KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals Friday designated OF Billy Hamilton for assignment and recalled Brett Phillips from Triple-A Omaha.
The speedy Hamilton, who signed a one-year deal with the Royals in the offseason, hit .211 in 93 games and stole 18 bases.
Phillips appeared in 36 games for Kansas City in 2018 after coming over in a trade with Milwaukee, but had spent all of this season at Omaha before Friday.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, Paul DeJong and Paul Goldschmidt added two-run shots and the St. Louis Cardinals rocked Luis Castillo on the way to a 13-4 romp over the Cincinnati Reds. Kolten Wong had a solo homer among his four hits and Fowler, Marcell Ozuna and Tommy Edman each had three as the Cardinals piled up a season-high 18 hits and moved into sole possession of first place in the NL Central.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Montgomery outpitched Noah Syndergaard, and the Kansas City Royals ended their scoreless drought in a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets. The hottest team in the majors until this week, the Mets have lost four of five after a 15-1 stretch propelled them into the crowded NL wild-card race.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Of all the things the Kansas City Chiefs wanted to accomplish during their three-week getaway to training camp at Missouri Western, returning home with everyone healthy probably topped the list. Not only did they accomplish that, they actually improved their roster depth. Now the trick is to remain healthy while preparing for the regular season back in Kansas City, where the Chiefs will resume their camp next week.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts is cramming as he prepares for his only year with the Sooners. Before transferring from Alabama, he played in three national title games. He lost his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa last season, but his numbers and overall success still are stellar. He was 26-2 as a starter for Alabama, then completed 73 percent of his passes as a reserve last season. He has made an impression on the Sooners with his work ethic since landing on campus in January.
National Headlines
NEW YORK (AP) _ The NFL has conditionally reinstated New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon, who can rejoin the team for meetings and workouts on Sunday. However, Gordon is barred from next Thursday’s game because of a lack of sufficient conditioning and practice time. Gordon had been suspended indefinitely since last December for violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) _ Hideki Matsuyama has a one-stroke lead over Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay at the midway mark of the BMW Championship at Medinah. Matsuyama sank five birdie putts of at least 15 feet, beginning and ending with 30-footers. They were part of a 9-under 63 that puts him in position to continue his streak of playing the Tour Championship every year since he turned pro.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) _ Denny Hamlin will be the pole-sitter for tonight’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway after turning a lap at 129.230 mph in his Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in Friday’s qualifying session. The reigning Daytona 500 winner bumped Kyle Larson to the other end of the front row. Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch will make up the second row, just in front of Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ San Diego Padres manager Andy Green says rookie phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. is most likely done for the season because of a back injury. The 20-year-old shortstop is batting .317 with 13 doubles, 22 homers and 53 RBIs in 84 games. Green said Tatis will be reevaluated in three weeks.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Alibaba Group co-founder Joe Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with knowledge of the details say are worth about $3.4 billion. The sources say that Tsai is paying about $2.35 billion for the Nets, a record for a U.S. pro sports franchise. He’s also spending nearly $1 billion in a separate transaction for the arena.
Friday Scores
INTERLEAGUE
Final Kansas City 4 N-Y Mets 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 0
Final N-Y Yankees 3 Cleveland 2
Final Toronto 7 Seattle 3
Final Boston 9 Baltimore 1
Final Minnesota 4 Texas 3
Final Chi White Sox 7 L-A Angels 2
Final Oakland 3 Houston 2 (13 Innings)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 3 Chi Cubs 2
Final Washington 2 Milwaukee 1
Final St. Louis 13 Cincinnati 4
Final Philadelphia 8 San Diego 4
Final L-A Dodgers 8 Atlanta 3
Final Colorado 3 Miami 0
Final San Francisco 10 Arizona 9 (11 Innings)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Buffalo 27 Carolina 14
Final N-Y Giants 32 Chicago 13
Final Tampa Bay 16 Miami 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Montgomery outpitched Noah Syndergaard, and the Kansas City Royals ended their scoreless drought Friday night in a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets.
The hottest team in the majors until this week, the Mets have lost four of five after a 15-1 stretch propelled them into the crowded NL wild-card race. They dropped the series opener in a rematch of the 2015 World Series won by Kansas City in five games.
Montgomery (3-5) pitched six strong innings and allowed just one unearned run on five hits while striking out three and walking two. It was the second consecutive start in which he didn’t permit an earned run, following seven smooth innings Saturday in a 7-0 win over Detroit.
The left-hander is 2-3 with the Royals since they acquired him from the Chicago Cubs.
Ian Kennedy tossed a scoreless ninth for his 21st save in 24 opportunities. He retired Amed Rosario on a bases-loaded grounder to end it.
