Thursday’s edition of “The Game” brings in some solid guests to get you ready for the sports weekend. The Kansas State men’s basketball team took another step back with a loss to Charlotte on Thursday morning in the opening round at Puerto Rico. The guys react to what the season now looks like for Bruce Weber and the cats. The women’s team gets taken down by the Shockers inside Bramlage Coliseum. Former WWF ring side announcer Jim Ross gets you ready for KSU and Oklahoma on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Plus Jamey Eisenberg of CBSsports.com talks fantasy football and much more on a jam packed version of “The Game”.
Author: KMAN Staff
Although the idea of forming a public building commission is still on the table, the Riley County Commission viewed new and old bylaws during Thursday’s county commission meeting. County Counselor, Clancy Holeman presented the bylaws to the commission. While some were easy to decide on, the continuous controversial topic of whether to form an advisory council resulted in a lengthy discussion. Commissioner, Ron Wells and Commission Chair, Dave Lewis seemed to agree that the idea of an advisory council would not be beneficial for the county, Commissioner, Robert Boyd stood his ground, as he stated in a previous commission meeting…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Right-hander Felipe Paulino elected to become a free agent Wednesday rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha as the Royals tweaked their 40-man roster. The Royals added outfielder Lane Adams, right-hander Michael Mariot and infielders Christian Colon and Cheslor Cuthbert to the roster. In corresponding moves, left-hander Noel Arguelles and infielder Irving Falu were designated for assignment. The Royals had until Wednesday night to add players to their roster that they wanted to keep out of December’s Rule 5 draft, when other teams would have a chance to select them. Paulino pitched well for…
It was a block party for the K-State volleyball team on Wednesday night as they came up with 13 stuffs in a straight sets win over Baylor, 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Katie Brand and Kaitlynn Pelger each put up six blocks, while Taylor Johnson had five. In a balanced night offensively with four players with at least seven kills, and Johnson and Courtney Traxson led the way with eight. Brand dished out 25 assists, and Tristan McCarty topped K-State (17-9, 5-8) with 10 digs. Adrien Richburg had nine kills for Baylor (12-18, 4-10). K-State will travel to Austin…
US Congresswoman Grace Meng was attacked and robbed Tuesday night in Washington. Meng, a Democrat from New York, was hit in the head. Her purse was taken.
Kansas State University police have identified the student found dead in a residence hall parking lot on the Manhattan campus Wednesday night as Jordan Blayne Forbit, 18 of Elkhart, Kan. The cause of death is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected. At approximately 10:35 p.m. on Nov. 20, the Kansas State University Police responded to a medical emergency in a residence hall parking lot. Upon arrival they found Forbit deceased in a vehicle. Forbit was a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He was a resident of Haymaker Hall. He graduated from Elkhart High School…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Curt Herrman, USD 383 School board President, and Bob Seymour, Associate Superintendent, followed by Kevin Ingram, Manhattan Christian College President.
Wednesday night held yet another USD 383 school board meeting and with that a few discussion. One that will be brought back at a future meeting after some review is that of the course proposals for the 2014-2015 school year. Jeanne Disney, Director of Secondary Education, and Carol Adams, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, brought forth their presentation. Their initial recommendations for the high school included the addition of five new courses. Those are Media and Public Relations, Project Management and Resource Scheduling, Java Computer Programming, Honors Investigation in Science, and Creative Writing. Discussion and concern came about the Java Computer Programming class as…
Michelle Price scored a career-high 25 points and her Wichita State teammates assisted by getting off to a fast start as the Shockers cruised to an easy 69-46 victory over the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team before an announced crowd of 3,914 Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Coming off an 84-39 loss on Saturday at Texas-El Paso, the Wildcats were facing a deficit right away as the Shockers controlled the opening tipoff and five seconds into the game were on the board thanks to a layup by Alex Harden. Wichita State increased their early lead to 10-0 before Kelly Thompson…
A mid week edition of “The Game” gets you set for K-State men’s basketball in Puerto Rico as they open up the tourney with Charlotte on Thursday morning. The women’s basketball team takes on Wichita State from Bramlage Coliseum to try and bounce back from a loss at UTEP. Kansas and Oklahoma State picked up big wins last night in the world of college hoops. Joel Embiid and Marcus Smart leading the way for their respective teams. How good are the Jayhawks and the Cowboys? Big 12 coaches teleconference sound as the Big 12 football coaches prepare for another weekend in the Big 12 conference. Baylor and Oklahoma State is the big game this weekend in the world of college football and what kind of game can be expected down in Stillwater? All that plus, “You can’t be serious” to close out another version of “The Game” on KMAN.