ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sam Myers went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, Kurtis Byrne also had three of TCU's 14 hits and the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs beat No. 6 seed Kansas State 9-4 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament.

TCU (33-20) continues in the consolation bracket with a game on Friday. Kansas State (32-24) has been eliminated from the tournament.

Myers led off the game with a double and scored on Logan Maxwell's sacrifice fly following a 12-pitch at-bat. TCU added an RBI single on three straight at-bats in the second, capped by Myers' hit for a 4-0 lead.

The Horned Frogs loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth to force Kansas State to go to the bullpen. Myers capitalized with a shot up the middle to score two for a 6-0 lead.

Kansas State scored three in the sixth to cut it to 7-4, but TCU got a run back in the seventh on Brody Green's second RBI single of the game.

Ben Abeldt (3-0) threw 85 pitches in five innings, while striking out nine — to set career highs in all three categories. Louis Rodriguez pitched the final 3 2/3 innings without allowing a run to earn his second save of the season.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sam Myers went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, Kurtis Byrne also had three of TCU's 14 hits and the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs beat No. 6 seed Kansas State 9-4 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament.TCU (33-20) continues in the consolation bracket with a game on Friday. Kansas State (32-24) has been eliminated from the tournament.Myers led off the game with a double and scored on Logan Maxwell's sacrifice fly following a 12-pitch at-bat. TCU added an RBI single on three straight at-bats in the second, capped by Myers' hit for a 4-0 lead.The Horned Frogs loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth to force Kansas State to go to the bullpen. Myers capitalized with a shot up the middle to score two for a 6-0 lead.Kansas State scored three in the sixth to cut it to 7-4, but TCU got a run back in the seventh on Brody Green's second RBI single of the game.Ben Abeldt (3-0) threw 85 pitches in five innings, while striking out nine — to set career highs in all three categories. Louis Rodriguez pitched the final 3 2/3 innings without allowing a run to earn his second save of the season.

K-State bounced from Big 12 Tourney by TCU 9-4

- Live listen in's to the Great Bend Lady Panthers first round 5A State Softball Tournament game with Spring Hill in Wichita.

- Cole Reif joins the show from the road as he heads to Manhattan for Hoisington's first round State Baseball game against Sabetha.&nbsp;

- The "Voice of the Tigers" Gerard Wellbrock joins us one more time before the Sports Day summer break to talk all things Fort Hays State.

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There were no easy matchups at this year's Class 5A Softball State Championships in Topeka. Great Bend entered the field with a 22-6 record but still found itself opposite No. 1 seed Spring Hill in Thursday's early game. The Lady Panthers overcame an early 3-0 deficit to lead 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth. The Broncos scored three runs in the fifth and seven more in the sixth to advance with a 14-5 win.

Bronco senior Blaire Sommer homered in the second inning to push the Spring Hill lead to 3-0. Great Bend answered with back-to-back doubles from Alyssa McCauley and Katherine Mazouch to plate a run in the top of the third. Camdyn Post singled in Mazouch for the second Lady Panther run.

Braelyn Turner got the Lady Broncs in order in the bottom of the third. DeShawnna Bryant led off the fourth with a home run to tie the score at three. Kamdyn Koelsch followed with a single. Rylee Prilling, running for the catcher, moved around the bases on a sac bunt from Halle Post and singles from Denver Ringo and McCauley. Post came around to score on a fielder's choice off Mazouch's bat to extend the Lady Panther lead to 5-3.

Spring Hill got back a run in the bottom of the fourth before the proverbial wheels fell off for the Lady Panthers in the fifth and sixth innings.&nbsp;

Turner pitched into the fifth inning and returned in the sixth inning to record the final two outs. Chayla Prendergast recorded the final two outs of the fifth inning and got the first batter in the sixth inning to line out before hitting a batter and walking the next three.&nbsp;

Bryant homered for her lone hit. McCauley singled and doubled, and Mazouch doubled for her lone hit. The Lady Panthers had eight hits and struck out just three times in the loss.

<figure>
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 </figure>Great Bend Post SportsThere were no easy matchups at this year's Class 5A Softball State Championships in Topeka. Great Bend entered the field with a 22-6 record but still found itself opposite No. 1 seed Spring Hill in Thursday's early game. The Lady Panthers overcame an early 3-0 deficit to lead 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth. The Broncos scored three runs in the fifth and seven more in the sixth to advance with a 14-5 win.Bronco senior Blaire Sommer homered in the second inning to push the Spring Hill lead to 3-0. Great Bend answered with back-to-back doubles from Alyssa McCauley and Katherine Mazouch to plate a run in the top of the third. Camdyn Post singled in Mazouch for the second Lady Panther run.Braelyn Turner got the Lady Broncs in order in the bottom of the third. DeShawnna Bryant led off the fourth with a home run to tie the score at three. Kamdyn Koelsch followed with a single. Rylee Prilling, running for the catcher, moved around the bases on a sac bunt from Halle Post and singles from Denver Ringo and McCauley. Post came around to score on a fielder's choice off Mazouch's bat to extend the Lady Panther lead to 5-3.Spring Hill got back a run in the bottom of the fourth before the proverbial wheels fell off for the Lady Panthers in the fifth and sixth innings.&nbsp;Turner pitched into the fifth inning and returned in the sixth inning to record the final two outs. Chayla Prendergast recorded the final two outs of the fifth inning and got the first batter in the sixth inning to line out before hitting a batter and walking the next three.&nbsp;Bryant homered for her lone hit. McCauley singled and doubled, and Mazouch doubled for her lone hit. The Lady Panthers had eight hits and struck out just three times in the loss.Great Bend ends its season at 22-7.

Lady Panthers lose first-round state game to No. 1 Spring Hill

Ellinwood senior Drew Heinz entered the Class 2A State Golf Championships in Dodge City Monday and Tuesday as a two-time state runner-up. He finished three shots behind Salina-Sacred Heart's Michael Matteucci last year, and missed the title by a single shot as a sophomore. Monday was a big day. Heinz shot a 66 on day one to open up a 5-stroke lead. He shot a 74 on Tuesday to finish with 140 strokes and beat the runner-up Matteucci by eight strokes.

"It feels really good," Heinz said. "After the two runners-up, it is awesome to finally get it done. It made it even better with all my friends and family around."

The rest of the Eagle golfers celebrated a second-place team finish. Sacred Heart shot a 612 to win its ninth-straight state championship. Ellinwood finished with 669 strokes to edge out Topeka's Cair Paravel Latin School by 13 strokes. Hutchinson Trinity placed fourth with 691 strokes, and Hoxie rounded out the top five with 701 strokes.

Sacred Heart took the next four three spots behind Heinz and capped team scoring with a 10th-place finisher with a 161. Eagle senior Mason Moore shot a 166 to tie for 15th. Luke Heinz shot a 178 for 35th, and Braden Lewis scored the final team shots with a 185 for 42nd. A.J. Bowyer cut three strokes from his day-one score to place 48th with a 201, and Austin Brack shot a 207 for the Eagles.

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 </figure>Great Bend Post SportsEllinwood senior Drew Heinz entered the Class 2A State Golf Championships in Dodge City Monday and Tuesday as a two-time state runner-up. He finished three shots behind Salina-Sacred Heart's Michael Matteucci last year, and missed the title by a single shot as a sophomore. Monday was a big day. Heinz shot a 66 on day one to open up a 5-stroke lead. He shot a 74 on Tuesday to finish with 140 strokes and beat the runner-up Matteucci by eight strokes."It feels really good," Heinz said. "After the two runners-up, it is awesome to finally get it done. It made it even better with all my friends and family around."<figure>
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 </figure>The rest of the Eagle golfers celebrated a second-place team finish. Sacred Heart shot a 612 to win its ninth-straight state championship. Ellinwood finished with 669 strokes to edge out Topeka's Cair Paravel Latin School by 13 strokes. Hutchinson Trinity placed fourth with 691 strokes, and Hoxie rounded out the top five with 701 strokes.Sacred Heart took the next four three spots behind Heinz and capped team scoring with a 10th-place finisher with a 161. Eagle senior Mason Moore shot a 166 to tie for 15th. Luke Heinz shot a 178 for 35th, and Braden Lewis scored the final team shots with a 185 for 42nd. A.J. Bowyer cut three strokes from his day-one score to place 48th with a 201, and Austin Brack shot a 207 for the Eagles.Ellinwood is coached by Greg Maxwell.

Ellinwood's Heinz celebrates state golf title; team finishes second

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid is hoping for a much quieter rest of the offseason now that the defending Super Bowl champions have reconvened for a series of voluntary workouts, culminating with their mandatory minicamp in the middle of next month.