The Royals, coming off back-to-back shutout losses to the St. Louis Cardinals, finally snapped a 22-inning scoreless string in the fifth. And it was the bottom three guys in the lineup who came through. After Ryan O’Hearn singled, Meibrys Viloria and Nicky Lopez followed with consecutive RBI doubles off Syndergaard to give Kansas City a 2-1 lead.
The Royals added a couple of insurance runs in the eighth when Brett Phillips drew a bases-loaded walk from Edwin Díaz, and Bubba Starling singled home a run.
Outside of the fifth, Syndergaard (8-6) gave up little else. He threw six innings and allowed just the two runs on five hits with six strikeouts, snapping a streak of six consecutive starts of at least seven innings. But after an RBI single from Michael Conforto in the third, the Mets couldn’t generate anything else on offense.
SOLER ON A TEAR
Jorge Soler extended his torrid streak at the plate. The Royals’ designated hitter reached base in all four plate appearances with a double and three walks. Over his last nine games, he is hitting .450 with a .639 on-base percentage and a 1.292 slugging percentage for a 1.930 OPS. In that span, Soler has eight home runs and 12 RBIs.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (left hamstring strain) threw a two-inning simulated game and looked good, according to manager Ned Yost. The team will see how Duffy feels on Saturday, then decide whether to have him pitch another simulated game or send him out for a rehab assignment. … SS Adalberto Mondesi (left shoulder) took batting practice on the field for the first time since getting hurt July 16.
Mets: Left fielder J.D. Davis exited with a calf problem after beating out an infield single late in the game. … RHP Robert Gsellman was unavailable due to triceps soreness he’s been dealing with for a couple of days. … OF Brandon Nimmo was scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie. Nimmo, on the 60-day injured list, hasn’t played since May 20 because of a bulging disk in his neck.
ROSTER MOVES
Royals: Designated OF Billy Hamilton for assignment and recalled outfielder Brett Phillips from Triple-A Omaha. The speedy Hamilton, who signed a one-year deal with the Royals in the offseason, hit .211 in 93 games and stole 18 bases. Phillips appeared in 36 games for Kansas City in 2018 after coming over in a trade with Milwaukee, but had spent all of this season at Omaha before making his season debut on Friday. In those 36 games, Phillips hit .188 with two home runs.
Mets: Selected the contract of RHP Paul Sewald from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned RHP Drew Gagnon to their top farm club. In addition, RHP Tim Peterson was designated for assignment. This is Sewald’s third stint in the big leagues this season.
UP NEXT
Mets ace Jacob deGrom (7-7) faces Jakob Junis (8-10) in the second game of the series Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion, two people with knowledge of the details said Friday.
Joe Tsai already had purchased 49 percent of the team from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in 2018, with the option to become controlling owner in 2021.
Instead, he pushed up that timeline for full ownership of a team on the rise after signing superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in July.
Terms were not disclosed, but those familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Tsai is paying about $2.35 billion for the Nets and nearly $1 billion in a separate transaction for the arena. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreements are not complete.
The deal is expected to be completed by the end of September and is subject to approval by the NBA’s Board of Governors.
It will surpass the $2.2 billion that Tilman Fertitta paid for the NBA’s Houston Rockets, and that David Tepper spent for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.
Tsai is the executive vice chairman of the Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant. He already had purchased the WNBA’s New York Liberty.
Prokhorov became the NBA’s first non-North American owner in 2010 and oversaw the Nets’ move from New Jersey to Brooklyn two years later. He spent big in the first couple years after the move in a quest to chase a championship, but the team soon became one of the worst in the NBA before rallying to return to the playoffs last season.
He boasted of trying to win a championship within five years of his ownership, rapidly going through players and coaches in the first few years in Brooklyn. But he spent less time around the team in recent years while focusing on his interests in Russia — which at one point included a campaign for president of the Russian Federation — and remained in the background after hiring Sean Marks as the team’s general manager in 2016.
“It has been an honor and a joy to open Barclays Center, bring the Nets to Brooklyn, and watch them grow strong roots in the community while cultivating global appeal,” Prokhorov said in a statement. “The team is in a better place today than ever before and I know that Joe will build on that success, while continuing to deliver the guest experience at Barclays Center that our fans, employees, and colleagues in the industry enjoy.”
Prokhorov had invested $200 million and made funding commitments to acquire 80 percent of the team and 45 percent of the arena project, after the team’s planned move across the Hudson River had repeatedly stalled. He later bought the remainder of the arena, which quickly became a popular attraction for concerts, boxing and college basketball, as well as the home of the New York Islanders.
