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Kansas football star running back Devin Neal announces he’ll return in 2024 with Jayhawks

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January 11, 2024

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Kansas football star running back Devin Neal announces he’ll return in 2024 with Jayhawks

LAWRENCE — Kansas football officially has its star running back set to return in 2024.

Devin Neal, a junior for the Jayhawks this past season, announced in a video posted on X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — that he will return to college for one more year. He is the latest to reveal he’ll be back after the team captured a Guaranteed Rate Bowl victory in December against UNLV. And the decision means the Kansas offense will not lack firepower next season.

“From the beginning, you knew why,” Neal said in the video. “I’ve never shied away from anything, especially a challenge. Growing up in Lawrence, I was always looking up to KU legends. They gave the program everything, and now it’s my turn. I could say I’ve done what I came to do, but there’s still more to make this dream come true for the fans, the community, for everyone. People ask, ‘What would it mean for you to be a legend?’ Everything.”

Neal continued to climb up the program record books with his 1,280 yards and 16 touchdowns on the ground in 2023. He averaged more than six yards per carry, in addition to almost averaging 100 yards per game. Along with redshirt sophomore Daniel Hishaw Jr., Neal helped form one of the most formidable rushing attacks in the Big 12 Conference.

What Neal’s role will look like in 2024 with a new offensive coordinator will be determined in time. Andy Kotelnicki left for a position on the Penn State coaching staff, and Kansas head coach Lance Leipold responded by tabbing Jeff Grimes as Kotelnicki’s replacement. But the versatility Neal has shown is evident, as the Lawrence native also finished this past season as the team’s fifth-leading receiver and top pass-catcher among those who weren’t wide receivers or tight ends.

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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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Where to watch Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers: TV channel, start time, streaming for May 30

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May 30, 2026

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Where to watch Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers: TV channel, start time, streaming for May 30

The 2026 MLB season has surpassed the quarter mark, and after each team’s first 40 games, there’s plenty of reasons to tune in all summer long.

Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has already proven doubters wrong by launching 17 home runs, Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes consistently looks like the best version of himself on the mound and Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski is throwing harder than any starter in the majors.

The MLB action continues on Saturday as the Kansas City Royals visit the Texas Rangers.

Here’s everything you need to know to tune in for the first pitch.

See USA TODAY’s sortable MLB schedule to filter by team or division.

What time is Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers?

First pitch between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, May 30.

How to watch Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers on Saturday

All times Eastern and accurate as of Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 6:33 a.m.

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MLB scores, results

MLB scores for May 30 games are available on usatoday.com . Here’s how to access today’s results:

See scores, results for all of today’s games.

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Kansas man sentenced to 4 years in connection with 13-year-old Linn County boy’s death

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May 29, 2026

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Kansas man sentenced to 4 years in connection with 13-year-old Linn County boy’s death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Bates County Circuit Court judge Friday sentenced a Linn County, Kansas, man in connection with the December 2025 death of Airen Andula, 13.

Damon Leonard, 47, was sentenced to four years in prison for abandonment of a corpse, according to court records.

He pleaded guilty to the charge of abandoning a corpse on May 22.

Andula disappeared from his Pleasanton, Kansas, home on Dec. 21, 2025. A day later, law enforcement found the boy’s body in a ravine in Bates County, Missouri. He had died from multiple dog bite injuries.

Police were led to the boy’s body after a phone call from Leonard.

Court documents said Leonard “admitted that he transported the deceased child from Kansas to Missouri and left the body in the bottom of the creek” before he returned home.

KSHB 41 reporter Fernanda Silva spoke with Andula’s family earlier this week — after the guilty plea and ahead of Friday’s sentencing.

His family shared that the guilty plea brought a small sense of justice, but it didn’t do much to ease the pain of their loss.

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“We’re missing our kid every day of our lives,” the boy’s father Charles Andula told Silva.

Leonard received credit for time served of 158 days in his sentence, per court records.

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Gas, diesel fuel prices down over past week across nation, Kansas

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May 29, 2026

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Gas, diesel fuel prices down over past week across nation, Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – It may not seem like a lot of relief, but gas and diesel prices have declined over the past week.

Friday morning’s national average for a gallon of unleaded gas was $4.39, according to the Automobile Association of America.

That’s down three cents from $4.42 on Thursday; down 16 cents from a week ago; but was up 17 cents from $4.22 a month ago and up $.23 from $3.16 a year ago.

Gas and diesel fuel prices are down this week in Kansas and across the nation, according to the American Automobile Association.(KALB)

In Kansas, AAA says, unleaded gas on Friday was averaging $3.96 a gallon — down four cents from $4.00 on Thursday; down 13 cents from $3.96 a week ago; but up 26 cents from $3.70 a month ago; and up $1.07 over $2.89 a year ago.

Diesel fuel also was dropping in price. AAA says Friday’s national average for a gallon of diesel was $5.52 a gallon — down three cents from $5.55 on Thursday; down 12 cents from $5.64 a week a go; but up six cents from $5.46 a month ago and up $1.98 from $3.54 a year ago.

Kansas diesel fuel prices, according to AAA, checked in at an average of $4.98 on Friday. That’s five cents below $5.03 on Thursday; down 16 cents from $5.14 a week ago; but up 24 cents over $4.74 a month ago; and up $1.72 from $3.26 a year ago.

In Topeka, GasBuddy.com on Friday morning showed unleaded gas prices ranging between $3.77 and $4.09 in Topeka, with diesel fuel going for between $4.94 and $5.29 a gallon.

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