Whether it's been the unresolved Dallas car crash involving wide receiver Rashee Rice, the polarizing comments delivered by kicker Harrison Butker or the wild schedule foisted upon Kansas City by the NFL that has it playing every day of the week but Tuesday, there has been no shortage of headlines involving the Chiefs since their title triumph in February.

“Obviously, we don't want those things obviously to happen,” Reid said, primarily alluding to Rice's legal trouble, “but things do happen and you learn from it. And you end it. That is what's important.”

The case involving Rice, one of the breakout stars of last season, has been the biggest headache for Kansas City.

The 24-year-old faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury after he was accused of driving at speeds approaching 120 mph before a crash. The wreck in a speeding Lamborghini, which Rice has admitted to driving, involved six vehicles and resulted in multiple injuries.

One of his friends, Theodore Knox, was driving a Corvette involved in the wreck and faces the same charges. Both are accused of leaving the scene without providing information or determining whether anyone needed medical attention.

Earlier this week, Dallas police said a separate situation apparently involving Rice had been resolved when a man signed an affidavit of non-prosecution over an incident at a downtown nightclub. The wide receiver reportedly had been accused of assaulting the man, though Rice was never identified by Dallas police in a report of the incident provided to The Associated Press.

In the meantime, Rice continues to practice with the Chiefs during their voluntary workout program.

“We'll just let the situation play its way out,” Reid said.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked what advice he could provide Rice going forward, particularly with a legal case — and likely NFL suspension — hanging over his head and the start of the season less than four months away.

“It's trying to do whatever we can to teach him how to learn from his mistakes,” Mahomes replied. “Obviously, that was a big mistake. Learn from it and make sure it doesn't happen again, and do the best you can to be the best you can be for society and those around you. ... We're going to do what we can to get him on the right path to be a great football player, obviously, but we want him to be a great person, too.”

Mahomes also said that while he doesn't necessarily agree with the comments that Butker made in his recent commencement address at Benedictine College, the Chiefs' star quarterback supports the kicker's right to make them.

Among other things, Butker said most women receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married and having kids; argued some Catholic leaders were “pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America;" referred to a “deadly sin sort of pride that has a month dedicated to it” in an oblique reference to Pride month; and took aim at President Joe Biden’s policies, including his condemnation of the Supreme Court’s reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

“We're not always going to agree,” Mahomes said, “and there are certain things he said that I don't necessarily agree with.”

Mahomes doesn't believe Butker's comments will be a problem in the locker room, though. Nor does he think that Rice's legal trouble will cause any sort of rift as the Chiefs chase their third straight Super Bowl title and fourth in six years.

“When you get in the locker room, it's a safe space where everyone can be themselves,” Mahomes said. "It's always good to have people here — people in Kansas City, competing — and then being as smart as we can when we're not in the building.

“I think guys understand we need to step up as a team and an organization," Mahomes added, “but we need to go out there to prove it for other people to believe it as well.”

The Chiefs would certainly do well to bond quickly. The NFL has presented them with a brutal schedule.

Along with playing on every day of the week but Tuesday — including Christmas for the second year in a row — the Chiefs will be done with their bye after Week 6 and later have a stretch in which they play three games in an 11-day span.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterKansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid is hoping for a much quieter rest of the offseason now that the defending Super Bowl champions have reconvened for a series of voluntary workouts, culminating with their mandatory minicamp in the middle of next month.Whether it's been the unresolved Dallas car crash involving wide receiver Rashee Rice, the polarizing comments delivered by kicker Harrison Butker or the wild schedule foisted upon Kansas City by the NFL that has it playing every day of the week but Tuesday, there has been no shortage of headlines involving the Chiefs since their title triumph in February.“Obviously, we don't want those things obviously to happen,” Reid said, primarily alluding to Rice's legal trouble, “but things do happen and you learn from it. And you end it. That is what's important.”The case involving Rice, one of the breakout stars of last season, has been the biggest headache for Kansas City.The 24-year-old faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury after he was accused of driving at speeds approaching 120 mph before a crash. The wreck in a speeding Lamborghini, which Rice has admitted to driving, involved six vehicles and resulted in multiple injuries.One of his friends, Theodore Knox, was driving a Corvette involved in the wreck and faces the same charges. Both are accused of leaving the scene without providing information or determining whether anyone needed medical attention.Earlier this week, Dallas police said a separate situation apparently involving Rice had been resolved when a man signed an affidavit of non-prosecution over an incident at a downtown nightclub. The wide receiver reportedly had been accused of assaulting the man, though Rice was never identified by Dallas police in a report of the incident provided to The Associated Press.In the meantime, Rice continues to practice with the Chiefs during their voluntary workout program.“We'll just let the situation play its way out,” Reid said.Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked what advice he could provide Rice going forward, particularly with a legal case — and likely NFL suspension — hanging over his head and the start of the season less than four months away.“It's trying to do whatever we can to teach him how to learn from his mistakes,” Mahomes replied. “Obviously, that was a big mistake. Learn from it and make sure it doesn't happen again, and do the best you can to be the best you can be for society and those around you. ... We're going to do what we can to get him on the right path to be a great football player, obviously, but we want him to be a great person, too.”Mahomes also said that while he doesn't necessarily agree with the comments that Butker made in his recent commencement address at Benedictine College, the Chiefs' star quarterback supports the kicker's right to make them.Among other things, Butker said most women receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married and having kids; argued some Catholic leaders were “pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America;" referred to a “deadly sin sort of pride that has a month dedicated to it” in an oblique reference to Pride month; and took aim at President Joe Biden’s policies, including his condemnation of the Supreme Court’s reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.“We're not always going to agree,” Mahomes said, “and there are certain things he said that I don't necessarily agree with.”Mahomes doesn't believe Butker's comments will be a problem in the locker room, though. Nor does he think that Rice's legal trouble will cause any sort of rift as the Chiefs chase their third straight Super Bowl title and fourth in six years.“When you get in the locker room, it's a safe space where everyone can be themselves,” Mahomes said. "It's always good to have people here — people in Kansas City, competing — and then being as smart as we can when we're not in the building.“I think guys understand we need to step up as a team and an organization," Mahomes added, “but we need to go out there to prove it for other people to believe it as well.”The Chiefs would certainly do well to bond quickly. The NFL has presented them with a brutal schedule.Along with playing on every day of the week but Tuesday — including Christmas for the second year in a row — the Chiefs will be done with their bye after Week 6 and later have a stretch in which they play three games in an 11-day span.

Super Bowl champion Chiefs dive into voluntary workouts

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin
drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers
8-3 for a series sweep. Ragans struck out a career-best 12 while
holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single in
the sixth. Tarik Skubal threw five innings, allowing four runs on six
hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The loss snapped Skubal’s
14-game unbeaten streak dating to Aug. 29 last year. The Royals have
won six straight. The Tigers have lost four straight.

ST. LOUIS (AP) —
Brendan Donovan doubled home two runs and scored the go-ahead run on
a throwing error, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over
the Baltimore Orioles to complete a three-game sweep. The Orioles had
gone 106 consecutive regular-season series without being swept, a
span of more than two years. Earlier Wednesday, the Cardinals beat
the Orioles 3-1 in the completion of a game that began Tuesday night
and was suspended because of rain. Nolan Gorman homered and drove in
all three runs for the Cardinals in that game, and Lance Lynn got the
win by allowing one run in six innings Tuesday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Owen Boerema pitched a seven-hitter for the first
nine-inning complete game of his career and No. 6 seed Kansas State
beat fourth-seeded West Virginia 8-4 in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas
State (32-23) advances to play in another elimination game on
Thursday. West Virginia (33-33), which was eliminated, dropped to 0
for 6 over the last three seasons in the tournament. West Virginia
put three runs on the board in the first inning, highlighted by
Brodie Kresser’s two-run single. But Boerema settled down and only
allowing four hits after the first. He finished with 10 strikeouts.
The game turned in the fourth when Kansas State scored seven runs on
only four hits. Kansas State had 13 batters come to the plate in the
inning, six leading to a walk.

ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Carson Benge pitched effectively into the seventh inning
with 10 strikeouts and had three hits to lead second-seeded Oklahoma
State to a 7-2 win over 10th-seeded Texas Tech in the Big 12
Conference Tournament. The Cowboys were up 4-0 and Benge had allowed
just two hits before Gavin Kash followed a one-out error with a home
run to right field. Benge moved to designated hitter after that.
Oklahoma State (37-16) plays eighth-seeded UCF on Thursday while the
Red Raiders (31-25) face fifth-seeded Cincinnati in an elimination
game. Benge doubled ahead of Zach Ehrhard’s home run in the first
inning. Benge led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and came
around to score on a bases loaded walk. He added a single in the
sixth inning.

ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Landyn Vidourek hit the go-ahead single in the sixth inning
and Kerrington Cross added a big three-run home run, leading
Cincinnati to an 8-7 victory over Texas in a loser-out game at the
Big 12 Tournament. Vidourek, Cincinnati’s No. 9 hitter, gave the
Bearcats a 4-3 lead in the sixth when he drove in two unearned runs
with a two-out single. He came to the plate with two on in the eighth
inning but struck out. It proved to be no problem as Cross homered to
left field, driving in three runs for a 7-3 lead. Cincinnati made it
a four-run inning when Josh Kross scored on an error. Texas scored
four in the eighth inning and had the tying run on second base in the
ninth, but Chase Horst got out of the jam.

ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Oklahoma ace Braden Davis threw his first complete-game
shutout in the Big 12 Tournament and the top-seeded Sooners beat No.
9 seed TCU 4-0 on Wednesday. Davis joins Jon Gray (2013) as the only
Sooners to throw a complete-game shutout in the tournament. There
have only been seven overall in tournament history, with the last
coming in 2015. Davis allowed only four hits with nine strikeouts on
a career-high 120 pitches to outduel Payton Tolle, the Big 12 pitcher
of the year. It was Oklahoma’s first complete-game shutout since
Braden Carmichael blanked Oklahoma State last season. Oklahoma
(35-18) advances to the winner’s bracket to play Kansas on Thursday
for their first matchup of the season.

UNDATED (AP) —
Oklahoma will need to get through a familiar opponent to earn a shot
at a record fourth straight national softball title. The
second-seeded Sooners will host Florida State in a best-of-three
super regional series. Oklahoma beat Florida State in the national
championship series last year and in 2021. Florida State has its own
championship history, winning the national title in 2018 and playing
in three of the last five championship series. Super regional play
starts this week, with winners advancing to the Women's College World
Series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
Luka Doncic had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lift the
Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Kyrie Irving scored 24 of
his 30 points in the first half for the Mavericks. They trailed
102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left before an
8-0 run the Wolves didn’t stop until a tip-in with 10.5 seconds to
go. Jaden McDaniels had 24 points for the Wolves. Edwards was stifled
for 19 points in a team effort from the Mavericks.

NEW YORK (AP) —
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his first shutout of the
postseason, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Florida
Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Wednesday night in Game 1
of the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett
also scored. Bobrovsky, who had six shutouts during the regular
season, had the second of his career in the playoffs. Igor Shesterkin
finished with 24 saves for Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers. They
lost for the third time in four games after opening the postseason
with seven straight victories. Game 2 is Friday night in New York.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(AP) — Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree
with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a
recent commencement address, the Chiefs quarterback respects his
teammate’s right to make them be known. Butker delivered what has
become a polarizing speech May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison,
Kansas, where the three-time Super Bowl champion said most women
receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married
and having children, and that some Catholic leaders were “pushing
dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America.” Earlier in
the day, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell declined to expand on the
NFL’s statement distancing the league from Butker's comments.

UNDATED (AP) — The
NCAA is moving toward a $2.8 billion settlement that could resolve
three antitrust lawsuits, but whether a fourth is also part of the
agreement remains uncertain. Attorneys in Fontenot v. the NCAA say
they would like their case to stay where it is in Colorado and not be
moved to a California court. The NCAA and five major college
conferences asked a Colorado judge to combine the Fontenot case with
another being heard in the Northern District of California.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten became the latest conference to approve the
proposed settlement of the House case and the NCAA Board of Governors
signed off on the proposal, too.

UNDATED (AP) — TNT
Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming
season through a sublicense with ESPN. The five-year agreement
announced Wednesday gives TNT two first-round games the first two
years. Beginning in 2026, it expands to two first-round and two
quarterfinals. ESPN’s $7.8 billion deal with the College Football
Playoff, which was announced in March, allowed it to sublicense games
to other networks. This will be the first season of the 12-team
playoff. ESPN has carried the College Football Playoff since it
started in the 2014 season. It replaced the Bowl Championship Series.

DENVER (AP) —
Peyton Manning says he has no desire to leave broadcasting with
brother Eli and head to the executive suite of an NFL franchise.
Manning says he gets his football fix doing the ManningCast broadcast
of “Monday Night Football” games with his brother. Manning
received an award Wednesday night honoring his work in the Denver
community. Ahead of the event, he was asked if he would ever want to
get into NFL ownership and he said he'd rather stick with his
livecast with Eli that won its second Sports Emmy award this week

NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin
drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers
8-3 for a series sweep. Ragans struck out a career-best 12 while
holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single in
the sixth. Tarik Skubal threw five innings, allowing four runs on six
hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The loss snapped Skubal’s
14-game unbeaten streak dating to Aug. 29 last year. The Royals have
won six straight. The Tigers have lost four straight.ST. LOUIS (AP) —
Brendan Donovan doubled home two runs and scored the go-ahead run on
a throwing error, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over
the Baltimore Orioles to complete a three-game sweep. The Orioles had
gone 106 consecutive regular-season series without being swept, a
span of more than two years. Earlier Wednesday, the Cardinals beat
the Orioles 3-1 in the completion of a game that began Tuesday night
and was suspended because of rain. Nolan Gorman homered and drove in
all three runs for the Cardinals in that game, and Lance Lynn got the
win by allowing one run in six innings Tuesday night.ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Owen Boerema pitched a seven-hitter for the first
nine-inning complete game of his career and No. 6 seed Kansas State
beat fourth-seeded West Virginia 8-4 in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas
State (32-23) advances to play in another elimination game on
Thursday. West Virginia (33-33), which was eliminated, dropped to 0
for 6 over the last three seasons in the tournament. West Virginia
put three runs on the board in the first inning, highlighted by
Brodie Kresser’s two-run single. But Boerema settled down and only
allowing four hits after the first. He finished with 10 strikeouts.
The game turned in the fourth when Kansas State scored seven runs on
only four hits. Kansas State had 13 batters come to the plate in the
inning, six leading to a walk.ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Carson Benge pitched effectively into the seventh inning
with 10 strikeouts and had three hits to lead second-seeded Oklahoma
State to a 7-2 win over 10th-seeded Texas Tech in the Big 12
Conference Tournament. The Cowboys were up 4-0 and Benge had allowed
just two hits before Gavin Kash followed a one-out error with a home
run to right field. Benge moved to designated hitter after that.
Oklahoma State (37-16) plays eighth-seeded UCF on Thursday while the
Red Raiders (31-25) face fifth-seeded Cincinnati in an elimination
game. Benge doubled ahead of Zach Ehrhard’s home run in the first
inning. Benge led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and came
around to score on a bases loaded walk. He added a single in the
sixth inning.ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Landyn Vidourek hit the go-ahead single in the sixth inning
and Kerrington Cross added a big three-run home run, leading
Cincinnati to an 8-7 victory over Texas in a loser-out game at the
Big 12 Tournament. Vidourek, Cincinnati’s No. 9 hitter, gave the
Bearcats a 4-3 lead in the sixth when he drove in two unearned runs
with a two-out single. He came to the plate with two on in the eighth
inning but struck out. It proved to be no problem as Cross homered to
left field, driving in three runs for a 7-3 lead. Cincinnati made it
a four-run inning when Josh Kross scored on an error. Texas scored
four in the eighth inning and had the tying run on second base in the
ninth, but Chase Horst got out of the jam.ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Oklahoma ace Braden Davis threw his first complete-game
shutout in the Big 12 Tournament and the top-seeded Sooners beat No.
9 seed TCU 4-0 on Wednesday. Davis joins Jon Gray (2013) as the only
Sooners to throw a complete-game shutout in the tournament. There
have only been seven overall in tournament history, with the last
coming in 2015. Davis allowed only four hits with nine strikeouts on
a career-high 120 pitches to outduel Payton Tolle, the Big 12 pitcher
of the year. It was Oklahoma’s first complete-game shutout since
Braden Carmichael blanked Oklahoma State last season. Oklahoma
(35-18) advances to the winner’s bracket to play Kansas on Thursday
for their first matchup of the season.UNDATED (AP) —
Oklahoma will need to get through a familiar opponent to earn a shot
at a record fourth straight national softball title. The
second-seeded Sooners will host Florida State in a best-of-three
super regional series. Oklahoma beat Florida State in the national
championship series last year and in 2021. Florida State has its own
championship history, winning the national title in 2018 and playing
in three of the last five championship series. Super regional play
starts this week, with winners advancing to the Women's College World
Series.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
Luka Doncic had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lift the
Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Kyrie Irving scored 24 of
his 30 points in the first half for the Mavericks. They trailed
102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left before an
8-0 run the Wolves didn’t stop until a tip-in with 10.5 seconds to
go. Jaden McDaniels had 24 points for the Wolves. Edwards was stifled
for 19 points in a team effort from the Mavericks.NEW YORK (AP) —
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his first shutout of the
postseason, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Florida
Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Wednesday night in Game 1
of the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett
also scored. Bobrovsky, who had six shutouts during the regular
season, had the second of his career in the playoffs. Igor Shesterkin
finished with 24 saves for Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers. They
lost for the third time in four games after opening the postseason
with seven straight victories. Game 2 is Friday night in New York.NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(AP) — Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree
with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a
recent commencement address, the Chiefs quarterback respects his
teammate’s right to make them be known. Butker delivered what has
become a polarizing speech May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison,
Kansas, where the three-time Super Bowl champion said most women
receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married
and having children, and that some Catholic leaders were “pushing
dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America.” Earlier in
the day, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell declined to expand on the
NFL’s statement distancing the league from Butker's comments.UNDATED (AP) — The
NCAA is moving toward a $2.8 billion settlement that could resolve
three antitrust lawsuits, but whether a fourth is also part of the
agreement remains uncertain. Attorneys in Fontenot v. the NCAA say
they would like their case to stay where it is in Colorado and not be
moved to a California court. The NCAA and five major college
conferences asked a Colorado judge to combine the Fontenot case with
another being heard in the Northern District of California.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten became the latest conference to approve the
proposed settlement of the House case and the NCAA Board of Governors
signed off on the proposal, too.UNDATED (AP) — TNT
Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming
season through a sublicense with ESPN. The five-year agreement
announced Wednesday gives TNT two first-round games the first two
years. Beginning in 2026, it expands to two first-round and two
quarterfinals. ESPN’s $7.8 billion deal with the College Football
Playoff, which was announced in March, allowed it to sublicense games
to other networks. This will be the first season of the 12-team
playoff. ESPN has carried the College Football Playoff since it
started in the 2014 season. It replaced the Bowl Championship Series.DENVER (AP) —
Peyton Manning says he has no desire to leave broadcasting with
brother Eli and head to the executive suite of an NFL franchise.
Manning says he gets his football fix doing the ManningCast broadcast
of “Monday Night Football” games with his brother. Manning
received an award Wednesday night honoring his work in the Denver
community. Ahead of the event, he was asked if he would ever want to
get into NFL ownership and he said he'd rather stick with his
livecast with Eli that won its second Sports Emmy award this weekWEDNESDAY SCORESMAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEFinal	St.
Louis	3	Baltimore	1	Final	Minnesota	3	Washington	2	Final	Cleveland	6	N.Y.
Mets	3	Final	St.
Louis	5	Baltimore	4	Final	Philadelphia	11	Texas	4	Final	Colorado	4	Oakland	3	AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal	L.A.
Angels	2	Houston	1	Final	Kansas
City	8	Detroit	3	Final	Boston	8	Tampa
Bay	5	Final	N.Y.
Yankees	7	Seattle	3	Final	Toronto	9	Chicago
White Sox	2	NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal	Miami	1	Milwaukee	0	Final	San
Diego	7	Cincinnati	3	Final	Atlanta	9	Chicago
Cubs	2	Final	San
Francisco	9	Pittsburgh	5	Final	Arizona	6	L.A.
Dodgers	0	NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSFinal	Dallas	108	Minnesota	105	NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday for a series sweep.

