KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Justin Upton hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Upton also doubled in J.D. Martinez in the second. He has seven homers and 18 RBIs in his past 14 games.

Miguel Cabrera was on first after a leadoff single when Upton drove a fastball from Joakim Soria over the wall in center for his 20th homer, giving Detroit a 6-5 lead. Soria (4-7) blew his fourth save in five opportunities.

Shane Greene (3-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win. Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth for his 38th save in 42 opportunities.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Montell Cozart threw three touchdown passes, Ryan Willis tossed two more and Kansas gave second-year coach David Beaty his first victory by routing overmatched Rhode Island 55-6 on Saturday night.

Third-string quarterback Carter Stanley also threw a TD pass, LaQuvionte Gonzalez caught seven passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, and Taylor Martin and Ke’aun Kinner ran for scores as the Jayhawks (1-0) won for the first time since beating Iowa State on Nov. 8, 2014, a span of 665 days.

They went 0-12 for the first time in school history last season.

The Rams (0-1) were held to 219 yards of offense by a Kansas defense that gave up at least 40 points eight times last season. Wes McKoy was 6 of 29 for 43 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Rhode Island has never beaten a school from the Football Bowl Subdivision in 14 tries.

Beaty has been slowing trying to rebuild the downtrodden Jayhawks, and there was little evidence of progress last season. But an infusion of touted freshmen and high-profile transfers – Gonzalez came from Texas A&M, for example – gave a sparse season-opening crowd reason to be optimistic.

Kansas scored its most points since routing Nebraska 76-39 on Nov. 3, 2007, when Mark Mangino was still roaming the sideline. The Jayhawks are on their fourth head coach since then.

The big question surrounding them Saturday night was who would be under center.

Cozart was the starter before a season-ending injury a year ago, and Willis took over the rest of the way. The two battled until the final week of training camp and Cozart won the right to take the first snaps of the game, though both played a significant amount of time.

Cozart wound up going 18 of 25 for 199 yards, while Willis was 7 of 9 for 144 yards.

Still, there were times they looked like the same old Jayhawks.

Late in the first half, Kansas failed to convert third down, got called for illegal substitution and missed a field-goal attempt. Cozart threw a pick in the end zone midway through the third quarter, while Derrick Neal botched a punt return midway through the fourth quarter.

But for the most part, it was easy to look good against the Rams.

The Football Championship Subdivision bottom-dweller also muffed a punt that led to the Jayhawks’ first touchdown, then had their only extra-point attempt blocked in the second quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Rhode Island: The Rams’ chances were ruined in part by three turnovers, including a pair of fumbles that were recovered by the Jayhawks. Both of them turned into eventual touchdowns.

Kansas: Gonzalez has star potential. The speedy wide receiver had to sit out last season under NCAA transfer rules, so he was playing in his first game since Dec. 29, 2014.

UP NEXT

Rhode Island: Plays its home opener against Albany next Saturday.

Kansas: Ohio visits Memorial Stadium next Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Hosmer hit his career-high 20th homer, Yordano Ventura pitched into and out of trouble, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

Hosmer homered in the fourth after Cheslor Cuthbert led off the inning with a double. Hosmer’s previous high was 19 as a rookie in 2011.

Ventura threw 53 strikes and 52 balls in six innings, allowing one run and six hits with six walks and a wild pitch. The Tigers went 1 for 9 with runners on base, stranding nine, while he was on the mound and had a base runner every inning.

Ventura (10-9) improved to 7-0 against the Tigers, including three wins this season, and is 4-0 overall in his past six starts

Michael Fulmer (10-6) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings for the Tigers, falling to 1-4 in his past five starts. He walked one and struck out four.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have cut quarterbacks Aaron Murray and rookie Kevin Hogan, meaning Tyler Bray will be the backup to Alex Smith and Nick Foles for the regular-season opener against San Diego.

The Chiefs announced a series of roster moves Saturday to reach the NFL’s limit of 53 players, though they actually have 54 on the active roster. They have an exemption for franchise safety Eric Berry, who did not report to camp until last weekend, that does not expire until next weekend.

