Author: KMAN Staff

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A couple of solo home runs from unlikely sources and four strong innings of relief were just enough for the Tampa Bay Rays to get their first and only win of the season over the Kansas City Royals. Brandon Guyer and Kevin Kiermaier homered, and four Tampa Bay pitchers held the Royals to one hit over the final five innings Sunday in the Rays’ 3-2 win. By salvaging the final game of a three-game series, the Rays prevented the Royals from a 7-0 sweep of their season series, a feat they have not accomplished since going…

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The 2015-16 McCain Performance Series is set for a kickoff just as rousing as the one Bill Snyder’s Wildcats will get next Saturday. Legendary musician Charlie Daniels and his band will perform at 7:30pm Thursday night in what is sure to be an evening to remember. In a career that spans seven decades, Daniels has charted songs on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country charts. Since notching his first hit tune, the novelty song “Uneasy Rider” in 1973, he has released more than 50 studio albums, toured the world, and won over legions of fans. He is a member…

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The Kansas State Volleyball team played a pair of five-set matches Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational hosted by the University of Miami. The Wildcats defeated Illinois State in their first match and fell to Miami in the night match. Below is a recap of both matches. By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications KANSAS STATE 3, ILLINOIS STATE 2 CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Behind three players with double-doubles and a program-record 118 digs, K-State climbed back from a 2-1 deficit and beat Illinois State in five sets (23-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-12, 19-17) on Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational in the James…

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)– Mike Moustakas and the Kansas City Royals both kept up their strong play. Moustakas had three hits and three RBI, Kendrys Morales came through with another big two-out hit and the AL Central-leading Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday night. Moustakas has driven in 15 runs over his last 10 games. The Royals have won 17 of 22 to go a season-high 31 games over .500 (80-49). “You wouldn’t know that we’re 31 games over .500,” Moustakas said. “We come in expecting to win every night. We come in to grind it out,…

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The smells of 200 different wines, beers and spirits along with joyful chatter filled the fifth floor of Bluemont Hotel Saturday night. The 16th Annual Flint Hills Festival of Wine had its grand tasting in Manhattan’s newest hotel for the first time, where over 250 people exercised their palates. All the proceeds of the event went to Homecare & Hospice, as they had the previous 15 years. “People get to stroll around the evening, get some food and drink and find out what they like,” said Christina Nolte, the Director of Development for Homecare & Hospice. Nolte said the fundraiser typically…

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