KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have signed third-round draft pick Phillip Gaines. The cornerback out of Rice became the third of the Chiefs’ six draft picks to sign their contracts when he agreed to a deal Thursday. Sixth-round picks Zach Fulton and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, both offensive lineman, had already signed their contracts. Terms of the contracts have not been disclosed. That leaves only defensive end Dee Ford, the No. 23 overall pick, fourth-rounder De’Anthony Thomas and fifth-round pick Aaron Murray to sign their contracts. Gaines played in 52 games for Rice, intercepting four passes and piling up a…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Nelson Cruz homered and the first-place Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Cruz homered in the fourth after Chris Davis drew a walk to lead off the inning. It was Cruz’s 12th home run, which is second in the American League to the 15 of Chicago White Sox rookie Jose Abreu. Cruz’s 35 RBIs are tied for second in the AL. Wei-Yin Chen limited the Royals to one run and seven hits over 5 1-3 innings with one walk and one strikeout. Chen, who is…
California firefighters say cooler weather and calmer winds are helping them get a handle on the dangerous fires around San Diego County. They also want to know why so many fires sprung up at once.
Three roommates who bought a lumpy old sofa at a thrift store found $40,000 in cash stashed inside and returned the money to the 91-year-old upstate New York widow who had hidden it there.
“If it doesn’t go right and there is a problem, there is going to be a rub here. There hasn’t been any rubs for quite awhile, things have been going pretty good.” This was a statement made by Pottawatomie Commissioner, Pat Weixelman during the joint Riley County, Pottawatomie County, and City of Manhattan meeting. The meeting focused on three topics, one of which involved an update on the Blue Township Water and Sewer Project. Manhattan City Manager, Ron Fehr provided a background on how things have went, and shared how things will evolve coming up. He said the project was…
Travis Lowell takes a picture as smoke from wildfires rise, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Carlsbad, Calif. More wildfires broke out Wednesday in San Diego County — threatening homes in Carlsbad and forcing the evacuations of military housing and an elementary school at Camp Pendleton — as Southern California is in the grip of a heat wave.
A woman in the audience dries a tear during the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall, of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014.
“The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Kansas City Royals getting back over .500 with a two game sweep over the Colorado Rockies. Now the Royals open up a seven game home stand with the Orioles and the White Sox. KC Royals beat writer for the Kansas City Star Andy McCullough joins the show to talk about the latest success for the Royals. The K-State men’s basketball team finalizes deal with Texas A&M and will play the Aggies at the Sprint Center on December 20th and will return to College Station in 2015. Jeff Mittie lands another recruit for the 2014 women’s basketball roster. “Full Throttle” plus “You can’t be serious” on “The Game” on KMAN.
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On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler.