Season preview highlights strong Sunflower League contenders
Lawrence High and Olathe North are pegged as 1995 league favorites with revisited balance across the Sunflower League. Lawrence returns a deep backfield led by Attig and Daniels while Olathe North relies on Milne and Bruce to pace the offense. SM South, SM East, SM West, and others project improved play as coaches note stronger rosters and fewer seniors.
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Kansas Open Season With Cincinnati In Sauna Like Heat
Kansas faces Cincinnati in Memorial Stadium as forecasters warn of extreme heat. Coach Glen Mason praises players for staying focused through three weeks of hot preseason drills and notes strong leadership from co captain Keith Rodgers and freshman Cleve Roberts. Two-for-one south end zone tickets aim for a 30,000 crowd as Jayhawks seek early energy.
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Muster and Chang Dominate U S Open Action on Wednesday
Thomas Muster, the French Open champion, beat Luke Jensen 7-6 7-3, 6-3, 6-0 on clay as Michael Chang routed Gianluca Pozzi 6-0 6-1 6-0. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Mary Pierce advanced while Martina Hingis, just shy of 15, became the Open era’s youngest winner. Hingis defeated Magdalena Maleeva 4-6 6-4 6-2.
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Naoko Kijimura
Mary Joe Fernandez
Sabine Hack
Helena Sukova
Chanda Rubin
Jennifer Capriati
KU Baseball to Interview Three for Interim Coach Vacancy
Kansas University will interview three candidates for the interim head baseball coach job. Wil son Kilmer and Bobby Randall confirmed their interest. The third candidate is Loren Hibbs, who would not confirm or deny involvement. The search committee will continue accepting applications and aims to interview this week with a possible selection next week.
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Mercedes, Gubicza lift Royals to 2-1 win over Brewers
Mercedes delivered a two run double on a milestone night as Kansas City edged Milwaukee 2-1. Gubicza praised Mercedes behind the plate while pitching through seven strong innings before Jeff Montgomery secured the win with a final defensive play. The Royals sit a half game behind Texas for the AL wild card.
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Royals Edge Ahead in Wild-Card Race by One
At Kauffman Stadium the Kansas City Royals trail Milwaukee in the wild-card hunt as they host the Brewers at 7 05 p m Kevin Appier is set to face Steve Sparks in a pivotal game Appier brings a 13 8 record while Sparks stands at 7 7 with no television coverage available for this matchup the Royals trailed 57 56 and now sit two games back in the wildcard race
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