Tsai, a native of Taiwan, is positioned to take full control of the team by the time the Nets head to China to play two exhibition games against the Los Angeles Lakers in October. That comes at the start of a season of renewed excitement for the Nets, who just three seasons ago won an NBA-worst 20 games but are set to make a big move up the standings after landing two of the best players on the market when free agency opened.
“I’ve had the opportunity to witness up close the Brooklyn Nets rebuild that Mikhail started a few years ago,” Tsai said. “He hired a front office and coaching staff focused on player development, he supported the organization with all his resources, and he refused to tank. I will be the beneficiary of Mikhail’s vision, which put the Nets in a great position to compete, and for which I am incredibly grateful.”
Tsai, 55, graduated from Yale and its law school. He figures to help the NBA extend its growth in Asia, where the Basketball World Cup will be held in China this year before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The league is staging preseason games in both countries along with India, the home country of Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, whose teams will play in them.
Brett Yormark, the CEO of BSE Global, which manages the Nets and its arena, will oversee the transition before leaving for a new role.
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MANHATTAN, Kansas – Following the third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four seasons for K-State women’s basketball, head coach Jeff Mittie has agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2023-24 season, Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced on Friday (August 16). The extension was unanimously approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors.
“Coach Mittie and his staff have done an outstanding job with our women’s basketball program,” Taylor said. “He conducts his program with integrity and class and is widely respected across the nation as a leader and basketball coach. Coming off last season’s NCAA Tournament appearance, this extension allows Coach Mittie and his staff to build upon their success over the next five years.”
Under Mittie’s guidance, Kansas State has reached the postseason in five straight seasons and amassed a record of 100-66 (.602). He is the second head coach in program history – Lynn Hickey – to reach postseason play in their first five seasons with the Wildcats.
“I want to thank president Myers, director of athletics Gene Taylor and deputy athletic director Jill Shields for their support of our program,” said Mittie. “I also want to thank my staff and players for their work in continuing to elevate our program. My family and I are blessed to be at Kansas State and a part of this great community.”
Over the last three seasons, Mittie has directed Kansas State to 62 wins including two seasons with 20 or more victories. The 62 wins ranks fourth among Big 12 schools during the last three seasons. The 62 wins over the last three seasons are the most for Kansas State since the 2006-07 to 2008-09 teams secured 66 wins.
Mittie is entering his sixth season with Kansas State. He is the fourth K-State women’s basketball head coach to reach the 100-win mark and ranks fourth in program history for career wins with the Wildcats. While guiding the Wildcats, Mittie has mentored 13 All-Big 12 selections and four Big 12 All-Defensive Team honorees.
Overall, Mittie will begin his 28th season in 2019-20. Mittie surpassed the 550-win mark during the 2018-19 season and owns a career mark of 554-301 (.648) and has 20 postseason appearances.
K-State has also excelled in the classroom under Mittie, as the Wildcats have received 27 Academic All-Big 12 citations including a program-high in the 2016-17 season and five CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and a CoSIDA Academic All-American (Shaelyn Martin) in the 2017-18 season.
For the 2019-20 season, Kansas State returns nine letter winners led by the trio of senior Peyton Williams, junior Rachel Ranke and sophomore Christianna Carr. The nine returning letter winners were responsible for 70 percent of K-State’s scoring and almost 65 percent of the team’s rebounding in the 2018-19 season. The Wildcats will also welcome in senior Angela Harris, redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee and freshmen Emma Chapman, Emilee Ebert and Jada Thorpe.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Following the third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four seasons for K-State women’s basketball, head coach Jeff Mittie has agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2023-24 season, Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced on Friday (August 16). The extension was unanimously approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors.
“Coach Mittie and his staff have done an outstanding job with our women’s basketball program,” Taylor said. “He conducts his program with integrity and class and is widely respected across the nation as a leader and basketball coach. Coming off last season’s NCAA Tournament appearance, this extension allows Coach Mittie and his staff to build upon their success over the next five years.”
Under Mittie’s guidance, Kansas State has reached the postseason in five straight seasons and amassed a record of 100-66 (.602). He is the second head coach in program history – Lynn Hickey – to reach postseason play in their first five seasons with the Wildcats.
“I want to thank president Myers, director of athletics Gene Taylor and deputy athletic director Jill Shields for their support of our program,” said Mittie. “I also want to thank my staff and players for their work in continuing to elevate our program. My family and I are blessed to be at Kansas State and a part of this great community.”
