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Royals, Greinke agree to four-year, $38M deal

Jan. 26, 2009
Right-hander Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a four-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing next month.
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Royals sign Greinke

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Right-hander Zack Greinke, who had a break-out season in 2008, signed a four-year contract Monday with Kansas City.

MLB: Kansas City 5, Detroit 0

DETROIT, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Zack Greinke pitched seven shutout innings Tuesday, pacing the Kansas City Royals' 5-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

MLB: Kansas City 5, Oakland 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Billy Butler had a three-run homer and finished with four RBI Tuesday, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Oakland 2

OAKLAND, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- Alex Gordon and Jose Guillen each had a two-run homer and Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 11 Monday when the Kansas City Royals beat Oakland 4-2.

MLB: Kansas City 17, St. Louis 8

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 14 (UPI) -- Mark Teahen highlighted an offensive outburst with two triples and five RBI Thursday night as the Kansas City Royals crushed St. Louis, 17-8.

MLB: Boston 4, Kansas City 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 5 (UPI) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) gave up a run and six hits in seven innings in his major league debut Thursday afternoon as the Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City, 4-1.

MLB: Toronto 10, Kansas City 1

TORONTO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- John-Ford Griffin and Frank Catalanotto combined for seven RBI Friday night as Toronto routed the Kansas City Royals, 10-1.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Detroit 2 (2nd game)

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Emil Brown homered Tuesday as the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep over the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 victory.

MLB: Arizona 12, Kansas City 11

PHOENIX, June 11 (UPI) -- A home run in the 10th inning by Troy Glaus lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

MLB: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1

CLEVELAND, July 25 (UPI) -- Jake Westbrook pitched a six-hitter for his fourth complete game of the season Sunday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-1.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler