales. He struck out four and walked none.

Ramirez homered — his eighth hit in nine at-bats — in the fourth inning with Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia aboard. Ramirez was down in the count 1-2 before parking a Danny Duffy curveball over the left-center wall.

Geovany Soto hit a solo homer in the seventh, his fifth home run in 21 games

Duffy (7-7) was pulled after seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, while striking out seven and walking two.

FHSU volleyball falls twice Saturday at Wildcat Open in Michigan

Posted on September 5, 2015

Fort Hays State Volleyball fell twice on Saturday (Sept. 5) at the Wildcat Open in Marquette, Mich., hosted by Northern Michigan University. After a win in the season opener on Friday, the Tigers have now dropped three straight and sit at 1-3 overall.

Upper Iowa 3, Fort Hays State 0

Fort Hays State fell by just two points in the opening set against Upper Iowa, but could not recover in a straight set loss. Upper Iowa took the match by scores of 26-24, 25-22, and 25-19.

The Tigers fell behind 5-0 in the first set before slowly crawling back. With Upper Iowa leading 13-9, the Tigers went on a 6-0 run to take a 15-13 lead. Crystal Whitten had a pair of kills and Morgan McKean had a service ace in the run, coupled with three hitting errors by UIU. FHSU went on to lead by three twice at 19-16 and 20-17 on kills by Rebekah Spainhour, then led 23-20 after a kill from Whitten. But the Peacocks stormed right back with a pair of kills and a hitting error by the Tigers to tie the set 23-23. The Peacocks eventually came up with the final two points on a kill and a Tiger attacking error to win 26-24.

FHSU never led the rest of the match, trailing by as many as seven in the second set and nine in the third set. The Tigers hit less than .100 in the first and third sets and finished the match at .127. Upper Iowa was under .200 in the first and third sets, but hit a strong .316 in the second set. The Peacocks hit .210 overall for the match.

Mallory Flagor led the Tigers with 11 kills, while Whitten added 10. Hannah Wagy had 26 assists and Azlyn Cassaday and Whitten tied with a team-high 12 digs.

Northern Michigan 3, Fort Hays State 2

Fort Hays State let the opportunity to finish with a weekend split slip through their hands in the second match on Saturday. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in their match with tournament host Northern Michigan, only to see the home team rally for three straight sets. Northern Michigan took the match 23-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-21, 15-8.

The Tigers held on for the first set win. FHSU led 24-20 before seeing NMU rally for three straight points, but Rebekah Spainhour ended the home team’s hopes with a kill. In the second set FHSU rallied for eight straight points after trailing 15-12 to take a 20-15 lead. FHSU cruised to closing out the set on consecutive kills by Spainhour and Azlyn Cassaday.

Northern Michigan started its comeback by getting ahead of FHSU by five points early in the third, then methodically pulled away for an 11-point win. FHSU was in good shape leading by four at 10-6 in the fourth before NMU took nine of the next 15 points to tie the set 15-15. FHSU led 20-18, then NMU rallied for five straight points to take a 23-20 lead. The Wildcats took two of the final three points to win by four.

The Wildcats used the momentum to take command early with a 5-1 lead in the decisive set and eventually led 10-2 before closing the Tigers out by seven.

Kayla Chosa had 14 of her game-high 21 kills over the final three sets for Northern Michigan. With just three errors, she hit a scorching .514 in the match.

Rebekah Spainhour had a big match for the Tigers, putting down 17 kills with just four errors to hit .394. Crystal Whiten added 11 kills, but with nine errors, hit just .053. Hannah Wagy produced 39 assists and Mallory Flagor had a team-high 13 digs followed by Taylor Denney with 12.

Northern Michigan hit .221 for the match, while the Tigers hit .148.

The Tigers return to action next week in Oklahoma at the Tiger/Savage Storm Classic, held in both Durant and Ada, Okla. The Tigers will be in Durant for their first two matches on Friday(Sept. 11) and then Ada for their final two matches on Saturday(Sept. 12).

Chiefs trade McCray to Seahawks while trimming roster

Posted on September 5, 2015

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs traded defensive back Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick Saturday as they trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit.

They also released former sixth-round pick Eric Kush, who began training camp as the starting center, and defensive end Mike Catapano, who overcame an illness to work his way into the mix.

Other notable cuts included linebacker James-Michael Johnson; defensive linemen David Irving and Hebron Fangupo; wide receivers Da’Ron Brown and Fred Williams; defensive backs Kevin Short and Deji Olatoye; and tight end Ryan Taylor.

Top cornerback Sean Smith was placed on the reserve-suspended list after a drunken driving arrest last year resulted in a three-game suspension. Veteran tight end Richard Gordon was placed on injured reserve.

South Dakota State holds on to knock off Kansas

Posted on September 5, 2015

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Ke'aun Kinner scores the first of two touchdowns vs. South Dakota State. (Courtesy Kansas Athletics) — Ke’aun Kinner scores the first of two touchdowns vs. South Dakota State. (Courtesy Kansas Athletics)

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Zach Lujan threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns, Isaac Wallace ran for 118 yards and another score and South Dakota State spoiled the debut of Kansas coach David Beaty with a 41-38 victory over the Jayhawks on Saturday.

Jake Wieneke had eight catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Brady Mengarelli also ran for a score as the Jackrabbits hung on after blowing most of a 31-7 first-half lead.

The Jayhawks got in range to attempt a tying field goal in the final seconds, but quarterback Montell Cozart fumbled the snap when he merely needed to spike it to stop the clock. The last few seconds ticked away and the Jackrabbits raced onto the field to celebrate.

Cozart threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, though he also had an interception and lost a fumble. Junior college transfer Ke’aun Kinner ran for 157 yards and two scores.