By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics GREEN BAY, Wisc. – A Wildcat offense that hit .345 for the entire match led the K-State volleyball team to its second straight sweep to open the season as the Wildcats beat South Dakota 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-16) at Kress Events Center on Saturday morning. Sophomore Brooke Sassin led the Wildcats with 11 kills on a .611 hitting percentage while redshirt seniors Chelsea Keating and Natali Jones had seven and six kills, respectively. Jones was efficient with her six kills on seven errorless attempts, hitting .857 for the match.…
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Thousands of anti-government protesters tried to raid the official residence of Pakistan’s prime minister, sparking clashes with police that killed three people and wounded nearly 400, officials said Sunday.
A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least two people and setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said.
Jake Waters passed for 223 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two more scores as 20th ranked Kansas State rolled to a 55-16 win over Stephen F. Austin to begin the 2014 season before a sellout crowd of 52,830 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State jumped out to a 21-0 lead with 11:13 left in the second quarter starting with a nine-yard pass from Waters to Tyler Lockett who did not play the rest of the game presumably for precautionary reasons as he has been said to be dealing with some minor injuries. Waters also scored on…
Brooke Sassin contributed 11 kills as the K-State volleyball team swept South Dakota 25-9, 25-20, and 25-16 on Saturday morning in the Country Inn & Suites Tournament in Green Bay, WI. The Mississippi State transfer hit .611 in her first double-digit kill effort as a Wildcat. Redshirt senior opposite Chelsea Keating added seven kills and nine digs. Katie Brand posted 28 assists, nine digs, and a team-high five blocks. Sophomore Kersten Kober, in her first career start at libero, led K-State (2-0) with ten digs. South Dakota (0-2) was topped by Kendall Kritenbrink’s 13 kills, as she became the Coyotes’ all-time…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report says Kansas collected $4 million less in taxes than expected in August. The Department of Revenue said Friday the state took in $421 million in taxes, about 1 percent below the official forecast of $425 million. The department called revenues flat but said there are signs of economic growth in the figures. Corporate income tax collections exceeded expectations for the month.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Kansas State University Police Captain, Don Stubbings and Manhattan Building Official, Brad Claussen.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once again, Carlos Santana was a huge hit in Kansas City. Santana, who homered five times at Kauffman Stadium in a series last month, hit a two-run homer as the Cleveland Indians topped the Royals 6-1 Friday night. The loss cut the Royals’ lead to a half-game over Detroit in the AL Central. Santana connected in the ninth inning for his 22nd home run, helped Cleveland win for the fifth time in six games. “I have teams, Minnesota, Kansas City, I have good sense when I come here,” Santana said. Santana said he hit a changeup…
10 kills from Buffalo, Minnesota freshman Kylee Zumach led K-State volleyball to a straight sets victory over Green Bay 25-20, 25-15 and 25-23, the host school of the Country Inn & Suites Tournament on Friday night. Mississippi State transfer Brooke Sassin added seven kills and a team-high nine digs. Preseason all-Big 12 setter Katie Brand led a Wildcat offense that hit .253, and she contributed 31 assists. A menacing Wildcat front line also was a big story as they came thru with 12.5 blocks, led by by a career-high eight stuffs from Natali Jones. Zumach added five. Green Bay (0-1)…
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart spoke to the media Friday about a deadly accident that killed another driver during a sprint-car race in New York three weeks ago.