Author: Mitch Fortner

(AP) The United States has won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row. Goals by Megan Rapinoe (rah-PEE’-noh) and Rose Lavelle carried the Americans to a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday’s final at Lyon, France. The game was scoreless until Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute, eight minutes before Lavelle doubled the lead. Rapinoe’s tally came after a video review showed that Alex Morgan had been fouled with a kick to the shoulder in the penalty area. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a parade in the…

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From K-State Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber and director of student-athlete development Shane Southwell helped guide Team USA to the gold medal at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U19 World Cup with a 93-79 win over Mali (mall-e) in the tournament finals in Heraklion, Greece on Sunday (July 7). Weber, who served as a head coach in the USA Basketball system for the first time in his career, led Team USA to their seventh gold medal at the U19 World Cup, including the first since 2015, with a perfect 7-0 record. Team USA averaged better than 100 points per…

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0:00 – New K-State football roster released/Klieman using No. 1 10:42 – Bruce Weber vs. The World 19:48 – Book It or Cook It 29:08 – Jared Lorenzen/Rick Ross takes a shot at K-State 0:00 – Annual firewords PSA/Phil Steele is high on TCU 13:04 – Match Game 23:26 – Most USA show to watch tomorrow 31:08 – Ask Us Anything

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From K-State Former Kansas State guard Barry Brown, Jr., has joined the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League Team, which plays in the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League from July 5-15 at the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brown will meet a familiar face in the first of Minnesota’s four preliminary round games on Friday, July 5, as the Timberwolves will play the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with former teammate Dean Wade, at 4 p.m., CT at Cox Pavilion on NBA TV. Wade enjoyed an impressive debut in his pro debut with the Cavaliers at the Salt…

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0:00 – Bruce Weber Pain Train!!! 12:16 – KSU football gets an important tackle commit 24:01 – Happy Birthday Bret “The Hitman” Hart 29:37 – Pod, or Cast?/Heating KSO debate 0:00 – Major disrespect towards Dean Wade and Mitch 11:24 – Don’t challenge Mitch in a prank war 22:11 – Will Mitch accept Mason’s terms? 31:31 – Jabroni of the Week

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Nine home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a marquee matchup with Marquette, neutral site games in Florida and New Jersey and a meeting with Saint Louis at the Sprint Center highlight the 2019-20 Kansas State men’s basketball non-conference schedule released by athletic department officials on Monday (July 1). The 117th season of K-State men’s basketball officially gets underway on Tuesday, November 5 – in the earliest start in school history – when the Wildcats host reigning Summit League Tournament champion North Dakota State at Bramlage Coliseum. The team will also play a pair of exhibition games – Emporia State and…

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0:00 – K-State MBB non-con schedule is kind of tough 13:43 – Marquette game is a big deal/OT commit 22:48 – Mason hates poeple in airports 30:00 – Interview with K-State hoops Drew Speraw 0:00 – Part one with sportswriter Bob Ryan 12:18 – Part two with Bob Ryan 19:20 – Use or don’t use airplane bathrooms 32:42 – Ask Us Anything

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From K-State Athletics Former Kansas State forward Dean Wade will begin his professional career on Monday night, as the two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection will open play with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ summer league team at the Salt Lake City Summer League, which runs from Monday to Wednesday (July 1-3) at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cleveland will play three games during the four-team showcase, beginning with the San Antonio Spurs at 6 p.m., CT on Monday, followed by the Utah Jazz at 8 p.m., CT on Tuesday and the Memphis Grizzlies at 6 p.m., CT…

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From K-State Athletics Kansas State will meet SEC foe Mississippi State in the fourth annual Never Forget Tribute Classic presented by United Rentals, which is set for Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The matchup between the Wildcats and Bulldogs will be part of doubleheader in the Classic, which also includes a contest between reigning BIG EAST champion Villanova and Delaware. Both games will air on ESPN as well as the ESPN app with official broadcast information and game times to be announced later. The Classic, which began in 2016, serves as a partner…

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0:00 – Phil Steele KSU ranks give perspective on roster holes 13:09 – John shows off his lack of movie knowledge 25:18 – 10 TV roles that are perfect for Les Miles 33:26 – Honorable mentions 37:54 – Hoops will play Miss State/Steele rankings 50:17 – Ask Us Anything

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