SB Nation Kansas City: All Posts by Kris Willishttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2013-02-07T20:34:28-06:00https://kansascity.sbnation.com/authors/kris-willis/rss2013-02-07T20:34:28-06:002013-02-07T20:34:28-06:00Brown highlights local NFL Combine invitees
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<p>Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown highlights Kansas City area school invitees to the 2013 NFL Combine. </p> <p>Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown highlights local players that were<a href="http://blogs.indystar.com/coltsinsider/2013/02/07/eleven-state-players-invited-to-nfl-scouting-combine-333-in-indy-overall/"> among the 333 players invited to participate</a> in the 2013 NFL Combine. The event will be held on April 25-27 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.</p>
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<p>Brown is a 6-foot-1 linebacker who began his career at the University of Miami before transferring to Kansas State. He led the Wildcats in tackles during the 2012 season and played a huge part in Kansas State's improvement in run defense for the last two seasons. Brown is one of five K-State players that were invited to Indianapolis including quarterback Collin Klein and running back Braden Wilson.</p>
<p>Here is a look at all of the local products that were invited to the 2013 NFL Combine:</p>
<p><b>Missouri</b><br>Zaviar Gooden - LB<br>Sheldon Richardson - DL</p>
<p><b>Kansas </b><br>Tanner Hawkinson - OL<br>Bradley McDougald - DB</p>
<p><b>Kansas State</b><br>Arthur Brown - LB<br>Anthony Cantele - K<br>Chris Harper - WR<br>Collin Klein - QB<br>Braden Wilson - RB</p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2013/2/7/3965968/nfl-draft-combine-2013-arthur-brown-kansas-stateKris Willis2012-08-12T18:13:30-05:002012-08-12T18:13:30-05:00PGA Championship Winner 2012: Rory McIlroy Wins Second Career Major
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<p>Rory McIlroy dominated the field at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and captured his second career major and his first PGA Championship. </p>
<p>McIlroy broke Jack Nicklaus' record for largest margin of victory at the PGA Championship winning by eight strokes over second place David Lynn. His 6-under, 66 on Sunday was his best round of the tournament. In fact McIlroy stepped his game up over the weekend shooting 11-under over the two rounds. </p>
<p>Lynn shot a 68 on Sunday to climb to 5-under and finish second. A group of four golfers including Carl Pettersson and 2011 champ Keegan Bradley finished tied for third at 4-under. Tiger Woods shot even par on Sunday and finished the tournament at 2-under and tied for 11th. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238419/pga-championship-winner-2012Kris Willis2012-08-12T17:05:12-05:002012-08-12T17:05:12-05:002012 PGA Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Cruising Through Final Round
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<p>Rory McIlroy has played mistake free golf for much of the afternoon and is pulling away from the field at the 2012 PGA Championship. </p>
<p>McIlroy is 11-under for the tournament and 4-under during his final round. He has no bogeys through 14 holes and hasn't given the rest of the field much of a chance to close the gap. Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter and David Lynn are in a group of golfers who are tied for second at 5-under. </p>
<p>Defending champion Keegan Bradley, Peter Hanson and Justin Rose are a little further back at 4-under and tied for fifth place. Tiger Woods is currently tied for 11th at 2-under for the tournament. </p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">For live scoring updates be sure to check out the </span><a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff; color: #002c66; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" href="http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/scoring/leaderboard">leaderboard at PGA.com</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">.</span></p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238302/2012-pga-championship-leaderboard-rory-mcilroy-cruising-through-finalKris Willis2012-08-12T15:55:40-05:002012-08-12T15:55:40-05:002012 London Olympics Medal Count: USA Pulls Away From China
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<p>The 2012 London Olympics are coming to an end and the United States has clinched the top spot in the overall medal count. The U.S. went back and forth with China in the early part of the games but a strong finish enabled them to come out on top. </p>
<p>The United States finished with 104 total medals including 46 golds. China comes in second with 87 and 38 golds while Russia finished third with 82 medals and 24 gold. Great Britain and Germany round out the top five. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3238215/2012-london-olympics-medal-countKris Willis2012-08-12T10:06:40-05:002012-08-12T10:06:40-05:00Team USA Vs. Spain Score: Kevin Durant, U.S. Lead Spain 59-58 At Halftime
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<p>Team USA carries a 59-58 lead over Spain into halftime of the Gold Medal game at the 2012 London Olympics. Kevin Durant has 17 points to lead the Americans who saw Spain mount a rally in the closing minutes of the first half. </p>
<p>Kevin Love has nine points and six rebounds off the bench for Team USA while LeBron James has eight points, six rebounds and three assists. Juan Carlos Navarro has 19 points to lead all scorers while Rudy Fernandez has 12. </p>
<p>Both teams spent a great deal of time during the first half upset with the officiating. Spain's Marc Gasol picked up his fourth foul of the first half late in the second quarter. That should take him out of the equation for at least the start of the second half. </p>
