KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Royals manager Ned Yost often kids Salvador Perez about his lack of speed. “In batting practice, every time he hits the ball in the gap, he says, `Triple! Triple!’” Yost said. “I always thought that was a little farfetched.” Perez had an RBI triple in the eighth inning – his first since […]
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Trenton battles wind, Kansas City area schools, to 10th place golf finish at Tiffany Greens
Trenton High School’s boys golf squad traveled to the north side of Kansas City on Thursday afternoon, challenging themselves against the vicious wind gusts provided by Mother Nature, not to mention the high-end talent of schools from across the K.C. metro area and the 18-hole, par 72 Tiffany Greens Course. Out of 17 teams in […]
Syndergaard, Mets shut out Royals following ring ceremony
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Noah Syndergaard threw six dominant innings, Neil Walker hit his first homer with the Mets and New York beat Kansas City 2-0 Tuesday after the Royals were given their 2015 World Series rings. Syndergaard (1-0) was the only pitcher to beat the Royals in the World Series last year, winning Game […]
Royals receive 2015 World Series Champion rings
The Kansas City Royals presented players with their 2015 World Series Championship rings today during a special on-field ceremony at Kauffman Stadium. Created by Jostens, the leading national custom jewelry designer and producer, the one-of-a-kind championship ring celebrates the team’s historic comeback win to bring the World Series trophy to Kansas City. “Today is a […]
Two under arrest at Trenton law enforcement center
A second defendant has been arrested in connection with the alleged burglary early last year at Coon Manufacturing of Spickard. 36-year-old Jason Miles of Green Ridge, Missouri surrendered Saturday at the law enforcement center on felony charges of second degree burglary. He had been named in a Grundy County Grand Jury indictment last month. Bond […]
Royals survive shaky 8th, win 2016 opener over New York, 4-3
For six innings on Sunday night, it was a prototypical Royals performance, with strong pitching, spectacular defense, and an offense hunting and pecking out runs for a 4-0 lead over the New York Mets. In a rematch of the 2015 World Series, the Mets made the Royals sweat late, but clutch pitching from Luke Hochevar […]
3 hurt in Saturday night accident south of Spickard
Three persons were hurt late Saturday night south of Spickard when a car overturned and hit a concrete barrier. 20-year-old Kiersten Allen of Browning, and 25-year-old William Grimes of Kansas City, were taken to Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton with moderate injuries. 19-year-old Tristan Vencill of Trenton also was taken to Wright memorial with minor […]
Pollock fractures elbow in Arizona’s 7-4 win over KC
PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost one of their best players to a serious injury two days before the opening of regular season. All-Star center fielder A.J. Pollock fractured his right elbow with a head-first slide into home plate in the Diamondbacks’ 7-4 exhibition victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Manager […]
Designer: A single terminal could make KCI a terrorist target
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (BizJournals.com) – Replacing the Kansas City International Airport’s current layout with a single terminal could pose a major safety risk, KSHB reports. KSHB talked to Ron Hicks, who helped design the original KCI facility in the late 1960s. Hicks said the current configuration is “the ideal design for safety.” Constructing a single terminal, […]
Indians hit 4 homers to beat Royals 7-6
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Tyler Naquin homered twice and Francisco Lindor and Jason Kipnis also homered, powering the Cleveland Indians to a 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Naquin, the Indians’ first pick in the 2012 draft, hit his first two home runs of the spring. He also doubled and scored on an […]
UPDATE: High-speed chase from Brookfield to Macon
The Highway Patrol is reporting the arrest of a Kansas City, Kansas man who allegedly led authorities on a high-speed pursuit from Brookfield to near Macon. A trooper had attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding near Brookfield, around 11:30 yesterday morning, Monday, March 21. Officials say the driver of the vehicle failed to […]
Inmate reportedly tries to escape from WRDCC
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
Four Trenton wrestlers eligible for Kids state tournament in St. Louis
The Trenton Kids Wresting Club had six participants in Saturday’s regional tournament at Staley High School in North Kansas City this past weekend. Out of the six, four have advanced to become eligible to advance to the state tournament. Those reaching state eligibility are Tyler Siemer, who finished 2nd in the 12 and under-120 pound […]
Chillicothe Firefighter/Paramedic to receive state wide honor
(Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune) – A Chillicothe firefighter and paramedic is to receive a statewide honor this July. Larry Warren, Commander of the Vern R. Glick Post No. 25, of the American Legion, announced that Firefighter Lieutenant Tracy Bradley was named The American Legion’s Firefighter of the Year for Missouri. The announcement came during the regular meeting […]
Cain, Gordon, Snider homer in Royals’ 9-2 victory
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon and Travis Snider homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 Monday. Cain hit his first spring home run in the third off Jacob Turner after Mike Moustakas walked. Gordon homered on a 0-2 pitch from Turner to lead off the first. Gordon is 8 […]
Dwyer scores 2 goals; Sporting KC beats Whitecaps 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Dominic Dwyer scored two first-half goals and Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Saturday night. Dwyer scored in the fifth minute, and Sporting KC (2-0-0) made it 2-0 when Chance Myers crossed to Dwyer, who fired his shot to the far post in the 41st minute, with goalkeeper […]
Royals announce Fox Sports Kansas City broadcast schedule
The Kansas City Royals and FOX Sports Kansas City today announced a 160-game schedule for the 2016 season, featuring 10 exhibition games and 150 regular season contests. The Royals and FOX Sports Kansas City are entering the ninth season of an agreement in which FOX Sports Kansas City is the exclusive television home of Royals […]
Ellis leads No. 1 Kansas to 85-63 rout of K-State in Big 12s
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Not long ago, Kansas coach Bill Self had an official who calls games all over the country pay his team the ultimate compliment while simultaneously offering a somber warning. “He said, `When you’re on, you’re as good as anybody,’” Self recalled after watching his team dismantle Kansas State in the Big […]
Ballpark buzz: Swarm of bees delays KC’s win over Rockies
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) In what truly became a “B” game at spring training, a swarm of bees briefly delayed the Kansas City Royals’ 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. Edinson Volquez threw three hitless innings for the Royals, but the insects caused the biggest buzz. They sent Kansas City manager Ned Yost, members […]
Officers seize meth, 18 pounds of pot, 500 marijuana plants near Milan
(KTVO) – Law enforcement officers found methamphetamine, marijuana and stolen property during the search of a home outside Milan late last week. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, North Missouri Drug Task Force and the Missouri State Highway Patrol carried out a search warrant on Royal Road on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The investigation led to […]