Ragans (4-3) struck out a career-best 12 while holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single in the sixth.

The Royals opened the scoring in the second on Fermin’s one-out RBI double off the top of the left-centerfield wall. One out later, Garrett Hampson followed with an RBI double for a 2-0 lead.

Nelson Velázquez hit his fourth home run into the leftfield fountains to lead off the fourth.

Kansas City took a 4-0 lead in the fifth on three consecutive one-out singles with Vinnie Pasquantino’s RBI hit scoring Maikel Garcia, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Tarik Skubal (6-1) threw five innings, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

The loss snapped Skubal’s 14-game unbeaten streak dating to Aug. 29 last year.

Andy Ibáñez cut the deficit to 4-2 with a two-out, two-run double in the seventh.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Fermin delivered two-run hits in the bottom half of the frame, extending the lead to 8-2.

The Royals won their first series against the Tigers since taking two of three in September 2022. It was Kansas City’s first sweep of Detroit since July 2021.

Colt Keith recorded seven of the Tigers’ 19 hits in the series.

Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-3, 3.79 ERA) opposes Blue Jays (undecided) on Thursday in Detroit.

Royals RHP Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79) opposes Rays (undecided) on Friday in Tampa.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1716413188557.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday for a series sweep.Ragans (4-3) struck out a career-best 12 while holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single in the sixth.The Royals opened the scoring in the second on Fermin’s one-out RBI double off the top of the left-centerfield wall. One out later, Garrett Hampson followed with an RBI double for a 2-0 lead.Nelson Velázquez hit his fourth home run into the leftfield fountains to lead off the fourth.Kansas City took a 4-0 lead in the fifth on three consecutive one-out singles with Vinnie Pasquantino’s RBI hit scoring Maikel Garcia, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games.Tarik Skubal (6-1) threw five innings, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts.The loss snapped Skubal’s 14-game unbeaten streak dating to Aug. 29 last year.Andy Ibáñez cut the deficit to 4-2 with a two-out, two-run double in the seventh.Bobby Witt Jr. and Fermin delivered two-run hits in the bottom half of the frame, extending the lead to 8-2.The Royals won their first series against the Tigers since taking two of three in September 2022. It was Kansas City’s first sweep of Detroit since July 2021.The Royals have won six straight.Colt Keith recorded seven of the Tigers’ 19 hits in the series.Detroit has lost four straight.UP NEXTTigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-3, 3.79 ERA) opposes Blue Jays (undecided) on Thursday in Detroit.Royals RHP Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79) opposes Rays (undecided) on Friday in Tampa.

Cole Ragans allows 1 hit, strikes out 12 in Royals' 8-3 win over Tigers

Kyle Fisher was introduced as the 16th head men's basketball coach in Hutchinson Community College history on Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

"It's incredible to be named the next men's basketball coach at Hutchinson," Fisher said. "When I walk into this place, I'm in awe, so now when I walk in here and have an office in here, pinch me, because it's so special. I take a lot of pride in the seat I get to sit in and I will work as hard as I can to maintain the proud tradition of this program."

HutchCC athletic director Josh Gooch formally introduced Fisher to the Blue Dragon fans and media seated on Sam Butterfield Court.

"The next men's basketball coach at Hutch needed to be someone that could lead," Gooch said. "Someone that could lead the program in all aspects, someone that could respect the past accomplishments of Blue Dragon basketball, while having a vision of what it needed to be moving forward. The goal will always be to hang banners, and a national championship banner at that."

Fisher said the past couple of weeks have been pretty intense.

"It's been an emotional whirlwind," Fisher said. "I knew how special Hutchinson was, but I knew what we had built and I take pride in what we had built. The opportunity to be the head coach at Hutch was tremendous, so it's been going real fast, but we take a lot of pride in the way we do things and the people we want to surround ourselves with, so it's been a lot of fun."

Fisher comes to Hutchinson after five seasons as the head coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, where he led the Grizzlies to a 113-42 record, including 78-34 in the Jayhawk Conference. Fisher led the Grizzlies to 20-plus wins four times in his five-year tenure.

Although it has been a whirlwind, Fisher was thrilled when he received the call from Gooch telling him it was his gig.

"Coach Gooch and I spent two days together where it seemed like we talked all day," Fisher said. "I was in Florida on family vacation when I officially accepted the job, so we started making arrangements to come back early and get to work. It was clear to me that this opportunity was too good to pass up, and I truly think we can do some great things with this program moving forward."

The Hutchinson Sports Arena is known to many as the mecca of junior college hoops, and Fisher is excited to call it home.

"I've got a lot of great memories in here on different sidelines in this conference," Fisher said. "It certainly is a big responsibility, you know a lot of people talk about rivalries and Hutch, but the reality of it is when you're at Hutch, everyone is your rival."

Fisher was the top assistant on the Coffeyville Community College team that won the 2021 NJCAA national championship on the Sports Arena floor.

Although Fisher is now officially the head coach, he knows there is still a lot of work to get done and it starts with getting his staff complete.

"The roster will take care of itself, but I want to make sure I have the right people around me," Fisher said. "If I have the right people in the room then we will be able to go find the right players that will fit our style and the way we want to play, and be able to meet our expectations as a staff and as a program."

Fisher hopes to have his coaching staff complete by later this week.

"I do see some clarity in a staff and being able to finalize that unofficially by the end of the weekend," Fisher said. "We'll be recruiting all the way through August. The good thing is there are still a lot of really good players available, and a lot of guys that will want to come play at a place like Hutch, so we'll get all of the right pieces in place."

