BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Monday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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Over the weekend, Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 in their AL Division Series opener.
This was the first postseason game to see five separate lead changes, and may very well have come down to the Royals tying their season-high in walks with eight for the game, including a pair of walked in runs in the fifth inning.
The Royals return to the Bronx tonight at 6:38 pm for game two of the series
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It was also a busy weekend for our college footballl teams, and in McPherson, the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes battled, but couldn’t find their footing offensively in a 42-13 rout.
The Yotes will take the conference-wide bye week to rest up and get healthy, and despite being 2-4, still find themselves in the hunt for the Bissell division’s playoff autobid with a fresh start in two weeks.
As a reminder with no game on Saturday there will also be no coaches show this Wednesday.
While Kansas State was on bye, KU was in action this week, and fell to a new foe, but an old nemesis as Arizona State took them down 35-31 in the desert
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And finally, this evening, the Kansas City Chiefs will look to join the Vikings as the only undefeated teams in the NFL when they host the 2-2 New Orleans Saints at 7:15
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.