<p>Both teams combined for 33 fouls in the first half with 39 free throws attempted. Spain is 19 of 21 from the free throw line and also hit 7 of 13 three point attempts. Team USA was hurt by dribble penetration from Spain's guards in the second quarter and needs to emerge from the locker room focused defensively for the second half. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237489/team-usa-vs-spain-score-kevin-durant-u-s-lead-spain-59-58-at-halftimeKris Willis2012-08-12T08:30:24-05:002012-08-12T08:30:24-05:002012 PGA Championship Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy Leads As Play Resumes
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<p>Play resumed early Sunday morning at the 2012 PGA Championship as golfers scramble to finish up the third round of the tournament before beginning the final round. </p>
<p>A birdie at 16 has Roy McIlroy at 7-under for the tournament and holding a three-shot lead over the rest of the field. Vijah Singh, Carl Pettersson and Trevor Immelman are all three shots back of McIlroy at 4-under. </p>
<p>The break in play may have helped Tiger Woods to sort himself out somewhat. Woods was four over through the first 10 holes of his third round but has two birdies on the back nine to get back to 2-under for the tournament. </p>
<p>Golfers will have to wait for the field to complete the third round before the final round can begin. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237423/2012-pga-championship-leaderboardKris Willis2012-08-12T08:04:38-05:002012-08-12T08:04:38-05:00NASCAR At Watkins Glen 2012: Start Time, Lineup, TV/Radio Info, Live Streaming And More
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<p>Nascar's Sprint Cup series shifts to Watkins Glen on Sunday for a 90 lap race around the road course at Watkins Glen. Clint Bowyer will start eighth on Sunday after recording a good qualifying time on Saturday. Carl Ewards will start a little further back in the field in the 18th position but has some momentum after winning the Nationwide Race on Saturday. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237407/nascar-at-watkins-glen-2012-nascar-at-watkins-glen-2012-start-timeKris Willis2012-08-12T06:45:43-05:002012-08-12T06:45:43-05:00Royals Vs. Orioles Final Score: Alex Gordon Homers Twice In 7-3 KC Win
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<p><span>Alex Gordon</span> hit two homers and the Kansas City Royals overcame a three-hour rain delay to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3. </p>
<p>Gordon's first inning home run began the scoring and his solo shot in the seventh capped the Royals night. <span>Billy Butler</span> and <span>Salvador Perez</span> also went deep in the win. </p>
<p><span>Luis Mendoza</span> could have very well been the story as he picked up his sixth win of the season while allowing seven hits and three runs. Mendoza shut out the Orioles through the first six innings but couldn't escape a little trouble in the seventh. </p>
<p><span>Chris Tillman</span> takes the loss for Baltimore giving up six hits and six runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Tillman surrendered three of the four homeruns hit by the Royals. <span>Kelvin Herrera</span> and <span>Tim Collins</span> gave up one hit but zero runs in three combined relief innings for Kansas City. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/8/12/3237324/royals-vs-orioles-final-score-alex-gordonKris Willis2012-08-05T18:17:41-05:002012-08-05T18:17:41-05:00Yuniesky Betancourt Designated For Assignment By Royals
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<p>The Kansas City Royals have designated infielder Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment and called up infielder Tony Abreu from Omaha. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Kansas City Royals</a> have designated infielder <span>Yuniesky Betancourt</span> for assignment according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Kansas City will now have 10 days to either trade or release Bethancourt.</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Royals"><s>#</s><b>Royals</b></a> designate INF Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment. Call up <span>Tony Abreu</span> from Class AAA Omaha.</p>
— Bob Dutton (@Royals_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals_Report/status/232232648435720192" data-datetime="2012-08-05T21:52:32+00:00">August 5, 2012</a>
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<p>Betancourt was hitting .232 with seven home runs in 56 games for the Royals this season. His defense was below average and he certainly wasn't living up to the one-year $2 million contract that he signed during the offseason. </p>
<p>The Royals will call up Tony Abreu from Omaha who was hitting .322 with nine homers and 73 RBIs. Abreu was primarily playing second base at Omaha and should get a look down the stretch. </p>
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https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-city-royals/2012/8/5/3222117/yuniesky-betancourt-designated-for-assignment-by-royalsKris Willis2012-08-05T17:07:59-05:002012-08-05T17:07:59-05:00Royals Vs. Rangers Final Score: Kansas City Wins Series Finale 7-6 In 10 Innings
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<p>A throwing error by rookie <span>Mike Olt</span> enabled the Royals to escape with a 7-6 win in 10 innings over the Texas Rangers. </p>
<p><span>Salvador Perez</span> put the Royals up early with a first-inning double off of Rangers starter <span>Derek Holland</span>. The Rangers came back with five runs in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead. The Royals chipped away from there and eventually took a 6-5 lead in the sixth with a two-run double by <span>Billy Butler</span>. <span>Michael Young</span> tied the game up again in the seventh before the Royals won it in the 10th.</p>
<p><span>Greg Holland</span> picks up his fifth win of the season with two innings of scoreless release. <span>Michael Kirkman</span> is the tough luck loser after allowing the lone run in the 10th. </p>
<p>Jeff Francouer had two hits for the Royals including his 10th home run of the season. Catcher Brayen Pena also homered in the win. <span>Adrian Beltre</span> had three hits for the Rangers. </p>
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