While off the court, Fisher enjoys spending time with his wife, Kathryn, and daughters, Grace and Rose.

"They're everything to me," Fisher said. "The first thing I tell recruits when I meet them or they're on a visit is I'm about family and I'm about winning. The program and the players and their families are an extension of my family. We'll look out after them as if they're my own."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1716401635227.jpeg" alt="HutchCC men's basketball head coach Kyle Fisher, his wife, Kathryn, and daughters Grace (8) and Rose (7) at the introductory press conference at the Hutchinson Sports Arena on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Hutch Post Photo/Sean Boston)" />
 <figcaption>HutchCC men's basketball head coach Kyle Fisher, his wife, Kathryn, and daughters Grace (8) and Rose (7) at the introductory press conference at the Hutchinson Sports Arena on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Hutch Post Photo/Sean Boston)</figcaption>
 </figure>Kyle Fisher was introduced as the 16th head men's basketball coach in Hutchinson Community College history on Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the Hutchinson Sports Arena."It's incredible to be named the next men's basketball coach at Hutchinson," Fisher said. "When I walk into this place, I'm in awe, so now when I walk in here and have an office in here, pinch me, because it's so special. I take a lot of pride in the seat I get to sit in and I will work as hard as I can to maintain the proud tradition of this program."HutchCC athletic director Josh Gooch formally introduced Fisher to the Blue Dragon fans and media seated on Sam Butterfield Court."The next men's basketball coach at Hutch needed to be someone that could lead," Gooch said. "Someone that could lead the program in all aspects, someone that could respect the past accomplishments of Blue Dragon basketball, while having a vision of what it needed to be moving forward. The goal will always be to hang banners, and a national championship banner at that."Fisher said the past couple of weeks have been pretty intense."It's been an emotional whirlwind," Fisher said. "I knew how special Hutchinson was, but I knew what we had built and I take pride in what we had built. The opportunity to be the head coach at Hutch was tremendous, so it's been going real fast, but we take a lot of pride in the way we do things and the people we want to surround ourselves with, so it's been a lot of fun."Fisher comes to Hutchinson after five seasons as the head coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, where he led the Grizzlies to a 113-42 record, including 78-34 in the Jayhawk Conference. Fisher led the Grizzlies to 20-plus wins four times in his five-year tenure.Although it has been a whirlwind, Fisher was thrilled when he received the call from Gooch telling him it was his gig."Coach Gooch and I spent two days together where it seemed like we talked all day," Fisher said. "I was in Florida on family vacation when I officially accepted the job, so we started making arrangements to come back early and get to work. It was clear to me that this opportunity was too good to pass up, and I truly think we can do some great things with this program moving forward."The Hutchinson Sports Arena is known to many as the mecca of junior college hoops, and Fisher is excited to call it home."I've got a lot of great memories in here on different sidelines in this conference," Fisher said. "It certainly is a big responsibility, you know a lot of people talk about rivalries and Hutch, but the reality of it is when you're at Hutch, everyone is your rival."Fisher was the top assistant on the Coffeyville Community College team that won the 2021 NJCAA national championship on the Sports Arena floor.Although Fisher is now officially the head coach, he knows there is still a lot of work to get done and it starts with getting his staff complete."The roster will take care of itself, but I want to make sure I have the right people around me," Fisher said. "If I have the right people in the room then we will be able to go find the right players that will fit our style and the way we want to play, and be able to meet our expectations as a staff and as a program."Fisher hopes to have his coaching staff complete by later this week."I do see some clarity in a staff and being able to finalize that unofficially by the end of the weekend," Fisher said. "We'll be recruiting all the way through August. The good thing is there are still a lot of really good players available, and a lot of guys that will want to come play at a place like Hutch, so we'll get all of the right pieces in place."While off the court, Fisher enjoys spending time with his wife, Kathryn, and daughters, Grace and Rose."They're everything to me," Fisher said. "The first thing I tell recruits when I meet them or they're on a visit is I'm about family and I'm about winning. The program and the players and their families are an extension of my family. We'll look out after them as if they're my own."

Fisher introduced as head 🏀 coach at Hutchinson CC

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Owen Boerema pitched a seven-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his career and No. 6 seed Kansas State beat fourth-seeded West Virginia 8-4 on Wednesday in the Big 12 Tournament.

Kansas State (32-23) advances to play in another elimination game on Thursday. West Virginia (33-33), which was eliminated, dropped to 0 for 6 over the last three seasons in the tournament.

West Virginia put three runs on the board in the first inning, highlighted by Brodie Kresser’s two-run single.

But Boerema settled down and only allowing four hits after the first. He finished with 10 strikeouts.

The game turned in the fourth when Kansas State scored seven runs on only four hits. Kansas State had 13 batters come to the plate in the inning, six leading to a walk. Brady Day hit a two-run double with the bases loaded and David Bishop followed with a two-run single to go ahead for good at 4-3. Then Bishop scored on a wild pitch.

Boerema retired the side in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of strikeouts.

The Mountaineers walked in a run in the sixth to help Kansas State take a five-run lead.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Owen Boerema pitched a seven-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his career and No. 6 seed Kansas State beat fourth-seeded West Virginia 8-4 on Wednesday in the Big 12 Tournament.Kansas State (32-23) advances to play in another elimination game on Thursday. West Virginia (33-33), which was eliminated, dropped to 0 for 6 over the last three seasons in the tournament.West Virginia put three runs on the board in the first inning, highlighted by Brodie Kresser’s two-run single.But Boerema settled down and only allowing four hits after the first. He finished with 10 strikeouts.The game turned in the fourth when Kansas State scored seven runs on only four hits. Kansas State had 13 batters come to the plate in the inning, six leading to a walk. Brady Day hit a two-run double with the bases loaded and David Bishop followed with a two-run single to go ahead for good at 4-3. Then Bishop scored on a wild pitch.Boerema retired the side in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of strikeouts.The Mountaineers walked in a run in the sixth to help Kansas State take a five-run lead.

Kansas State beats West Virginia at Big 12 Tourney

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, and the presidential boards of two of the five conferences named in the complaint voted to approve the deal.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to move forward on a proposed $2.77 billion settlement of House vs. NCAA, according to two people who had been briefed on the vote. They said the vote was not unanimous, but it was unclear exactly how the 24 member-board voted.

The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the NCAA was not revealing its internal discussions related to the settlement. The NCAA Board of Governors still must sign off on the deal for final approval. It is scheduled to meet later this week.

The D-I board's finance committee recommended on Monday to stick with the original finance plan for the settlement, which has drawn the ire of non-power conference leaders who believe their leagues will bear a disproportionate financial burden.

The NCAA, Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference are defendants in the House case, a class-action lawsuit that seeks back pay for college athletes who were denied name, image and likeness compensation dating to 2016. The NCAA lifted its ban on athletes earning money for sponsorship and endorsement deals in 2021.

The Big 12 on Tuesday became the first conference to approve the settlement, with its board of university presidents and chancellors voting unanimously in favor, another person with direct knowledge of the decision told the AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conferences were not making any public statements about the settlement for now.

Later Tuesday, the ACC presidents also voted to approve the settlement, according to a person with knowledge of their vote who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 presidents were scheduled to vote on whether to approve the settlement deal later this week.

Moving forward, it will be the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and SEC making the largest investment as the settlement includes a proposed revenue-sharing system that asks their schools to commit upward of $20 million per year to be paid directly to athletes. The overall commitment is expected to be about $300 million per school over 10 years.

The NCAA office is set to cover nearly $2.8 billion in damages over 10 years. A reduction of operating expenses, insurance and reserve funds is expected to cover about $1.2 billion. The rest would come from withheld distributions to 352 Division I member schools. The NCAA distributes more than $700 million per year to its 1,100 member schools in three divisions, the vast majority to Division I.

The approved finance plan for the settlement calls for the NCAA to cover 41% of the $2.77 billion in damages, with the Power Five conferences accounting for 24% and the other five major college football conferences — the so-called Group of Five — covering 10%.

The conferences that compete in the second tier of Division I football, the Championship Subdivision, would cover 14% of the overall settlement and the non-football D-I conferences would be on the hook for 12%.

The conference commissioners from leagues that do not compete at the highest tier of Division I football, the Bowl Subdivision, have taken issue with the $1.6 billion in withheld distributions portion of the settlement.

The 27 conferences not named in the lawsuit are expected to cover 60% of withheld distributions, with the other 40% coming from power conferences that currently comprise 69 schools.

The commissioners of the 22 non-FBS conferences sent a memo to NCAA leadership, proposing the finance structure be flipped so power conference withheld distributions cover 60% of the $1.6 billion.

Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said earlier Tuesday the non-FBS conferences were holding out hope for reconsideration.

