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The Wichita Wingnuts announced Tuesday that they have re-signed right-handed pitcher Nick Singleton. Singleton returns to the Wingnuts after a stint in the Mexican League with the Acereros de Monclova (Monclova Steelers). Singleton was 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in three starts for the Steelers, striking out 16 batters in 12.2 innings pitched. The 28-year old right-hander is 8-0 this season for the Wingnuts with a 2.11 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances. The Montgomery, AL native has struck out 47 and walked only 13 in 47.0 innings.

Alex Gordon extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double in a four-run first inning and Luke Hochevar won another afternoon start as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 Sunday. Hochevar is 9-3 with a 4.43 ERA in 14 day starts the past two seasons, compared to 2-11 with a 5.28 ERA in 21 appearances at night. He picked up just his second victory in his last 10 starts, with both coming in afternoon games. Hochevar (5-8) departed after 5 2-3 innings.

The Florida Marlins have designated left-hander Nate Robertson for assignment following another poor performance. Robertson allowed eight runs, seven earned, in five innings during a loss Tuesday night to the Colorado Rockies. The Marlins announced the move on Wednesday, and have not said who will take his place in the starting rotation. The 32-year-old Robertson is 6-8 with a 5.47 ERA in 18 starts, but just 1-3 with an 8.53 ERA in his last five outings. He was acquired in a trade with Detroit in late March and was making $10 million this season, all but $400,000 of it paid by the Tigers.

Today the Wichita Wingnuts traded outfielder Stephen Pearson to the Sioux City Explorers for right-handed pitcher Jae Jung. Pearson has been with Wichita since the team's inception in 2008.  This season Pearson is hitting .306 for the Wingnuts with 3 home-runs and 33 RBI. Jung is 5-7 this season for Sioux City with a 4.44 ERA in 13 games.  The Wingnuts are off today and continue their 13 game road trip tomorrow at Sioux City.

The Kansas City Royals have recalled right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Omaha. Chavez has pitched only one inning with the Royals this season, on June 5 against Minnesota. He allowed two runs, three hits and a walk. Chavez went 5-5 with a 5.89 ERA in 51 games last year with the Royals and Atlanta Braves. Kansas City manager Ned Yost says he anticipates more September call-ups, but the franchise doesn't want to interfere with Omaha's ability to compete in the Pacific Coast League playoffs.

Left-hander Danny Duffy has been pulled from the Kansas City Royals' game at the Chicago White Sox with an apparent injury. Duffy got Adam Dunn to fly out for the second out of the first inning before a trainer and Royals manager Ned Yost came out to the mound. After a short discussion, Duffy was replaced by right-hander Luis Mendoza. The 23-year-old Duffy faced three batters in his sixth start of the season. He entered Sunday's game with a 2-2 record and a 4.00 ERA.

The Wichita Wingnuts re-signed pitchers Ryan Hinson and Derek Blacksher on Tuesday. Last season, Hinson emerged as one of the top starting pitchers in the American Association, finishing tied for third in the league in wins (11), and fifth in ERA (3.35).  The left-hander logged 131.2 innings over 20 starts, striking out 84.  A native of Rock Hill, SC, Hinson was especially tough at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium where was 6-1 with a 2.33 ERA in nine starts.  Hinson--who will be 25 on Opening Night--worked at least six full innings in 19 of his 20 starts, and pitched seven or more in 10 of them.  Hinson allowed three or fewer earned runs 13 times.  With the Wingnuts facing elimination in the Division Series against Grand Prairie, Hinson helped keep their season alive with a seven inning, three-run performance in Game Three.

The Wichita Wingnuts completed a deadline deal acquiring all-star closer Dustin Cameron from the Fort Worth Cats on Friday afternoon. Cameron currently ranks fifth in the league with 16 saves while pitching to a 3.35 ERA in 40 appearances. The sidearming right-hander has struck out 36 hitters in 40.1 IP this season. The Joplin, MO native is in his fifth professional season and entered 2010 with a career ERA of 3.13 and 165 strikeouts in 195.2 IP. Cameron saved 14 games for the Pensacola Pelicans in 2008 and notched 14 more last season for the Cats.

The Royals plan to bring up Danny Duffy to start against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night in his major league debut. Duffy, a 22-year-old right-hander, is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts and 36 innings at Triple-A Omaha. He is among many highly rated prospects the Royals have been bringing along in a minor league system rated among the best in baseball. The Royals will select his contract from the Triple-A Storm Chasers. On Monday night, following a 19-1 loss to Cleveland, the Royals announced that right-hander Vin Mazzaro was being optioned to Omaha and left-hander Everett Teaford was being recalled.

Carl Pavano picked up his 100th career victory and Michael Cuddyer homered as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 Friday night. Pavano (3-5), who was 0-3 with a 5.28 ERA in six May starts, won for the first time since April 24. He held the Royals to two runs and eight hits in his first complete game since Sept. 10, 2010, after throwing seven complete games last year. He threw 83 strikes in 112 pitches. Cuddyer homered off Royals rookie left-hander Danny Duffy in the third.

