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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After four months and a lengthy rain delay, the Kansas City Royals finally find themselves atop the AL Central after Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer to move KC into a tie for first with Cleveland, beating the Guardians 6-1 on Tuesday night.
The Royals, who lost 106 games last season, improved to a league-best 23-13 since the All-Star break, when they trailed the Guardians by seven games.
Cleveland had led the division since April 14 — 154 days — before dropping the first three games in this series, which concludes with a matinee Wednesday. The Guardians have lost nine of 12 and are just 17-21 since the break.
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Tuesday also saw the announcement of this year’s Kansas Shrine Bowl head coaches as Dominick Dingle of Wichita Heights and Garrett Michael of Sabetha have been chosen to lead the West and East teams respectively.
The Shrine Bowl will be played on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City, Kansas.
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And finally As K-State puts the final touches on its preparation for the season opener against UT Martin on Saturday, fans are alerted to construction projects in and around the Manhattan area that could affect travel plans, including work on I-70 at Junction City and McDowell Creek Road, and on Kimballl and Denison Avenues in Manhattan.
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