The Big Sky is one of the most successful conferences in the Championship Subdivision, with schools such as Montana, Montana State, Eastern Washington, Idaho State and Weber State.

“We believe over 95% of the damages are going to go to (Power Five) football and basketball players. For non-A5 conferences to pay for that is disproportionate. We’re asking for a more proportionate structure because our student-athletes are not going to see the money," Wistrcill said.

Plaintiffs' lawyers have given the NCAA and conferences until Thursday to respond to the settlement proposal, with parties on both sides sounding hopeful that it will be approved.

The conferences not named in the lawsuit did not find out about details of the proposed settlement until two weeks ago through media reports, Wistrcill said. He said they are hoping the settlement can be approved with an opportunity for the NCAA financing plan to be readdressed, but the prospects of that diminished even further with the full board's approval Tuesday night.

Wistrcill said the formula for withheld distributions the NCAA is using, which is based on the percentage a conference received of overall NCAA distributions between 2016-2024, is projected to cost the Big Sky around $3 million per year over 10 years.

He said while power conferences will have a larger total distribution withheld on a per school basis, that revenue is a much smaller part of athletic department budgets that typically soar past $100 million annually. It also does not take into account the huge influx of revenue those schools are about to receive from the expanded College Football Playoff.

Big Sky school athletic budgets run about $20 million annually.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1716395326299.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, the NCAA headquarters is shown in Indianapolis. University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week in May 2024, to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion in damages. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, the NCAA headquarters is shown in Indianapolis. University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week in May 2024, to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion in damages. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)</figcaption>
 </figure>By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football WriterA potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, and the presidential boards of two of the five conferences named in the complaint voted to approve the deal.The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to move forward on a proposed $2.77 billion settlement of House vs. NCAA, according to two people who had been briefed on the vote. They said the vote was not unanimous, but it was unclear exactly how the 24 member-board voted.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the NCAA was not revealing its internal discussions related to the settlement. The NCAA Board of Governors still must sign off on the deal for final approval. It is scheduled to meet later this week.The D-I board's finance committee recommended on Monday to stick with the original finance plan for the settlement, which has drawn the ire of non-power conference leaders who believe their leagues will bear a disproportionate financial burden.The NCAA, Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference are defendants in the House case, a class-action lawsuit that seeks back pay for college athletes who were denied name, image and likeness compensation dating to 2016. The NCAA lifted its ban on athletes earning money for sponsorship and endorsement deals in 2021.The Big 12 on Tuesday became the first conference to approve the settlement, with its board of university presidents and chancellors voting unanimously in favor, another person with direct knowledge of the decision told the AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conferences were not making any public statements about the settlement for now.Later Tuesday, the ACC presidents also voted to approve the settlement, according to a person with knowledge of their vote who spoke on condition of anonymity.The Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 presidents were scheduled to vote on whether to approve the settlement deal later this week.Moving forward, it will be the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and SEC making the largest investment as the settlement includes a proposed revenue-sharing system that asks their schools to commit upward of $20 million per year to be paid directly to athletes. The overall commitment is expected to be about $300 million per school over 10 years.The NCAA office is set to cover nearly $2.8 billion in damages over 10 years. A reduction of operating expenses, insurance and reserve funds is expected to cover about $1.2 billion. The rest would come from withheld distributions to 352 Division I member schools. The NCAA distributes more than $700 million per year to its 1,100 member schools in three divisions, the vast majority to Division I.The approved finance plan for the settlement calls for the NCAA to cover 41% of the $2.77 billion in damages, with the Power Five conferences accounting for 24% and the other five major college football conferences — the so-called Group of Five — covering 10%.The conferences that compete in the second tier of Division I football, the Championship Subdivision, would cover 14% of the overall settlement and the non-football D-I conferences would be on the hook for 12%.The conference commissioners from leagues that do not compete at the highest tier of Division I football, the Bowl Subdivision, have taken issue with the $1.6 billion in withheld distributions portion of the settlement.The 27 conferences not named in the lawsuit are expected to cover 60% of withheld distributions, with the other 40% coming from power conferences that currently comprise 69 schools.The commissioners of the 22 non-FBS conferences sent a memo to NCAA leadership, proposing the finance structure be flipped so power conference withheld distributions cover 60% of the $1.6 billion.Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said earlier Tuesday the non-FBS conferences were holding out hope for reconsideration."We’re fighting uphill," he said.The Big Sky is one of the most successful conferences in the Championship Subdivision, with schools such as Montana, Montana State, Eastern Washington, Idaho State and Weber State.“We believe over 95% of the damages are going to go to (Power Five) football and basketball players. For non-A5 conferences to pay for that is disproportionate. We’re asking for a more proportionate structure because our student-athletes are not going to see the money," Wistrcill said.Plaintiffs' lawyers have given the NCAA and conferences until Thursday to respond to the settlement proposal, with parties on both sides sounding hopeful that it will be approved.The conferences not named in the lawsuit did not find out about details of the proposed settlement until two weeks ago through media reports, Wistrcill said. He said they are hoping the settlement can be approved with an opportunity for the NCAA financing plan to be readdressed, but the prospects of that diminished even further with the full board's approval Tuesday night.Wistrcill said the formula for withheld distributions the NCAA is using, which is based on the percentage a conference received of overall NCAA distributions between 2016-2024, is projected to cost the Big Sky around $3 million per year over 10 years.He said while power conferences will have a larger total distribution withheld on a per school basis, that revenue is a much smaller part of athletic department budgets that typically soar past $100 million annually. It also does not take into account the huge influx of revenue those schools are about to receive from the expanded College Football Playoff.Big Sky school athletic budgets run about $20 million annually.

Proposed $2.8 billion settlement clears second step. Big 12, ACC approve deal

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won't face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges.

Dallas police said Tuesday the reporting party had signed an affidavit of non-prosecution over the incident at a downtown nightclub, but that the investigation is continuing.

Law enforcement officials have told The Dallas Morning News that Rice was suspected of assaulting a person early May 6, and that the person went to a hospital after the encounter.

Dallas police did not name Rice as the suspect in detailing a report of the incident to The Associated Press.

Rice’s attorney, Texas state Sen. Royce West, didn’t respond to a message from the AP seeking comment. The NFL declined to comment.

Rice reported to the Chiefs for voluntary workouts last month, not long after turning himself in to Dallas police over multiple charges, including aggravated assault, involving the high-speed crash.

West has previously acknowledged Rice was speeding in a Lamborghini SUV when the crash involving six vehicles happened March 30. Police said Theodore Knox was driving a Corvette.

According to a Texas Department of Transportation report, Rice was driving the Lamborghini at a top speed of 119 mph before impact, while the Corvette that Knox was driving had a top speed of 116 mph.

Rice, a former SMU and Dallas-area high school player who turned 24 last month, and Knox have been charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. Knox also played for SMU.

Four people were injured in the crash, and police said the occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette left the scene without providing information or determining whether anyone needed medical attention.

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won't face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges.Dallas police said Tuesday the reporting party had signed an affidavit of non-prosecution over the incident at a downtown nightclub, but that the investigation is continuing.Law enforcement officials have told The Dallas Morning News that Rice was suspected of assaulting a person early May 6, and that the person went to a hospital after the encounter.Dallas police did not name Rice as the suspect in detailing a report of the incident to The Associated Press.Rice’s attorney, Texas state Sen. Royce West, didn’t respond to a message from the AP seeking comment. The NFL declined to comment.Rice reported to the Chiefs for voluntary workouts last month, not long after turning himself in to Dallas police over multiple charges, including aggravated assault, involving the high-speed crash.West has previously acknowledged Rice was speeding in a Lamborghini SUV when the crash involving six vehicles happened March 30. Police said Theodore Knox was driving a Corvette.According to a Texas Department of Transportation report, Rice was driving the Lamborghini at a top speed of 119 mph before impact, while the Corvette that Knox was driving had a top speed of 116 mph.Rice, a former SMU and Dallas-area high school player who turned 24 last month, and Knox have been charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. Knox also played for SMU.Four people were injured in the crash, and police said the occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette left the scene without providing information or determining whether anyone needed medical attention.

Rashee Rice won't face charges from person over alleged assault, Dallas police say

By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info

Breaking a trio of national records highlighted another title chase for the Barton Community College women's track and field team in an eventual runner-up finish at the 2024 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.

Scoring 93 points at the historic Brown Stadium/Groseclose Track at the University of University of Louisiana Monroe, Barton's bid to follow their indoor national title consisted of winning four individual events among their 15 scoring events with two of Barton's crowns breaking program, national meet, and the NJCAA's all-time best performances.

Fifteen of the Cougars' performances landed points on the scoreboard in coming up five points short of New Mexico Junior College's winning 98 but fifteen points secured in the runner-up spot ahead of Cloud County Community College.

