(AP) Bo Bichette’s first career homer helped lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Bichette’s big moment came at the start of the eighth inning against Royals starter Jakob Junis, when his drive cleared the left-center field wall in the 4-1 win on Wednesday. Freddy Galvis also hit a crucial solo shot to center in the seventh that was his 16th homer of the season. Bichette made his major league debut here Monday. “After the first game was over, I was able to say, `Okay, my career has started,’ and then treat it…
Author: Mitch Fortner
From K-State Athletics With only a month remaining until a new era of K-State Football begins under head coach Chris Klieman, K-State Athletics is offering 2,019 tickets for just $19 apiece to the K-State Family Reunion home opener against Nicholls. Beginning tomorrow, when players report for the inaugural preseason camp of the Klieman regime, K-State fans can purchase tickets in bench sections of the south end zone and in the View Level for only $19 as the Wildcats prepare to open the 2019 campaign. Kickoff for the 11th Annual K-State Family Reunion, which celebrates the return of the K-State Family…
0:00 – KSU basketball projected as 11 seed for 2020 NCAA tourney 10:32 – Dak Prescott is a star/More dumpy stadiums 22:40 – The return of East Coast Matt 30:47 – Coach Snyder at Chiefs training camp/Aging coaches 0:00 – KSU football selling cheap tickets for season opener 17:44 – Interview with “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus 26:36 – Cats should play a neutral site non-con game 34:46 – Ask Us Anything
0:00 – Should KSU play a week 0 or week 1 neutral site game? 12:58 – John is all about the roller grill chicken 22:07 – Top 5 gas station food items 29:30 – Ask Us Anything 0:00 – Big neutral site games are part of bigger picture 11:44 – Dream non-con neutral site game 23:44 – Pam from MHK takes Mason to the woodshed 31:16 – Ask Us Anything
(AP) Max Falkenstien, the affable and silver-tongued “Voice of the Jayhawks” who brought Kansas football and basketball into the homes of fans for six decades, died Monday. He was 95. The school announced his death in a statement. No cause was given. Falkenstien’s first broadcast of a Kansas basketball game was during the 1946 NCAA tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, where the Jayhawks played Oklahoma A&M. He took over as the play-by-play voice the following spring, and would hold the job for 39 years before switching to the commentator’s role in 1984. He retired from Jayhawk Radio Network broadcasts after…
0:00 – K-State themed reality tv shows 12:41 – Is KSU special teams something to worry about? 24:08 – Can West Coast John be a thing? 31:53 – Big 12 school dating show 0:00 – Survivor: Big 12 Coaches 9:51 – To The House/Breaking out of Snyder habits 20:28 – We pick out the best KSU reality show 29:00 – Ask Us Anything
0:00 – Current KSU wide receiver talent/Michael Bishop 13:43 – Self Made/Fright Night/Purple & Black 25:12 – Interview with former KSU linebacker Zac Diles 36:21 – WCW steals Smells Like Teen Spirit 0:00 – Jax Dineen is thick/Bill Snyder’s playbook 12:05 – Mason serves suspension/Facebook official 20:41 – Mason back from suspension/East Coast Matt 31:51 – Ask Us Anything
0:00 – KSU QB Skylar Thompson is unlocked 12:17 – Reggie Walker with the bold statement of the summer 22:10 – Is “win the dang day” old now? 33:15 – Purple & Black/Jevon Thomas 0:00 – Reaction to yesterday’s interview with Jason Brown 10:42 – Should Coach Klieman be cool with players making bold statements? 20:19 – OU’s Lincoln Riley is a very confident coach 31:46 – Ask Us Anything
From K-State Athletics One of the most accurate kickers in the nation in 2018, Kansas State junior Blake Lynch was one of 30 place kickers in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2019 Lou Groza Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Wednesday. It marks the 11th time in school history a Wildcat has been up for the award, including the fourth time in the last six seasons. Most notably, Martin Gramatica won the award in 1997, while Joe Rheem (2004), Anthony Cantele (2012) and Matthew McCrane (2017) were semifinalists. A native of Goddard,…
Kansas State senior punter Devin Anctil was one of 26 punters in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2019 Ray Guy Award as the college punter of the year, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. Anctil’s inclusion on the list marks the seventh time a Wildcat has been a candidate for the award, following Tim Reyer (2016 and 2017 semifinalist), Ryan Doerr (2011), Mark Krause (2013) and Nick Walsh (2015 and 2016). A 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection, Anctil punted 27 times last year for a 43.6-yard average with six punts of 50 or…