Author: KMAN Staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– CC Sabathia was told by Yankees manager Joe Girardi that he was done Saturday night after limiting the hot-hitting Royals to one run through seven efficient innings. “I guess I’m an old man now,” Sabathia said. “He needed to take me out and give me a rest.” Old man? More like the Sabathia of old. Backed by homers from Chase Headley and Alex Rodriguez, the former Cy Young winner who had struggled throughout April helped New York to a 5-1 victory over Kansas City, ending the Yankees’ four-game losing streak and evening their three-game series. “CC…

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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State erased a three-run deficit in the eighth inning and scored a pair of two-out runs in the ninth to complete a come-from-behind 6-4 win over Kansas on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark to clinch the Sunflower Showdown series and a spot in the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. The Wildcats (26-27, 10-13 Big 12) earned their seventh trip to the Big 12 postseason tournament in the last eight years by overcoming a 4-1 disadvantage after the seventh inning. KU starting pitcher Drew Morovick…

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On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with State Representative, Sydney Carlin of Manhattan; Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent, Greg McClure; and Riley County Senior Service Center Project Coordinator, Deb Nuss.  A segment of open phones also prompted discussions about the state legislature and graduation. Sydney Carlin Greg McClure Deb Nuss Open phones

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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State recorded its largest shutout ever in the all-time series against KU on Friday as the Wildcats blanked the Jayhawks, 11-0, in the series opener at Hoglund Ballpark. K-State starting pitcher Nate Griep tossed seven unblemished innings, stretching his consecutive scoreless inning streak to 16 frames, while the Wildcat offense notched 14 hits, 13 of which were singles, to help K-State (25-27, 9-13 Big 12) record its 18th shutout in the Sunflower Showdown series. The win was the Wildcats’ fourth straight in Lawrence and seventh…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Royals were a couple of weeks into spring training and veteran right-hander Chris Young was still on the market when general manager Dayton Moore approached manager Ned Yost one day and asked whether they should try signing him. Yost spent a few seconds recalling the way Young shut down the Royals last season, when he was with Seattle, and replied: “Heck yeah. Let’s go get him.” Signed to provide bullpen support, Young made another strong case to have a permanent spot in the rotation Friday night. He held down the Yankees into the sixth inning,…

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A New Jersey Transit train, back, rolls by as workers labor at the site where a deadly train derailment occurred earlier in the week, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Philadelphia. Amtrak is working to restore Northeast Corridor rail service between New York City and Philadelphia. Service was suspended after a train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing eight passengers and injuring more than 200.

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Graduate students and their families gathered in Bramlage Coliseum Friday afternoon for their commencement ceremony. This commencement was one of several ceremonies at K-State Manhattan and K-State Salina campuses. During this Graduate School Commencement, former U.S. Senator and Kansas native Nancy Kassebaum Baker received an honorary doctorate degree before her commencement address to the graduating class of 2015. Kassebaum received her education at Topeka High School, graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954 and received her Master of Arts in diplomatic history from the University of Michigan. Kassebaum was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978, and has had ties…

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