Both record breakers came on Friday, Treneese Hamilton the first to do so during the mid-afternoon shot put competition. Warming up with a pair of 50'-plus tosses, Hamilton pushed over six feet further on her third toss to break all three records in marking a 17.46m (57-03.50) to win the event by over seven feet.

The mark broke Lavatavia Maines's 2018 program record distance of 16.46m (54-00.00), Central Arizona's Devia Brown's 2019 meet record of 16.67m (54-08.25), as well as, Brown's 16.94m (55-07.00) national all-time best mark.

Hamilton compiled the field female athletes' top points with 19 total, finishing third in the overall MVP list, adding a 4th place in the hammer on a personal best 49.84m (163-06) to land just outside the program's top ten chart and a 5th placing in the javelin with another personal best effort of 46.45m (152-04) moving up two spots on the program all-time list to 4th best.

Giving the Cougars two in the top three of the female field MVP list, Jazmine Williamson compiled 15.5 points topped by her Thursday long jump national championship with a 6.25m (20-06.25) mark before placing third the following day in the high jump on a 1.68m (5-06.00) height. Williamson, who leaves the program as the No. 2 furthest long jump mark, also competed in the Saturday's triple jump in placing 10th overall at 11.41m (37-05.25).

Perhaps the most exciting field event of the championships came later on Friday in the evening's discus throw as Cedricka Williams and Ivanilda Semedo battled it out for the top spot under the lights in the day's final event as both would break the meet record.

Sitting 1-2 in the standings through four attempts, Semedo took the lead with a fifth round 57.77m (189-06) mark breaking the meet record of 56.51m (185-05) set in 2022 by Central Arizona's Princess Kara and bettering her program and national second best effort by five inches.

The record would be short lived as Williams followed in the order bringing out the official measuring tape for the second time in sailing the disc two inches further in setting the meet's top mark at 57.80m (189-08) to oddly enough tie her NJCAA All-Time best and leave her time as a Cougar in the top spot.

Barton began the three days of competition getting off to a national champion start in the heptathlon as Ana Couto won four of the seven events compiling a program 5th most 5298 points to win the multis by 528 points.

Couto posted six personal or season best efforts in the seven events to move up two slots on the program chart, winning four of the challenges including the initial 100m hurdles before beating the 800m field by three seconds on a personal best 2:21.12 to end the competition. A personal best 1.56m (5-01.25) high jump earned fifth place followed by first place showings in the shot put (12.38m, 40-07.50) and 200m recording a .30 second victory and a new collegiate fastest time of 25 seconds flat. Fouling on her first two long jump attempts to begin day two action, Couto soared to a personal best 5.64m (18-06.00) to place second, marked a season best 33.00m (108-03) to finish third in the javelin, before concluding the championship by taking the lead in the final 200m to win the 800m.

Leading Barton's competitors on the track was freshman Keliza Smith, finishing national runner-up in the 100m (11.54) with a 3rd placing in the 200m (23.79).

Smith also help earn the Cougars a 5th placing in the 4x100m relay, teaming with Chloe Perryman, Maria Umoibang, and Ashley Shaw, clocking a 45.43 baton handling around the oval.

Posting the program's second fastest ever time in the 1500m earlier in the season, Sanae Hassnaoui finished 3rd on Saturday with a 4:32.77.

Kay-Lagay Clarke finished 6th in the triple jump on a season best 11.94m (39-02.25) mark, to go along, with an 8th place finish in the 110m hurdles at 14.29.

Barton's NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championship Results (Complete Results): (PR/PB = Personal record/best;SB = Season Best)

Heptathlon: CHAMPION Ana Couto (PB 5298 points *Moves up from 7th to 5th Program Best)

100m: Runner-Up Keliza Smith (11.54), 11th Ashley Shaw (11.86)

100m Hurdles: 8th Kay-Lagay Clarke (14.29 *14.00 in Prelims), 12th Ana Couto (14.37)

200m: 3rd Keliza Smith (23.79), 11th Ashley Shaw (24.32)

400m Hurdles: 9th Kialia Claiborne (1:03.79 *Missed finals by .71secs)

800m: 14th Shone Walters (2:17.16), DNF Sanae Hassnaoui

1500m: 3rd Sanae Hassnaoui (4:32.77 *Already has 2nd Program Best)

4x100m Relay: 5th 45.43 (*45.40 Prelims), (Chloe Perryman, Keliza Smith, Maria Umoibang, Ashley Shaw)

Hammer Throw: 4th Treneese Hamilton (PB 49.84m, 163-06.00 *just outside program T-10), 10th Kyndall Blessing (43.74m, 143-06.00), 15th Ivanilda Semedo (42.05m, 137-11)

High Jump: 3rd Jazmine Williamson (SB 1.68m, 5-06.00)

Long Jump: CHAMPION Jazmine Williamson (6.25m, 20-06.25 *Already 2nd Program Best), 7th Chloe Perryman (5.91m, 19-04.75), 17th Kay-Lagay Clarke (5.44m, 17-10.25)

Triple Jump: 6th Kay-Lagay Clarke (SB 11.94m, 39-02.25), 10th Jazmine Williamson (11.41m, 37-05.25)

Shot Put: CHAMPION Treneese Hamilton (PB 17.46m, 57-03.50 *NJCAA All-Time Best, Meet Record, Program Record), 14th Ivanilda Semedo (12.01m, 39-05.00)

Discus Throw: CHAMPION Cedricka Williams (T-PB 57.80m, 189-07 *Tied her NJCAA All-Time Best, Meet Record, T-Program Record), Runner-Up Ivanilda Semedo (57.77m, 189-06 *Also broke Meet Record **Already has #2 NJCAA All-Time Best), 15th Treneese Hamilton (35.65m, 116-11)

Javelin: 5th Treneese Hamilton (PB 46.45m, 152-04 *Moves up from 6th to 4th Program Best), 13th Kyndall Blessing (38.62m, 126-08.00)