Along with a series of cuts, the Chiefs traded cornerback Marcus Cooper to Arizona and wide receiver Rod Streater to San Francisco for undisclosed draft picks.

They wound up keeping fringe running back Knile Davis and wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Miguel Cabrera homered among his three hits and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 Friday night. Francisco Rodriguez picked up the victory, despite blowing a save in the eighth when Paulo Orlando hit a two-run single to give the Royals a 6-5 lead World Series champion Kansas City has three consecutive one-run losses after winning 18 of its previous 22 games.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Christian McCaffrey had two long touchdown runs and Ryan Burns threw a scoring pass in his first career start to lead No. 8 Stanford to a 26-13 victory over Kansas State on Friday night.

With the Wildcats focused on stopping McCaffrey after he set the major college football record for all-purpose yards and finished second last year in Heisman Trophy voting, Stanford turned to its new quarterback to lead the offense early in the opener for both teams.

Burns completed his first 10 passes, including a 40-yard touchdown strike to Michael Rector on the opening play of the second quarter.

McCaffrey then got into the act with an electrifying 35-yard touchdown run. He froze safety Kendall Adams with a juke and raced to the end zone for the score.

McCaffrey shattered Barry Sanders’ 27-year-old record by gaining 3,496 all-purpose yards last season when he finished second to Alabama’s Derrick Henry in the Heisman.

But Stanford’s offense stalled in the second half before McCaffrey iced the game with a late 41-yard TD run. He finished 126 yards on 22 carries and 210 all-purpose yards.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas State: The Wildcats’ inexperienced offensive line featuring two freshmen struggled. Stanford had eight sacks, including one in the end zone by Jordan Watkins for a safety. Jesse Ertz was briefly knocked out of the game in the second half after one hit. He recovered to throw a late TD pass to Isaiah Zuber.

Stanford: After converting his first five third-down passes into first downs, Burns struggled. The Cardinal gained just 30 yards in the second half before McCaffrey’s second TD run. The defense was up to the task to make the lead hold but could have more trouble doing that once the Pac-12 schedule starts.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: The Wildcats play Florida Atlanta in their home opener Sept. 17.

Stanford: The Cardinal are off before beginning conference play at home against No. 20 USC.

The Wakefield Bomber results from the Tescott Cross Country Invitational held at Tescott, KS on Thursday September 1, 2016.

 

Schools competing: Bennington, Canton-Galva, Ell-Saline, Elyria, Inman, Lakeside, Lincoln, Osborne, Salina Christian Academy, Saint Xavier, Sylvan-Lucas, Tescott, Wilson, and Wakefield.

 

Place in order of finish on the Wakefield Bomber Boy’s Varsity Squad.

 

1^st     Johnathan Bowen          Sr.————–4^th Place overall         19:01

2^nd     Dalton Murray              Fr.————-11^th Place overall         19:54

3^rd     Jordan Colglaxier          Sr.————19^th Place overall          20:53

4^th     Kevin Jackson              So.————25^th Place overall          21:40

5^th     Christian Kirk               Sr.————51^st Place overall           30:13

 

Boy’s Team Standings:

 

1^st Place      Bennington          13 Points

2^nd Place     Wakefield             42 Points

3^rd Place      Solomon              63 Points

 

Place in order of finish on the Wakefield Bomber Girl’s Varsity Squad.

 

1^st     Dakota Swader      Fr.—————20^th Place overall      27:51

2^nd     Ana Hughes         Jr.—————28^th Place overall      30:05

3^rd     Mary Williams       Jr.—————30^th Place overall      30:18

4^th     Sierra Otto           Sr.————–36^th Place overall       34:59

 

The Bomber girls finished in fourth place as a team today.

 

Coach Braden, “Both boy’s and girl’s teams ran well for us today. Johnathan Bowen began his senior year with a 4^th place finish while freshman Dalton Murray ran under 20 minutes for his first sub 20 minute lettering qualifying time of the season.  Senior Jordan Colglazier, who is doing double duty (football and cross country), also finished in the medals for the Bomber boys today.  For the girls, freshman Dakota Swader started off her high school career with a medal winning performance in her first ever 5K run.  Juniors Mary Williams, Ana Hughes, and senior Sierra Otto all competed well for us today.