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Royals workout news and notes: Matheny says he's considering using openers

Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny says the team could occasionally use openers rather than traditional starters this season.

Minnesota scores two in stoppage time, stuns SKC for 2-1 win

Minnesota United rallied with two late goals to beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night in the MLS is Back tournament.

Masking up: Some MLB players planning to wear masks on field, too

Protective face coverings won’t be out of sight when Major League Baseball resumes in less than two weeks.

Royals C Gallagher tests positive for COVID-19

Kansas City Royals catcher Cam Gallagher says he is asymptomatic and was surprised by the positive test result.

Sporting KC to transfer Botond Barath to former club in Hungary

Sporting Kansas City has agreed to transfer defender Botond Barath to his former club in Hungary, the team announced Saturday.

Sporting KC player tests positive for COVID-19

A Sporting Kansas City player has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Friday. All other team test results came back negative.

No high-fives or spitting? MLB players must change habits in COVID world

Baseball players are being asked to set aside behaviors stitched into the game’s fabric under rules designed to contain the novel coronavirus.

Sinclair Cares: Roll Up Your Sleeves, Kansas City

FOX Sports Kansas City and Sinclair Cares have teamed up with the American Red Cross and are asking you to “Roll Up Your Sleeves” and donate blood.

Nashville withdraws from MLS is Back tourney after nine players test positive

Nashville SC has withdrawn from Major League Soccer’s MLS is Back tournament in Florida after nine players tested positive for the coronavirus.

Royals to open 2021 regular season April 1 at The K

The Kansas City Royals’ 2020 season hasn’t begun, but their 2021 schedule — minus game times — was released Thursday.

Top prospects impress during Royals' second intrasquad game of summer camp

The Kansas City Royals’ future looked bright as the team held an intrasquad game Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

NFL's stay-at-home order applies to training camp, too

The pandemic has forced the NFL to abandon, at least for this year, the fading but still time-honored tradition of teams traveling to training camp.

Despite concern about positive tests, MLS is Back tournament kicks off Wednesday

MLS is about to resume its season — in a state that has seen a huge spike in coronavirus infections and with plenty of worry about what will happen next.

NFL, NFLPA still negotiating protocols for training camp and preseason

The NFL and the NFLPA haven’t come to an agreement on all protocols for training camp and the preseason as the report date for teams draws closer.

Royals to open 2020 season July 24 in Cleveland

The Kansas City Royals will open their abbreviated 60-game schedule on Friday, July 24 in Cleveland.

Kansas State athletes attend protest after student's George Floyd tweet

Some Kansas State athletes were among about 100 people who protested this weekend over an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd.

AP report: NFL will consider NFLPA's recommendation to cancel preseason

The NFL plans to consider the NFLPA’s recommendation to cancel the preseason, though it prefers to cut the schedule in half, a source told the AP.

Royals' Salvador Pérez tests positive for COVID-19

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Pérez announced Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19 but is asymptomatic and in good spirits.

AP report: NFL to eliminate first two preseason games

The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all-virtual offseason.

Fans can buy personal likenesses to display at The K, support Royals Respond Fund

Up to 500 Kansas City Royals fans can purchase a plastic cutout of their likeness for $40 apiece that will be displayed in a seat at Kauffman Stadium.

K-State launches diversity programs in wake of threatened football boycott

Kansas State is launching a diversity and education fund amid several other initiatives to address racial injustice after football players threatened a boycott.

Royals, other clubs focus on how to develop top prospects in short season

The challenge for rebuilding clubs: Figure out how to get a substantive season in for some of the top talent in the minor leagues.

Top prospects Singer and Witt, Jr. make Royals' 60-man roster

The Royals announced their 60-man roster on Sunday.

Good MLB views still available, if fans know where to look

New knotholes could be a foot in the door for fans if teams and government officials deem them safe to open before the actual seating bowls.

K-State football players announce boycott after student's tweet

The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd that prompted outrage on campus.

K-State officials decry student's Floyd tweet, athletes consider leaving university

A K-State student’s tweet about the death of George Floyd prompted outrage from several students, including two football players who threatened to leave.

NFL still aims to open training camps in late July

The NFL still plans to hold training camps on time beginning in late July, though contingency plans are in place.

Royals agree to terms with 13 players, including all six draft picks

The Kansas City Royals and 13 players, including all six draft picks, have agreed to contract terms, the team announced Tuesday.

NFLPA advises players to halt private workouts together

The medical director of the NFL players’ union has recommended that all players stop private workouts together because of the risk of coronavirus infection.

Positive COVID-19 tests prompt K-State to halt voluntary workouts

Kansas State has paused all voluntary workouts for football players for two weeks following the most recent COVID-19 test results.