The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam.
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After Saturday’s thrilling 32-28 comeback win over Iowa State in their Big 12 opener, the Kansas State Wildcats Football team didn’t move up much in the rankings and stayed in the same spot in one poll. K-State is 19th in the Associated Press Coaches Poll and ranked 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Wildcats will be off this week and see their next action on September 18 when they welcome 5th-ranked Auburn to Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
NEW YORK (AP)– Yordano Ventura and the Kansas City Royals turned Derek Jeter Day into another disappointing defeat for the New York Yankees’ captain in the dwindling days of his career. Ventura pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the AL Central leaders beat the Yankees 2-0 Sunday on a pair of unearned runs for their second shutout in the three-game series. Kansas City scored due to errors by pitcher Shane Greene (4-3) in the second inning and right fielder Carlos Beltran in the third. The Royals, who won 1-0 Friday night on an unearned run following an error…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — The Titans were implementing a new offensive system under Ken Whisenhunt, a new defensive system under coordinator Ray Horton, and trying to make a whole bunch of new pieces fit. Things couldn’t have gone much better in their regular-season debut. Jake Locker threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns, the Titans’ new-look defense picked off Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith three times, and Tennessee rolled to a 26-10 victory over the Chiefs on Sunday. “I don’t want to sound arrogant,” Locker said, “but I think we expected it to (go smoothly). We felt that way through…
(Photo courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Led by a career-high 14 kills from Katie Reininger and a stout defense, the K-State volleyball team dealt UCF its first loss of the season with a 3-0 sweep (25-18, 25-23, 26-24) on Saturday. With the win, the Wildcats captured first place in the Varney’s Invitational in Bramlage Coliseum. A redshirt sophomore, Reininger tallied the 14 kills on a .429 hitting percentage as she was one of two Wildcats to reach double digits in kills and hit over .400. Freshman Kylee Zumach had 11 kills, her third straight match…
NEW YORK (AP) — Obtained by the Yankees from Arizona in separate July trades, Brandon McCarthy and Martin Prado are doing their best to keep alive New York’s slim playoff hopes. McCarthy won for the second time in six starts and Prado had three hits as the Yankees feasted on Kansas City’s bullpen in a 6-2 win Saturday after Royals starter Danny Duffy left because of an injury following his first pitch. McCarthy, dealt on July 6, allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and a walk. He is 6-4 with a 2.87 ERA…
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday. The death toll is likely to grow as forecasters predict more rain in the coming days.
President Barack Obama has decided to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November congressional elections, abandoning his pledge to act on the issue by the end of summer, White House officials said.
The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by Junction City-Geary County SWAT and the Geary County Sheriffs Department, executed a search warrant Saturday at 325 W. 11th St. in Junction City. The search warrant was obtained after an investigation by the Drug Operations Group into suspected drug activity at the residence. The following persons were arrested: Adrian D. Jones, age 27 of Junction City. He was charged with Sale of Cocaine within 1000’ of a School, Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Cocaine with intent to distribute within a 1000’ of a school, Child Endangerment, No…
Jake Waters scored two touchdowns including an eight-yard run with 1:30 left and 20th-ranked Kansas State overcame a 15-point first half deficit to defeat Iowa State 32-28 in the Big 12 opener for both teams before 54,800 at Jack Trice Stadium in Amesf on a sunsplashed Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats entered the contest as double-digit favorites and early on it looked like they would live up to that billing. After a long pass from Waters to Tyler Lockett set them up in the red zone, Charles Jones running out of the Wildcat offense got K-State on the board first with…