Over the last three seasons, Mittie has directed Kansas State to 62 wins including two seasons with 20 or more victories. The 62 wins ranks fourth among Big 12 schools during the last three seasons. The 62 wins over the last three seasons are the most for Kansas State since the 2006-07 to 2008-09 teams secured 66 wins.
Mittie is entering his sixth season with Kansas State. He is the fourth K-State women’s basketball head coach to reach the 100-win mark and ranks fourth in program history for career wins with the Wildcats. While guiding the Wildcats, Mittie has mentored 13 All-Big 12 selections and four Big 12 All-Defensive Team honorees.
Overall, Mittie will begin his 28th season in 2019-20. Mittie surpassed the 550-win mark during the 2018-19 season and owns a career mark of 554-301 (.648) and has 20 postseason appearances.
K-State has also excelled in the classroom under Mittie, as the Wildcats have received 27 Academic All-Big 12 citations including a program-high in the 2016-17 season and five CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and a CoSIDA Academic All-American (Shaelyn Martin) in the 2017-18 season.
For the 2019-20 season, Kansas State returns nine letter winners led by the trio of senior Peyton Williams, junior Rachel Ranke and sophomore Christianna Carr. The nine returning letter winners were responsible for 70 percent of K-State’s scoring and almost 65 percent of the team’s rebounding in the 2018-19 season. The Wildcats will also welcome in senior Angela Harris, redshirt freshman Ayoka Lee and freshmen Emma Chapman, Emilee Ebert and Jada Thorpe.
K-State women’s basketball season tickets for the 2019-20 season are available now for purchase. For more information on season ticket packages for the Wildcats’ 17-game home schedule, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.kstatesports.com/tickets.
Mittie at K-State
– 100-66 (.602) in previous five seasons
– Five straight postseason appearances; three NCAA Tournament appearances
– 62 wins over the last three seasons; fourth-most among Big 12 programs
– Two 20-win seasons
– 13 All-Big 12 selections
– Four Big 12 All-Defensive Team honorees
– 2019 U.S. Pan American Games selection (Peyton Williams)
– 27 Academic All-Big 12 selections
– Three Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients
– Five CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honorees
– One CoSIDA Academic All-American (Shaelyn Martin)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Listen to updates from Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph, Mo. with the “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus. The reports originally air weeknights at 5:25 p.m. on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm. Brought to you locally by Egbert Liquor.
TOPEKA, Kan. – 50 Year History of KSHSAA Playoffs that includes 19 feature chapters and a records book together covering over 240 pages in length is available and on sale now through the KSHSAA website. BUY NOW!
Brett Marshall of Garden City joined the KWBW Morning Show to talk about this great book that has just been released. Prior to 1969 the 5 classifications in Kansas athletics as well as 8-Man Football did not have a playoff system. Marshall and several other sports writers all across the State of Kansas helped with the project that has taken over a year to complete. Marshall indicated that chapter 10 highlights the specifics of Hutchinson High School’s fantastic run to 6 straight championships beginning in 2004 and 7 overall with the last being won in 2011. Hutchinson Comunity College’s Brad Hallier contributed to the Hutchinson Chapter in the book.
Friday Morning Sports with KWBW’s Rob Dreher.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Continually striving to provide K-State fans with the Best Fan Experience in the Big 12, K-State Athletics announced today a comprehensive list of new improvements for fans attending football games this season at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
“We have one of the best game atmospheres in all of college football thanks to our tremendous fan base,” Director of Athletics Gene Taylor said. “As part of our commitment to them, we will continue to explore various improvements throughout the stadium that will make their experience at our games even better. Our fans do an outstanding job informing us of their concerns through surveys and emails, and we take that input very seriously when considering making improvements and enhancements that will serve as a benefit for the
Among the improvements are discounts on select concession items for season ticket holders, the addition of margaritas to the menu selection available in the beer garden on the Goss Family South Tailgate Terrace, designated rideshare locations on each side of the stadium and several new in-game production elements, including the conference-wide implementation of a sideline timeout countdown clock.
The comprehensive list of improvements for the 2019 season includes:
You can view a video update from AD Taylor regarding these improvements by clicking here.
Next Saturday, August 24, K-State football fans will have the chance to interact with and get autographs from their favorite Wildcats and the new coaching staff as the program will hold a “Meet the Cats” autograph session from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., on the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The West Stadium Center box office and the K-State Super Store will be open for the event.
New head coach Chris Klieman and the Wildcats begin the 2019 season and seven-game home slate on Saturday, August 31, against Nicholls, a game that kicks off at 6 p.m., and serves as the 11th-annual K-State Family Reunion. Tickets for all seven games are still available by visiting www.kstatesports.com/tickets, calling 1-800-221-CATS or visiting the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.