<figure>
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 <figcaption>Barton Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoBreaking a trio of national records highlighted another title chase for the Barton Community College women's track and field team in an eventual runner-up finish at the 2024 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.Scoring 93 points at the historic Brown Stadium/Groseclose Track at the University of University of Louisiana Monroe, Barton's bid to follow their indoor national title consisted of winning four individual events among their 15 scoring events with two of Barton's crowns breaking program, national meet, and the NJCAA's all-time best performances.Fifteen of the Cougars' performances landed points on the scoreboard in coming up five points short of New Mexico Junior College's winning 98 but fifteen points secured in the runner-up spot ahead of Cloud County Community College.Both record breakers came on Friday, Treneese Hamilton the first to do so during the mid-afternoon shot put competition. Warming up with a pair of 50'-plus tosses, Hamilton pushed over six feet further on her third toss to break all three records in marking a 17.46m (57-03.50) to win the event by over seven feet.The mark broke Lavatavia Maines's 2018 program record distance of 16.46m (54-00.00), Central Arizona's Devia Brown's 2019 meet record of 16.67m (54-08.25), as well as, Brown's 16.94m (55-07.00) national all-time best mark.Hamilton compiled the field female athletes' top points with 19 total, finishing third in the overall MVP list, adding a 4th place in the hammer on a personal best 49.84m (163-06) to land just outside the program's top ten chart and a 5th placing in the javelin with another personal best effort of 46.45m (152-04) moving up two spots on the program all-time list to 4th best.Giving the Cougars two in the top three of the female field MVP list, Jazmine Williamson compiled 15.5 points topped by her Thursday long jump national championship with a 6.25m (20-06.25) mark before placing third the following day in the high jump on a 1.68m (5-06.00) height. Williamson, who leaves the program as the No. 2 furthest long jump mark, also competed in the Saturday's triple jump in placing 10th overall at 11.41m (37-05.25).Perhaps the most exciting field event of the championships came later on Friday in the evening's discus throw as Cedricka Williams and Ivanilda Semedo battled it out for the top spot under the lights in the day's final event as both would break the meet record.Sitting 1-2 in the standings through four attempts, Semedo took the lead with a fifth round 57.77m (189-06) mark breaking the meet record of 56.51m (185-05) set in 2022 by Central Arizona's Princess Kara and bettering her program and national second best effort by five inches.The record would be short lived as Williams followed in the order bringing out the official measuring tape for the second time in sailing the disc two inches further in setting the meet's top mark at 57.80m (189-08) to oddly enough tie her NJCAA All-Time best and leave her time as a Cougar in the top spot.Barton began the three days of competition getting off to a national champion start in the heptathlon as Ana Couto won four of the seven events compiling a program 5th most 5298 points to win the multis by 528 points.Couto posted six personal or season best efforts in the seven events to move up two slots on the program chart, winning four of the challenges including the initial 100m hurdles before beating the 800m field by three seconds on a personal best 2:21.12 to end the competition. A personal best 1.56m (5-01.25) high jump earned fifth place followed by first place showings in the shot put (12.38m, 40-07.50) and 200m recording a .30 second victory and a new collegiate fastest time of 25 seconds flat. Fouling on her first two long jump attempts to begin day two action, Couto soared to a personal best 5.64m (18-06.00) to place second, marked a season best 33.00m (108-03) to finish third in the javelin, before concluding the championship by taking the lead in the final 200m to win the 800m.Leading Barton's competitors on the track was freshman Keliza Smith, finishing national runner-up in the 100m (11.54) with a 3rd placing in the 200m (23.79).Smith also help earn the Cougars a 5th placing in the 4x100m relay, teaming with Chloe Perryman, Maria Umoibang, and Ashley Shaw, clocking a 45.43 baton handling around the oval.Posting the program's second fastest ever time in the 1500m earlier in the season, Sanae Hassnaoui finished 3rd on Saturday with a 4:32.77.Kay-Lagay Clarke finished 6th in the triple jump on a season best 11.94m (39-02.25) mark, to go along, with an 8th place finish in the 110m hurdles at 14.29.Barton's NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championship Results (Complete Results): (PR/PB = Personal record/best;SB = Season Best)Heptathlon: CHAMPION Ana Couto (PB 5298 points *Moves up from 7th to 5th Program Best)- 1st in 100m Hurdles (SB 14.18)- 5th in High Jump (PB 1.56m, 5-01.25)- 1st in Shot Put (12.38m, 40-07.50)- 1st in 200m (PB 25.00)- 2nd in Long Jump (PB 5.64m, 18-06.00)- 3rd in Javelin (SB 33.00m, 108-03)- 1st in 800m (PB 2:21.12)100m: Runner-Up Keliza Smith (11.54), 11th Ashley Shaw (11.86)100m Hurdles: 8th Kay-Lagay Clarke (14.29 *14.00 in Prelims), 12th Ana Couto (14.37)200m: 3rd Keliza Smith (23.79), 11th Ashley Shaw (24.32)400m Hurdles: 9th Kialia Claiborne (1:03.79 *Missed finals by .71secs)800m: 14th Shone Walters (2:17.16), DNF Sanae Hassnaoui1500m: 3rd Sanae Hassnaoui (4:32.77 *Already has 2nd Program Best)4x100m Relay: 5th 45.43 (*45.40 Prelims), (Chloe Perryman, Keliza Smith, Maria Umoibang, Ashley Shaw)Hammer Throw: 4th Treneese Hamilton (PB 49.84m, 163-06.00 *just outside program T-10), 10th Kyndall Blessing (43.74m, 143-06.00), 15th Ivanilda Semedo (42.05m, 137-11)High Jump: 3rd Jazmine Williamson (SB 1.68m, 5-06.00)Long Jump: CHAMPION Jazmine Williamson (6.25m, 20-06.25 *Already 2nd Program Best), 7th Chloe Perryman (5.91m, 19-04.75), 17th Kay-Lagay Clarke (5.44m, 17-10.25)Triple Jump: 6th Kay-Lagay Clarke (SB 11.94m, 39-02.25), 10th Jazmine Williamson (11.41m, 37-05.25)Shot Put: CHAMPION Treneese Hamilton (PB 17.46m, 57-03.50 *NJCAA All-Time Best, Meet Record, Program Record), 14th Ivanilda Semedo (12.01m, 39-05.00)Discus Throw: CHAMPION Cedricka Williams (T-PB 57.80m, 189-07 *Tied her NJCAA All-Time Best, Meet Record, T-Program Record), Runner-Up Ivanilda Semedo (57.77m, 189-06 *Also broke Meet Record **Already has #2 NJCAA All-Time Best), 15th Treneese Hamilton (35.65m, 116-11)Javelin: 5th Treneese Hamilton (PB 46.45m, 152-04 *Moves up from 6th to 4th Program Best), 13th Kyndall Blessing (38.62m, 126-08.00)

Barton women's title chase comes up short at NJCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3 for their fifth straight win on Tuesday night.

Maikel Garcia led off the first with a triple and scored on Witt’s infield hit. Witt stole second and scored when Salvador Perez hit a single to right.

After Kyle Isbel and Garcia singled in the second, Witt hit Casey Mize’s splitter 468 feet — the farthest of his career — into the upper deck fountains.

“I didn’t really watch it,” Witt said. “I just kind of hit it and started running, but yeah, it felt good.”

“That’s probably one of the longest balls I’ve ever seen hit,” said Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh. “Unbelievable. He’s a generational talent. You think you’d get used to it being around him every day, and then he does something new that you haven’t seen and it’s just ‘wow.’ The wow factor is unbelievable.”

Mize (1-3) surrendered six runs on nine hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of his career.

“They were taking really good swings off him,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He threw some chase pitches that got hit for base hits. He threw some pitches in the strike zone that got hit hard. It just wasn’t his day.”

Garcia drove an RBI triple to right and scored on Witt’s third-inning sacrifice fly to give the Royals an 8-0 lead. Garcia scored three runs while matching a career best with four hits, extending his hitting streak to nine games.

“Maikel setting the tone kind of gave me excitement,” Witt said. “He’s doing the job, I’ve got to do my part.”

Witt added a solo homer leading off the sixth. It was his fourth multihomer game as he matched a career best with six RBIs.

In the seventh, Hunter Renfroe’s fourth homer of the season capped the scoring.

Kansas City collected six extra-base hits and has at least one extra-base hit in all 50 games this year, one game shy of their franchise record set in 1978.

Marsh (4-1) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings. The Royals have won all but one of his eight starts.

“Anytime we play like that we’re going to win a lot of games,” Marsh said of the Royals’ early offense. “First three innings I wasn’t paying attention. Sitting there for 20 or 30 minutes, I was like ‘what’s going on out there?'”

Kansas City has led or been tied for all 45 innings of the current homestand and hasn’t trailed since Wednesday’s loss at Seattle.

Matt Vierling hit a two-run triple in the fourth and scored on Colt Keith’s single. Keith had three of Detroit’s six hits.

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (6-0, 1.80 ERA) opposes Royals LHP Cole Ragans (3-3, 3.70) in Wednesday's series finale.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1716370954315.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. backs up to avoid getting doused by a teammate after their baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 10-3. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. backs up to avoid getting doused by a teammate after their baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 10-3. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3 for their fifth straight win on Tuesday night.Maikel Garcia led off the first with a triple and scored on Witt’s infield hit. Witt stole second and scored when Salvador Perez hit a single to right.After Kyle Isbel and Garcia singled in the second, Witt hit Casey Mize’s splitter 468 feet — the farthest of his career — into the upper deck fountains.“I didn’t really watch it,” Witt said. “I just kind of hit it and started running, but yeah, it felt good.”“That’s probably one of the longest balls I’ve ever seen hit,” said Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh. “Unbelievable. He’s a generational talent. You think you’d get used to it being around him every day, and then he does something new that you haven’t seen and it’s just ‘wow.’ The wow factor is unbelievable.”Mize (1-3) surrendered six runs on nine hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of his career.“They were taking really good swings off him,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He threw some chase pitches that got hit for base hits. He threw some pitches in the strike zone that got hit hard. It just wasn’t his day.”Garcia drove an RBI triple to right and scored on Witt’s third-inning sacrifice fly to give the Royals an 8-0 lead. Garcia scored three runs while matching a career best with four hits, extending his hitting streak to nine games.“Maikel setting the tone kind of gave me excitement,” Witt said. “He’s doing the job, I’ve got to do my part.”Witt added a solo homer leading off the sixth. It was his fourth multihomer game as he matched a career best with six RBIs.In the seventh, Hunter Renfroe’s fourth homer of the season capped the scoring.Kansas City collected six extra-base hits and has at least one extra-base hit in all 50 games this year, one game shy of their franchise record set in 1978.Marsh (4-1) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings. The Royals have won all but one of his eight starts.“Anytime we play like that we’re going to win a lot of games,” Marsh said of the Royals’ early offense. “First three innings I wasn’t paying attention. Sitting there for 20 or 30 minutes, I was like ‘what’s going on out there?'”Kansas City has led or been tied for all 45 innings of the current homestand and hasn’t trailed since Wednesday’s loss at Seattle.Matt Vierling hit a two-run triple in the fourth and scored on Colt Keith’s single. Keith had three of Detroit’s six hits.UP NEXTTigers LHP Tarik Skubal (6-0, 1.80 ERA) opposes Royals LHP Cole Ragans (3-3, 3.70) in Wednesday's series finale.