K-State will honor a group of 10 outstanding individuals with induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame this October, school officials announced on Monday. The list includes a pair of former men’s basketball players, Roy DeWitz and Steve Henson. DeWitz played at K-State from 1956 until 1958, and was named a 1st team all-American & all-Big Eight performer in ’58 as he helped lead the Cats to the Final Four. Henson is the only Wildcat to play in four NCAA tournaments during his career from 1986 to 1990, as he was a two-time honorable mention all-American and all-Big Eight selection. He…
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A six-game winning streak was put on hold for an off day, as the Royals return to the field on Tuesday night against the Twins at Target Field. In the opener of a three-game series, KC will have arguably their best pitcher over the last month, Ervin Santana, on the hill. He’s 6-6 on the year, but has won three of his last four decisions and has only failed to pitch six innings once in his 20 starts this season. Santana will be opposed by Minnesota’s Mike Pelfrey. First pitch for the Royals and Twins will be at 7:10pm on Tuesday night…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt says he’s pleased with setup of training camp at Missouri Western State University and would be in favor of extending the team’s stay beyond next season. The Chiefs are in the fourth year of a five-year deal to stage training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., about a 90-minute drive north from Arrowhead Stadium. Many teams have eschewed going away for camp as they build gleaming new practice digs, but Hunt said he appreciates the camaraderie that is built through players living in dorms. Hunt said it would be possible to have…
When the new school year begins in Clarksville, Arkansas, some teachers will carry a slightly heavier workload – 9mm handguns. The school district is making use of a state law that allows teachers to carry concealed handguns on campus.
Massive explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant, sending seven people to area hospitals. All the workers at the plant were accounted for early Tuesday after officials initially could not account for more than a dozen employees.
The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and a prominent black lawyers’ organization are keeping up the pressure for repeal of “stand your ground” self-defense laws.
His campaign manager has resigned and his political peers have harsh words for him, but Anthony Weiner has vowed to stay in the race for New York City mayor.
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Connecticut and Massachusetts authorities on Monday searched in and around a lake in the hometown of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who is charged with murder.
The FBI says it has rescued 105 children who were forced into prostitution in the United States and arrested 150 people it described as pimps and others in a series of raids in 76 American cities.