The Royals have lost all 5 games on this homestand so far, and they conclude the homestand today. They have Monday off before heading to Texas, for 3 with the Rangers, and then 3 out in San Diego. The Royals have lost 7 of their last 8, 8 of their last 10 and 11 of … Read more
The 34-35 Kansas City Royals are happy to see the Yankees leave town and welcome the 26-44 Athletics. At one point earlier this season, the Athletics were showing some scrappy, feisty play and were threatening the Mariners and Astros in the AL West. But they have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games, like the … Read more
Michael Wacha’s changeup looked dangerous tonight, but not much else was working for him. He managed five strikeouts in 5 1⁄3 innings and gave up nine hits in those innings, including two home runs. It did not matter all that much because the Royals once again could not score, at least not until the very … Read more
An artist’s rendering of the new on-campus WMU athletics complex (rendering: TowerPinkster & ROSSETTI). Renderings of the future home of the Western Michigan men’s and women’s basketball programs and the WMU hockey program, the Athletics Performance Center and Kalamazoo Events Center, were unveiled June 5 at the State of Economic Development conference at the Radisson … Read more
The rendering of the new Bogan Arena at Stonehill (rendering: Stonehill Athletics). Stonehill has announced a landmark $15 million gift from Tom and Kathleen Bogan, kickstarting a fundraising campaign to support the construction of a new ice hockey and basketball arena. In recognition of their philanthropy, the facility will be named the Tom & Kathleen … Read more
PASKARIS Bowling Green has announced the appointment of Stavros Paskaris as assistant athletics director for development. Paskaris, who has served as an assistant coach for the BGSU hockey program since 2021, transitions into this new leadership role after nearly two decades of collegiate coaching experience. “Where some may see a non-traditional fundraising hire, we saw … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have traded LHP Jeffrey Springs, a key piece of the Rays rotation in 2022 that missed the majority of 2023 and 2024 due to injury, to the Oakland Athletics. Among the starting pitchers to deal, Springs made the most sense financially as he was set to make $10.5 million in 2025 … Read more