Alex Gordon’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a thrilling come from behind 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. This was a roller coaster of a game for the Royals who won their fourth in a row. After being no-hit for four innings by White Sox starter Jose Quintana, Kansas City took a 3-1 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Chicago struck back with four runs in the top of the seventh to lead 5-3 and took that lead into the…
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After being held scoreless for the first three innings, the Kansas State Wildcats got their bats going in the middle innings and put away the Texas Longhorns in a 9-3 romp on Sunday before 5,710 at Disch-Falk Field. Austin Fisher led the offensive attack for K-State with three hits while Jared King and Blair DeBord added two apiece to get the Bat Cats a rare series victory in Austin. The other two series wins came in 1997 and 2009. Jared Moore (3-0) picked up the win in relief and three other Wildcats held the Longhorns to just two runs over…
The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will “destroy us and every ounce of our freedom.”
A strong tornado hit the Italian region of Emilia Romagna according to Italian media. Amateur video showed dramatic scenes from towns and villages close to the regional capital of Bologna.
High Jumper Erik Kynard added to his long list of accomplishments on Saturday at the Big 12 Track and Field Championships in Waco, Texas by becoming the first high jumper to win three Big 12 titles. Kynard who repeated as conference champ in his event and who is the two-time defending National Champion, won the title with a jump of 2.30 meters or seven feet, six and a half inches. While Kynard made history the rest of his teammates have the chance to do so as well. Through two days the Wildcats are in second place in the team standings….K-State…
After a thrilling win Friday night in the series opener, the Kansas State Wildcats defense deserted them on Saturday as they committed five errors allowing Texas to take advantage for a 6-3 victory before 6,064 Saturday afternoon at Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Matt Wivinis (6-2) took the loss for the Wildcats who fell behind 5-0 after just four innings. Although he was tagged for four runs on the day, thanks to the errors just one of them was earned. The Bat Cats offense came off the bat of Jared King who had a two-run double in the fifth inning and…
Less than two weeks after the team suffered a major blow when Sophomore Point Guard Angel Rodriguez announced he was leaving the Kansas State Men’s Basketball program, it appears Bruce Weber’s squad will be getting some help in filling the vacancy he left behind. The Kansas City Star reports that Justin Edwards who had played previously at the University of Maine has committed to K-State. The report says Edwards who is six feet, three inches tall made his intentions known on Saturday just a couple of days after making a visit to the K-State campus. Edwards will be required to…
PARK CITY, Kan. (AP) A Colorado man has died after accidentally being shot with a .22 magnum by a friend who lives in the Wichita suburb of Park City. The Wichita Eagle reports Eloy Portillo-Meza was pronounced dead around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at Wesley Medical Center. He was rushed there in critical condition after the shooting at 9 p.m. Friday. Police say a friend who lives in the home thought he had unloaded the gun and was putting it back together when it discharged and hit the 36-year-old Denver resident in the abdomen. The gun owner was taken into custody…
PAOLA, Kan. (AP) Miami County authorities have charged two teenagers in connection with an ATV crash that killed a 17-year-old student. Miami County Attorney Elizabeth Sweeney-Reeder said Friday that William Mahaffy Sutherland, 18, of Overland Park has been charged with aggravated endangering a child and unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol. Sweeney-Reeder says another person who was 17 at the time of the crash is charged in juvenile court with involuntary manslaughter-DUI. They’re charged in connection with the November 2012 death of Tyler Rathbun. Rathbun was a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School when he died in an ATV crash…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is close to winning legislative approval for new power for his office to investigate and prosecute election fraud cases. Kobach said Friday he’s optimistic lawmakers will approve the bill when they reconvene next week to wrap up their business for the year. The House and Senate have approved different versions of Kobach’s bill, setting up negotiations over the final version. Lead House negotiator Lance Kinzer said Kobach’s proposal is on track to pass. Under current law, Kobach’s office can collect reports of election irregularities but must turn them over to county,…