KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Edinson Volquez dodged trouble for seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals scored a pair of runs on wild pitches before pounding the bumbling Minnesota Twins, 7-1 on Monday night Alcides Escobar returned from a sprained knee to score a run, and Kendrys Morales and Paulo Orlando drove in a pair each as the Royals finally figured out Twins nemesis Kyle Gibson.

The right-hander gave up four runs in five-plus innings. Gibson (1-2) had earned the win in his first four starts against Kansas City, including a dominant performance in a 3-1 victory last week at Target Field.

Volquez (2-1) was more than his match Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. He allowed five hits while striking out five with only one walk, wiggling out of jams whenever he got into them.

The Royals’ defense, featuring three Gold Glove winners, sure helped him out.

DENVER (AP) — Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa has been activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Colorado Rockies to start a series opener against San Diego.

Rookie right-hander Scott Oberg was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to clear a roster spot.

De La Rosa missed his first two turns in the rotation after straining his left groin during spring training. He was 14-11 with a 4.10 ERA in 32 starts last year and signed a $25 million, two-year contract. De la Rosa was 20-3 at Coors Field the past two seasons.

Oberg was 1-0 with a 10.13 ERA in three games with the Rockies this season.

Lincoln – The Nebraska baseball team (29-13, 6-6 Big Ten) is set to host its final non-conference home game of the season on Tuesday night when it welcomes the Kansas State Wildcats (18-20, 5-10 Big 12) to Hawks Field, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

Tuesday will mark the second and final meeting between the two teams this season, and the Huskers will be going for the season sweep after posting a 5-4 victory in 10 innings on Tuesday, April 7 at Tointon Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.

The Huskers and Wildcats will meet for the 278th time on Tuesday night, with the Huskers holding a 167-110 advantage in the series.

Nebraska is scheduled to start freshman right hander Garett King, who will make his seventh start of the season. On the year King is 3-0 with a 2.72 ERA over 39.2 innings of work. King’s six starts this season are the most by a Husker freshman since 2012, when Kyle Kubat started eight games.

Two weeks ago against Kansas State, King started for Nebraska and gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk over 5.2 innings. He didn’t factor into the decision.

The Wildcats have not yet announced a starter for Tuesday night.

Recapping the Last Meeting: NU 5 – KSU 4 (10 innings) (4/7/15)
Tanner Lubach went 5-for-5 on and drove in the eventual game-winning run with his fifth hit of the night in the 10th inning, as the No. 23 Nebraska baseball team posted a 5-4 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in 10 innings. Lubach notched five of NU’s 12 hits and drove in a pair of runs, as the Huskers won the 277th all-time meeting between the two teams.

Josh Roeder came in for the 10th and picked up his 10th save of the season with a pair of strikeouts.

Extra innings was needed after the Huskers squandered away a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth when the Wildcats scored four runs to even the game. The two teams then went scoreless over the next three innings before Lubach untied the game in the 10th.

Lincoln – The Big Ten Network has announced that it will air two more Nebraska baseball games this season, as the network will air the final two games of Nebraska’s three-game series at Illinois. Both games were wildcard picks and BTN still has one more wildcard selection left on Thursday, May 14.

The three-game series opens on Thursday, May 14 and the network will air the second game of the series on Friday, May 15 live at 6:05 p.m. The regular-season finale on Saturday, May 16 will now be played at 2:05 p.m. so that it can be broadcast live. The game was originally scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Always check Huskers.com for the latest schedule for all of Nebraska’s sports

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chargers are still in San Diego and Philip Rivers is still their quarterback.

That’s all Danny Woodhead and King Dunlap were concerned about as the Chargers — who for the time being remain Southern California’s only NFL team — began offseason workouts Monday amid uncertainty on two fronts.

Woodhead says he’s been tuning out talk of the Chargers possibly moving to Los Angeles, as well as rumors that Rivers, who’s entering the final year of his contract, could be traded to Tennessee so the Chargers can draft Marcus Mariota.

Says Woodhead of Rivers, “We definitely like him as our quarterback.”

Says Dunlap: “That’s our quarterback. What he brings, not a lot of guys have.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs reported for the start of their offseason program on Monday.

Well, most of them did.

The most notable absence was All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston, who was given the franchise tag after a record-setting sack season. Houston still has not signed his tender as the Chiefs and his representatives try to reach an agreement on a long-term deal.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he was not surprised that Houston skipped the voluntary workout, and that he understands the business side of the equation. But Reid also sounded certain that the two sides would eventually come to an agreement.

Houston set a Chiefs record with 22 sacks last season.

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is expressing concern that new television packages being offered by Verizon do not comply with its existing agreements.

Verizon launched FiOS Custom TV on Sunday. The base package, which costs about $55, has more than 35 channels — such as AMC, CNN and Food Network — plus two additional themed channel packs. The offer does not include internet service.

But the channels included in the base package do not include ESPN or ESPN2. Those channels are available through a sports themed channel pack.

ESPN said in a statement that Verizon’s new packages “would not be authorized by our existing agreements.”

It says “our contracts clearly provide that neither ESPN nor ESPN2 may be distributed in a separate sports package.”

Verizon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police say an argument over whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is a better basketball player ended in a Pennsylvania man’s arrest on aggravated assault and other charges.

22-year-old Daniel Mondelice was first arrested early Saturday after fighting with another man over whether Air Jordan or King James reigns supreme.

It wasn’t clear which player Mondelice backed.

He was released on bond and told not to return. Instead, he went to stay with a woman at another apartment. But police were called there Saturday night when they say Mondelice became argumentative and refused to leave. It’s not clear what that argument was about.

Online court records show Mondelice remained jailed Monday and was unable to post bail. A defense attorney wasn’t listed.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo wants country fans to know that when he throws, his footballs are properly inflated.

The Cowboys quarterback poked fun at the New England Patriots on Sunday night during the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards, referencing the scandal sparked in the playoffs when New England was found using deflated footballs.

Romo was tossing balls with country stars Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton when Shelton asked: “This isn’t one of those deflated balls?”

Romo replied: “We’re the Dallas Cowboys. We have real balls.”

The NFL is investigating the Pats’ use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game, with no timetable on its conclusions.

After confronting the flap, the Patriots beat Seattle in the Super Bowl.

The Cowboys lost in the divisional round to the Green Bay Packers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Lou Williams has won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award.

He was honored as the league’s best reserve Monday after averaging a career-high 15.5 points in his 10th season and helping Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games.

Williams received 78 first-place votes and 502 total points from a panel of 130 sports writers and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics finished second with 324 points (33 first-place votes). Two-time winner Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers was third with 131 points (eight first-place votes).

Williams came off the bench in all 80 of his appearances and averaged 25.2 minutes. He led or tied for the team lead in scoring 18 times, second most in the league for a reserve. The Raptors went 14-4 in those games. He also led the Raptors in free throw percentage (86.1) and made a career-high 152 3-pointers.