BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Wednesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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On Tuesday Kyle Isbel snapped Kansas City's 27-inning scoreless streak by sprinting home on a throwing error in the 10th inning, Cole Ragans gave up three hits in six innings, and the Royals held on to the second American League wild card spot with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Isbel, the Royals' automatic runner to begin the 10th, reached third on Bobby Witt Jr.’s infield single to short and crossed the plate on Nasim Nuñez's low throw to first to end Kansas City's seven-game slide.
The Royals sit tied with the Tigers and just two games ahead of the Twins for the final AL Wild Card spot with five games to go. KC is back in action this evening at 5:45 for game 2 with the Nats.
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Tuesday was also a big day for Kansas Wesleyan as Abby Donovan was named KCAC Women’s Golfer of the Week, and Valeria Hernandez was named KCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Donovan set a pair of new Kansas Wesleyan women's golf school records and dominated the field to claim the individual championship and help the Kansas Wesleyan women's golf team to a second place finish at the Central Plains Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Salina Country Club.
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And finally on Tuesday Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre told a congressional committee that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
Favre is currently giving testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi, and has been forced to repay over $1M in speaking fees.
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