In the early 1940's, a U.S. military bomber was traveling from California to Topeka when it lost its way in an overnight storm. The pilot flew into a hill near Osborne, killing 11 servicemen. Now almost 70 years later the memorial constructed in the mens' honor has been destroyed. "The monument looked like someone had just backed into it," Laure McClure of the Osborne Carnagie Research Library said. The monument was constructed in the early 2000's when historian Von Rothenberger learned about the crash.

Angel Rodriguez and Thomas Gipson each scored 13 points as Kansas State won its 10th straight season opener and started out new coach Bruce Weber's tenure with an 85-52 victory over North Dakota on Friday night. Martavious Irving added 11 points for the Wildcats. Troy Huff led North Dakota with 12. A veteran North Dakota team gave the Wildcats all they could handle in the first half and trailed just 36-27 at halftime, but Kansas State widened the gap quickly after the break.

Charlie Weis and his new-look Jayhawks are closing in on their first game of the season, now just over a week away, and the push is on to get everything ready in time for South Dakota State. One thing that's already set: the depth chart. Even though Weis won't release it until next week, the former Notre Dame coach said Tuesday that about "90 percent" of the depth chart is set. The only remaining gray area involves a couple of players who arrived late to fall camp. Weis also said he's started to plan for the opener against South Dakota State on Sept.

Left-hander Danny Duffy has been pulled from the Kansas City Royals' game at the Chicago White Sox with an apparent injury. Duffy got Adam Dunn to fly out for the second out of the first inning before a trainer and Royals manager Ned Yost came out to the mound. After a short discussion, Duffy was replaced by right-hander Luis Mendoza. The 23-year-old Duffy faced three batters in his sixth start of the season. He entered Sunday's game with a 2-2 record and a 4.00 ERA.

The Wichita Wingnuts re-signed pitchers Ryan Hinson and Derek Blacksher on Tuesday. Last season, Hinson emerged as one of the top starting pitchers in the American Association, finishing tied for third in the league in wins (11), and fifth in ERA (3.35).  The left-hander logged 131.2 innings over 20 starts, striking out 84.  A native of Rock Hill, SC, Hinson was especially tough at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium where was 6-1 with a 2.33 ERA in nine starts.  Hinson--who will be 25 on Opening Night--worked at least six full innings in 19 of his 20 starts, and pitched seven or more in 10 of them.  Hinson allowed three or fewer earned runs 13 times.  With the Wingnuts facing elimination in the Division Series against Grand Prairie, Hinson helped keep their season alive with a seven inning, three-run performance in Game Three.

The Wichita Wings are back, again. For the second time in franchise history, the Wichita Wings will play indoor soccer again opening their season tonight against Missouri Comets at Hartman Arena. Kickoff set for 7 p.m. Former Wings player LeBaron Holliman will lead the team out onto the pitch, now as their manager.  Full highlights of the game can be seen tonight at 9 and 10 p.m. on KWCH 12.  

The Kansas City Royals have recalled right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Omaha. Chavez has pitched only one inning with the Royals this season, on June 5 against Minnesota. He allowed two runs, three hits and a walk. Chavez went 5-5 with a 5.89 ERA in 51 games last year with the Royals and Atlanta Braves. Kansas City manager Ned Yost says he anticipates more September call-ups, but the franchise doesn't want to interfere with Omaha's ability to compete in the Pacific Coast League playoffs.

The Chris Brown era of football starts off well, as Fort Hays State wins it's 6th straight home opener 27-17 over Emporia State. The Tigers did not get off to a very good start, giving up a 64 yard touchdown pass from Tyler Ekenroade to Shjuan Richardson, less then 3 minutes into the game. Fort Hays State would finally get on the board in the second quarter when Anthony Smith made a nice juggling catch of a Blake McAhren pass for the 13 yard touchdown and tying the game at 7. The Hornets would take the lead in when Zak King hit a 27 yard field goal.

The Wichita Wingnuts announced Tuesday that they have re-signed right-handed pitcher Nick Singleton. Singleton returns to the Wingnuts after a stint in the Mexican League with the Acereros de Monclova (Monclova Steelers). Singleton was 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in three starts for the Steelers, striking out 16 batters in 12.2 innings pitched. The 28-year old right-hander is 8-0 this season for the Wingnuts with a 2.11 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances. The Montgomery, AL native has struck out 47 and walked only 13 in 47.0 innings.

Bruce Chen allowed just four hits and one run in six strong innings today as the Royals beat the White Sox 4-1 in Chicago. Eric Hosmer had two hits in four trips, including his eighth homer of the season in the 2nd inning to stake KC to a 2-0 lead. Alex Gordon also added a couple of hits to get his average back to .296. Jokim Soria came on to get his 15th save as the Royals win just their third series in the last five weeks. It was the first win in 11 appearences against the White Sox for Chen who improved to 5-2 lowering his ERA to 3.26.